Cookie Policy for AccessDivision
Last Updated: August 21, 2023
Introduction
When you browse the web, tiny digital fragments called cookies embed themselves on your device, be it your PC, mobile phone, or tablet. Imagine these fragments as little reminders, noting down your interactions and choices on a site. In essence, they act as a website's short-term memory, enabling it to recall your past actions each time you revisit.
At AccessDivision, cookies are our way of fine-tuning your shopping journey. They help us keep track of products you've been eyeing, recognize the patterns in your browsing behavior, and suggest items that might catch your interest. In a nutshell, cookies allow us to curate a shopping experience that feels just right for you.
What Are Cookies?
Venturing into the digital landscape, when we talk of "cookies," we're not referring to the delectable baked goods we all love. Instead, envision them as silent digital guardians, recording snippets of your online odyssey. These are tiny files, with lines of code, that nestle into your device each time you dive into certain corners of the web.
In simpler terms, cookies are akin to digital footprints in the sand. They capture and remember parts of your journey — the paths you've trodden, doors you've opened, and choices you've made. Their role is to stitch together the tapestry of your past and present interactions, making your online adventures feel coherent and personalized.
Cookies come in different varieties:
- First-party cookies: These are issued directly from the site you're currently navigating. They're akin to direct notes from the website, reminding itself of your preferences and actions on that particular domain.
- Third-party cookies: These are a tad more complex. They're set by domains other than the one you're visiting. For instance, if a website has embedded videos from another site or advertisement banners, these external sites may set their cookies. They're more like notes from other entities, often related to tracking, advertising, or analytics, aimed at understanding broader web behaviors and patterns.
The fusion of these cookies ensures a dynamic web ecosystem, where sites can be more responsive, intuitive, and attuned to user needs. They enable a web landscape where content, advertisements, and services can be fine-tuned to individual preferences, creating a richer, more efficient online experience.
Types of Cookies We Use
Navigating the multifaceted realm of the web requires a blend of different cookies, each serving its unique purpose. At AccessDivision, we utilize a mixture to ensure your browsing experience is both efficient and enjoyable. Here's a deeper dive into the types we employ:
a. Necessary Cookies
Like the foundation of a building, these cookies are fundamental to the core operations of our website. They ensure that the site functions correctly and securely. Without them, key features like secure account login, shopping cart integration, and site security might be compromised. They don’t store any personal information but make sure you can navigate our site seamlessly.
List of Necessary Cookies:
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ab | Used in connection with access to admin. | 2y |
| _secure_session_id | Used in connection with navigation through a storefront. | 24h |
| Cart | Used in connection with shopping cart. | 2w |
| cart_currency | Used in connection with shopping cart. | 2w |
| cart_sig | Used in connection with checkout. | 2w |
| identity_state | Used in connection with customer authentication | 24h |
| identity_state_* | Used in connection with customer authentication | 24h |
| identity_customer_account_number | Used in connection with customer authentication | 12w |
| cookiesNotification | Tracks user acknowledgment of the cookie consent banner. | session |
| skip_shop_pay | Records the user's preference to skip a specific payment method during checkout. | |
| checkout_session_token_* | Facilitates the checkout process and maintains session information. | 3w |
| checkout_session_lookup | Stores information for a smooth checkout process. | 3w |
| checkout_session_lookup | Stores information for a smooth checkout process. | 3w |
b. Preferences Cookies
Imagine having a personal assistant who remembers your favorite colors, your usual order at a cafe, or the kind of music you like. Preferences cookies do something similar. They remember your unique choices on our site - be it the language you prefer, your preferred layout, or even the region you're in, ensuring you don’t have to reset them each time you visit.
List of Preferences Cookies:
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| localization | Stores user preferences for language and regional settings. | persistent |
c. Statistics Cookies
These cookies are our analytical detectives. They observe and record how you interact with our site, which pages you visit frequently, or where you might face issues. By doing so, they provide us with valuable insights into the performance of our site. It's through these cookies that we understand our users better, continually refining and enhancing the user experience based on collective behaviors and patterns.
List of Statistics Cookies:
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _landing_page | Track landing pages. | |
| _orig_referrer | Track landing pages. | |
| _s | Shopify analytics. | |
| _shopify_d | Shopify analytics. | session |
| _shopify_fs | Shopify analytics. | 30m |
| _shopify_s | Shopify analytics. | 30m |
| _shopify_sa_p | Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals. | 30m |
| _shopify_sa_t | Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals. | 30m |
| _shopify_y | Shopify analytics. | 1y |
| _y | Shopify analytics. | 1y |
| _shopify_uniq | Tracks landing pages. | |
| ab_test_* | Shopify analytics. | |
| ki_r | Shopify analytics. | |
| ki_t | Shopify analytics. | |
| customer_auth_provider | Shopify analytics. | session |
| customer_auth_session_created_at | Shopify analytics. | session |
| _hjSessionUser_* | Hotjar cookie for tracking user behavior across pages. | 1y |
| _hjFirstSeen | Hotjar cookie to identify users included in data sampling. | 30min |
| _hjIncludedInSessionSample_* | Hotjar cookie to identify users included in data sampling. | 0d |
| _hjSession_* | Hotjar cookie for tracking user behavior and feedback. | 0d |
| _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | Hotjar cookie to detect the first pageview session of a user. | 30 minutes duration, extended on user activity. |
d. Marketing Cookies
In the vast ocean of the internet, finding relevant content can sometimes be like searching for a needle in a haystack. Marketing cookies are our beacons. They track users across websites, gathering data on preferences and behaviors. Using this information, they allow us to present you with advertisements and promotions that are most aligned with your interests, ensuring that the content you see is both relevant and engaging.
List of Marketing Cookies:
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _cmp_a | Stores user cookie consent preferences. | 1d |
| _gcl_au | Google Ads cookie for tracking and measuring conversions. | persistent |
| _ga | Google Analytics cookie for user tracking. | 2y |
| _gid | Google Analytics cookie for user tracking. | 1day |
| _gat | Google Analytics cookie to throttle data collection on high-traffic sites. | 1min |
| __kla_id | Identifies users for personalized search results or recommendations (related to Klaviyo). | 2y |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics cookie for user tracking. | 1y |
| otAcceptMarketing | Tracks user acceptance of marketing-related messages or cookies. | 0d |
Managing Cookies
Your experience and privacy are paramount to us. We've incorporated tools within our website that allow you to have direct control over which cookies are active during your visit. Here's how you can manage your preferences:
Choosing Your Cookie Preferences
When you first visit our site, a popup will appear prompting you to choose which categories of cookies you'd like to allow. Here's a breakdown of each category and how to manage them:
- Necessary Cookies: These are essential for the website to function. Given their vital role, the option to decline them might be limited.
- Preferences Cookies: Within the popup, you can toggle the activation of these cookies on or off. Disabling them may affect some personalized features on the site.
- Statistics Cookies: You can choose whether to allow these via the popup. Opting out may limit our ability to improve the website based on user behavior.
- Marketing Cookies: These can be toggled on or off from the popup, depending on whether you want tailored advertising experiences.
After making your selections, simply close the popup, and the website will remember and respect your choices.
Adjusting Your Cookie Preferences Later On
Changed your mind about your cookie settings? No problem. Look for the cookie icon on any page on our website. Clicking on this icon will bring up the same popup, allowing you to adjust your preferences anytime. If you can't find the cookie button please contact us.
Third-party Cookies
In the digital terrain of websites and online services, not all cookies come directly from the site you're actively browsing. Some of them originate from other domains, distinct from the primary website you're visiting. These are known as third-party cookies.
Understanding Third-party Cookies
Imagine visiting an art gallery. While the main exhibits come from the gallery's collection, some artworks might be on loan from other museums or institutions. Similarly, when you visit our online store, while many features and functionalities are inherent to our platform, certain elements, such as videos, advertisements, or analytic tools, might hail from external sources. These external elements may introduce their own cookies, independent of our store, and these are referred to as third-party cookies.
We utilize third-party cookies for several reasons:
- Enhanced Functionality: They allow seamless integration of external features that enhance your browsing experience.
- Better Analytics: These cookies offer deeper insights into user behavior, helping us refine our offerings and understand our audience better.
- Tailored Advertising: With third-party cookies, advertisements can be more precisely targeted, ensuring you see promotions more relevant to your interests.
Third-party Services Setting Cookies on Our Store:
- Google Analytics: This tool aids in understanding how visitors engage with our website, thereby facilitating enhancements in functionality and overall user experience.
- Social Media Platforms (like Facebook, X, and Instagram): These platforms enable sharing of our products or pages on your profiles. They might set cookies to document interactions and determine preferences.
- Advertising Networks (such as Google Ads or Bing Ads): These networks curate advertisements on our site, ensuring they align with user preferences and behaviors.
- Klaviyo: A sophisticated email marketing, SMS, and automation service. We utilize Klaviyo to communicate with our customers, offering personalized messages and promotions grounded in user behavior. Klaviyo might employ cookies to monitor user interactions, both within emails and our website.
- Judge.me: This is our chosen platform for product reviews. It aids our customers in sharing their experiences with our products, thereby fostering a transparent community. Judge.me may use cookies to ensure a smooth user experience and to track interactions with the review system.
- Hotjar: This is a behavior analytics tool that gives us visual insights into how users interact with our website, like heatmaps and session recordings. Hotjar cookies can track user activities and interactions to improve website usability and user experience.
- Tidio: Tidio provides the live chat service on our site, allowing us to communicate in real-time with our visitors and address any questions or concerns. Tidio might set cookies to recognize returning users, streamline conversations, and enhance the overall chat experience.
Changes to this Cookie Policy
The digital world evolves, and so do our practices. We reserve the right to make updates to this cookie policy periodically. Any modifications will be reflected on this page, and while we might notify users of significant changes, we recommend revisiting this policy from time to time to stay informed.
We value your trust and aim to ensure that your experience on our platform remains transparent, secure, and aligned with your expectations.
More Information
If you have questions, concerns, or require more details about our cookie policy, we're here to help. You can reach out to us through our Contact Page or email us directly at info@accessdivision.com.
For an in-depth understanding of how we collect, use, and protect your personal information, you can read our Privacy Policy.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns - please contact us.
New View Ecom LLC
AccessDivision
30 North Gould Street Ste 26851
Sheridan, Wyoming 82801
Email: info@accessdivision.com
Phone: +1 855 559-5589
Business Hours: 9-5 EST