Cookie Policy

What are Cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of data that are sent to your computer when you visit a website. They are stored on your device and are sent back to the website on subsequent visits. Cookies allow us to recognize you automatically when you visit our site, personalize your experience, and provide better service. We also use cookies for fraud prevention and other purposes. If your web browser is set to refuse cookies from our website, you may not be able to complete a purchase or access certain features, such as storing items in your shopping cart or receiving personalized recommendations. Therefore, we encourage you to configure your web browser to accept cookies from our website.

Cookies We Use

Here are the cookies we use on our website, categorized by their purposes:

Strictly Necessary Cookies:

These cookies are essential for the operation of our website.

• PHPSESSID: This cookie stores and identifies a user's unique session ID to manage user sessions on the website. (Provider: Our website's PHP application)
• private_content_version: This cookie appends a random, unique number and time to pages with customer-specific content to prevent caching on the server. (Provider: Magento eCommerce platform)
• section_data_ids: Stores customer-specific information related to various sections of the website, such as the shopping cart, user preferences, and more. This helps Magento manage and deliver personalized content to users. (Provider: Magento eCommerce platform)
• recently_viewed_product: This cookie stores product IDs of recently viewed products for easy navigation. (Provider: Magento 2 eCommerce platform)
• recently_viewed_product_previous: This cookie stores the product IDs of recently viewed products for easy navigation, enabling users to quickly access products they have previously viewed. (Provider: Magento 2 eCommerce platform)
• recently_compared_product: It stores information on recently compared products, enabling users to quickly revisit products they have compared. (Provider: Magento 2 eCommerce platform)
• recently_compared_product_previous: It stores data on products that were recently compared by the user. This helps users quickly revisit products they have previously compared. (Provider: Magento 2 eCommerce platform)
• product_data_storage: This cookie stores product information, which helps in managing and displaying product data efficiently for users. (Provider: Magento 2 eCommerce platform)
• intercom-session-*: This cookie is set by Intercom, a customer messaging platform. It maintains session data to ensure a consistent and continuous user experience, allowing users to resume their conversations and interactions with the Intercom chat service across different pages or visits. (Provider: Intercom)
• intercom-id-*: This cookie allows visitors to see any conversations they have had on Intercom websites, ensuring continuity and a better user experience by preserving chat history. (Provider: Intercom)
• intercom-device-id-*: This cookie is set by Intercom, a customer messaging platform. It allows visitors to see any conversations they've had on Intercom websites, ensuring continuity and a better user experience by preserving chat history. (Provider: Intercom)
• rc::a: This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. (Provider: Google reCAPTCHA service)
• rc::c: This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. (Provider: Google reCAPTCHA service)

Performance Cookies:

These cookies collect information on how users interact with our website.

• ga*: This Google Analytics cookie stores and counts page views. (Provider: Google Analytics)
• _gcl_au: Google Tag Manager sets this cookie to experiment with the advertisement efficiency of websites using their services. (Provider: Google Analytics via Google Tag Manager)
• _sp_id.*: Snowplow sets this cookie to store user information that is created when a user first visits a site and is updated on subsequent visits. (Provider: Snowplow Analytics)
• _sp_ses.* : Snowplow sets this cookie to store user information that is created when a user first visits a site and is updated on subsequent visits. (Provider: Snowplow Analytics)
• CLID: Microsoft Clarity set this cookie to store information about how visitors interact with the website. The cookie helps to provide an analysis report. The data collection includes the number of visitors, where they visit the website, and the pages visited. (Provider: Microsoft Clarity)
• _uetsid: Bing Ads sets this cookie to engage with a user that has previously visited the website. It helps in remarketing efforts by Bing Ads to target relevant advertisements to users who have previously interacted with the website. (Provider: Bing Ads)
• _uetvid: Bing Ads sets this cookie to engage with a user that has previously visited the website. It helps in remarketing efforts by Bing Ads to target relevant advertisements to users who have previously interacted with the website. (Provider: Bing Ads)
• _clck: Microsoft Clarity sets this cookie to retain the browser's Clarity User ID and settings exclusive to that website. This ensures that actions taken during subsequent visits to the same website will be linked to the same user ID. (Provider: Microsoft Clarity)
• _gid: Google Analytics sets this cookie to store information on how visitors use a website while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the collected data includes the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. (Provider: Google Analytics)
• _gat: Google Universal Analytics sets this cookie to restrain request rate and thus limit data collection on high-traffic sites. (Provider: Google Universal Analytics)
• _clsk: Microsoft Clarity sets this cookie to store and consolidate a user's pageviews into a single session recording. (Provider: Microsoft Clarity)
• SM: Microsoft Clarity cookie set this cookie for synchronizing the MUID across Microsoft domains. (Provider: Microsoft Clarity)
• MR: This cookie, set by Bing, is used to collect user information for analytics purposes. (Provider: Bing)
• SRM_B: Used by Microsoft Advertising as a unique ID for visitors. (Provider: Microsoft Advertising)

Functional Cookies:

These cookies allow the website to remember user preferences.

• form_key: Magento sets this cookie as a security measure to protect form submissions from Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). (Provider: Magento)
• mage-cache-storage: Magento sets this cookie for local storage of visitor-specific content to enable e-commerce functions. (Provider: Magento)
• mage-cache-storage-section-invalidation: Magento sets this cookie for local storage of specific content sections that should be invalidated. (Provider: Magento)
• mage-cache-sessid: Magento sets this cookie as a value, and this cookie triggers the cleanup of local cache storage. When the cookie is removed by the backend application, the administrator cleans up local storage and sets the cookie value to true. (Provider: Magento)

Targeting/Advertising Cookies:

These cookies are used to deliver relevant ads to users and track their engagement.

• MUID: Bing sets this cookie to recognize unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites for advertising and site analytics. (Provider: Bing.com)
• pixel: This cookie presents visitors with relevant content and advertisements. (Provider: yotpo.com)
• ANONCHK: The ANONCHK cookie, set by Bing, is used to store a user's session ID and verify ads' clicks on the Bing search engine. The cookie helps in reporting and personalization as well. (Provider: Bing.com)

Managing Cookies

You have the right to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. Here are some resources on how to manage cookie settings for different browsers:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Microsoft Edge
• Safari
• For more detailed information on managing cookies, you can visit All About Cookies.

EMBEDDED CONTENT FROM OTHER WEBSITES

Our Site includes embedded video tutorials from YouTube. These videos are hosted by YouTube and are embedded on our Site to provide you with helpful content. Please note that when you view or interact with these embedded videos, YouTube may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including correlating your interaction with your YouTube account if you are logged in.

We do not control the data collection practices of YouTube. For more information on how YouTube collects and uses your data, please refer to YouTube's Privacy Policy.

By using our Site and interacting with the embedded content, you consent to the processing of data by YouTube as described in their privacy policy.

Contact Us:

For any questions regarding our cookie policy, please contact us at ben@costbook.com.