Cookies
When visitors load Shopify’s websites, we generally place the following Shopify cookies:
Cookies Necessary for the Functioning of the Sites
| Name | Function | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _Brochure_session | Used in connection with browsing through site. | - |
| checkout | Used in connection with Pay checkout on shop.app. | 3w |
| signed_in | Used in connection with Shop login. | 1y |
| user | Used in connection with Shop login. | 1y |
Reporting and Analytics
| Name | Function |
|---|---|
| _landing_page | Tracks landing pages. |
| _orig_referrer | Tracks landing pages. |
| _s | Shopify analytics. |
| _session_id | Shopify analytics |
| _shopify_s | Shopify analytics. |
| _shopify_sa_t | Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals. |
| _shopify_uniq | Shopify analytics. |
| _shopify_y | Shopify analytics. |
| _y | Shopify analytics. |
| *_assignment | Shopify analytics |
| ab_test_* | Shopify analytics. |
| cart_sig | Shopify analytics. |
| ki_r | Shopify analytics. |
| ki_t | Shopify analytics. |
Additionally, we use pixels and tags from the following third parties, which may in turn place cookies:
Cookies Necessary for the Functioning of the Sites
| Third Party | Description | Privacy Policy |
|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Shopify uses Cloudflare Network as a Service for edge routing. | https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/ |
Reporting & Analytics
| Third Party | Description | Privacy Policy |
|---|---|---|
| Alexa Metrics | We use Alexa Metrics to help measure how users interact with our websites. | https://www.alexa.com/help/privacy |
| Bizible | We use Bizible to help measure how users interact with our websites. | https://documents.marketo.com/legal/privacy/ |
| Bugsnag | We use Bugsnag to help us troubleshoot and fix issues with our websites. | https://docs.bugsnag.com/legal/privacy-policy/ |
| Chartbeat | We use Chartbeat to help measure how users interact with our websites. | https://chartbeat.com/privacy/ |
| Crazy Egg | We use Crazy Egg to help measure how users interact with our websites. | https://www.crazyegg.com/privacy |
| Datadog RUM | We use Datadog RUM to help measure how users interact with our websites. | https://www.datadoghq.com/legal/privacy/ |
| DC Analytics | We use DC Analytics to help measure how users interact with our websites. | https://dcanalytics.dcmn.com/privacy-policy |
| Facebook Pixel | We use Facebook Pixel to help measure how users interact with our websites. | https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation |
| Fullstory | We use Fullstory to help measure how users interact with our websites. | https://www.fullstory.com/legal/privacy/ |
| Google Analytics | We use Google Analytics to help measure how users interact with our websites. | https://policies.google.com/privacy |
| Google Tag Manager | We use Google Tag Manager to help manage analytics vendors. | https://policies.google.com/privacy |
| Hotjar | We use Hotjar to help measure how users interact with our websites. | https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy |
| iSpot | We use iSpot to help measure how users interact with our websites. | https://www.ispot.tv/terms-of-service |
| KissInsights | We use KissInsights to help measure how users interact with our websites. | https://signin.kissmetrics.com/privacy/ |
| LinkedIn Insight Tag | We use LinkedIn Insight Tag to help measure how users interact with our websites. | https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy |
| New Relic | We use New Relic to help measure how users interact with our websites. | https://newrelic.com/termsandconditions/privacy |
| Optimizely | We use Optimizely to help us test improvements or changes to our websites. | https://www.optimizely.com/privacy/ |
| Pinterest Analytics | We use Pinterest Analytics to help measure how users interact with our websites. | https://policy.pinterest.com/privacy-policy |
| Segment | We use Segment to help measure how users interact with our websites. | https://segment.com/legal/privacy/ |
| Snapchat | We use Snapchat to help measure how users interact with our websites. | https://snap.com/privacy/privacy-policy |
| Taboola | We use Taboola to help measure how users interact with our websites. | https://www.taboola.com/policies/privacy-policy |
| Tealium | We use Tealium to help manage analytics vendors. | https://tealium.com/privacy/ |
| TikTok | We use TikTok to help measure how users interact with our websites. | https://www.tiktok.com/legal/privacy-policy?lang=en |
| We use Twitter to help measure how users interact with our websites. | https://twitter.com/en/privacy | |
| Yelp Audience Platform | We use Yelp to help measure how users interact with our websites. | https://terms.yelp.com/privacy/en_us/20200101_en_us/ |
Advertising
| Third Party | Description | Privacy Policy |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Advertising | We use Microsoft Advertising to deliver targeted advertisements to individuals who visit our websites. | https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-ca/privacystatement |
| Drift | We use Drift to help us with conversational marketing to customers while they visit our websites. | https://www.drift.com/privacy-policy/ |
| Facebook Custom Audiences | We use Facebook Custom Audiences to deliver targeted advertisements to individuals who visit our websites. | https://www.facebook.com/policy.php |
| We use Google Ads to deliver targeted advertisements to individuals who visit our websites. | https://policies.google.com/privacy | |
| Hubspot | We use Hubspot to manage our relationships with our customers. | https://legal.hubspot.com/privacy-policy |
| Intercom | We use Intercom to manage our relationships with our customers. | https://www.intercom.com/terms-and-policies#privacy |
| Marketo | We use Marketo to manage our relationships with our customers. | https://documents.marketo.com/legal/privacy/ |
| Outbrain | We use Outbrain to deliver targeted advertisements to individuals who visit our websites. | https://www.outbrain.com/privacy |
| Quora | We use Quora to deliver targeted advertisements to individuals who visit our websites. | https://www.quora.com/about/privacy |
| We use Reddit Ads to deliver targeted advertisements to individuals who visit our websites. | https://www.reddit.com/help/privacypolicy | |
| SourceKnowledge | We use SourceKnowledge to deliver targeted advertisements to individuals who visit our websites. | http://www.sourceknowledge.com/privacy |
| Yahoo Japan Ads | We use Yahoo Japan Ads to deliver targeted advertisements to individuals who visit our websites. | https://about.yahoo.co.jp/common/terms/ |
Social Media & Content
| Third Party | Description | Privacy Policy |
|---|---|---|
| Disqus | We use Disqus to provide commenting capabilities on posts on our websites. | https://help.disqus.com/terms-and-policies/disqus-privacy-policy |
| Facebook Connect | We use Facebook Connect to allow visitors to our website to interact with and share content via Facebook’s social media platform. | https://www.facebook.com/policy.php |
| Gravatar | We use Gravatar to allow visitors to our websites to create avatars. | https://en.gravatar.com/site/privacy |
| We use Twitter to allow visitors to our website to interact with and share content via Twitter’s social media platform. | https://twitter.com/en/privacy | |
| Wistia | We use Wistia to display video content. | https://wistia.com/privacy |