Cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

How we use cookies

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

What cookies do we collect

The table below lists the cookies we collect and what information they store.

Updated May 2023.

_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 Used in connection with shopping cart. 
cart_sig Used in connection with checkout. 
cart_ts Used in connection with checkout. 
checkout_token Used in connection with checkout. 
_gat Used in analytics. 
_gid Used in analytics. 
MCPopupClosed Used in email subscribe popup 
smart-payment-buttons-experiment-mpo-clarity Used in connection with checkout. 
TestCookie Used in cookie popup 
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.
_shopify_y Shopify analytics.
_y Shopify analytics.
tracked_start_checkout Shopify analytics relating to checkout.

If you have any questions regarding the cookies we collect and why or how we use this information, you can contact us here; or alternatively, you can email care@mshdesign.co.uk or call us on 0141 959 7362 where we'd be happy to assist you.