What are cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of text sent to your web browser by websites that you visit. A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows us to recognise you and make your experience of using the site, easier and more convenient for you.
Why are cookies essential?
Most websites use cookies.
Cookies enable users to navigate sites and where appropriate, allow us to tailor the content to fit with the needs of our users. If we didn’t have cookies in place, we wouldn’t be able to guarantee that your experience is as we intend it to be.
None of the cookies we use are used to collect your personal information.
How to delete cookies?
If you wish to restrict or block cookies, you can do this through your browser settings.
You may also visit www.aboutcookies.org to learn more about managing your cookies.
What types of cookies are there?
The length of time a cookie remains on your device very much depends on the type of cookie that has been used. We use the following cookies on our site:
| Cookie name | Why is the cookie needed? | What will happen if I disable these cookies? | Type | Persistent or Session? |
| _ga | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
Marmalade Fish will not include your session within its statistical analysis so any improvements we make to the website in the future will only be based on the statistics gathered by those customers willing to let us register their unique ID |
HTTP | Persistent |
| _gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | Prevents accurate Google analytics from being captured on the website | HTTP | Session |
| _gid | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
Marmalade Fish will not include your session within its statistical analysis so any improvements we make to the website in the future will only be based on the statistics gathered by those customers willing to let us register their unique ID |
HTTP | Session |
| AMP_TOKEN | This cookie contains a token that can be used to retrieve a Client ID from AMP Client ID service. Other possible values indicate opt-out, inflight request or an error retrieving a Client ID from AMP Client ID service. |
Turning off this cookie would simply affect the accuracy and functionality of Google Analytics. |
HTTP | Persistent |
| _gac_<property-id> | Contains campaign related information for the user. If you have linked your Google Analytics and Google Ads accounts, Google Ads website conversion tags will read this cookie unless you opt-out. |
Turning off this cookie would simply affect the accuracy and functionality of Google Analytics. |
HTTP | Persistent |
| woocommerce_cart_hash | Helps WooCommerce determine when cart contents/data changes. | Turning off this cookie will prevent WooCommerce (the shopping component of the site) from storing your basket between sessions. | HTTP | Session |
| woocommerce_items_in_cart | Helps WooCommerce determine when cart contents/data changes. | Turning off this cookie will prevent WooCommerce (the shopping component of the site) from storing your basket between sessions. | HTTP | Session |
| wp_woocommerce_session_ | Contains a unique code for each customer so that it knows where to find the cart data in the database for each customer. | Turning off this cookie will disable WooCommerce, the shopping element on this site. | HTTP | Persistant |
| woocommerce_recently_viewed | Powers the Recent Viewed Products widget. | Turning off this cookie will prevent WooCommerce displaying recently viewed products. | HTTP | Session |
| store_notice[notice id] | Allows customers to dismiss the Store Notice. | Turning off this cookie will mean the store notice persists for the duration of the session. | HTTP | Session |