Cookie Policy
1. This Site
This website (our "Site") is operated by Courageous Spirits Ltd ("we", "our", "us"). We are a company registered in Scotland with company number SC603621 whose registered office is at Caledonia House, 5 Inchinnan Drive, Inchinnan, Renfrew, Scotland, PA4 9AF.
2. Cookies
2.2 Our Site uses cookies. We ask that you read this cookie policy carefully as it contains important information on our use of cookies and similar technologies on our Site.
3. This Policy
4. Cookies
5. Cookies and Our Site
5.1 We use cookies and other similar tracking technologies on this Site to:
5.2 recognise you whenever you visit our Site (this speeds up your access to our Site as you do not have to log in each time);
5.3 obtain information about your preferences and use of our Site;
5.4 keep track of the items stored in your shopping basket and take you through the checkout process in relation to the purchase of goods through our Site;
5.5 carry out research and statistical analysis to help improve our content, products and services and to help us better understand our users’ requirements;
5.6 target our marketing and advertising campaigns and those of our partners more effectively by providing interest-based advertisements that are personalised to your interests; and
5.7 make your online experience more efficient and enjoyable.
6. Types of cookies
6.1 The cookies we place fall into the following categories:
6.2 Session cookies — these allow our Site to link your actions during a particular browser session. These expire each time you close your browser and do not remain afterwards.
6.3 Persistent cookies — these are stored on your device in between browser sessions. These allow your preferences or actions across our Site to be remembered. These will remain on your device until they expire, or you delete them.
6.4 Strictly necessary cookies — these cookies are essential for you to be able to navigate our Site and use its features. Without these cookies, you could not use our Site properly.
6.5 Performance cookies — these cookies collect information about how you use our Site, for example which pages you go to most often. These cookies do not collect personally identifiable information about you. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and anonymous, and is only used to improve how our Site works.
6.6 Functionality cookies — these cookies allow our Site to remember the choices you make (such as your user name, language, last action and search preferences) and provide enhanced, more personal features. The information collected by these cookies is anonymous and we cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
6.7 Targeting cookies — also known as advertising cookies, these cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement on our Site and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by advertising networks with our permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers.
7. The cookies we use
The table below provides more information about the cookies we use and why:
The cookies we use |
What they do |
_ab |
Used in connection with access to admin |
_orig_referrer |
Used in connection with shopping cart |
_secure_session_id |
Used in connection with navigation through a storefront |
cart_sig |
Used in connection with checkout |
cart_ts |
Used in connection with checkout |
checkout_token |
Used in connection with checkout |
Secret |
Used in connection with checkout |
Secure_customer_sig |
Used in connection with customer login |
storefront_digest |
Used in connection with customer login |
_landing_page |
Track landing pages |
_orig_referrer |
Track landing pages |
_s |
Shopify analytics |
_shopify_fs |
Shopify analytics |
_shopify_s |
Shopify analytics |
_shopify_sa_p |
Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals |
_shopify_sa_t |
Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals |
_shopify_uniq |
Shopify analytics |
_shopify_visit |
Shopify analytics |
_y |
Shopify analytics |
_shopify_y |
Shopify analytics |
tracked_start_checkout |
Shopify analytics relating to checkout |
Name |
Description |
Duration |
Data type |
_hjSessionUser{site_id} |
Hotjar cookie that is set when a user first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the Hotjar User ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behavior in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID. |
365 days |
JSON |
_hjSession{site_id} |
A cookie that holds the current session data. This ensues that subsequent requests within the session window will be attributed to the same Hotjar session. |
30 minutes |
JSON |
_hjClosedSurveyInvites |
Hotjar cookie that is set once a user interacts with an External Link Survey invitation modal. It is used to ensure that the same invite does not reappear if it has already been shown. |
365 days |
Boolean true/false |
_hjDonePolls |
Hotjar cookie that is set once a user completes a survey using the On-site Survey widget. It is used to ensure that the same survey does not reappear if it has already been filled in. |
365 days |
Boolean true/false |
_hjMinimizedPolls |
Hotjar cookie that is set once a user minimizes an On-site Survey widget. It is used to ensure that the widget stays minimized when the user navigates through your site. |
365 days |
Boolean true/false |
_hjShownFeedbackMessage |
Hotjar cookie that is set when a user minimizes or completes Incoming Feedback. This is done so that the Incoming Feedback will load as minimized immediately if the user navigates to another page where it is set to show. |
365 days |
Boolean true/false |
_hjSessionTooLarge |
Causes Hotjar to stop collecting data if a session becomes too large. This is determined automatically by a signal from the WebSocket server if the session size exceeds the limit. |
Session |
Boolean true/false |
_hjSessionRejected |
If present, this cookie will be set to '1' for the duration of a user's session, if Hotjar rejected the session from connecting to our WebSocket due to server overload. This cookie is only applied in extremely rare situations to prevent severe performance issues. |
Session |
Boolean true/false |
_hjSessionResumed |
A cookie that is set when a session/recording is reconnected to Hotjar servers after a break in connection. |
Session |
Boolean true/false |
_hjid |
Hotjar cookie that is set when the customer first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the Hotjar User ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behavior in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID. |
365 days |
UUID |
_hjRecordingLastActivity |
This should be found in Session storage (as opposed to cookies). This gets updated when a user recording starts and when data is sent through the WebSocket (the user performs an action that Hotjar records). |
Session |
Numerical Value (Timestamp) |
_hjTLDTest |
When the Hotjar script executes we try to determine the most generic cookie path we should use, instead of the page hostname. This is done so that cookies can be shared across subdomains (where applicable). To determine this, we try to store the _hjTLDTest cookie for different URL substring alternatives until it fails. After this check, the cookie is removed. |
Session |
Boolean true/false |
_hjUserAttributesHash |
User Attributes sent through the Hotjar Identify API are cached for the duration of the session in order to know when an attribute has changed and needs to be updated. |
Session |
Hash |
_hjCachedUserAttributes |
This cookie stores User Attributes which are sent through the Hotjar Identify API, whenever the user is not in the sample. Collected attributes will only be saved to Hotjar servers if the user interacts with a Hotjar Feedback tool, but the cookie will be used regardless of whether a Feedback tool is present. |
Session |
JSON |
_hjLocalStorageTest |
This cookie is used to check if the Hotjar Tracking Script can use local storage. If it can, a value of 1 is set in this cookie. The data stored in_hjLocalStorageTest has no expiration time, but it is deleted almost immediately after it is created. |
Under 100ms |
Boolean true/false |
_hjIncludedInPageviewSample |
This cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that user is included in the data sampling defined by your site's pageview limit. |
30 minutes |
Boolean true/false |
_hjIncludedInSessionSample |
This cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that user is included in the data sampling defined by your site's daily session limit. |
30 minutes |
Boolean true/false |
_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress |
This cookie is used to detect the first pageview session of a user. This is a True/False flag set by the cookie. |
30 Minutes |
Boolean true/false |
_hjFirstSeen |
This is set to identify a new user’s first session. It stores a true/false value, indicating whether this was the first time Hotjar saw this user. It is used by Recording filters to identify new user sessions. |
Session |
Boolean true/false |
_hjViewportId |
This stores information about the user viewport such as size and dimensions. |
Session |
UUID |
_hjRecordingEnabled |
This is added when a Recording starts and is read when the recording module is initialized to see if the user is already in a recording in a particular session. |
Session |
Boolean true/false |
8. Consent to use cookies
We will ask for your permission (consent) to place cookies or other similar technologies on your device, except where these are essential for us to provide you with access to and use of our Site (for example to enable you to put items in your shopping basket and use our check-out process when buying goods).
9. Contacting Us
9.1 If you have any questions about this policy or our use of cookies, including if you don't understand any part of this policy, please contact us:
9.1.1 by e-mail at orders@glaswegin.com;
9.1.2 by telephone at 0141 812 9480; or
9.1.3 by post at
Courageous Spirits Limited
Caledonia House
5 Inchinnan Drive
Inchinnan Business Park
Renfrew
PA4 9AF.
10. Changes to this policy