A cookie is a small piece of data stored on your device when you visit a website. The list below documents every cookie used here, what it does, and how long it stays. You control which categories fire via the preferences manager — link below.
The basics, for anyone who has not had to deal with this before.
A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your device when you visit it. The file holds an identifier and sometimes a few preferences. The next time you visit, the cookie is sent back so the site can recognise you, remember your cart, keep you logged in, or count how many times you have visited.
Cookies on their own are not harmful. The privacy concern arises when they track behaviour across different sites (third-party cookies, common in advertising networks). EU and UK law require sites to be transparent about cookies and, in most cases, to obtain your consent before non-essential cookies fire.
Together they require us to inform you about cookies and to ask for your consent before non-essential ones fire. You can withdraw consent at any time with the same ease as giving it.
Every cookie on this site falls into one of three categories. Two require your consent; one does not.
Necessary for core functionality — keeping you logged in, holding cart contents, remembering your cookie preferences themselves, processing checkout. The ePrivacy Directive recognises these as strictly necessary for the service you requested, so they fire without consent.
Aggregated, anonymised data about how the site is used — pages viewed, time on site, navigation patterns. We use this to improve the site, not to identify individuals. Fires only after you opt in.
Conversion tracking on paid campaigns — telling an ad platform that an order resulted from one of its impressions, so we can measure return on advertising spend. Fires only after you opt in.
Each cookie below is set by the Shopify storefront platform to keep core functions working. Names and retention periods may evolve as Shopify updates its platform; the table below is current at the effective date above.
| Cookie | Purpose | Retention | Set by |
|---|---|---|---|
| _shopify_y | Unique visitor identifier (anonymised) used for cart persistence and security | 1 year | Shopify |
| _shopify_s | Session identifier — tracks the current visit | Session | Shopify |
| cart | Identifier for your shopping cart contents | 2 weeks | Shopify |
| cart_currency | Selected currency for cart display | 2 weeks | Shopify |
| cart_sig | Cart contents signature for integrity check | 2 weeks | Shopify |
| secure_customer_sig | Logged-in customer session token | 20 years (encrypted) | Shopify |
| _shopify_country | Detected country for currency and language localisation | Session | Shopify Markets |
| _secure_session_id | Secure session token for checkout | 1 day | Shopify |
| cookie_consent | Stores your cookie category preferences | 1 year | This site |
| geo_banner_dismissed | Remembers if you dismissed the regional preference banner | 30 days | This site |
These cookies do not carry personally identifying information beyond what is necessary for the function. They are not shared with third parties for any purpose other than maintaining the service you requested.
Aggregate site usage measurement. IP anonymisation is enabled wherever supported. No advertising profile creation. EU data residency where available.
| Cookie | Purpose | Retention | Set by |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics 4 — distinguishes unique visitors (anonymised) | 2 years | |
| _ga_<ID> | Google Analytics 4 — session state for a specific property | 2 years | |
| _gid | Google Analytics — distinguishes unique users for a 24-hour window | 24 hours | |
| _gat_<ID> | Google Analytics — request rate limiting | 1 minute | |
| _shopify_sa_p | Shopify Analytics — first-party page view counter | 30 minutes | Shopify |
| _shopify_sa_t | Shopify Analytics — timestamp of first visit | 30 minutes | Shopify |
Even with consent, you can opt out of Google Analytics entirely by installing the official Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
When advertising activity is running and you have given marketing consent, these cookies measure which ad impressions led to a purchase. Conversion measurement only — not behavioural profile building.
| Cookie | Purpose | Retention | Set by |
|---|---|---|---|
| _fbp | Meta Pixel — conversion attribution for Facebook/Instagram ads | 3 months | Meta |
| _fbc | Meta Pixel — click ID for last ad clicked before visit | 3 months | Meta |
| OB-USER-TOKEN | Outbrain — conversion attribution for native ad campaigns | 1 year | Outbrain |
| obuid | Outbrain — anonymous user identifier for frequency capping | 1 year | Outbrain |
| _gcl_au | Google Conversion Linker — joins Google Ads click with conversion | 3 months |
These cookies are set by third parties. Their data handling is also governed by their own privacy policies: Meta, Outbrain, Google Ads.
We use conversion measurement, not behavioural advertising profiles.
You can revisit your cookie choices whenever you like. The preferences manager opens with your current settings pre-filled, and changes take effect immediately on the next page load.
Cookie preferences manager
Opens the consent panel with your current choices. Granular control over analytics and marketing categories. Essential cookies are not switchable — they keep the site running.
Open preferences →
You can also manage cookies at the browser level — blocking or deleting them outright. This affects all websites, not just this one, and may break some site functionality.
The "Do Not Track" browser signal is not an established standard, and we honour explicit consent choices made through the cookie banner instead. If you have set DNT in your browser and have not interacted with the banner, only essential cookies will fire — equivalent to declining all optional categories.
For any cookie-related question, write to [PRIVACY EMAIL]. For a full picture of how we handle personal data more broadly, see the Privacy Policy.
You also have the right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority if you believe our cookie practices breach the law. Authority contact details are listed in the Privacy Policy.
Cookie banners are often noisy, dark-patterned, and adversarial. We aim for the opposite: clear categories, real choice, no nagging. If you reject the optional categories, we do not ask again every page load.