Cookie Policy

On this website, we use cookies and other similar technologies, usually jointly referred to as cookies. Different cookies are used for various reasons. Here we describe the different types of cookies we use and why, and your optional settings regarding cookies.

You choose if you want to consent to us placing cookies that are necessary on your device. Your consent means that we will gather information about how you use the website, which may be combined with other information we have about you.

Snusbolaget Norden AB (below referred to as “Vape Globe”), is responsible for placing cookies from the website vapeglobe.co.uk (“the Website”) and the controller for the processing of your personal data which is sometimes collected via cookies when you visit the Website.

For more information about our processing of personal data, take a look at our Privacy Policy. In that notice, you will also find our contact information if you have any questions about our use of cookies or anything else.

What is a cookie?

The type of cookie that we all know about is a tasty treat. However, in the digital world, a cookie is usually a small text file that is stored on, and during later visits retrieved from, your computer, mobile phone or equivalent device with internet connection when you visit this Website.

To find out more general information about cookies, please visit the websites aboutcookies.org.uk and www.allaboutcookies.com.

We use the following cookies to optimize your experience on our Site and to provide our services.

[Be sure to check this list against Shopify’s current list of cookies on the merchant storefront: https://www.shopify.com/legal/cookies ]

Different types of cookies

There are two types of cookies based on how long they are stored on your device: session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies are stored temporarily on your device when you visit a website and is automatically deleted when you close the browser. Persistent cookies are stored on your device for a certain period until you, or the server sending them, deletes them.

There are also two types of cookies based on who the sender is: first-party cookies and third-party cookies. First-party cookies are placed by the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies are placed by another domain and thus do not originate from Vape Globe, but from one of our partners.

We use all four types of cookies on this Website.

Cookies can also be divided into different categories based on their purpose. For this reason, we have divided our cookies into four categories: necessary, performance, functionality and marketing. These categories are explained in more detail in the section below.

Cookies used on this Website

For us, all cookies are important since they help us to give you the best user experience of our website. But we also realise that you may be of a different opinion, and we value your integrity and your right to block cookies which are not necessary.

To enable you to chose which cookies you wish to consent to on this Website in an easy manner, we have divided all our cookies into four categories based on their purpose. Here we explain why we use these different categories of cookies and what you gain by giving your consent. You chose in your Cookie settings the categories you want to consent to.

• Necessary cookies are required for you to use basic functions on this Website, for example to securely log into your account and add products to the shopping cart.

• Performance cookies allow us to analyse how visitors use and navigates on the Website, to measure the effectiveness of our online marketing and communication, and to understand what interests our visitors, so we can improve the performance of the Website. For instance, by reviewing statistics, discover and fix errors, and to adjust the design of the Website.

• Functionality cookies are used by us to recognise you as a returning visitor to the Website, to give you a better user experience, for example by remembering your settings and if you are logged into your account.

• Marketing cookies register your individual activity to the Website, such as the pages you visit and the links you interact with. By tracking and analysing your online behaviour, we can tailor the content, functions and offers on the Website so they are relevant for you based on your preferences. We may also share this information with others to get our communication across. Since we collaborate with affiliate networks, application developers and other service providers to market Vape Globe elsewhere than on this Website, this means that information about you may be shared and used to give you personalised offers on other websites and applications, and to analyse the effectiveness of our offers.

Do you feel unsure about what marketing cookies means? If so, you can find more general information about internet-based advertisement by the use of cookies on the website www.youronlinechoices.com.

Use of Google Analytics

Vape Globe uses Google Analytics to gather information about how our visitors use the Website in order to evaluate how we can improve and further develop it.

Google Analytics is a tool which uses third-party cookies from Google to collect information on how the visitor interacts with the Website. The information contained in these cookies, including your IP address, will be shared with Google, and stored and used by Google Analytics on servers in the USA.

If you wish to avoid being tracked by Google, they offer a free add-on which can be installed in your browser. This add-on from Google can be found on https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

How to avoid cookies

There are mainly three different ways to avoid or delete unwanted cookies.

If you have given your consent to the use of cookies on the Website, but later on wish to withdraw or modify your consent, you can do this at any time by changing your settings under Cookie settings.

You can also block or limit certain types of cookies in your browser’s security settings. This setting typically means that your browser will automatically decline storage of cookies or inform you every time a website requires to store cookies on your device.

Lastly, you can review and delete the persistent cookies which have been stored on your device after a visit on this Website via the security settings of your browser.

Kindly note that if you chose to block or limit cookies on this Website, some services and functions may be inaccessible. You may also be required to enter your password on several occasions during the same session.

Turning off & deleting cookies

Most web browsers will provide the option to turn off or disallow cookies. How you do this depends on the web browser you are using. Instructions for disallowing cookies can usually be found in the browser's 'Help' menu. Note that in common with most other transactional websites, if you only disable third party cookies, you will not be prevented from making purchases on our websites but refusing the cookies we have used via your web browser will mean that you are unable to make a transactional purchase on our website. You may also find that the functionality of many other websites and services will be affected. Cookies can be deleted using your web browser. However, unless they are disallowed they will be re-applied the next time you visit a website.

If you want to disable cookies you need to change your website browser settings to reject cookies. How you can do this will depend on the browser you use. Further details on how to disable cookies for the most popular desktop browsers are set out here (these may vary depending on operating system and browser version):

For Microsoft Internet Explorer:

Choose the menu “Tools” then “Internet Options”

Click on the “Privacy” tab

Select “Advanced”

Choose the appropriate settings

For Google Chrome:

Choose “Settings” and click on “Advanced”

Under "Privacy and Security" click “Content Settings”

Click “Cookies”

For Safari:

Choose Preferences > Privacy

Click on “Block all cookies”

For Mozilla firefox:

Click on the menu icon then select “Options”

Click on the icon “Privacy & Security”

Find the menu “cookie” and select the relevant options

For Opera 6.0 and further:

Choose the menu icon and select “Settings”

Click on “Privacy & Security”

Choose the appropriate settings

 

Cookies Necessary for the Functioning of the Store

Name	Function	Duration
_ab	Used in connection with access to admin.	2y
_secure_session_id	Used in connection with navigation through a storefront.	24h
_shopify_country	Used in connection with checkout.	session
_shopify_m	Used for managing customer privacy settings.	1y
_shopify_tm	Used for managing customer privacy settings.	30min
_shopify_tw	Used for managing customer privacy settings.	2w
_storefront_u	Used to facilitate updating customer account information.	1min
_tracking_consent	Tracking preferences.	1y
c	Used in connection with checkout.	1y
cart	Used in connection with shopping cart.	2w
cart_currency	Used in connection with shopping cart.	2w
cart_sig	Used in connection with checkout.	2w
cart_ts	Used in connection with checkout.	2w
cart_ver	Used in connection with shopping cart.	2w
checkout	Used in connection with checkout.	4w
checkout_token	Used in connection with checkout.	1y
dynamic_checkout_shown_on_cart	Used in connection with checkout.	30min
hide_shopify_pay_for_checkout	Used in connection with checkout.	session
keep_alive	Used in connection with buyer localization.	2w
master_device_id	Used in connection with merchant login.	2y
previous_step	Used in connection with checkout.	1y
remember_me	Used in connection with checkout.	1y
secure_customer_sig	Used in connection with customer login.	20y
shopify_pay	Used in connection with checkout.	1y
shopify_pay_redirect	Used in connection with checkout.	30 minutes, 3w or 1y depending on value
storefront_digest	Used in connection with customer login.	2y
tracked_start_checkout	Used in connection with checkout.	1y
checkout_one_experiment	Used in connection with checkout.	session
checkout_session_lookup	Used in connection with checkout.	3w
checkout_session_token_<<token>>	Used in connection with checkout.	3w
identity-state	Used in connection with customer authentication.	24h
identity-state-<<token>>	Used in connection with customer authentication.	24h
identity_customer_account_number	Used in connection with customer authentication.	12w

Reporting and Analytics

Name	Function	Duration
_landing_page	Track landing pages.	2w
_orig_referrer	Track landing pages.	2w
_s	Shopify analytics.	30min
_shopify_d	Shopify analytics.	session
_shopify_s	Shopify analytics.	30min
_shopify_sa_p	Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals.	30min
_shopify_sa_t	Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals.	30min
_shopify_y	Shopify analytics.	1y
_y	Shopify analytics.	1y
_shopify_ga	Shopify and Google Analytics.	session
customer_auth_provider	Shopify analytics.	session
customer_auth_session_created_at	Shopify analytics.	session

 

The length of time that a cookie remains on your computer or mobile device depends on whether it is a “persistent” or “session” cookie. Session cookies last until you stop browsing and persistent cookies last until they expire or are deleted. Most of the cookies we use are persistent and will expire between 30 minutes and two years from the date they are downloaded to your device.

You can control and manage cookies in various ways. Please keep in mind that removing or blocking cookies can negatively impact your user experience and parts of our website may no longer be fully accessible.

Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can choose whether or not to accept cookies through your browser controls, often found in your browser’s “Tools” or “Preferences” menu. For more information on how to modify your browser settings or how to block, manage or filter cookies can be found in your browser’s help file or through such sites as: www.allaboutcookies.org. 

Changes to this notice

Kindly note that we may change the information in this cookie notice when needed, for example if we want to clarify something or if we change the way we use cookies.

It is your responsibility to read through this notice every time you visit the Website. To find out if any changes has been made, you can see the date of the last update below.

This notice was last updated on December 20th 2023.