Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy

This cookie policy explains what cookies are, how Crypto Mining Machines (a trading name of [Your Company Ltd]) uses cookies on our website at cryptominingmachines.co.uk, and what choices you have regarding their use. This policy complies with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) and UK GDPR.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, improve user experience, and provide information to website owners. Cookies can be “persistent” (they remain on your device until deleted or expired) or “session” cookies (they are deleted when you close your browser).

2. Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function correctly. They cannot be switched off. They include cookies that manage your shopping cart, remember your login session, and enable secure checkout. Without these cookies, the website cannot operate properly.

• woocommerce_cart_hash — stores your shopping cart contents (session)
• woocommerce_items_in_cart — tracks whether your cart has items (session)
• wp_woocommerce_session_* — contains your unique session ID (2 days)
• wordpress_logged_in_* — identifies logged-in users (session)
• wordpress_sec_* — authentication security cookie (session)
• PHPSESSID — server session identifier (session)

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation, such as remembering your preferences, language, or region. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our website.

• wordpress_test_cookie — checks whether your browser accepts cookies (session)
• cookie_notice_accepted — remembers whether you have accepted our cookie notice (1 year)

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting information anonymously. This data helps us improve our website, content, and user experience. We use Google Analytics for this purpose.

• _ga — distinguishes unique visitors (2 years)
• _ga_* — maintains session state (2 years)
• _gid — distinguishes unique visitors (24 hours)
• _gat — throttles analytics request rate (1 minute)

Marketing Cookies

These cookies may be set by our advertising partners to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other websites. We currently do not use marketing cookies. If this changes in the future, we will update this policy and request your consent.

3. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control these cookies. The main third parties that may set cookies are:

• Google Analytics — website usage analytics (Google Privacy Policy)
• Stripe — payment processing (Stripe Privacy Policy)
• PayPal — payment processing (PayPal Privacy Policy)

4. How to Manage Cookies

You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies, delete existing cookies, or be alerted when a cookie is being set. The specific steps vary by browser:

• Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies
• Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
• Edge: Settings > Privacy > Cookies

Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website. In particular, if you disable strictly necessary cookies, you will not be able to add products to your cart or complete a purchase.

To opt out of Google Analytics tracking specifically, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

5. Changes to This Policy

We may update this cookie policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised date.

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