Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, tablet, or mobile device when you visit a website. They help the site recognise your device, remember your preferences, and improve your browsing experience. Some cookies are essential for a website to function, while others help us understand how visitors use our site so we can improve it.
Types of Cookies We Use
1. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required for the website to operate properly. Without them, key features such as secure login, shopping carts, and checkout cannot function.
Name
Duration
Purpose
Recent Redirect
30 minutes
Prevents redirect loops if the site has custom URL redirects.
Cart
2 weeks
Records when a visitor adds an item to their basket.
hasCart
2 weeks
Indicates that a visitor currently has a basket.
SiteUserInfo
3 years
Identifies a visitor who logs into a customer account.
SiteUserSecureAuthToken
3 years
Authenticates logged-in customers securely.
Commerce-checkout-state (session storage)
Session
Stores the state of checkout while the visitor completes their order.
Project Scent-announcement-bar (local storage)
Persistent
Hides the announcement bar once it has been dismissed.
Test Cookie
Session
Checks if the browser supports cookies and prevents errors.
2. Analytics & Performance Cookies
We use these cookies (via trusted analytics providers) to understand how visitors use our website ā for example, which pages are viewed most often, and how users move around the site. This helps us improve content and navigation. These cookies are not essential and will only be placed with your consent.
Name
Duration
Purpose
ss_cid
2 years
Identifies unique visitors and tracks their sessions.
ss_cvr
2 years
Identifies unique visitors and tracks their sessions.
ss_cvisit
30 minutes
Tracks an individual visitorās session.
ss_cvt
30 minutes
Tracks an individual visitorās session.
ss_cpvisit
2 years
Tracks return visits.
ss_cookieAllowed
30 days
Stores whether the visitor consented to analytics cookies.
3. Marketing Cookies (if enabled)
These cookies help us show relevant adverts or remind customers about products theyāve viewed. Marketing cookies are only used if you accept them through the cookie banner or preferences panel.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
When you first visit our site, youāll see a banner giving you the option to Accept All or Manage Preferences. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by clicking āCookie Settingsā in the footer of our website.
If you prefer, you can also disable cookies entirely through your browser settings. Please note that if you block or delete all cookies, some parts of our website may not work correctly or remember your preferences.
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legal requirements, or our own practices. The latest version will always be available on this page, with the date of last update shown below.
Last updated: November 2025
Contact Us
If you have any questions about how Project Scent uses cookies, please contact us at: š§ contact@projectscent.co.uk š Project Scent, Providence Mill, Alexandra Street, Hyde, United Kingdom
