Cookie Policy
What cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can control your preferences at any time.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website. They help our site function properly, keep it secure, improve your experience, and let us understand what’s working and what isn’t.
This policy explains what cookies we use, what information they collect, and how you can manage your preferences at any time. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.
How We Use Cookies
Like most online stores, we use both first-party and third-party cookies. First-party cookies are mostly needed for the site to function and don’t collect personally identifiable data on their own.
Third-party cookies help us understand how the site performs, keep it secure, deliver relevant advertising on platforms like Meta, Google, and TikTok, and speed up future visits. Non-essential cookies (analytics and advertising) only load after you give consent through the banner managed by our consent tool, CookieYes.
Necessary Cookies
Required for core site functions like checkout, security, and remembering your consent choices. These don’t store personally identifiable data.
| Cookie | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| cookieyes-consent | 1 year | Remembers your cookie consent preferences across visits. |
| m | 13 months | Set by Stripe for fraud prevention; identifies the device accessing the site. |
| __stripe_mid | 1 year | Stripe session identifier to recognize you across sessions during payment. |
| __stripe_sid | 1 hour | Stripe identifier for a single checkout session. |
| woocommerce_items_in_cart | Session | Records whether items are in your WooCommerce cart. |
| woocommerce_cart_hash | Session | Detects when cart contents change. |
| wp_woocommerce_session_* | 2 days | Links your cart data to your session in our database. |
| _cfuvid | Session | Cloudflare cookie supporting session consistency and security. |
| __cf_bm | 1 hour | Cloudflare Bot Management, protects the site from automated abuse. |
| wp_consent_preferences | 1 month | Saves your consent choices per cookie category. |
| wp_consent_statistics | 1 month | Records anonymous consent status for analytics cookies. |
| wp_consent_statistics-anonymous | 1 month | Records anonymous consent status for anonymized analytics. |
| wp_consent_functional | 1 month | Remembers consent for functional cookies. |
| wp_consent_marketing | 1 month | Records your consent choice for marketing/advertising cookies. |
Analytics Cookies
Help us understand how visitors use the site – page views, traffic sources, and behavior – so we can improve it. These only load after you consent.
| Cookie | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | 13 months | Google Analytics – distinguishes unique visitors with a randomly generated ID. |
| _ga_* | 13 months | Google Analytics – stores and counts page views per property. |
| sbjs_migrations | Session | Sourcebuster – identifies the traffic source of your visit. |
| sbjs_current_add / sbjs_first_add | Session | Sourcebuster – tracks first/current visit source data. |
| sbjs_current / sbjs_first | Session | Sourcebuster – stores current/first traffic source session data. |
| sbjs_udata | Session | Sourcebuster – stores anonymized visitor/browser data for attribution. |
| sbjs_session | 1 hour | Sourcebuster – session-level source tracking. |
Advertisement Cookies
Used to show you relevant ads based on pages you’ve visited and to measure ad performance on Meta and Google. These only load after you consent.
| Cookie | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| _fbp | 3 months | Meta (Facebook) Pixel – stores and tracks ad interactions and conversions. |
| NID | 6 months | Google – limits ad frequency and measures ad effectiveness. |
| _gcl_au | 3 months | Google Tag Manager – tests advertising efficiency across our site. |
| test_cookie | 15 minutes | doubleclick.net – checks whether your browser supports cookies. |
| IDE | 13 months | Google DoubleClick – stores usage data to serve more relevant ads. |
_ttp, ttwid) will be added here once those pixels are live and re-scanned by CookieYes. Advertising must not run on those platforms until this table is updated to reflect them.Uncategorised Cookies
Cookies we’re still reviewing and haven’t formally classified yet.
| Cookie | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| hmt_id | 1 month | Description not yet available from provider. |
| __cflb | 1 hour | Cloudflare – used for load balancing. |
Manage Your Cookie Preferences
You can review or change your cookie choices at any time – including withdrawing consent for analytics and advertising cookies.
If the button above doesn’t open the panel on your setup, click the small cookie icon usually shown in the corner of your screen – that’s your CookieYes consent widget.
Browser-Level Controls
You can also block or delete cookies directly in your browser settings:
For other browsers, check their official support documentation.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy as our tools or advertising platforms change – for example, when TikTok or Pinterest tracking goes live. The “Last Updated” date above will reflect any revision.
Contact Us
Gibson Studio
Verona, Italy
Email: info@gibsonstudio.it
Phone: +39 327 723 3430