What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences and understand how you interact with the site. Cookies cannot harm your device or access other files on it.
How We Use Cookies
PawCraft uses cookies to make our website work properly and to improve your experience. We also use cookies from trusted third parties — Google LLC and Stripe, Inc. — to analyse traffic and measure the performance of our advertising. Non-essential cookies (analytics & advertising) are only activated after you give your consent via the banner shown when you first visit our site.
Your Current Consent Status
Cookies We Use
| Category | Cookie Name / Provider | Purpose | Duration | Consent required? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essential | basket_session | Keeps your basket items while you shop | Session | No – required to function |
| Essential | csrf_token | Prevents cross-site request forgery (security) | Session | No – required to function |
| Essential | cookie_consent | Stores your cookie consent preference | 12 months | No – stores your own choice |
| Analytics | _ga, _gid Google Analytics 4 |
Anonymised usage statistics — pages visited, session duration, traffic sources. IP addresses are anonymised. | _ga: 2 years _gid: 24 hours |
Yes – consent required |
| Advertising | _gcl_au Google Ads |
Measures conversions from Google Ads campaigns (e.g. completed purchases after clicking an ad) | 90 days | Yes – consent required |
| Advertising | _gads, IDE Google Ads / DoubleClick |
Ad frequency capping and remarketing — shows relevant ads to past visitors across the Google Display Network and Search | 13 months | Yes – consent required |
| Payment | __stripe_mid __stripe_sid Stripe, Inc. |
Fraud detection and secure payment processing. Only active on checkout pages. | __stripe_mid: 1 year __stripe_sid: Session |
No – required for payment security |
Google Advertising & Remarketing
We use Google Ads to run advertising campaigns. With your consent, Google may use cookies to:
- Record when you visit paw-craft.shop after clicking one of our Google Ads (conversion tracking)
- Show you ads for PawCraft products when you browse other websites on the Google Display Network (remarketing / retargeting)
Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to paw-craft.shop and/or other websites on the internet. You can opt out of personalised advertising at adssettings.google.com. For more information, see how Google uses data from our site.
Your Cookie Choices
You can control and manage cookies in several ways:
- Consent banner: Accept or decline optional cookies when you first visit our site, or change your choice at any time using the buttons in the "Your Current Consent Status" section above.
- Browser settings: Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies. Check your browser's help documentation for instructions.
- Google Analytics opt-out: Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
- Google Ads personalisation: Manage personalised advertising at adssettings.google.com.
- Network Advertising Initiative: Opt out of interest-based ads from multiple providers at optout.networkadvertising.org.
Please note that disabling essential cookies will prevent the website basket and checkout from functioning correctly.
Third-Party Cookie Policies
The third parties that may place cookies on your device have their own privacy and cookie policies:
- Google LLC – Google Privacy Policy & Cookie Usage
- Stripe, Inc. – Stripe Privacy Policy
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. Significant changes that affect advertising cookies will be re-notified via the consent banner.
Contact
Questions about our use of cookies: privacy@paw-craft.shop