Last Updated: January 07, 2025
Starter Bakery (“Starter Bakery,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) use cookies to help provide, protect and improve our website at StarterBakery.com ("Website"), as well as to recognize you when you visit our Website. This Cookie Policy supplements our Privacy Policy and explains what cookies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
What are cookies?
Cookies are simple text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device by a website’s server. Each cookie is unique to your web browser. It will contain some anonymous information such as a unique identifier, website’s domain name, and some digits and numbers.
What types of cookies do we use?
Necessary cookies
These cookies allow us to offer you the best possible experience when accessing and navigating through our Website and using its features. For example, these cookies let us recognize that you have created an account and have logged into that account.
Here is an example:
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Name
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Host
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Duration/
Expires
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Type/Category
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Description
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_ab
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Shopify
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1 year
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Necessary
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Used to control when the admin bar is shown on the storefront.
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_abv
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Shopify
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1 year
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Necessary
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Persist the collapsed state of the admin bar.
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_checkout_queue_token
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Shopify
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1 year
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Necessary
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Used when there is a queue during the checkout process.
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_identity_session
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Shopify
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2 years
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Necessary
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Merchant authentication: Main session cookie for Identity authentication. This is the underlying Rails session cookie. It contains the SID.
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_master_udr
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Shopify
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Session
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Necessary
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Permanent device identifier.
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_merchant_essential
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Shopify
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1 year
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Necessary
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Contains essential information for the correct functionality of merchant surfaces such as the admin area.
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_pay_session
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Shopify
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Session
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Necessary
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The Rails session cookie for Shopify Pay
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_shopify_country
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Shopify
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30 minutes
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Necessary
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Used for Plus shops where pricing currency/country is set from GeoIP by helping avoid GeoIP lookups after the first request.
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_shopify_essential
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Shopify
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1 year
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Necessary
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Contains essential information for the correct functionality of a store such as session and checkout information and anti-tampering data.
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_shopify_essential_
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Shopify
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1 year
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Necessary
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Contains an opaque token that is used to identify a device for all essential purposes.
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_shopify_test
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Shopify
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1 minute
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Necessary
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Used to check cookie capabilities on the client.
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_storefront_u
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Shopify
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1 minute
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Necessary
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Used to facilitate updating customer account information.
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_tracking_consent
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Shopify
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1 year
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Necessary
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Used to store a user's preferences if a merchant has set up privacy rules in the visitor's region.
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auth_state_*
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Shopify
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25 minutes
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Necessary
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Stores authentication state before redirecting customers to third party for authentication.
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cart
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Shopify
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2 weeks
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Necessary
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Contains information related to the user's cart.
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cart_currency
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Shopify
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2 weeks
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Necessary
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Used after a checkout is completed to initialize a new empty cart with the same currency as the one just used.
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checkout
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Shopify
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21 days
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Necessary
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Used by checkout to identify the user.
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checkout_token
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Shopify
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Session
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Necessary
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Used by checkout to identify the user.
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cookieconsent_preferences_disabled
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Consentmo
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1 day
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Necessary
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This cookie is associated with the app Consentmo GDPR Compliance and is used for storing the customer's consent.
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cookieconsent_status
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Consentmo
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1 year
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Necessary
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This cookie is associated with the app Consentmo GDPR Compliance and is used for storing the customer's consent.
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customer_account_locale
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Shopify
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1 year
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Necessary
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Used to keep track of a customer account locale when a redirection occurs from checkout or the storefront to customer accounts.
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discount_code
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Shopify
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Session
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Necessary
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Stores a discount code (received from an online store visit with a URL parameter) in order to the next checkout.
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hide_shopify_pay_for_checkout
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Shopify
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Session
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Necessary
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Set when a buyer dismisses the Shop Pay login modal during checkout, informing display to buyer.
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identity_customer_account_number
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Shopify
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12 weeks
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Necessary
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Stores an identifier used to facilitate login across the customer's account and storefront domains.
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identity-state
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Shopify
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1 day
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Necessary
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Stores a hash of the oauth flow state between redirects.
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in_checkout_profile_preview
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Shopify
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Session
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Necessary
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Used to determine if a merchant is in a checkout profile preview session.
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keep_alive
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Shopify
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Session
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Necessary
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Used when international domain redirection is enabled to determine if a request is the first one of a session.
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localization
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Shopify
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2 weeks
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Necessary
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Used to localize the cart to the correct country.
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login_with_shop_finalize
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Shopify
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5 minutes
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Necessary
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Used to facilitate login with Shop.
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master_device_id
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Shopify
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1 year
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Necessary
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Merchant authentication: Permanent device identifier, public version.
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order
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Shopify
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3 weeks
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Necessary
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Used to allow access to the data of the order details page of the buyer.
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profile_preview_token
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Shopify
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5 minutes
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Necessary
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Used for previewing checkout customizations.
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shop_pay_accelerated
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Shopify
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1 year
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Necessary
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Indicates if a buyer is eligible for Shop Pay accelerated checkout.
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shopify_pay
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Shopify
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1 year
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Necessary
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Used to log in a buyer into Shop Pay when they come back to checkout on the same store.
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shopify_pay_redirect
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Shopify
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1 year
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Necessary
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Used to accelerate the checkout process when the buyer has a Shop Pay account.
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skip_shop_pay
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Shopify
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1 year
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Necessary
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Disables Shop Pay as a payment method for a checkout.
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storefront_digest
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Shopify
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1 year
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Necessary
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Stores a digest of the storefront password, allowing merchants to preview their storefront while it's password protected.
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theme
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Shopify
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1 weeks
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Necessary
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Used to determine the theme of the storefront.
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user
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Shopify
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1 year
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Necessary
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Used in connection with Shop login.
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user_cross_site
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Shopify
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1 year
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Necessary
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Used in connection with Shop login.
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Functionality cookies
Functionality cookies let us operate the site in accordance with the choices you make. For example, we will recognize your login details or language preference. The purpose of these cookies is to provide you with a more personal experience and to avoid having you re-enter your preferences every time you visit the Website.
Here is an example:
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Name
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Host
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Duration/
Expires
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Type/Category
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Description
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shopify_override_user_locale
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Shopify
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1 year
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Functionality
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Used as a mechanism to set User locale in admin.
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Analytical cookies
These cookies enable us to collect aggregated data for statistical purposes on how our visitors use the website. These cookies do not contain personal information such as names and email addresses and are used to help us improve your user experience of the website.
Here is an example:
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Name
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Host
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Duration/
Expires
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Type/Category
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Description
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__gtm_campaign_url
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Starter Bakery
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Session
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Analytical
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Used to attribute visit to proper traffic source and track conversions.
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__gtm_referrer
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Starter Bakery
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Session
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Analytical
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Used to attribute visit to proper traffic source and track conversions.
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_ga
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Google Analytics
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2 years
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Analytical
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This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics
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_ga_MJV13HEMPN
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Google Analytics
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2 years
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Analytical
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ID used to identify users
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_ga_WZ00MDL0TM
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Google Analytics
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2 years
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Analytical
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ID used to identify users
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_landing_page
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Shopify
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2 weeks
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Analytical
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Capture the landing page of visitor when they come from other sites.
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_merchant_analytics
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Shopify
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1 year
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Analytical
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Contains analytics data for the merchant session.
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_orig_referrer
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Shopify
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2 weeks
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Analytical
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Allows merchant to identify where people are visiting them from.
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_shopify_analytics
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Shopify
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1 year
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Analytical
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Contains analytics data for buyer surfaces such as the storefront or checkout.
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_shopify_ga
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Shopify
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Session
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Analytical
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Contains Google Analytics parameters that enable cross-domain analytics measurement to work.
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_shopify_s
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Shopify
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30 minutes
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Analytical
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Used to identify a given browser session/shop combination. Duration is 30 minute rolling expiry of last use.
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_shopify_y
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Shopify
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1 year
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Analytical
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Shopify analytics.
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shop_analytics
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Shopify
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1 year
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Analytical
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Contains the required buyer information for analytics in Shop.
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Advertising cookies
These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.
Here is an example:
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Name
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Host
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Duration/
Expires
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Type/Category
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Description
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_fbp
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Meta Platforms, Inc.
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3 months
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Advertising
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Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers.
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_gcl_au
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Google
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3 months
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Advertising
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Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.
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_shopify_marketing
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Shopify
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1 year
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Advertising
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Contains marketing data for buyer surfaces such as the storefront or checkout.
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How can I control cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in the Cookiebot Cookie Consent Manager. The Cookie Consent Manager allows you to select which categories of cookies you accept or reject. Essential cookies cannot be rejected as they are strictly necessary to provide you with services.
The Cookie Consent Manager can be found in the notification banner and on our Website. If you choose to reject cookies or opt out, you may still use our Website though your access to some functionality and areas of our Website may be restricted. However, we will no longer collect or sell your personal information. This applies to both third-parties and the data we collect to help personalize your experience on our website or through other communications. For more information, view our privacy policy.
How can I control cookies on my browser?
As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser to browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information. The following is information about how to manage cookies on the most popular browsers:
In addition, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit:
How often will you update this Cookie Policy?
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
Your rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) provides you with rights regarding how your data or personal information is treated. Under the legislation, California residents can choose to opt out of the “sale” of their personal information to third parties. Based on the CCPA definition, “sale” refers to data collection for the purpose of creating advertising and other communications. Learn more about CCPA and your privacy rights.
Where can I get further information?
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us webmaster@StarterBakery.com or by post to:
901 Gilman St STE B., Berkeley, CA 94710
