William Dickinson — operated by Joana & William Dickinson Lda
Last updated: 30 July 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Joana & William Dickinson Lda ("we", "us", "our"), operating under the brand "William Dickinson", uses cookies and similar technologies on shop.williamdickinson.co.uk (the "Services"). It should be read together with our Privacy Policy. By using our website you can accept, reject or manage non-essential cookies through the cookie banner displayed to you.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, to make them more efficient, and to provide information to the site’s operators. We also use similar technologies such as pixels, tags and local storage; in this policy we refer to all of these as "cookies".
Categories of cookies we use
1. Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They enable core features such as security, network management, keeping items in your cart, and completing checkout. Because they are required to provide the Services you request, they are not subject to consent. Examples include Shopify’s session and cart cookies and security/fraud-prevention cookies.
2. Performance and analytics cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting information such as which pages are visited and how visitors move through the site. This helps us measure and improve performance. Examples include Shopify’s built-in analytics and, where enabled, third-party analytics tools.
3. Functional cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your language or region) and to provide enhanced, more personal features.
4. Marketing and advertising cookies
These cookies are used to deliver advertising that is more relevant to you and to measure the effectiveness of our marketing. They may be set by us or by third-party advertising partners (for example Meta/Facebook or Google) and may track your activity across websites. They are only used where you have given consent.
Cookies we use
The table below lists the main cookies used on this store. Third-party cookies are only set where you have given your consent through the cookie banner. Durations are indicative and may vary slightly by browser.
Strictly necessary (Shopify)
|
Cookie |
Purpose |
Duration |
|
_shopify_y |
Shop session identifier |
1 year |
|
_shopify_s |
Shop session tracking |
30 minutes |
|
_secure_session_id |
Secure checkout session |
Session |
|
cart, cart_sig, cart_ts, cart_currency |
Keeps your shopping cart working |
2 weeks |
|
checkout_token |
Remembers your checkout |
1 year |
|
localization |
Remembers your country and currency selection |
1 year |
|
_tracking_consent, _cmp_a |
Stores your cookie consent choices |
1 year |
Performance and analytics
|
Cookie |
Provider |
Purpose |
Duration |
|
_shopify_sa_p, _shopify_sa_t |
Shopify |
Shopify analytics relating to marketing and referrals |
30 minutes |
|
_ga |
|
Distinguishes visitors for site analytics |
2 years |
|
_gid |
|
Distinguishes visitors (short term) |
24 hours |
Functional (Judge.me reviews)
|
Cookie |
Provider |
Purpose |
Duration |
|
judgeme_* (e.g. judgeme_cart_products) |
Judge.me |
Powers the product reviews widget and remembers purchased products so review requests can be sent |
Session – 1 year |
Marketing and advertising
|
Cookie |
Provider |
Purpose |
Duration |
|
_fbp |
Meta (Facebook) |
Delivers and measures advertising |
3 months |
|
fr |
Meta (Facebook) |
Ad delivery and measurement |
3 months |
|
_gcl_au |
|
Measures ad conversions (Google Ads) |
3 months |
Third-party cookies
Some cookies are placed by third parties that provide services to us, including Shopify (hosting and store functionality), our payment providers (including PayPal), analytics providers, our product reviews provider (Judge.me), and — where enabled — advertising partners such as Meta and Google. These third parties may process your information in accordance with their own privacy and cookie policies.
Your choices and how to manage cookies
When you first visit our website, you are presented with a cookie banner that allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time through the cookie settings on our website. Where enabled, we also honour the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal as a valid request to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information for targeted advertising.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings, including deleting existing cookies and blocking new ones. Please note that if you block strictly necessary cookies, parts of the website — including checkout — may not function correctly. Guidance on managing cookies is available in your browser’s help pages.
Consent and legal basis
We place strictly necessary cookies on the basis of our legitimate interest in providing a secure and functioning website. All other cookies (analytics, functional, and marketing) are placed only with your consent, in accordance with the EU ePrivacy rules and the GDPR as implemented in Portugal. You may withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie settings, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for operational, legal or regulatory reasons. We will post the updated policy on this website and update the "Last updated" date above.
Contact
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
Joana & William Dickinson Lda
Rua de Teire, n.º 713, 4830-296 Garfe, Póvoa de Lanhoso, Portugal
Email: shop@williamdickinson.co.uk