What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to provide information to the website owners, and to improve the user experience.
Cookies can be "persistent" (they remain on your device until deleted or expired) or "session-based" (they are deleted when you close your browser). They can also be first-party (set by the website you visit) or third-party (set by a service used by the website, such as analytics or advertising tools).
How we use cookies
ShieldConsent uses the following types of cookies:
Essential cookies (always active)
Legal basis: Legitimate interest / strictly necessary for the service requested by the user (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, Art. 5(3) ePrivacy Directive).
| Name | Provider | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
woocommerce_items_in_cart | First-party | Session | Indicates if items are in the shopping cart. |
woocommerce_cart_hash | First-party | Session | Stores a hash of the cart contents for cache invalidation. |
PHPSESSID | First-party | Session | Preserves user session state across page requests. |
Analytics
Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, Art. 5(3) ePrivacy Directive). These cookies are only set after you give your explicit consent.
| Name | Provider | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | 2 years | Registers a unique ID to generate statistical data on website usage. | |
_ga_* | 2 years | Used by Google Analytics to store and count page views. | |
_gid | 24 hours | Registers a unique ID to generate statistical data on website usage. | |
tk_ai | First-party | End of session | Stores a randomly-generated anonymous ID used for WordPress.com Stats. |
tk_qs | First-party | 30 minutes | Referral tracking cookie set by Jetpack. |
sbjs_migrations | First-party | session | Technical data to help with migrations between different versions of the tracking feature |
sbjs_current_add | First-party | session | Timestamp, referring URL, and entry page for your visitor’s current visit to your store |
sbjs_first_add | First-party | session | Timestamp, referring URL, and entry page for your visitor’s first visit to your store (only applicable if the visitor returns before the session expires) |
sbjs_current | First-party | session | Traffic origin information for the visitor’s current visit to your store |
sbjs_first | First-party | session | Traffic origin information for the visitor’s first visit to your store (only applicable if the visitor returns before the session expires) |
sbjs_udata | First-party | session | Information about the visitor’s user agent, such as IP, the browser, and the device type |
sbjs_session | First-party | 30 minutes | The number of page views in this session and the current page path |
Marketing
Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, Art. 5(3) ePrivacy Directive). These cookies are only set after you give your explicit consent.
| Name | Provider | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
_gcl_au | 3 months | Used by Google AdSense to experiment with advertisement efficiency. |
Third-party services
We use the following third-party services that may set cookies on your device. Each service has its own privacy policy governing the use of your data:
- Google Analytics / Google Ads — Privacy policy
International data transfers
Consent duration and renewal
Your cookie consent preferences are stored for 12 months. After this period, you will be asked to renew your consent. You may also be asked to provide new consent if our cookie policy changes significantly.
Your rights
Under the GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, you have the following rights regarding cookies and the personal data they process:
- The right to be informed about which cookies are used and why (this page).
- The right to accept or refuse non-essential cookies at any time.
- The right to withdraw your consent at any time, as easily as it was given.
- The right to access, rectify, or request deletion of personal data collected via cookies.
- The right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR).
- The right to object to processing based on legitimate interest (Art. 21 GDPR).
- The right to lodge a complaint with your supervisory authority: CNIL.
For more information about how we process your personal data beyond cookies, please consult our Privacy Policy.
Managing your cookie preferences
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Managing cookies in your browser
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