Cookie Policy Page

Cookie Policy 

 

Last updated: 17 August 2021

This Cookie Policy explains how we (Italia Standard) use cookies and similar technologies. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as what are your rights regarding controlling them.

 

1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small files that are saved into your device from a website, specifically inside your browser (Safari, Chrome, Opera, or others). Cookies would record some informations like your cart items, your language, and your username and password. Those cookies would be sent back to the original website that installed them in the first place, when you visit it again, so your preferences are loaded rapidly (what cookies are exactly?).

Cookies were invented by Lou Muntulli in 1994, when he was developing an online store for a company while working at Netscape (a famous browser from 1990, similar to Safari or Chrome now). The server which hosted that website was running out of memory, because of the high amount of visitors and the high amount of informations to store about them, like their preferences, their cart items, etc... Lou wanted to solve this problem, so invented Cookies, that would store users informations inside users computers. When eventually the user would came back to the same website that installed those cookies in the first place, the website would have read the informations stored in the cookie, and shown user preferences and data.

Every cookie, when installed to your computer from a website, has an identification number that is related to you; contains some data and an expire date. Every cookie can be read only from the his creator, or from the website that installed it in your computer.

Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Italia Standard) are called "first party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than the website owner and Shopify are called "third party cookies".

Third party cookies usually enable third party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g. like advertising, interactive content and analytics). We do not use third party cookies for advertisement purposes, but only for necessary access to payment systems and necessary software for the functioning of the website itself.

The only analytic cookies we use are first party cookies from Shopify, and those cookies are used inside the platform itself, to anonymously monitor which products are more viewed.

 

2. WHY DO WE USE COOKIES?

This is a list of softwares we use in our website:

  • Mailmunch (for the creation of the landing page where you can subscribe to the newsletter, for the creation of the banner where you can subscribe to the newsletter and the settings of the autoresponder with the discount coupon).
  • Shopify (the merchant's platform itself).
  • gTranslate (a software for online immediate translation).
  • Easy GDPR (for the consent log and the notifications about who wants to view, modify or delete his data).
  • GDPR Cookie Bar + ePrivacy page (for the cookie banner, the cookie blocking and the cookie's consent log).
  • Shopify Mail (to send periodic newsletters to subscribers).
  • Terms and Conditions Checkbox app (an application that create a checkbox to allow users to agree to our terms and conditions, when they want to purchases something from our site. This app also creates the agreement's consent log, in compliance with the law).
  • Shopify Payments app (to allow Google Pay, Apple Pay, VISA and Mastercard payments).
  • PayPal app (to allow payments with PayPal at the checkout).
  • Order Printer app (to print the invoice of the order when the customer purchase something on the site).
  • ProPacklink, for organizing shipping methods.

Basically most of cookies in our website are needed to allow all the above listed tools to work. They are also needed for the website itself to show up properly. We refer to these as "essential" or “Necessary" cookies.

We use mainly first party cookies, and only few third party cookies installed by above mentioned softwares.

The specific types of first and third party cookies served through our Websites and the purposes they perform are described below (please note that the specific cookies served may vary, depending on the specific Online Properties you visit): but the list is written below, with all details.

 

3. HOW YOU CAN CONTROL COOKIES ON OUR WEBSITE

When visiting our website for the first time, a banner will show up at the top of the website, where you can choose which Cookies you want to allow on your device. We have Necessary Cookies, Performance/Statistic cookies and Tarketing/Marketing cookies. You cannot refuse Necessary cookies since they are mandatory for the functioning of the site.

The Cookie Consent Manager can be found in the notification banner and on our website (click here). This tool allow you to revoke your consent to cookies and chose again which ones you want.

If you choose to reject not necessary cookies, you may still use our website without problems. You may also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse all cookies, but this could prevent you from using our website functions.

Inside the Shopify settings for merchants (which we are) there is an option, under preferences, that is in place for all European users. That option prevent tracking to be activated without the user consent. We have accepted this option, so the tracking does not happens if you do not allow the not required cookies in the cookie banner. Those tracking responsible cookies would not be usable after the session ends, because instead they would expire (the only few tracking cookies we have are listed in the table below, with all details).

You need to know that Shopify has strict rules regarding GDPR and CCPA. You can find more informations here (for cookies policy and what they do to prevent your data to be collected and shared) and here (for a list of cookies that Shopify uses). In the first link, you can read this:

"Shopify limits customer tracking by downgrading its own non-essential cookies, outlined in our Cookie Policy, to session cookies. Session cookies are generally deleted when the customer closes their browser. If a customer consents to tracking, then the non-essential cookies are upgraded to persistent cookies, which are not deleted when the customer closes their browser."

That said, the Decline option present in the cookie banner we have installed, prevent cookies like "_shopify_s", "_shopify_y", "_y", "_s" and others to constantly track your activity inside our site, and to be used after the session is ended, for any possible reason.

The specific types of first and third party cookies served through our Websites and the purposes they perform are described in the table below (please note that the specific cookies served may vary depending on the specific Online Properties you visit).

 

4. THE LIST OF OUR COOKIES:

This is a list of cookies we use on our website, result of our latest scan, of 5 June 2021.

Cart: Necessary Cookie, first party cookie installed by Shopify for the cart related functions, expire in 30 days.

Secret: Necessary Cookie, first party cookie installed by Shopify for the checkout operations.

Secure_customer_sig: Necessary Cookie, the cookie is essential in making a secure online transaction.

_ab: Necessary Cookie, installed by Shopify and used for access to admin.

_pay_session: Necessary Cookie, necessary for store the payment session for the future. 

 _secure_session_id: Necessary Cookie, installed by Shopify to store the session id, usually expire in 24 hours.

 _shopify_country: Necessary Cookie, installed by Shopify, that store the country where the person is doing the purchase. Needed for set the right currency.

_shopify_m: Necessary Cookie, installed by Shopify, necessary for managing customer privacy settings. Expire in 1 year.

_shopify_tm: Necessary Cookie, installed by Shopify, necessary for managing customer privacy settings. 

_shopify_tw: Necessary Cookie, installed by Shopify, necessary for managing customer privacy settings.

_storefront_u: Necessary Cookie, installed by Shopify, necessary to update customer account informations when needed.

_tracking_consent: Necessary Cookie, installed by Shopify, used to remember if the user has allowed tracking or not. Lifespan: 1 year.

cart: Necessary Cookie, installed by Shopify, used in connection with checkout.

cart_sig: Necessary Cookie, installed by Shopify, used in connection with checkout. Lifespan: 15 days.

cart_ts: Necessary Cookie, installed by Shopify, used in connection with checkout. Lifespan 30 days.

cart_ver: Necessary Cookie, installed by Shopify, used in connection with the cart. Lifespan 30 days.

cart_currency: Necessary Cookie, installed by Shopify, used in connection with the cart, to remember the currency. Lifespan 15 days.

checkout: Necessary Cookie, installed by Shopify, used in connection with checkout. Lifespan 30 days.

checkout_token: Necessary Cookie, installed by Shopify, used in connection with checkout. Lifespan 1 year.

cookietest: Necessary Cookie, installed by Shopify, used in connection with navigation through a storefront. Expire after the session.

master_device_id: Necessary Cookie, installed by Shopify, used in connection with merchant login.

previous_checkout_token: Necessary Cookie, installed by Shopify, used in connection with checkout.

previous_step: Necessary Cookie, installed by Shopify, used in connection with checkout.

remember_me: Necessary Cookie, installed by Shopify, used in connection with checkout.

shopify_pay_redirect: Necessary Cookie, installed by Shopify, used in connection with payment systems.

storefront_digest: Necessary Cookie, installed by Shopify, used in connection with customer login (the login function is not available on our website).

tracked_start_checkout: Necessary Cookie, installed by Shopify, used in connection with checkout. Lifespan 1 year.

NID: Necessary Cookie, installed by Google (third party Cookie), stores an Unique ID used to remember preferences and also sometimes to customize ads. You can receive this cookie when you use reCaptcha before the payment in the checkout process, together with PayPal cookies. View official Google Policy Page for more informations. Read NID under "Preferences”.

 _nsid: Necessary Cookie, installed by PayPal (third party cookie): when making a payment via PayPal this cookie is issued – PayPal session/security.

akavpau_ppsd: Necessary Cookie, installed by PayPal (third party cookie): when making a payment via PayPal this cookie is issued – PayPal session/security. (Does not appear in this site anymore).

LANG: Necessary Cookie, installed by PayPal (third party cookie): when making a payment via PayPal this cookie is issued – PayPal session/security.

I7_az: Necessary Cookie, installed by PayPal (third party cookie): when making a payment via PayPal this cookie is issued – PayPal session/security.

ts: Necessary Cookie, installed by PayPal (third party cookie): when making a payment via PayPal this cookie is issued – PayPal session/security.

ts_c: Necessary Cookie, installed by PayPal (third party cookie): when making a payment via PayPal this cookie is issued – PayPal session/security.

tsrce: Necessary Cookie, installed by PayPal (third party cookie): when making a payment via PayPal this cookie is issued – PayPal session/security.

x-csrf-jwt: Necessary Cookie, installed by PayPal (third party cookie): when making a payment via PayPal this cookie is issued – PayPal session/security.

x-pp-s: Necessary Cookie, installed by PayPal (third party cookie): when making a payment via PayPal this cookie is issued – PayPal session/security.

enforce_policy: Necessary Cookie, installed by PayPal (third party cookie): when making a payment via PayPal this cookie is issued – PayPal session/security.

googtrans: Necessary Cookie, installed by a third party software, related to the gTranslate app we installed in our shop, help store the language selected. Lifespan: 1 session.

gt_auto_switch: Necessary Cookie, installed by a third party software, related to the gTranslate app we installed in our shop, help store the language selected. Lifespan: Years.

pandectes_gdpr: Necessary Cookie, installed by a third party software, related to the GDPR and Cookie Bar app we have installed in our shop, stores numbers and identifiers in our ePrivacy page access, and user preferences from the Cookie Bar. This cookie is necessary for this software to function, and to guarantee you data privacy.

rc::a: Necessary Cookie, installed by Shopify, related to the Google reCaptcha software that distinguish humans from bot. The lifespan of this cookie is: 1 year.

rc::b: Necessary Cookie, installed by Shopify, related to the Google reCaptcha software that distinguish humans from bot. The lifespan of this cookie is: expire after the session ends.

rc::c: Necessary Cookie, installed by Shopify, related to the Google reCaptcha software that distinguish humans from bot. The lifespan of this cookie is: expire after the session ends.

_GRECAPTCHA: Necessary Cookie, installed by Google (third party cookie), related to the Google reCaptcha software that distinguish humans from bot. The lifespan of this cookie is: 6 months.

_mailmunch_visitor_id: Necessary Cookie, installed by MailMunch (third party cookie), related to the Mailmunch software for the landing page. Anonymously signs if an user has seen the landing page. The lifespan of this cookie is: persistant.

mailmunch_second_pageview: Necessary Cookie, installed by MailMunch (third party cookie), related to the Mailmunch software for the newsletter pop-up. Anonymously signs if an user has seen the pop-up in order to prevent it from show up again. The lifespan of this cookie is: persistant.

mailmunch_shown_1002856: Necessary Cookie, installed by MailMunch (third party cookie), related to the Mailmunch software for the landing page. Allows to properly show up the "Thank you" page after subscribing. The lifespan of this cookie is: persistant.

updatemsewidgetvisitor_1455: Necessary Cookie, installed by the Sticky Contact Form software, needed to remember the visitor that entered the form so you can leave the page without losing data, for limited time. The lifespan of this cookie is: 1 day. Cookie not in use.

updatemsewidgetsubmit_1455: Necessary Cookie, installed by the Sticky Contact Form software, needed to remember if the visitor has submitted a form. The lifespan of this cookie is: 1 day. Cookie not in use.

mse_traffic_source: Necessary Cookie, installed by the Sticky Contact Form software for make it work properly when some functions of this software are activated. This cookie is specifically used when we want to reward a visitor of the site with a coupon or a discount, when they come from a specific website (this function is not active on our site). The lifespan of this cookie is: 1 day. Cookie not in use (Sticky Contact Form was disabled).

countsticky: Necessary Cookie, installed by the Sticky Contact Form software, for make it work properly. The lifespan of this cookie is: 1 day. Cookie not in use.

_landing_page: Performance/Statistic Cookie, installed by Shopify, is necessary to track landing pages access. The lifespan of this cookie it's one session if the user chose to decline all cookies but to accept only necessary ones, otherwise it's 15 days. It's defined as "Reporting and Analytic" cookie inside the Shopify Cookie Policy.

_orig_referrer: Performance/Statistic Cookie, installed by Shopify, is necessary to track landing pages access. The lifespan of this cookie it's one session if the user chose to decline all cookies but to accept only necessary ones, otherwise it's 15 days. It's defined as "Reporting and Analytic" cookie inside the Shopify Cookie Policy.

_shopify_fs: Performance/Statistic Cookie, installed by Shopify, measures statistic of view for the Shopify Platform. The lifespan of this cookie it's one session if the user chose to decline all cookies but to accept only necessary ones, otherwise it's 30 minutes. Its defined as "Reporting and Analytic" cookie inside the Shopify Cookie Policy.

_shopify_s: Performance/Statistic Cookie, installed by Shopify, measures statistic of views for the Shopify Platform. The lifespan of this cookie it's one session if the user chose to decline all cookies but to accept only necessary ones, otherwise it's 30 minutes. It's defined as "Reporting and Analytic" cookie inside the Shopify Cookie Policy.

_shopify_y: Performance/Statistic Cookie, installed by Shopify, measures statistic of views for the Shopify Platform. The lifespan of this cookie it's one session if the user chose to decline all cookies but to accept only necessary ones, otherwise it's 1 year. It's defined as "Reporting and Analytic" cookie inside the Shopify Cookie Policy.

_shopify_sa_p: Performance/Statistic Cookie, related to marketing. Track the items viewed in connection with the user if the user has a profile (profiles with login are not available in our website). And how many items. The lifespan of this cookie it's one session if the user chose to decline all cookies but to accept only necessary ones, otherwise it's 33 minutes. It's defined as "Reporting and Analytic" cookie inside the Shopify Cookie Policy.

_shopify_sa_t: Performance/Statistic Cookie, related to marketing. Track the items viewed in connection with the user if the user has a profile (profiles with login are not available in our website). And how many items. The lifespan of this cookie it's one session if the user chose to decline all cookies but to accept only necessary ones, otherwise it's 30 minutes. It's defined as "Reporting and Analytic" cookie inside the Shopify Cookie Policy.

_shopify_d: Targeting/Marketing Cookie, installed by Shopify. Track the items viewed and other marketing usable data. The lifespan of this cookie its: expire after the session ends. It's defined as "Reporting and Analytic" cookie inside the Shopify Cookie Policy.

_s: Targeting/Marketing Cookie, installed by Shopify. Track the items viewed and other marketing usable data. The lifespan of this cookie it's one session if the user chose to decline all cookies but to accept only necessary ones, otherwise it's 30 minutes. The Shopify Cookie Policy page reports this cookie like "reporting and analytic" cookie, while our scanner identify it as a Marketing cookie.

_y: Targeting/Marketing Cookie, installed by Shopify. Track the items viewed and other marketing usable data. The lifespan of this cookie it's one session if the user chose to decline all cookies but to accept only necessary ones, otherwise its 1 year. The Shopify Cookie Policy page reports this cookie like "reporting and analytic" cookie, while our scanner identify it as a Marketing cookie.

 

We perform a scanning of cookies periodically, to be sure that the list of cookies you get while visiting our site remains the same. We do not allow tracking and marketing cookies to share customers data, in any way. We oppose to that, so the scanning is part of our effort to be GDPR compliant.

If you want to withdraw your consent for cookies, after you have chosen to consent, please visit this page. 

Note: if you select Google Pay as payment system, in the checkout, a new page will open, with a Google page intended for login. Depending from your Google Settings, Google can start to track you from there, installing some cookies in your browser. For more info, see the Google Policy Page.

 

 

5. WHAT ABOUT OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES, LIKE WEB BEACONS?

A web beacon is a clear picture file used to keep track of your navigation through a single website or a series of websites. Web beacons also go by the name of web bugs and are normally used by websites that use third party traffic monitoring and tracking services. Web beacons might be used in connection with cookies to gain an understanding of how a website's users navigate through and process the content contained in that website.

We do not use this tracking technologies in our site.

  

6. DO WE SERVE TARGETED ADVERTISING?

We do not serve targeted advertising and we work to limit the third party cookies used in our website. We could keep anonymous statistics of which products are more viewed in our store, to send offers through our newsletter.

 

7. HOW OFTEN DO WE 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 re-visit 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.

 

8. WHERE YOU CAN GET MORE INFORMATIONS?

If you have any further questions or comments, you may contact us by post or with the following contact informations. Contacting us with this system, none of your informations will be stored in our database for marketing purposes. 

 

Data Controller: Italia Standard

CVR: 38347756

info@italiastandard.com

 

Data Processor: Digital Era ApS

Gartnervej 27, 4632, Bjæverskov, Køge, Denmark

CVR: 39792672

www.digitalera-aps.com

info@digitalera-aps.com