How we use Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.

 

NAME TYPICAL CONTENT PURPOSE TYPICAL EXPIRY
PHPSESSID randomly generated text tracks user from one page to the next while on this website so the website can function properly (allows users to make purchases etc.) when browser is closed
viewed_cookie_policy yes/no This tracks your answer to our cookie information popup that appears when you first visit the site. 1 year
fbm_ domain information (base_domain=.www.catherines-cushions.co.uk) 1 year
wc_session_cookie_ randomly generated text woo commerce tracking essential for e-commerce functionality 2 days
woocommerce_recently_viewed encoded list of recently viewed products used for ‘recently viewed’ lists when the browser session expires (usually when the browser is closed)
wordpress_ & wordpress_logged_in_ username and encrypted password if a user has an account and is logged in, this stores their credentials 2 weeks
wordpress_test_cookie WP+Cookie+check WordPress test cookie to check if cookies are functioning on the clients browser when the browser session expires (usually when the browser is closed)
wp-settings- & wp-settings-time- settings and numbers WordPress (see here for more information) 1 year
_ga user id (randomly generated numbers) Google Analytics (anonymous website statistics, see here for more information) user id 2 years
__utma, __utmb, __utmc, __utmz, __utmv user tracking data Google Analytics (anonymous website statistics, see here for more information) 30 minutes to 2 years

 

 

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