Cookie Policy
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Introduction
We collect information directly from you in a number of ways. One way is through our use of “cookies”. Most websites use cookies in order to make them work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the website. They help us to understand how our customers and potential customers use our website so we can develop and improve the design, layout, content and function of the site. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer’s hard drive by websites that you visit. They save and retrieve pieces of information about your visit to the website – for example, how you entered the site, how you navigated through the site and what information and documentation was of interest to you. This means that when you go back to a website, it can give you tailored options based on the information it has stored about you on your last visit. We use cookies generated by WordPress in order to manage user logins and other core administrative features. These are considered essential for the operation of this website. We also use Google Analytics to track visitor data trends and general usage statistics. We do not collect any personal information via these cookies other than your IP address. This information is automatically deleted after 14 months following your last visit to our website. These are non-essential cookies. Click here to disable Google Analytics tracking cookies. The rules about cookies on websites have changed. If you are uncomfortable with the use of cookies, you can disable cookies on your computer by changing the settings in the preferences or options menu in your browser. You can set your browser to reject or block cookies or to tell you when a website tries to put a cookie on your computer. You can also delete any cookies that are already stored on your computer’s hard drive. However, please be aware that if you do delete and block all cookies from our website, parts of the site may not work. Likewise, you may not be able to use some products and services on other websites without cookies.Our use of cookies
Cookies are small files that ask permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive and are commonly used to collect personal data. Most websites you visit will place cookies on the browser or hard drive of a user’s computer. Cookies can gather information about your use of the website and enable the website to remember your previous preferences and settings. You can opt-out of the use of cookies through your browser settings, however, this may affect the quality of your experience of using our website by limiting certain areas or features of the website. We may use cookies to:- Analyze our web traffic using an analytics package. Aggregated usage data helps us improve the website structure, design, content, and functions.
- Test content on our website. For example, 50% of our users might see one piece of content, and the other 50% a different piece of content.
- Store information about your preferences. The website can then present you with information you will find more relevant and interesting.
- To recognize when you return to our website. We may show your relevant content or provide functionality you used previously. Cookies do not provide us with access to your computer or any information about you other than that which you choose to share with us.
1. Use of Service cookies
When using the Service inside your Shopify store admin, these cookies are used:| Cookie | Type | Description | Duration |
| _ga | Analytics and Customization | The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session, and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. | 2 years |
| _ga_FMENPK2VPN | Analytics and Customization | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. | 2 years |
| _gat_UA-122095475-2 | Analytics and Customization | This cookie is installed by Google Universal Analytics to restrain request rates and thus limit the collection of data on high-traffic sites. | 1 minute |
| _gid | Analytics and Customization | Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website’s performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. | 1 day |
2. Application Cookies & Local Storage
When a user accesses your store and the Application is active then this cookie is used:| Cookie | Type | Description | Duration |
| _pandectes_gdpr | Consent cookie | Stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current store. | 1 year |
| Name | Type | Description | Duration |
| pandectes-a11y-preferences | Local storage | This item stores your personalized accessibility preferences (such as text size, contrast levels, and screen reader settings). It allows the website to remember your specific needs so that the accessibility widget doesn’t need to be reconfigured every time you visit the site. | These settings remain in your browser until you manually clear your browsing data or reset the preferences within the accessibility widget. |
3. Website Cookies
| Cookie | Type | Description | Duration |
| _fbp | Marketing/Tracking | Used by Facebook to store and track visits across websites. | 3 months |
| _ga | Analytics and Customization | The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session, and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. | 2 years |
| _gat_UA-122095475-1 | Analytics and Customization | This cookie is installed by Google Universal Analytics to restrain request rates and thus limit the collection of data on high-traffic sites. | 1 minute |
| _gid | Analytics and Customization | Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website’s performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. | 1 day |
| crisp-client* | Essential for Crisp Chat | Used so that the Crisp Chat works and is able to restore a visitor message history. | 6 months |