What Are Cookies
Like most websites, this site uses cookies. A cookie is a small piece of data that a site stores in the browser. When the user visits a page or otherwise interacts with the site, the browser sends the cookie back to the site.
For more general information on cookies see the Wikipedia article on HTTP Cookies and Cookiepedia.
Types of Cookies
A cookie can be classified by how long it lasts and the domain that it belongs to. By lifespan, there are two types of cookies:
- Session cookies which disappear when you close the browser.
- Persistent cookies which last for a predefined duration. This can vary from a couple of minutes to multiple months.
As for domain names, there are:
- First party cookies which are set by the site/domain name that you visited.
- Third party cookies which are stored by a domain name that’s not the same as the site that you visited. This usually happens when a webpage loads a JavaScript file or image from another domain.
First Party Cookies
- When you use a discount code, or take advantage of a special offer such as a time-limited sale, we may use cookies to remember the offer details and apply them to your order.
- When you submit data to through a form such as those found on contact pages or comment forms, cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.
- This site offers e-commerce facilities. Some cookies are essential to ensure that your order is remembered between pages so that we can process it properly.
- If you log in, we will set several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices.
- If you visit our plugin demos, we will set several cookies to identify your demo session and prevent other visitors from seeing information that you might enter in the demo site.
Third Party Cookies
In some cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.
PayPal
This site uses PayPal to process payments. See the PayPal Cookies Guide for details on how PayPal uses cookies.
Google Analytics
This site uses Google Analytics, which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solution on the web, to help us understand how you use the site and how we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content. As we sell products, we also track statistics about how many of the visitors to our site actually make a purchase, which pages visitors usually visit before making a purchase, and so on.
For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page. You can use the GA Opt-out add-on to prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics.
Visual Website Optimizer
From time to time we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. We do this by using Visual Website Optimizer (VWO), a popular split-testing service. When we are still testing new features, cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst on the site, and that we understand which optimizations our users appreciate the most.
You have an option to opt-out of being tracked by VWO services. Please see the opt-out page for more information.
Jetpack and WordPress.com Stats
This site uses Jetpack, a WordPress plugin by Automattic Inc. When you visit pages where this plugin is active, various cookies may be set to collect traffic and performance statistics, to improve site security, and to remember your preferences. See Automattic Cookie Policy and Cookies set by Jetpack for more information.
Disabling Cookies
You can disable cookies by adjusting the appropriate settings in your browser. See your browser’s documentation for instructions on how to do that. Here are the relevant documentation pages for some popular browsers:
Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies may result in certain parts of this site not working properly for you.
More Information
If you are looking for more information about how this site uses cookies, you can contact us through this contact form.
