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This page explains the cookies and similar technologies we use on www.cafedirect.co.uk ("our site"), what they do and how long they last. Please read it alongside our Privacy Policy.
Last reviewed: 2 November 2026
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. We also use similar technologies: local and session storage in your browser, and scripts and tags (including pixels) that load from our site or from our partners. On this page we use "cookies" to cover all of them.
Apart from strictly necessary cookies and the small number of identifiers described under "Stored before you make a choice" below, we only set cookies if you accept them in our cookie banner. You can change or withdraw your choice at any time using the button below. You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings, but parts of the site, such as your basket and checkout, may stop working.
A small number of identifiers are stored in your browser when you visit our site, before you have made a cookie choice. They are used to measure completed orders and subscription renewals accurately, and to run our email sign-up and personalisation tools. They are not advertising cookies.
Order measurement. Our analytics provider, Littledata, stores a randomly generated identifier and related browser information in your browser, and sends it to Littledata when you visit, before you make a cookie choice. This information can include your basket reference, your cookie choice, where you came from, your language, country, time zone, and details of your device and browser. It is used to link your visit to a later order. This happens whether or not you accept analytics or advertising cookies.
If you decline, we still process completed orders and subscription events on our servers and through Littledata. This data can be linked to your order or customer account, and details of the purchase can be sent to Google Analytics and Google Ads for measurement. This can include your IP address, device and browser details, any advertising click identifier, and, where you have an account or place an order, customer details in hashed or encrypted form. We do this to measure and improve the performance of our shop and our advertising. Basket and checkout records are kept for around two weeks and, where linked to a customer record, for up to one year. If you withdraw a consent you previously gave, information already stored in your browser by this tool may remain until you clear your browser data.
Signals without cookies. Before you choose, and if you decline, our Google tags may send anonymous consent signals and basic page-view pings to Google that do not use cookies or a persistent identifier from your device. Our Microsoft Clarity script also loads on every visit but does not set its cookies unless you accept.
| Name | Provider | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ld_id | Littledata | Local storage | 1 year |
| _ld_custom_clientIDs | Littledata | Local storage | Persistent |
| ld_ca | Littledata | Local storage | Persistent |
| _ld_googleAnalytics4_clientIDs | Littledata | Local storage | Persistent |
| _ldmk | Littledata | Session storage | Session |
| klaviyoOnsite | Klaviyo | Local storage | Persistent |
| klaviyoPagesVisitCountV2 | Klaviyo | Session storage | Session |
| signInWithShop:cartSyncTransferAttemptedAt | Shopify | Local storage | Persistent |
The Google Analytics client identifier store (_ld_googleAnalytics4_clientIDs) is only populated once analytics is permitted, but the empty key may be created after you decline.
Cookies set by a third party are set by the provider named, not by us. Some providers, such as Microsoft, Google and Meta, act as independent controllers of the data they collect and handle it under their own privacy notices. The lists below come from a technical scan of our site and are updated when our tools change. Each list covers cookies and browser storage; the scripts we load in each category are described underneath.
These are needed to run the site and its core functions, such as your basket, checkout, account sign-in, security and remembering your cookie choice. They do not need your consent.
| Name | Provider | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _checkout_queue_token | Shopify | Cookie | 1 year |
| _pay_session | Shopify | Cookie | Session |
| _shop_app_essential | Shopify | Cookie | 1 year |
| _shopify_country | Shopify | Cookie | Session |
| _shopify_essential | Shopify | Cookie | 1 year |
| _shopify_essential_* | Shopify | Cookie | 1 year |
| _shopify_test | Shopify | Cookie | Session |
| _storefront_u | Shopify | Cookie | 1 minute |
| _tracking_consent | Shopify | Cookie | 1 year |
| auth_state_* | Shopify | Cookie | 25 minutes |
| cart | Shopify | Cookie | 14 days |
| cart_currency | Shopify | Cookie | 14 days |
| checkout | Shopify | Cookie | 21 days |
| checkout_token | Shopify | Cookie | 14 days |
| customer_account_locale | Shopify | Cookie | 1 minute |
| discount_code | Shopify | Cookie | Session |
| hide_shopify_pay_for_checkout | Shopify | Cookie | Session |
| identity-state | Shopify | Cookie | 24 hours |
| identity_customer_account_number | Shopify | Cookie | 12 minutes |
| keep_alive | Shopify | Cookie | 14 minutes |
| localization | Shopify | Cookie | 1 year |
| login_with_shop_finalize | Shopify | Cookie | 5 minutes |
| order | Shopify | Cookie | 3 minutes |
| shop_pay_accelerated | Shopify | Cookie | 1 minute |
| shopify_client_id | Shopify | Cookie | 1 minute |
| shopify_pay | Shopify | Cookie | 1 year |
| shopify_pay_redirect | Shopify | Cookie | Session |
| skip_shop_pay | Shopify | Cookie | 1 year |
| theme | Shopify | Cookie | 1 minute |
| user | Shopify | Cookie | 1 year |
| user_cross_site | Shopify | Cookie | 1 year |
| cookieconsent_preferences_disabled | Consentmo | Cookie | 1 day |
| cookieconsent_status | Consentmo | Cookie | 1 year |
| _shs_state | Shopify | Session storage | Session |
| shopify:webmcp_adapter_loaded | Shopify | Local storage | Persistent |
| consentHeader | Consentmo | Session storage | Session |
| csmADACountryDetection | Consentmo | Local storage | Persistent |
| csmConsentIdentifier | Consentmo | Local storage | Persistent |
| gdprCache | Consentmo | Local storage | Persistent |
Scripts in this category. Shopify scripts that load the storefront, basket, checkout, Shop Pay and sign-in and apply your privacy settings to other tools; the Consentmo cookie banner and accessibility scripts; Google Tag Manager, which applies your cookie choices to our other tags; and the Recharge subscription widget, which shows subscription options on product pages.
These remember choices and settings so the site works the way you expect. We only set them if you accept.
| Name | Provider | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| signInWithShop:cartSyncNextRecognitionAt | Shopify | Local storage | Persistent |
These help us understand how visitors use the site so we can fix problems and improve it. They include tools that show how people interact with our pages, such as heatmaps and session recordings. We only set them if you accept.
| Name | Provider | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _landing_page | Shopify | Cookie | 14 days |
| _orig_referrer | Shopify | Cookie | 14 days |
| _shopify_analytics | Shopify | Cookie | 1 year |
| _shopify_ga | Shopify | Cookie | Session |
| _shopify_s | Shopify | Cookie | 30 minutes |
| _shopify_y | Shopify | Cookie | 1 year |
| shop_analytics | Shopify | Cookie | 1 year |
| _ga | Cookie | 2 years | |
| _ga_<ID> | Cookie | 2 years | |
| _clck | Microsoft | Cookie | 1 year |
| _clsk | Microsoft | Cookie | 1 day |
| CLID | Microsoft | Cookie | 1 year |
| __shopify_agent_context_events | Shopify | Session storage | Session |
| ri-* and wpm-ri-* keys | Shopify | Session storage | Session |
| _cltk | Microsoft | Session storage | Session |
| rc_subscription_widget_analytics | Recharge | Session storage | Session |
| ld_ipv4 | Littledata | Local storage | Persistent |
| _ldi | Littledata | Local storage | Persistent |
What these are used for. Shopify Analytics and Google Analytics measure visits and where they come from. Microsoft Clarity records how visitors use our pages through heatmaps and session recordings. Littledata and Recharge store small amounts of data to support order and subscription-widget measurement.
Scripts in this category. Shopify analytics and performance scripts, the Google tag, Littledata tracking scripts and Microsoft Clarity. Browsing events from your browser are only sent if you accept, apart from the cookie-free consent signals described above, and Clarity's cookies are only set if you accept. Completed orders may still be sent from our servers whatever you choose; see "Stored before you make a choice" above.
These measure our advertising, show you relevant ads on other sites and platforms, and support our email and SMS marketing. We only set them if you accept.
| Name | Provider | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _shopify_marketing | Shopify | Cookie | 1 year |
| _gcl_au | Cookie | 3 months | |
| IDE | Cookie | 2 years | |
| __kla_id | Klaviyo | Cookie | 2 years |
| ANONCHK | Microsoft | Cookie | 10 minutes |
| MR | Microsoft | Cookie | 6 months |
| MUID | Microsoft | Cookie | Up to 13 months |
| SM | Microsoft | Cookie | Session |
| SRM_B | Microsoft | Cookie | Up to 13 months |
| _fbp | Meta | Cookie | 3 months |
| _ld_facebook_clientIDs | Littledata | Local storage | Persistent |
| lastExternalReferrer | Meta | Local storage | Persistent |
| lastExternalReferrerTime | Meta | Local storage | Persistent |
| _gcl_ls | Local storage | Persistent | |
| $last_referrer | Klaviyo | Local storage | Persistent |
| $referrer | Klaviyo | Local storage | Persistent |
| __kl_key | Klaviyo | Local storage | Persistent |
| kl-post-identification-sync | Klaviyo | Local storage | Persistent |
| klaviyoFormSubmit | Klaviyo | Local storage | Persistent |
What these are used for. Google and Microsoft cookies measure advertising and link ad clicks to purchases, and can be used to personalise ads. Meta's do the same for Facebook and Instagram, and Meta acts as an independent controller of the data it collects. Klaviyo's recognise you for email and SMS marketing once you are identified, for example by signing up. Shopify's marketing cookie attributes visits to our campaigns.
Scripts in this category. The Google tag and Google Ads conversion script, Klaviyo scripts, the Meta Pixel (fbevents.js), Littledata advertising connector scripts and Loox scripts for product reviews and trust badges. The Klaviyo and Loox scripts load on every visit; Klaviyo's tracking cookies are only set if you accept. Littledata's browser-side data is only sent if you accept, but completed orders may still be sent from our servers whatever you choose; see "Stored before you make a choice" above.
If you have any questions about how we use cookies, contact us at privacy@cafedirect.co.uk.
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