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Cookie policy
Last updated: 13 November 2026
We use only strictly necessary cookies. They keep your basket, show prices in your currency, let you log in, and help checkout and payments work securely. We do not use analytics, advertising or social media cookies, so we do not ask for your consent. This page lists every cookie we use.
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files that a website stores in your browser. Similar technologies, such as your browser’s session storage, work in the same way. Under the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations and the EU ePrivacy rules (in Germany, § 25 TDDDG), a website does not need your consent for cookies that are strictly necessary to provide the service you ask for. All the cookies below fall into this category.
Cookies set by our shop
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| pr_zone | Remembers your pricing region, such as GB or EU, so that prices and delivery charges are shown in your currency. It is set from the country worked out from your IP address, or from the region you choose. It holds only the region code. | 30 days |
| wp_woocommerce_session_* | Keeps your shopping session: your basket and the country used for your prices | 2 days, or 7 days if you are logged in |
| woocommerce_cart_hash | Detects changes to your basket so the totals stay correct | Until you close your browser |
| woocommerce_items_in_cart | Records whether your basket has items in it | Until you close your browser |
| wordpress_test_cookie | Checks that your browser accepts cookies, so that you can log in | Until you close your browser |
| wordpress_logged_in_*, wordpress_sec_* | Keep you logged in to your account securely. Set only if you log in | Until you close your browser, or 14 days if you choose “Remember me” |
The shop also uses your browser’s session storage (wc_fragments_* and wc_cart_hash_*) to show your basket quickly. This is cleared when you close the browser tab.
Your country is worked out from your IP address on our own server, using a country database stored on that server. Your IP address is not sent to anyone else for this. See our Privacy Policy for details.
Cookies set by our payment providers
These are set only on pages where payment options are shown, such as checkout.
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| __stripe_mid | Stripe | Fraud prevention for card payments | 1 year |
| __stripe_sid | Stripe | Fraud prevention for the current payment session | 30 minutes |
| Various | PayPal | If you choose PayPal, PayPal sets its own cookies on paypal.com for security, fraud prevention and to keep you logged in to PayPal | Set by PayPal |
More information: Stripe cookie settings and the PayPal Cookie Statement.
Managing cookies
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. If you block the cookies above, your basket, currency display, login and checkout will not work properly.
If we ever add cookies that are not strictly necessary, such as analytics, we will ask for your consent first. Refusing will be as easy as accepting, and we will update this page.
Contact
Questions about cookies: support@paruneli.com. See also our Privacy Policy.