Cookie Policy
Cookies and similar technologies
This page explains how this website uses cookies, local storage, and similar technologies. Necessary storage is used to keep the site secure and working properly. Preferences, analytics, and marketing technologies remain disabled until the visitor makes an explicit choice.
The registry below lists the managed storage keys, integration placeholders, and script buckets currently configured for visitors in United Kingdom and similar markets.
| Category | What it is used for | Consent required | Typical examples on this site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Necessary | Keeps the site secure, maintains the active session, remembers privacy choices, and supports core browsing or cart state. | No | Session state, consent preferences, anti-abuse or core functionality storage. |
| Preferences | Remembers visitor-requested settings so the site behaves consistently on future page loads. | Yes | Language, currency, and product display preferences. |
| Analytics | Measures site usage and performance so the operator can understand traffic and improve the service. | Yes | Optional analytics tools and traffic measurement tags. |
| Marketing | Supports affiliate attribution, campaign measurement, and optional advertising or remarketing technologies. | Yes | Affiliate tracking and campaign tags. |
Managed registry
| Name | Provider | Type | Storage key | Category | Duration | Purpose | Blocked until consent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenCart session | alkima LTD | cookie | OCSESSID | Necessary | Session | Maintains the active browsing session, cart, CSRF-protected flows, and checkout state. | No |
| Privacy consent cookie | alkima LTD | cookie | pc_consent | Necessary | 180 days | Stores the current privacy consent state, consent key, timestamp, and policy version needed to remember your consent decision. | No |
| Privacy consent local storage backup | alkima LTD | local_storage | pc_consent | Necessary | Persistent until cleared | Stores a client-side copy of the privacy consent state so the site can restore your current consent choice consistently. | No |
| Language preference | alkima LTD | cookie | language | Preferences | 30 days | Persists the selected storefront language after an explicit user choice or optional preferences consent. | Yes |
| Currency preference | alkima LTD | cookie | currency | Preferences | 30 days | Persists the selected currency after an explicit user choice or optional preferences consent. | Yes |
| Product list display preference | alkima LTD | local_storage | display | Preferences | Persistent until cleared | Stores the customer-requested list, grid, or large-grid product display mode. | Yes |
| Affiliate or campaign tracking | alkima LTD | cookie | tracking | Marketing | 1000 days | Stores affiliate or marketing attribution codes only after marketing consent. | Yes |
| Framefree modal visibility cookie | alkima LTD | cookie | ff_custom_modal_sown | Preferences | Configurable | Remembers if the optional theme modal was already shown to the visitor. | Yes |
| Google Analytics adapter | integration | gtag/ga4 | Analytics | Vendor-defined | Reserved registry item for future Google Analytics tags and scripts loaded only after analytics consent. | Yes | |
| Google Ads adapter | integration | google-ads | Marketing | Vendor-defined | Reserved registry item for advertising and remarketing scripts loaded only after marketing consent. | Yes | |
| Google reCAPTCHA adapter | integration | recaptcha | Necessary | Vendor-defined | Reserved registry item for future anti-bot integrations that require a compliance review before activation. | No | |
| External payment SDK adapter | Payment provider | integration | payment-sdk | Necessary | Vendor-defined | Reserved registry item for payment provider scripts that must be reviewed before use. | No |
| Theme custom header scripts | alkima LTD admin | script_bucket | theme-header | Marketing | N/A | Controlled bucket for administrator-managed header scripts reviewed inside the privacy consent module. | Yes |
| Theme custom footer scripts | alkima LTD admin | script_bucket | theme-footer | Marketing | N/A | Controlled bucket for administrator-managed footer scripts reviewed inside the privacy consent module. | Yes |
Amazon and third-party merchants
If you click through to Amazon, any cookies or similar technologies used after you leave this website are governed by Amazon's own terms and privacy notice, not by this Cookie Policy.
How long storage lasts
Some technologies last only for the current browsing session. Others may remain for a longer period so that the site can remember your choices on a future visit, unless you delete them earlier through your browser or device settings.
How to manage or withdraw consent
Use the Cookie settings control in the site footer to reopen the consent panel, reject optional categories, or update your choices. Withdrawing consent prevents future optional script loading and removes module-managed optional storage where technically feasible.