What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small file that is placed on to your computer when you browse a website. It stores internet settings. Cookies are used in almost every website. They can be used to facilitate your use of websites, to improve your user experience, to remember your preferences and to analyse web traffic.
A cookie does not give us access to your computer or any information about you.
You can find more information about cookies by visiting All About Cookies.
How you can control cookies
When you access our website we give you the option to accept or decline our use of cookies. If you decline their use this may prevent you from taking full advantage of the facilities on our website.
In many computer operating systems you can set your computer to delete cookies when exiting your browser or turning off your computer.
The cookies that we use and how we use them
We use a number of cookies on our website, these may change over time, we use the following cookies:
| Name | Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress_test_cookie | Session | Current visit | Test to check cookies are enabled |
| woocommerce_cart_hash | Session | Current visit | Used to manage the items currently in your cart |
| woocommerce_items_in_cart | Session | Current visit | Stores the number of items currently in your cart |
| wp_woocommerce_session_[ID] | Session | Current visit | Contains a unique ID to identify your cart contents |
| wfwaf-authcookie-[ID] | Persistent | 12 hours | Used to enhance security by validating you have access to an account within WordPress |
| wordpress_logged_in_[ID] | Session | Current visit | Indicates when you are logged in and identifies you to the website |
| wordpress_sec_[ID] | Session | Current visit | Indicates when you are logged in and identifies you to the website |
| cookie_notice_accepted | Persistent | 1 month | Saves your acknowledgement that cookies are used on this website |
| woocommerce_recently_viewed | Session | Current visit | Stores your recently viewed products |
| store_notice[ID] | Session | Current visit | Saves your preference to hide the store notice bar |
Google Cookies
Google also loads cookies which are listed below, you can read the Google Privacy Policy here
| Name | Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| NID | Persistent | 18 months | Stores a unique identification code |
| CONSENT | Persistent | 18 years | Checks for consent to use Google services |
Stripe Cookies
Stripe also loads cookies which are listed below, you can read the Stripe Cookie Policy here
| Name | Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| __stripe_mid | Persistent | 1 year | Used by Stripe for fraud prevention |
| __stripe_sid | Persistent | 30 minutes | Used by Stripe for fraud prevention |
Facebook loads the like button widget in the sidebar. It doesn’t use cookies but it does collect data behind the scenes, you can read the Facebook Privacy Policy here