Cookie Policy

Name

Description

Duration

_ab

Used to control when the admin bar is displayed in the store.

1 year

_abv

Keeps the admin bar collapsed.

1 year

_checkout_queue_token

Used when there is a queue during the checkout process.

1 year

_cmp_a

Used to manage customer privacy settings.

1 day

_identity_session

Contains the user's identity session ID.

2 years

_master_udr

Permanent device identifier.

session

_pay_session

Rails session cookie for Shopify Pay.

session

_secure_account_session_id

Used to track a customer's session in new customer accounts.

30 days

_session_id

Used to provide reports and statistics.

2 years

_shopify_country

Used in Plus stores to set the currency or country from GeoIP.

30 min

_shopify_essential

Contains essential information for a store to function correctly, such as session and payment information, and anti-tampering data.

1 year

_storefront_u

Used to facilitate updating customer account information.

1 min

_tracking_consent

Used to store a user's preferences if a merchant has defined privacy rules in the visitor's region.

1 year

auth_state_<>

Stores the authentication state before redirecting customers to third parties to determine their identity.

25 min

card_update_verification_id

Used to support verification when a buyer is redirected to Shopify after completing 3D Secure during checkout.

20 min

cart

Contains information related to the user's cart.

2 weeks

cart_currency

Used after checkout to start a new empty cart with the same currency previously used.

2 weeks

cart_sig

A hash of the cart contents. Used to verify the integrity of the cart.

2 weeks

cart_ts

Used in connection with the payment screen.

2 weeks

checkout

Used in connection with the payment screen.

21 days

checkout_prefill

Encrypts and stores URL parameters containing PII that are used in cart permalink URLs.

5 min

checkout_session_lookup

Used in connection with the payment screen.

3 weeks

checkout_session_token_<>

Used when a payment session is established on the server.

3 weeks

checkout_token

Captures the visitor's landing page when coming from other sites.

session

customer_account_locale

Used to track a customer account's region when a redirect from checkout or the store to customer accounts occurs.

12 weeks

customer_payment_method

Stores the payment method being modified for subscriptions.

1 hour

customer_shop_pay_agreement

Used to verify a new Shop Pay payment instrument.

20 min

device_fp_id

Device fingerprint ID to help prevent fraud.

session

device_id

Session device identifier to help prevent fraud.

session

discount_code

Stores a discount code for the next payment.

session

dynamic_checkout_shown_on_cart

Adjusts the checkout experience for buyers who proceed with normal checkout instead of dynamic checkout.

30 min

hide_shopify_pay_for_checkout

Set when a buyer declines the Shop Pay login modal during checkout.

session

identity-state

Stores the state before redirecting customers to the identity authentication process.

1 day

identity-state-<>

Stores the state before redirecting customers to the identity authentication process.

1 day

identity_customer_account_number

Stores an identifier used to facilitate login to the customer account and store domains.

12 weeks

keep_alive

Used when international domain redirection is enabled to determine if a request is the first of a session.

session

locale_bar_accepted

Maintains the geolocation app modal if accepted.

session

locale_bar_dismissed

Maintains the geolocation app modal if dismissed.

1 day

localization

Used to localize the cart to the correct country.

2 weeks

logged_in

Login identity hint.

12 weeks

login_with_shop_finalize

Used to facilitate login with the store.

5 min

master_device_id

Permanent device identifier.

1 year

order

Used to allow access to the buyer's order details page data.

3 weeks

pay_update_intent_id

Stores the ID of an attempt to update a Shop Pay billing agreement.

20 min

preview_theme

Used to indicate if a theme preview is being displayed.

session

previous_checkout_token

Used to pre-fill the checkout with information from the previous checkout.

1 year

previous_step

Used in connection with the payment screen.

1 year

profile_preview_token

Used to preview customizations.

5 min

receive-cookie-deprecation

Google cookie that identifies affected Chrome browsers when a third-party cookie becomes deprecated.

session

remember_me

Used to pre-populate checkout with previous payment information.

1 year

secure_customer_sig

Used to identify a customer after they log in to a store.

1 year

shop_pay_accelerated

Indicates if a buyer is eligible for Shop Pay accelerated checkout.

1 year

shopify-editor-unconfirmed-settings

Stores changes made by the merchant in the editor to update the preview.

16 h

shopify_pay

Used to initiate a buyer's Shop Pay session when they make another payment at the same store.

1 year

shopify_pay_redirect

Used to speed up the checkout process when the buyer has a Shop Pay account.

1 year

storefront_digest

Stores a digest of the store's password, allowing merchants to preview their store when it is password-protected.

1 year

tracked_start_checkout

Used in connection with the checkout screen.

1 year

user

Used in connection with Shop login.

1 year

user_cross_site

Used in connection with Shop login.

1 year

wpm-domain-test

Used to test Shopify's Web Pixel Manager with the domain.

session

Name

Description

Duration

_landing_page

Captures the visitor's landing page when they come from other sites.

2 weeks

_orig_referrer

Allows the merchant to identify where people visit from.

2 weeks

_shopify_ga

Contains Google Analytics parameters that enable cross-domain analytical measurement to function.

session

_shopify_s

Used to identify a specific browser/store session combination.

30 min

_shopify_sa_p

Captures the visitor's landing page when they come from other sites to support marketing reports and statistics.

30 min

_shopify_sa_t

Captures the visitor's landing page when they come from other sites to support marketing reports and statistics.

30 min

_shopify_y

Shopify reports and statistics.

1 year

checkout_one_experiment

Used when a checkout is eligible for Checkout One and has been assigned to an experiment.

session

shop_analytics

Contains buyer information necessary for store analytics.

1 year

unique_interaction_id

Used for checkout metrics.

10 min

_ga

Injected by Mailchimp. Identifies unique users to measure traffic (Google Analytics).

2 years

_ga_*

Injected by Mailchimp. Property-specific ID in Google Analytics 4.

2 years

_gcl_au

Injected by Mailchimp. Measures conversions from Google Ads advertising campaigns.

3 months

FPAU

Injected by Mailchimp. Google Ads attribution tracking (First Party).

3 months

FPID

Injected by Mailchimp. User identifier for Google Analytics (First Party).

2 years