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# Cookie Policy

**Northwind** · Last updated: 2026-11-11

This policy explains how Northwind Trading Ltd uses cookies and similar technologies on Northwind (https://northwind.example): what they are, which ones we use, why, how long they last and how you can control them. How we handle personal data in general is explained in our [Privacy Policy](https://northwind.example/privacy).

## 1. What cookies and similar technologies are

A cookie is a small text file a website stores in your browser and reads on later visits. **First-party** cookies are set by the site you are visiting; **third-party** cookies are set by another domain, such as an embedded video or an advertising service. **Session** cookies are deleted when you close the browser; **persistent** cookies stay until they expire or you delete them.

Websites can also store information in your browser with local storage and session storage, or load small pieces of code (pixels or tags) from other services. In this policy, “cookies” covers all of these.

## 2. How we use cookies

- **Strictly necessary.** Needed for the site to work or to provide something you asked for, such as signing in, a shopping cart or remembering your cookie choice. They cannot be switched off in our banner.
- **Preferences.** Remember choices you make, such as language or region, so you do not have to set them again.
- **Marketing.** Used by advertising platforms to measure our ads and to show you ads, on this site and elsewhere. They may build a profile of your interests.

We set strictly necessary cookies because the site cannot work without them. **We only set the other categories after you agree in our cookie banner**, and you can choose each category separately.

## 3. The cookies we use

### Strictly necessary

| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Where it is stored |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `session_id` | Northwind | Keeps you signed in | Session | Your browser (first-party cookie) |
| `cart` | Northwind | Remembers the items in your cart | 30 days | Your browser (first-party cookie) |
| `cookie_consent` | Northwind | Remembers your cookie choices | 6 months | Your browser (first-party cookie) |
| `tc_chat_<site-key>` | TapCub | Written only after you open the chat window: keeps the session token so a refresh or a new tab continues the same conversation | 24 hours without chat activity (30 days if you choose to remember the conversation) | Local storage |
| `__stripe_mid` | Stripe | Fraud prevention for payments | 1 year | Your browser (first-party cookie) |
| `__stripe_sid` | Stripe | Fraud prevention for payments | 30 minutes | Your browser (first-party cookie) |

### Preferences

| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Where it is stored |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `lang` | Northwind | Remembers your language | 1 year | Your browser (first-party cookie) |

### Marketing

| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Where it is stored |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `_gcl_au` | Google (Google Ads) | Measures ad conversions on this site | 90 days | Your browser (first-party cookie) |
| `_gcl_aw` | Google (Google Ads) | Stores the Google Ads click that brought you here | 90 days | Your browser (first-party cookie) |
| `YSC` | Google (YouTube embeds) | Security | Session | Your browser (third-party cookie, youtube.com) |
| `VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE` | Google (YouTube embeds) | Security and advertising | 180 days | Your browser (third-party cookie, youtube.com) |

### Analytics without cookies (TapCub)

We measure visits with TapCub. In the configuration we use, the TapCub script sets no cookies and stores nothing in your browser. For each page view it sends the page address and the page you came from, campaign and ad click parameters in the link (such as utm_source or gclid), browser and device type, screen size, language, and an approximate country or region derived from your IP address. TapCub tells visits apart on its servers with a keyed hash of a site-specific salt, a truncated IP address and the browser type; your full IP address is used in memory to estimate location and detect bots and is not stored in full.

If your browser sends a Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control signal, the TapCub analytics script does not send any data.

Durations are the maximum the provider sets; some browsers shorten them. Third-party providers may change their cookies; their own policies are linked below.

## 4. How to manage cookies

When you first visit, our banner lets you accept or reject each optional category; rejecting is as easy as accepting, and nothing is pre-selected. You can change or withdraw your choice at any time through the “Cookie settings” link in the footer of every page. Withdrawing consent does not affect anything that happened before.

You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings. If you block strictly necessary cookies, parts of the site, such as signing in or checkout, may stop working.

## 5. Third-party providers

These providers set their own cookies when we use their services, and handle the data under their own policies:

- Stripe: [cookie and privacy information](https://stripe.com/cookie-settings)
- Google (Google Ads): [cookie and privacy information](https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies)
- Google (YouTube embeds): [cookie and privacy information](https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies)

## 6. Changes to this policy

We update this policy when we add, remove or change cookies. The date at the top shows when it last changed. If we add a cookie that needs your consent, we will ask you again.

## 7. Contact

Questions about cookies: [privacy@northwind.example](mailto:privacy@northwind.example).

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<h1>Cookie Policy</h1>
<p><strong>Northwind</strong> · Last updated: 2026-11-11</p>
<p>This policy explains how Northwind Trading Ltd uses cookies and similar technologies on Northwind (https://northwind.example): what they are, which ones we use, why, how long they last and how you can control them. How we handle personal data in general is explained in our <a href="https://northwind.example/privacy">Privacy Policy</a>.</p>
<h2>1. What cookies and similar technologies are</h2>
<p>A cookie is a small text file a website stores in your browser and reads on later visits. <strong>First-party</strong> cookies are set by the site you are visiting; <strong>third-party</strong> cookies are set by another domain, such as an embedded video or an advertising service. <strong>Session</strong> cookies are deleted when you close the browser; <strong>persistent</strong> cookies stay until they expire or you delete them.</p>
<p>Websites can also store information in your browser with local storage and session storage, or load small pieces of code (pixels or tags) from other services. In this policy, “cookies” covers all of these.</p>
<h2>2. How we use cookies</h2>
<ul><li><strong>Strictly necessary.</strong> Needed for the site to work or to provide something you asked for, such as signing in, a shopping cart or remembering your cookie choice. They cannot be switched off in our banner.</li><li><strong>Preferences.</strong> Remember choices you make, such as language or region, so you do not have to set them again.</li><li><strong>Marketing.</strong> Used by advertising platforms to measure our ads and to show you ads, on this site and elsewhere. They may build a profile of your interests.</li></ul>
<p>We set strictly necessary cookies because the site cannot work without them. <strong>We only set the other categories after you agree in our cookie banner</strong>, and you can choose each category separately.</p>
<h2>3. The cookies we use</h2>
<h3>Strictly necessary</h3>
<div class="table-scroll"><table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Provider</th><th>Purpose</th><th>Duration</th><th>Where it is stored</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>session_id</code></td><td>Northwind</td><td>Keeps you signed in</td><td>Session</td><td>Your browser (first-party cookie)</td></tr><tr><td><code>cart</code></td><td>Northwind</td><td>Remembers the items in your cart</td><td>30 days</td><td>Your browser (first-party cookie)</td></tr><tr><td><code>cookie_consent</code></td><td>Northwind</td><td>Remembers your cookie choices</td><td>6 months</td><td>Your browser (first-party cookie)</td></tr><tr><td><code>tc_chat_&lt;site-key&gt;</code></td><td>TapCub</td><td>Written only after you open the chat window: keeps the session token so a refresh or a new tab continues the same conversation</td><td>24 hours without chat activity (30 days if you choose to remember the conversation)</td><td>Local storage</td></tr><tr><td><code>__stripe_mid</code></td><td>Stripe</td><td>Fraud prevention for payments</td><td>1 year</td><td>Your browser (first-party cookie)</td></tr><tr><td><code>__stripe_sid</code></td><td>Stripe</td><td>Fraud prevention for payments</td><td>30 minutes</td><td>Your browser (first-party cookie)</td></tr></tbody></table></div>
<h3>Preferences</h3>
<div class="table-scroll"><table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Provider</th><th>Purpose</th><th>Duration</th><th>Where it is stored</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>lang</code></td><td>Northwind</td><td>Remembers your language</td><td>1 year</td><td>Your browser (first-party cookie)</td></tr></tbody></table></div>
<h3>Marketing</h3>
<div class="table-scroll"><table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Provider</th><th>Purpose</th><th>Duration</th><th>Where it is stored</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>_gcl_au</code></td><td>Google (Google Ads)</td><td>Measures ad conversions on this site</td><td>90 days</td><td>Your browser (first-party cookie)</td></tr><tr><td><code>_gcl_aw</code></td><td>Google (Google Ads)</td><td>Stores the Google Ads click that brought you here</td><td>90 days</td><td>Your browser (first-party cookie)</td></tr><tr><td><code>YSC</code></td><td>Google (YouTube embeds)</td><td>Security</td><td>Session</td><td>Your browser (third-party cookie, youtube.com)</td></tr><tr><td><code>VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE</code></td><td>Google (YouTube embeds)</td><td>Security and advertising</td><td>180 days</td><td>Your browser (third-party cookie, youtube.com)</td></tr></tbody></table></div>
<h3>Analytics without cookies (TapCub)</h3>
<p>We measure visits with TapCub. In the configuration we use, the TapCub script sets no cookies and stores nothing in your browser. For each page view it sends the page address and the page you came from, campaign and ad click parameters in the link (such as utm_source or gclid), browser and device type, screen size, language, and an approximate country or region derived from your IP address. TapCub tells visits apart on its servers with a keyed hash of a site-specific salt, a truncated IP address and the browser type; your full IP address is used in memory to estimate location and detect bots and is not stored in full.</p>
<p>If your browser sends a Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control signal, the TapCub analytics script does not send any data.</p>
<p>Durations are the maximum the provider sets; some browsers shorten them. Third-party providers may change their cookies; their own policies are linked below.</p>
<h2>4. How to manage cookies</h2>
<p>When you first visit, our banner lets you accept or reject each optional category; rejecting is as easy as accepting, and nothing is pre-selected. You can change or withdraw your choice at any time through the “Cookie settings” link in the footer of every page. Withdrawing consent does not affect anything that happened before.</p>
<p>You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings. If you block strictly necessary cookies, parts of the site, such as signing in or checkout, may stop working.</p>
<h2>5. Third-party providers</h2>
<p>These providers set their own cookies when we use their services, and handle the data under their own policies:</p>
<ul><li>Stripe: <a href="https://stripe.com/cookie-settings">cookie and privacy information</a></li><li>Google (Google Ads): <a href="https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies">cookie and privacy information</a></li><li>Google (YouTube embeds): <a href="https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies">cookie and privacy information</a></li></ul>
<h2>6. Changes to this policy</h2>
<p>We update this policy when we add, remove or change cookies. The date at the top shows when it last changed. If we add a cookie that needs your consent, we will ask you again.</p>
<h2>7. Contact</h2>
<p>Questions about cookies: <a href="mailto:privacy@northwind.example">privacy@northwind.example</a>.</p>
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