Cookie policy



  1. Please read this cookie policy carefully as it contains important information on who we are and how we use cookies on our website (Site). This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy which set out who we are, how to contact us, what data is collected, how and why we collect, store, use and share personal information generally, as well as your rights in relation to your personal information and details of how to contact us and supervisory authorities if you have a complaint.

  2. 1 Cookies

    A cookie is a small text file which is placed onto your device (e.g. your smartphone or other electronic device) when you use our Site. When we use cookies on our Site, you will always be informed by a pop-up within the Site.

    Cookies help us to recognise you and your device and allow us to store some information about your preferences or past actions, including your location data (for more information, please see our Privacy Policy).

    For example, we may monitor how many times you use our Site, which parts of the Site you go to, location data. This information helps us to understand use of the Site by our users. Some of this data will be aggregated or statistical, which means that we will not be able to identify you individually.

    For further information on our use of cookies, including a detailed list of your information which we and others may collect through cookies, please see below.

    For further information on cookies generally, including how to control and manage them, visit the guidance on cookies published by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office, www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

  3. 2 Consent to use cookies

    We will ask for your consent to place cookies or other similar technologies on your device, except where they are essential for us to provide you with a service that you have requested (e.g. to allow you to remain logged-in to the Site as you navigate within the Site and use the Site functionalities).

    You can withdraw any consent to the use of cookies or manage any other cookie preferences by using the tool made available to you within the Site itself. You can then adjust sliders or untick boxes as appropriate to reflect your choice. It may be necessary to refresh or restart the Site for the updated settings to take effect.

  4. 3 Our use of cookies

    The tables below provide more information about the cookies we use and why:

    Cookies necessary for the functioning of the Site:
    Name Purpose Duration

    _ab

    Used in connection with access to admin.

    2y

    _customer _account _shop _sessions

    Used in combination with the _secure _account _session _id cookie to track a user's session for new customer accounts.

    30d

    _secure _account _session _id

    Used to track a user's session for new customer accounts.

    30d

    _secure _session _id

    Used to track a user's session through the multi-step checkout process and keep their order, payment and shipping details connected.

    24h

    _shopify _country

    For shops where pricing currency/country set from GeoIP, that cookie stores the country we've detected. This cookie helps avoid doing GeoIP lookups after the first request.

    session

    _shopify _m

    Used for managing customer privacy settings.

    1y

    _shopify _tm

    Used for managing customer privacy settings.

    30min

    _shopify _tw

    Used for managing customer privacy settings.

    2w

    _storefront _u

    Used to facilitate updating customer account information.

    1min

    _tracking _consent

    Used to store a user's preferences if a merchant has set up privacy rules in the visitor's region.

    1y

    _cmp _a

    Used for managing customer privacy settings.

    1d

    c

    Used in connection with checkout.

    1y

    cart

    Used in connection with shopping cart.

    2w

    cart _currency

    Set after a checkout is completed to ensure that new carts are in the same currency as the last checkout.

    2w

    cart _sig

    A hash of the contents of a cart. This is used to verify the integrity of the cart and to ensure performance of some cart operations.

    2w

    cart _ts

    Used in connection with checkout.

    2w

    cart _ver

    Used in connection with shopping cart.

    2w

    checkout

    Used in connection with checkout.

    4w

    checkout _token

    Used in connection with checkout.

    1y

    customer _account _locale

    Used in connection with new customer accounts

    1y

    dynamic _checkout _shown _on _cart

    Used in connection with checkout.

    30min

    hide _shopify _pay _for _checkout

    Used in connection with checkout.

    session

    keep _alive

    Used in connection with buyer localization.

    2w

    master _device _id

    Used in connection with merchant login.

    2y

    previous _step

    Used in connection with checkout.

    1y

    discount _code

    Used in connection with checkout.

    session

    remember _me

    Used in connection with checkout.

    1y

    secure _customer _sig

    Used to identify a user after they sign into a shop as a customer so they do not need to log in again.

    1y

    shopify _pay

    Used in connection with checkout.

    1y

    shopify _pay _redirect

    Used in connection with checkout.

    1 hour, 3w or 1y

    shop _pay _accelerated

    Used in connection with checkout.

    1y

    storefront _digest

    Stores a digest of the storefront password, allowing merchants to preview their storefront while it's password protected.

    2y

    tracked _start _checkout

    Used in connection with checkout.

    1y

    checkout _session _lookup

    Used in connection with checkout.

    3w

    checkout _prefill

    Used in connection with checkout.

    5min

    checkout _queue _token

    Used in connection with checkout.

    1y

    checkout _queue _checkout _token

    Used in connection with checkout.

    1y

    checkout _worker _session

    Used in connection with checkout.

    3d

    checkout _session _token

    Used in connection with checkout.

    3w

    checkout _session _token _<<token>>

    Used in connection with checkout.

    3w

    cookietest

    Used to ensure our systems are working correctly

    1min

    order

    Used in connection with order status page.

    3w

    identity-state

    Used in connection with customer authentication

    24h

    identity-state-<<token>>

    Used in connection with customer authentication

    24h

    identity _customer _account _number

    Used in connection with customer authentication

    12w

    card _update _verification _id

    Used in connection with checkout.

    20min

    customer _account _new _login

    Used in connection with customer authentication

    20min

    customer _account _preview

    Used in connection with customer authentication

    7d

    customer _payment _method

    Used in connection with checkout.

    1h

    customer _shop _pay _agreement

    Used in connection with checkout.

    20min

    pay _update _intent _id

    Used in connection with checkout.

    20min

    localization

    Used in connection with checkout.

    2w

    profile _preview _token

    Used in connection with checkout.

    5min

    login _with _shop _finalize

    Used in connection with customer authentication

    5min

    preview _theme

    Used in connection with the theme editor.

    session

    shopify-editor-unconfirmed-settings

    Used in connection with the theme editor.

    16h

    wpm-test-cookie

    Used to ensure our systems are working correctly.

    session


    Reporting and Analytics:
    Name Purpose Duration

    _landing _page

    Track landing pages.

    2w

    _orig _referrer

    Track landing pages.

    2w

    _s

    Shopify analytics.

    30min

    _shopify _d

    Shopify analytics.

    session

    _shopify _fs

    Shopify analytics.

    30min

    _shopify _s

    Shopify analytics.

    30min

    _shopify _sa _p

    Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals.

    30min

    _shopify _sa _t

    Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals.

    30min

    _shopify _y

    Shopify analytics.

    1y

    _y

    Shopify analytics.

    1y

    _shopify _ga

    Shopify and Google Analytics.

    session

    customer _auth _provider

    Shopify analytics.

    session

    customer _auth _session _created _at

    Shopify analytics.

    session

    shop _analytics

    Shopify analytics.

    1y

    unique _interaction _id

    Shopify analytics.

    10min


    1. 4
      How to turn off all cookies and consequences of doing so

    If you do not want to accept any cookies, you may be able to change your device settings so that cookies (including those which are essential to the services requested) are not accepted. If you do this, please be aware that you may lose some of the functionality of our Site. For further information about cookies and how to disable them please go to the guidance on cookies published by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office, www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

  5. 5 Changes to this policy

    This policy was published on 08, May 2024 and last updated on 08, May 2024. We may change this cookies policy from time to time, when we do we will inform you via the Services or by sending an email to the email address you provided when you signed up to the Services.