Cookie Notice
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We keep cookies to a minimum. Here is each one and why it’s there.
Essential
- la_gate: remembers that you confirmed you’re 21+ and buying for research, so we don’t ask on every page. Stores the wording version and the time you confirmed. Expires after the number of days set by the store (30 by default).
- WooCommerce cart and session cookies (woocommerce_cart_hash, woocommerce_items_in_cart, wp_woocommerce_session_*): keep your cart working. Expire within 2 days.
- WordPress login cookies: keep you signed in after research verification or login.
- la_rv: only if you tick “Remember this device” during research verification. Lets you skip the declarations on this device while the Researcher Agreement is unchanged. Expires after the number of days shown when you tick it (30 by default).
- la_ref: only if you arrive through a referral link. Holds that referral code for 30 days so the friend discount can apply.
- la_partner: only if you arrive through a partner’s link. Holds a signed partner reference for 30 days so that partner is credited if you order. It carries no information about you.
- la_mc: only if you click a link in one of our emails. Lets us count an order against that email for 7 days. It carries no information about you beyond the email it came from.
- Order attribution (sbjs_*): WooCommerce’s own record of how you reached the site (for example a search engine, a partner link or a direct visit), stored in your browser and attached to an order you place. It stays on our site and is never shared with an advertising network.
- Stripe (__stripe_mid, __stripe_sid): only if Stripe is used at checkout. Stripe sets these to help prevent fraud.
- Security: our host’s network may set a short-lived cookie (for example __cf_bm) that helps tell people from bots. It isn’t used to identify you.
Analytics
We count visits with Cloudflare Web Analytics, which sets no cookie and records only the page viewed, the site that sent you and your browser type; it cannot identify you. We don’t use Google Analytics, advertising pixels or any other tracking cookie. If that ever changes, we’ll list the cookie here and update our privacy policy first.
Your control
You can clear or block cookies in your browser settings. If you block essential cookies, the cart and the entry confirmation won’t work.