Cookie Policy for massaroleather.co.uk
Last Updated: 30/11/2025
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how For The Love Ltd (“we,” “us,” “our”) uses them on the website https://massaroleather.co.uk (the “Site”), and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the site owners.
Cookies are not harmful and do not store personal information like your home address or credit card details. The information stored in cookies is often used to remember your preferences and improve your browsing experience.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for several reasons, which are categorised as follows:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are essential for you to browse the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, core site functionality like adding items to your shopping basket and checking out cannot be provided.
- Performance / Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect information about how you use our website, like which pages you visit and which links you click on. All of the data is aggregated and anonymous. It helps us understand how our site is performing, where errors might be occurring, and how we can improve it.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
- Targeting / Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver ads that are more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission.
3. Specific Cookies We Use
The table below details the cookies we use on our Site. We use common e-commerce platforms like Shopify and marketing tools like Google Analytics, so this list includes examples you are likely to encounter.
| Cookie Name | Category | Purpose & Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_session_id | Strictly Necessary | A unique identifier that allows our server to link your actions to a single browsing session (e.g., keeping items in your shopping cart). | Session |
_shopify_visit | Performance | Used by our Shopify platform to track a user’s session for analytics. | 30 minutes |
_shopify_y | Performance | Used by Shopify for internal metrics. | 1 year |
_ga | Performance | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish unique users and collect data on site traffic and performance. | 2 years |
_gid | Performance | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish unique users for a single day. | 24 hours |
_gat | Performance | Used by Google Analytics to throttle the request rate, limiting data collection on high-traffic sites. | 1 minute |
_fbp | Targeting | Used by Facebook/Meta to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers. | 3 months |
NID | Targeting | Set by Google to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on other sites. | 6 months |
This list is not exhaustive and may be updated as we change or add services.
4. How Can You Control Cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by:
A. Using Our Cookie Consent Banner
When you first visit our Site, you will see a cookie banner that allows you to accept all, reject all, or manage your preferences for non-essential cookies (like Performance and Targeting cookies). You can adjust these settings at any time by clicking the “Cookie Preferences” link, which we will make available in the website footer.
B. Browser Settings
You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. The “help” function within your browser will tell you how to do this.
Please be aware that if you disable cookies through your browser, many features of our Site may not function correctly, and your experience may be impaired. For example, you may not be able to add products to your basket or proceed to checkout.
C. Third-Party Opt-Outs
You can opt out of tracking for advertising and analytics purposes by third-party companies:
- Google Analytics: You can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
- Online Advertising: For users in the UK and Europe, you can visit Your Online Choices to opt out of seeing targeted ads from participating companies.
5. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, law, or our business operations. We will post any changes on this page and update the “Last Updated” date at the top. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
- Email: info@massaroleather.co.uk or massaroleather@gmail.com
- Postal Address: 1, Alderfield Preston PR19HB
For more information about your data protection rights, please see our main Privacy Policy.