What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file that may be stored on your computer or mobile device that contains data related to a website you visit. It may allow a website “remember” your actions or preferences over a period of time, or it may contain data related to the function or delivery of the site. Cookies can be set by the owner of the website or in some cases by third party services the website owner allows to present other information, run content or provide other functionality such as analytics.

Further information on cookies can be found at; http://ec.europa.eu/ipg/basics/legal/cookies/index_en.htm

 

How are they used on this site?

This site uses 2 different types of cookie:

  • Session Cookies
  • Persistent Cookies

 

Session Cookies are temporary cookies that are not persistently stored on your computer or mobile device. They are used to deliver basic functions of a website while you are actively using it – for instance during the checkout process process. Session cookies are generally erased when you close your browser.

Persistent cookies are those placed on your computer or mobile device for a pre-determined length of time when you visit this site. This allows the site to deliver functions between browser sessions and subsequent visits. This site only places cookies that are specific to this site.

 

Cookies used on www.hummingbirds.ie

Hummingbirds uses cookies when you visit our website. We use Google Analytics to our pages in order to assist us in redeveloping our website. Google analytics allows us to measure and learn in aggregate how our website is being used, and to see for example, which are the most popular pages. This will help us ensure we provide the best possible service to our customers. We also use a number of session cookies and a persistent cookie to help with the functions of the website.

Google Analytics make available an opt-out mechanism and more information.

 

Google Analytics Cookies used on this site
Cookie Name Expiration Time Description
_ga 2 years Used to distinguish visitors to site
_gid 24 hours Used to distinguish visitors to site
_gat 10 minutes Used to throttle request rate

 

Specific Cookies

The following cookies are used specifically on this site;

Cookie Name Expiration Time Description
__stripe_sid 1 minute Helps with the process of payments
__stripe_mid 1 Year Helps with the process of payments
wp_woocommerce_session 2 Days contains a unique code for each customer so that it knows where to find the cart data in the database for each customer.
woocommerce_items_in_cart End of session Contains information about the cart as a whole and helps WooCommerce know when the cart data changes.
woocommerce_cart_hash End of session Contains information about the cart as a whole and helps WooCommerce know when the cart data changes.
mailchimp_landing_site 28 Days Tracks if you landed on the site from a Mailchimp email campaign.

 

Managing Cookies

Within your browser settings you can choose whether your wish to accept cookies or not. Different browsers make different controls available to you and so we provide links below to popular manufacturers’ instructions on how you can do this. Generally, your browser will offer you the choice to accept, refuse or delete all cookies at all times, or those from providers that website owners use (“third party cookies”), or those from specific websites.