Update: June 24, 2025
This Cookie Notice (Notice) explains how OK International, Inc. uses cookies and other tracking technologies on and through our website www.OKInternational.com, and the websites of our company brands Metcal.com and Techcon.com.
This Notice is to be read alongside the OK International, Inc. Privacy Notice which explains how OK International, Inc. uses personal information. If you do not accept our use of cookies, please disable them following our guidance below.
Web cookies are small files that are placed on your computer or mobile device by a website when you visit it. They contain details of your browsing history on that website and distinguish you from other users. Cookies send data back to the originating website on each subsequent visit or allow another website to recognize the cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognize a user’s device and, for instance, remember your preferences and generally improve your online user experience. Like most websites, OK International, Inc. websites use cookies.
Although this Notice refers to the general term “cookie”, which is the main method used by our website to store information, the browser’s local storage space is also used for the same purpose and we may use other tracking technologies through this website such as web beacons, clear GIFs or pixel tags. We usually use such tracking technologies to count users who visit certain pages of our website and to deliver branded services and to help determine the effectiveness of promotional campaigns.
As a result, the information included in this Notice is likewise applicable to all such tracking technologies that we use.
You can find out more about cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org.
A. To let you do things on our website – for example, cookies enable you to fill in application forms or view content.
B. To collect anonymous statistics – the information collected by cookies enables us to improve each website through use of figures and patterns. For example, it is useful to see which pages of a website – and therefore which of our services – are the most popular and how users are interacting with them.
C. To improve your experience of our websites – for example, to prevent you having to re-enter details when you have already done so, or by ensuring that users can find what they are looking for easily.
D. To ensure that our website is secure
We use the following categories of cookies on our website and the table below provides more information about the cookies we use and why. You can also choose to accept or refuse their use by category or individually, except for the essential cookies that do not require your consent.
| ESSENTIAL COOKIES |
| These cookies are strictly necessary for our websites to function properly and ensure our services are accessible to you (e.g., accessing website functionalities, navigation, filling in forms). You may disable them by changing your browser settings described in section 3 below. However, some of the website’s functions may not work properly without these cookies. |
OK International, Inc. uses the following Essential Cookies:
| Name of Cookie | Provider | Purpose of the Cookie | Duration | Type |
| Acceptance Cookie | OK International, Inc. | This cookie notes your acceptance of our Cookie Policy and remembers your choice for 1 year | One (1) Year | Necessary |
| PREFERENCE COOKIES |
| Preference cookies enable us to remember information that changes the way our websites behave or look, like your preferred language or the region that you are in. |
OK International, Inc. uses the following Preference Cookies:
| Name of Cookie | Provider | Purpose of the Cookie | Duration | Type | Cookie Settings |
| .Net | MicroSoft | The .NET development environment, upon which the OK International, Inc. web sites are built, uses cookies to determine if a user is logged in | One (1) Year | Preference | Yes/No |
| ANALYTIC/STATISTIC COOKIES |
| Analytics cookies allow us to collect data, so that we can better understand how visitors engage with our websites. Such tracking tools collect information regarding usage of our websites (e.g., time of access, pages and content viewed, links clicked, referral sites, information regarding prior visits to the website). |
OK International, Inc. uses the following Analytic/Statistic Cookies:
| Name of Cookie | Provider | Purpose of the Cookie | Duration | Type | Cookie Settings |
| Google Analytics | These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our websites. We use the information to compile reports and help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the sites, where visitors have come to the site from, and the pages they have visited. Click here for an overview of privacy relating to Google Analytics. | One (1) Year | Analytics | Yes/No | Hotjars | Hotjar | Used to document heat maps on websites and form completion tracking and analysis | One (1) Year | Analytics | Yes/No |
| MARKETING COOKIES |
| Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across our websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third-party advertisers |
OK International, Inc. uses the following Marketing Cookies:
| Name of Cookie | Provider | Purpose of the Cookie | Duration | Type | Cookie Settings |
| Information Coming Soon | TBD | TBD | TBD | Marketing | Yes/No |
By accepting our cookie notification when you visit the website and/or using the tool above, you can choose to consent to our use of cookies as updated from time to time.
You can also set up your browser so that cookies cannot be placed on your device. Click on the links below to find out how to change your cookie settings in:
We may update our use of cookies from time to time and consequently we may update this Notice. We therefore recommend that you check this Notice regularly. We will notify you of any significant changes by way of a notice on our website or by contacting you directly when reasonably possible.
If you have any questions or requests in connection with these Disclosures or other privacy-related matters, please send an email to NA-CustCare@okinternational.com. Alternatively, inquiries can be mailed to:
OK International, Inc.
ATTN: Consumer Privacy Office
10800 Valley View Street
Cypress, CA 90630 USA