Cookies policies
Last updated: 19/05/2023
By using the this website you are consenting to our use of the cookies outlined below. We are not responsible for the use or data collected in any cookies set by third parties. Details of how to control and delete cookies are listed below.
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies are not programs and therefore cannot contain viruses or other malicious software. They are purely a string of text and numbers. The friendly floss website uses cookies as outlined below to help tailor and make our website and your browsing experience better! Your personal data will not be stored for any sinister purposes please rest assured!
Cookies being used
PHPSESSID cookie
This is a session ID cookie which is stored to allow the CMS system which renders each page in the friendly floss website know which pages it has rendered during your browsing session. It stores a random number ID which has nothing to do with you or your browsing behaviour.
Google Analytics 4 cookies
Google Analytics is a system used by many websites to record anonymous information about who visits a website. We have the Google Analytics IP Anonymization function switched on as standard to mask IP addresses, you can read more about this here > https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2763052?hl=en and here https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245. We have the Google Analytics data retention setting set to 26 months. More information relating to Google Analytics and personal data can be found here – https://privacy.google.com/businesses/. Lastly, we don’t use Google Analytics Identifiers or User IDs to track users.
| Cookie Name | Duration | Purpose |
|---|
| _ga | 2 years | Used to distinguish users. |
| _ga_<container-id> | 2 years | Used to persist session state. |
Google uses the cookies as above. These cookies are used mainly to differentiate between first time visitors to a website and repeat visitors. They do not contain any personally identifiable information. You can find out more about how Google use cookies at http://www.google.com/intl/en/analytics/privacyoverview.html. You can also review Google’s Privacy Policy on analytics here http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html. You can optout of Google Analytics on all sites by installing this browser plugin http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Google reCAPTCHA
We use Google reCAPTCHA v3 on the friendlyfloss website to help secure the website and reduce spam form submissions. You can read more about the cookies Google use for their reCAPTCHA service here.
| Cookie Name | Duration | Purpose |
|---|
| _GRECAPTCHA | 6 months | Google reCAPTCHA sets this necessary cookie when executed for the purpose of providing its risk analysis. |
Google DoubleClick
We use Google DoubleClick tracking on the friendlyfloss website to help run our Google Ads campaigns. You can read more about the cookies Google use here.
| Cookie Name | Duration | Purpose |
|---|
| IDE | 1 year | Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user’s actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser’s ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user. |
Woocommerce cookies
The friendly floss website shop is powered by Woocommerce. Woocommerce uses a range of cookies as outlined below to provide the functionality to enable you to purchase products from the website.
| Cookie Name | Duration | Purpose |
|---|
| woocommerce_cart_hash | session | Helps WooCommerce determine when cart contents/data changes. |
| woocommerce_items_in_cart | session | Helps WooCommerce determine when cart contents/data changes. |
| wp_woocommerce_session_ | 2 days | Contains a unique code for each customer so that it knows where to find the cart data in the database for each customer. |
| woocommerce_recently_viewed | session | Powers the Recent Viewed Products widget. |
| store_notice[notice id] | session | Allows customers to dismiss the Store Notice. |
No personal information is stored within these cookies. Further information can be found here https://woocommerce.com/document/woocommerce-cookies/.
Stripe cookies
The shop area of the friendly floss website enables you to purchase products online. To make this possible, we use Stripe, an online payment processor which the provides the financial transaction functionality, enabling the friendly floss website to accept online payments. The Stripe payment gateway system may use cookies to securely provide this functionality. You can find out more about the cookies set by Stripe by visiting Stripe’s Cookies Policy and also here.
YAY Currency switcher cookies
We use a currency switcher tool within the friendly floss shop. This tool allows you to select the currency you want to use when purchasing products. The tool uses cookies as outlined below to provide this functionality:
| Cookie Name | Duration | Purpose |
|---|
| yay_currency_widget | 30 days | Used to store your currency preference. |
No personal information is stored within these cookies.
Cookies notice
We float an information banner over the bottom of the website which informs you of the fact that this website uses cookies. When you dismiss the banner, we use a cookie to store this information to ensure we don’t show you this banner again as detailed below:
| Cookie Name | Duration | Purpose |
|---|
| cookie_notice_accepted | 7 days | Used to store your the display preferences of the “this website uses cookies banner” |
Elfsight
To provide the social media sharing buttons on our news/blog posts, we use a 3rd party service from Elfsight which sets cookies as outlined below to enable the social sharing buttons on the news/blog post pages to function. The content is made available by Elfsight, LLC, 0015, Armenia, Yerevan, Paronyana, 19/3, 201. All information is processed in agreement with their privacy policy – https://elfsight.com/privacy-policy/.
| Cookie Name | Duration | Purpose |
|---|
| _p_hfp_client_id | 1 day | This is an Elfsight cookie which prevents hyped-up views whilst implementing social platforms on this website. |
Facebook Pixel
We use Facebook Pixel tracking to deliver targeted advertising. The cookies set contain an encrypted Facebook user ID and browser ID. It will receive information from this website to better target and optimise advertising. You can read more about Facebook’s use of cookies at – https://www.facebook.com/business/help/471978536642445?id=1205376682832142.
| Cookie Name | Duration | Purpose |
|---|
| fr, tr, _fbc, _fbp | 3 months | Information collected includes IP addresses, information about the web browser, page location, document, referrer and device, button clicks, pages visited and page metadata. |
Controlling or deleting cookies
Depending on which web browser you use it is possible to control how cookies are used, or to delete existing cookies from your computer. You can find instructions on how to control the use of cookies, or delete cookies from your computer at http://www.aboutcookies.org.
All modern browsers allow you to change your cookie settings. These settings will typically be found in the ‘options’ or ‘preferences’ menu of your browser. In order to understand these settings, the following links may be helpful, otherwise you should use the ‘Help’ option in your browser for more details.
Please remember that if you delete or restrict cookies from the friendly floss website you may not be able to experience the full benefit of some of the features and services this website has to offer.
Further information
If you have any questions about how we use cookies please contact us today.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
