Cookies Policy
This page describes Black Sheep Brewery’s Cookies Policy, which applies to this website. If you do not accept this cookies policy, please do not use this website.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small files which are stored on a user’s computer. They are designed to hold a small amount of data specific to a particular user and website and can be accessed either by the server upon which a website is hosted or by the users internet browser.
What cookies does this website use?
Analytical cookies
Analytics cookies or performance cookies are used to track website visitors and their user behaviour. This data is then used to improve the way the website works and in turn, used to improve user experience.
| Cookie name | Cookie Group | Expires | Scope | Functionality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sbjs_migrations | Woocommerce/Sourcebuster | 3 months | First Party | identify the source of a visit and stores user action information |
| sbjs_current_add | Woocommerce/Sourcebuster | 3 months | First Party | identify the source of a visit and stores user action information |
| sbjs_first_add | Woocommerce/Sourcebuster | 3 months | First Party | identify the source of a visit and stores user action information |
| sbjs_current | Woocommerce/Sourcebuster | 3 months | First Party | identify the source of a visit and stores user action information |
| sbjs_first | WooCommerce/Sourcebuster | 3 months | First Party | identify the source of a visit and stores user action information |
| sbjs_udata | WooCommerce/Sourcebuster | 3 months | First Party | identify the source of a visit and stores user action information |
| sbjs_session | WooCommerce/Sourcebuster | 30 mins | First Party | identify the source of a visit and stores user action information |
| __gid | Google Analytics | 1 day | First Party | store and count pageviews |
| __ga | Google Analytics | 2 years | First Party | store and count pageviews |
| __ga_* | Google Analytics | 1 year | First Party | store and count pageviews |
| mailchimp_landing_site | MailChimp | 1 month | First Party | store which page was visited first |
Site visitation
To monitor website traffic and content usage behaviour we employ Google Analytics to (anonymously) compile site visitation statistics. Google Analytics sets the following four cookies which are all used to collect information about how visitors arrived at this website, how they use the website and it’s content and how they leave the site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The data collected is in an anonymous form. No personal information is collected or stored either by the Google Analytics system or the cookies that it sets.
For more information on the data that Google collects you should visit the Google Privacy Policy page (Note, this applies to all of Google services, not just Google Analytics).
In order to opt out of this, you can install this browser extension: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Backend and ecommerce cookies/Functional cookies
Functionality cookies are used to enhance the performance of websites as without them certain functions of the website may not be available.
This website is based on the popular WordPress content management system and WooCommerce shopping plugin. These systems handles all of this website’s backend functionality, ecommerce transactions and user registration / login. Therefore, WordPress users that have been granted a login account for this website and online shopping customers will also have the following cookies created and set on their web browser.
Note:
{hash} indicates a value that has been encrypted using an MD5 hash.
{userID} indicates a unique system identification number assigned to all user account and customer account holders of this website.
| Cookie name | Cookie Group | Expires | Scope | Functionality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wp-settings-* | WordPress | Session | First Party | store user preferences |
| wp-settings-time-* | WordPress | Session | First Party | store user preferences |
| wordpress_test_cookie | WordPress | Session | First Party | read if cookies can be placed |
| tk_ai | WooCommerce/JetPack | Session | First Party | store a unique user ID |
| offerDismissed | WordPress | Session | First Party | tracks if user dismissed offer window |
| wordpress_logged_in_* | WordPress | Session | First Party | store logged in users |
| __stripe_mid | Stripe | Session | First Party | provide fraud prevention |
| cf_clearance | Cloudflare | Session | First Party | Clearance Cookie stores the proof of challenge passed. It is used to no longer issue a challenge if present. It is required to reach an origin server. |
| wordpress_sec_* | WordPress | Session | First Party | provide protection against hackers, store account details |
| OptanonConsent | Trustpilot / OneTrust | Session | Third Party | stores information about the categories of cookies the site uses and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category |
| OptanonAlertBoxClosed | Trustpilot / OneTrust | Session | Third Party | stores the users interaction with the alert box |
| __stripe_sid | Stripe | 30 mins | First Party | provide fraud prevention |
| wordpress_{hash} | WordPress | Session | First Party | used to store your user account authentication details |
| woocommerce_cart_hash | WooCommerce | Session | First Party | used by WooCommerce to detect changes to the shopping cart |
| woocommerce_items_in_cart | WooCommerce | Session | First Party | used by WooCommerce to detect changes to the shopping cart |
| wp_woocommerce_session_{hash} | WooCommerce | 2 days | First Party | used by WooCommerce to find shopping cart data within the website database |
| __gat_UA* | Google Analytics | Session | First Party | provide technical monitoring |
| wp_lang | WordPress | Session | First Party | store language settings |
| wfwaf-authcookie | Wordfence | 1 day | First Party | read to determine if the user is logged in |
| offerDismissed | Blacksheep | Session | First Party | store if user has closed the offer window |
Marketing cookies
Marketing cookies are small pieces of code stored on your device and/or browser that are used to track your online activity for marketing and advertising purposes.
| Cookie name | Cookie Group | Expires | Scope | Functionality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| __Secure-3PAPISID | Google Ads | 13 months | Third Party | store user preferences and information when viewing pages with Google maps on them. |
| __Secure-3PSID | Google Ads | 13 months | Third Party | used to authenticate users, store session preferences, and perform security measures |
| NID | 6 months | Third Party | used to store user preferences and information, such as language preferences and customized search results | |
| __Secure-3PSIDTS | Google Ads | 13 months | Third Party | used to protect users’ data from unauthorized access |
| __Secure-3PSIDCC | Google Ads | 12 months | Third Party | used to protect users’ data from unauthorized access |
| TP.uuid | Trustpilot | Session | Third Party | unique identifier value used by Trustpilot Content Integrity team for fraud & scam detection |
Other cookies that may be set
In some situations the following cookies may also be set by this website:
| Cookie name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| store_notice | Occasionally we may add a site-wide store notice to this website. If you choose to dismiss this notice this cookie will be set so that the site knows to no longer show you the message. | When the browsing session ends. |
| products_per_page | Stores your preferred number of products to be displayed per page. | 24 hours |