Cookies Policy

Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow websites to recognise your device, remember preferences, improve functionality and understand how visitors interact with the website.

This Cookie Policy explains how Archer Kitchen uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website.

Cookies may be placed by us directly or by trusted third-party service providers who support our website, ecommerce services, analytics and advertising activities.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are required for our website to function correctly and cannot be switched off through our cookie management tools.

They enable essential features such as:

  • secure checkout;

  • shopping basket functionality;

  • customer account functionality;

  • digital product access;

  • website security;

  • remembering your privacy preferences.

Cookies identified on our website at the time of review include:

Cookie name

Provider

Purpose

Duration

Cart

Shopify

Used in connection with shopping cart functionality

14 days

checkout_token

Shopify

Used in connection with checkout functionality

14 days

checkout

Shopify

Used to identify users during checkout

21 days

storefront_digest

Shopify

Used in connection with customer login functionality

2 years

localization

Shopify

Used to support checkout localisation

2 minutes

cart_currency

Shopify

Ensures new carts use the same currency as the customer's previous checkout

14 days

shopify_pay

Shopify

Used in connection with Shopify Pay checkout functionality

1 minute

shop_pay_accelerated

Shopify

Supports accelerated checkout functionality

1 minute

cookieconsent_status

Consentmo

Stores the user's overall cookie consent status and prevents the banner repeatedly appearing after a preference has been selected

1 year

cookieconsent_preferences_disabled

Consentmo

Stores selected cookie preference settings and opt-out choices

1 day

pagefly-helper.js

PageFly

Supports rendering of custom Shopify pages and sections

Session

pagefly-product.js

PageFly

Supports product components displayed through PageFly pages

Session

Shopify may place additional strictly necessary cookies required for the operation, security and functionality of our ecommerce platform.

 

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website, including which pages are visited, how users navigate our website and how we can improve performance.

Analytics cookies may collect information such as:

  • pages visited;

  • time spent on pages;

  • device and browser information;

  • referral sources;

  • interactions with website content.

Examples include:

Cookie name

Provider

Purpose

Duration

_shopify_s

Shopify

Collects analytics information about storefront activity

30 minutes

_shopify_y

Shopify

Supports Shopify analytics and visitor behaviour measurement

2 years

_shopify_ga

Shopify

Used in connection with Shopify analytics and measurement functionality

Session

_shopify_analytics

Shopify

Contains analytics data relating to buyer activity

1 year

_merchant_analytics

Shopify

Contains analytics data relating to merchant sessions

1 year

_ga

Google Analytics

Used to distinguish users and analyse website traffic

Up to 2 years

_ga_*

Google Analytics

Used to persist session and measurement information

Up to 2 years

_shopify_analytics

Shopify

Analytics and customer behaviour insights

Up to 1 year


Google Analytics cookies may also be used where enabled and accepted by visitors.

 

Marketing and Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to measure advertising performance, understand customer journeys and provide more relevant advertising.

They may allow advertising partners to understand:

  • visits to our website;

  • products viewed;

  • purchases completed;

  • interactions with advertising campaigns.

Examples include:

Cookie name

Provider

Purpose

Duration

_shopify_marketing

Shopify

Stores marketing-related information used for customer journey measurement and marketing functionality

1 year

0dab9134a3e24bd6f536bdd03.js / Mailchimp tracking technologies

Mailchimp

Used to support email marketing functionality where enabled

Duration varies

Google Ads cookies

Google

Conversion tracking and remarketing

Duration varies

Meta Pixel cookies

 _fbp

Meta

Used for Meta advertising measurement, audience creation and campaign optimisation where consent has been provided.

Up to 90 days

TikTok cookies

TikTok

Advertising measurement and optimisation

Duration varies

Pinterest cookies

_pin_unauth

Pinterest

Used for Pinterest advertising measurement and audience creation

Up to 1 year

Microsoft Ads cookies

Microsoft

Advertising measurement and optimisation

Duration varies


 

Functional Technologies

These technologies allow enhanced functionality and personalisation, such as remembering preferences and supporting additional website features. 


For the purposes of this policy, references to cookies include similar technologies such as pixels, scripts and local storage technologies where applicable.



Examples include:

Cookie name

Provider

Purpose

Duration

predictive-search.js

Shopify

Supports predictive search functionality

Session

pagefly-paragraph4.js

PageFly

Supports page content functionality

Duration varies

pagefly-htmlvideo2.js

PageFly

Supports embedded video functionality on custom pages

Duration varies

loader.shop-follow-button.en.esm.js

Shopify

Supports Shop-related functionality

Session

 

Shopify Cookies

Our website is hosted on Shopify. Shopify uses cookies and similar technologies to provide ecommerce functionality, secure checkout, prevent fraud and improve website performance.

Some Shopify cookies are essential for website operation, while others may be used for analytics or marketing purposes depending on your preferences.


Shopify may also use cookies and similar technologies to help detect fraudulent activity, secure transactions and maintain checkout functionality.


For further information about Shopify's privacy practices, please refer to Shopify's Privacy Policy.

 

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

When you first visit our website, you will be given the option to:

  • accept all cookies;

  • reject non-essential cookies;

  • manage your cookie preferences.

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time through our cookie management tool.

You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality, including checkout and access to digital products.

 

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party providers whose services appear on our website.

These providers may include:

  • Shopify;

  • Google;

  • Meta;

  • Mailchimp;

  • Consentmo;

  • PageFly;

  • other Shopify applications and integrations used to provide website functionality.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of these providers for further information about how they process personal data.

 

 

Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, the services we provide or legal requirements.

Any updates will be published on this page.

 

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us using the contact page on our website.

hello@archerkitchen.co.uk