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Cookie Policy
COOKIE POLICYPaws Pet Shop
www.pawspetshop.co.uk
Last updated: September 2026
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1. WHAT THIS POLICY COVERS
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, which cookies
www.pawspetshop.co.uk uses and why, and how you can manage or withdraw your
consent at any time.
This policy is separate from, but should be read alongside, our Privacy Policy
at www.pawspetshop.co.uk/privacy-policy.
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2. WHAT COOKIES ARE
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or
smartphone) when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognise your
device on return visits and to remember information about your preferences or
actions.
Cookies can be:
- First-party: set directly by pawspetshop.co.uk
- Third-party: set by external services we use (for example Google Analytics)
- Session cookies: deleted automatically when you close your browser
- Persistent cookies: remain on your device for a set period after you leave
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3. YOUR CONSENT
When you first visit pawspetshop.co.uk, a cookie consent banner is displayed.
You may:
- Accept all cookies
- Accept only strictly necessary cookies
- Manage your preferences individually by category
Strictly necessary cookies are placed without consent because they are
essential for the website to function. All other categories require your
explicit consent before they are set. You can change or withdraw your consent
at any time — see Section 7 below.
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4. THE COOKIES WE USE
─── 4.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies ─────────────────────────────────────────
These cookies are essential for the website to work correctly. They do not
require your consent under the Privacy and Electronic Communications
Regulations 2003 (PECR). Without them, services such as your shopping basket
and account login cannot function.
Cookie name: PHPSESSID
Set by: pawspetshop.co.uk (NivoCart)
Purpose: Maintains your shopping session. Stores your basket contents,
login state, and form security tokens while you browse.
Without this cookie the site cannot remember what is in your
basket or keep you logged in.
Duration: Session (deleted when you close your browser)
Type: First-party
Cookie name: cookie_consent
Set by: pawspetshop.co.uk
Purpose: Records your cookie consent preferences so that the consent
banner is not shown on every page and your choices are
respected during your visit and future visits.
Duration: 12 months
Type: First-party
─── 4.2 Functional Cookies ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
These cookies remember your preferences to improve your browsing experience.
They are not strictly essential, but without them you may need to re-enter
your preferences each time you visit.
Cookie name: currency
Set by: pawspetshop.co.uk (NivoCart)
Purpose: Remembers your selected display currency (for example GBP)
so that prices are shown in your preferred currency on
subsequent pages and visits.
Duration: 30 days
Type: First-party
Cookie name: language
Set by: pawspetshop.co.uk (NivoCart)
Purpose: Remembers your selected language so that the site is displayed
in your preferred language on return visits.
Duration: 30 days
Type: First-party
─── 4.3 Analytics Cookies ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website — which pages
are visited most often, where visitors come from, and whether any errors
occur. The data is aggregated and anonymous; it does not identify you
personally. Analytics cookies are only set with your consent.
Cookie name: _ga
Set by: Google Analytics 4 (google.com)
Purpose: Contains a randomly generated identifier used to distinguish
unique users. Google uses this to calculate visitor, session,
and campaign data for our site reports.
Duration: 2 years
Type: Third-party
Cookie name: _ga_XXXXXXXXXX (where XXXXXXXXXX is our GA4 Measurement ID)
Set by: Google Analytics 4 (google.com)
Purpose: Used by Google Analytics to persist session state and record
the number and timing of pageview events.
Duration: 2 years
Type: Third-party
Google processes analytics data on our behalf under a Data Processing
Agreement. Google Analytics is configured with IP anonymisation enabled, which
means your full IP address is never stored. Google's privacy policy is
available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy
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We do not currently use any marketing, advertising, or retargeting cookies.
No third-party advertising networks set cookies through this website.
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5. THIRD-PARTY COOKIES — SUMMARY
The table below summarises all third-party cookies set on this website.
Provider Category Cookie(s) Duration
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Google (GA4) Analytics _ga, _ga_XXXXXXXXXX 2 years
We do not control the behaviour or data practices of third-party services.
Links to their privacy and cookie policies are provided in Section 4 above.
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6. COOKIES WE DO NOT USE
We do not use:
- Advertising or retargeting cookies of any kind
- Social media tracking pixels (e.g. Meta Pixel, TikTok Pixel)
- Cross-site tracking technologies
- Fingerprinting or other non-cookie tracking methods
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7. HOW TO MANAGE YOUR COOKIE PREFERENCES
7.1 Using our consent tool
You can change or withdraw your consent to non-essential cookies at any time
by clicking the "Cookie Preferences" link in the footer of any page on
www.pawspetshop.co.uk.
When you withdraw consent for a cookie category, those cookies are removed from
your browser and will not be re-set unless you give consent again.
Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing that
took place before you withdrew consent.
7.2 Managing cookies in your browser
All modern browsers allow you to view, block, and delete cookies through their
settings. Instructions for the most common browsers are at the following links:
Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies
Apple Safari: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies
Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge/cookies
Please be aware that blocking all cookies — including strictly necessary ones —
will affect the functionality of this website. Your shopping basket and login
will not work if session cookies are blocked.
7.3 Opting out of Google Analytics
In addition to our consent tool and browser controls, you can prevent Google
Analytics from collecting data about your visits across all websites by
installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
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8. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the
cookies we use or in applicable law. The "Last updated" date at the top of
this page will always show when the policy was last revised.
Where changes are material — for example if we add a new category of cookie —
we will display a prominent notice on the website and, where appropriate,
refresh the consent banner so you have the opportunity to review and confirm
your preferences.
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9. CONTACT US
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how we handle your
personal data, please contact us at:
Email: contact@pawspetshop.co.uk
Website: www.pawspetshop.co.uk/contact
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information
Commissioner's Office (ICO) if you believe we are not handling your data
lawfully:
ICO website: www.ico.org.uk
ICO helpline: 0303 123 1113
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