Cookies and tracking technologies
This page explains which cookies gadgerz-shoppy.com uses, what they are for, how long they last and how you can change your mind at any time. It is written to be read, not endured: if any part of it is unclear, email us at info@gadgerz-shoppy.com and we will reply within 24 business hours.
The site is operated by Gadgerz Shoppy LTD, a private company limited by shares registered in England and Wales, with its registered office at 29 Colville Terrace, London W11 2AR, United Kingdom. Gadgerz Shoppy LTD is the data controller for the data collected through the cookies on this site.
In two lines: essential cookies are always on, because without them the site does not work. Analytics and marketing cookies (Google Analytics and Google Ads) are switched on only if you press Accept on the banner. You can change or withdraw your consent whenever you like using the Cookie preferences button at the bottom of every page.
What cookies are and why we use them
A cookie is a small text file that a website saves in your browser (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge) when you visit it. On your next visit the site can read that file again. Its job is to remember something: that you have already answered the banner, that you have filled in a form, which advert brought you here.
Alongside cookies there are other tools that work in a similar way: tracking pixels (invisible images), JavaScript tags and browser storage areas (local storage). On this page we call them all “cookies” for simplicity, because the rules we apply to them are the same.
We use them for three reasons, and only these three:
- To make the site work. Loading pages, remembering your choice on the banner, letting your contact form go through without duplicates.
- To understand how the site is used. How many people visit a page, which pages are read most, from which device. These are aggregated numbers; we do not need them to know who you are.
- To measure advertising. If you arrive from a Google advert, cookies tell us which advert led to an order. Without that we do not know which campaigns work.
We do not sell your data and we do not pass it to mailing lists or data brokers. The only outside parties that receive data through the cookies on this site are the ones listed in the “Third-party cookies” table below, and only for the purposes you have agreed to. We do not use cookies to build a profile of your health, your political opinions or any other sensitive data.
The rule we follow: no non-essential cookies before you agree
On your first visit you see a banner. Until you choose, the site installs only the essential cookies listed below. Analytics and marketing tools stay switched off: they do not run, they do not send data, they write nothing to your browser.
- The banner has two buttons of equal weight: Accept and Reject. Rejecting is as easy as accepting.
- With Customise you can accept one category and refuse another (for example: yes to analytics, no to marketing).
- If you close the banner with the X, or carry on browsing without choosing, that counts as a refusal: only the essential cookies stay active. Scrolling the page is not consent.
- If you refuse, your choice is stored in the consent cookie shown in the table below and the banner is not shown again until that cookie expires. It comes back earlier only if you clear your browser cookies, use another device or another browser, or if the purposes described here change.
Essential cookies: needed for the site to work
These cookies do not need your consent, because without them the site cannot work or cannot remember your choices. They are not used for advertising and they do not track your browsing on other sites.
| Cookie name | Who sets it | What it does | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookieyes-consent | CookieYes, a plugin installed on our site | Remembers which categories of cookies you accepted or refused, so we do not ask you the same thing again | 1 year |
| viewed_cookie_policy | CookieYes | Records that you have already seen and closed the banner | 1 year |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance cookielawinfo-checkbox-others |
CookieYes | Store your individual choice for each category on the banner | 1 year |
| PHPSESSID | Our site | Identifies your browsing session and keeps together the requests you make during a single visit | Until you close the browser |
| wordpress_test_cookie | WordPress (the system the site runs on) | Checks that your browser accepts cookies | Until you close the browser |
| wp-settings-<number> wp-settings-time-<number> |
WordPress | Display preferences for the admin area. They are set only for people who log in to edit the site, never for visitors | 1 year |
| _lscache_vary | The server caching system (LiteSpeed) | Serves the correct version of the page and speeds up loading | Until you close the browser |
| frm_form<number>_<code> | Formidable Forms, the form we use to collect enquiries | Stops the same form being submitted twice by mistake. Present only on the contact page | Up to 1 year |
Some of these cookies appear only in specific situations: the WordPress ones with the wp-settings prefix, for example, concern the people who administer the site, not the people who visit it. The exact names used by the consent plugin change slightly depending on the version installed: you will always find the live, up-to-date list inside the Cookie preferences panel.
Analytics and marketing cookies (Google Ads, Google Analytics): names, purposes and duration
These cookies run only after you have given consent. If you refuse, or if you choose nothing, they are not installed.
Analytics (Google Analytics)
They tell us how many people visit the site and which pages they read. We work on aggregated data: we care that a product page is rarely read, not what you personally looked at.
| Cookie name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Tells one visitor from another by giving the browser a random code | 2 years |
| _ga_<property code> | Keeps the session state in Google Analytics 4 | 2 years |
| _gid | Tells visitors apart within a single day | 24 hours |
| _gat, _gat_gtag_<code> | Limits the number of requests sent to Google, to keep the site light | 1 minute |
Marketing and ad measurement (Google Ads)
These connect an order to the advert that produced it and stop you being shown the same advert over and over. They are profiling cookies, which is why we ask you about them explicitly.
| Cookie name | Domain that sets it | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _gcl_au | gadgerz-shoppy.com | Links the visit to the click on the advert and makes conversion attribution possible (Google Conversion Linker) | 90 days |
| _gcl_aw, _gcl_dc | gadgerz-shoppy.com | Store the click on a Google Ads advert for conversion measurement | 90 days |
| IDE | doubleclick.net (Google) | Measures how well adverts perform and limits how often the same advert is repeated | 13 months |
| test_cookie | doubleclick.net (Google) | Checks once whether the browser accepts cookies | 15 minutes |
| NID | google.com | Stores preferences and personalises the adverts shown across Google services | 6 months |
The durations shown are the ones declared by whoever sets the cookie and may be changed by the provider without notice. The clock starts again on every new visit in which the cookie is renewed. For an always up-to-date picture of the cookies sitting in your browser, open the Cookie preferences panel.
If you would rather not, you lose nothing that matters: the site, the contact forms and customer support work exactly the same with analytics and marketing refused.
Third-party cookies and links to their notices
Some cookies are set by companies other than us. We decide whether to switch them on and for what purpose, but the data they collect is also handled under their own rules. Here is who they are and where to read their notices.
| Company | Service and what it does | Notice and control tools |
|---|---|---|
| Google Ireland Limited / Google LLC | Google Analytics 4: visit statistics. Google Ads: measurement and personalisation of adverts |
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| CookieYes Limited | The banner plugin: it collects and stores the record of your consent | CookieYes privacy policy |
| Google (YouTube) | Only on pages with an embedded video. The video is not loaded and sets no cookies until you give consent or press play | Google privacy policy |
Payments: how things stand today
There is no online checkout and no payment is taken on this site. You send an enquiry through the contact form, where the product can be preselected, or by email. We reply by email with the price, the delivery charge, the delivery time, the payment methods available for that order and when payment is due. How to pay is agreed by email before the order is confirmed; a contract is formed only when you accept our confirmation email in writing. Nothing is payable until you accept our written confirmation. We charge no fee for any payment method. Cash on delivery is available only where a specific product page says so. No payment network sets cookies on this site: there are no Stripe, PayPal, Visa, Mastercard or American Express cookies, because those services are not active.
Where the data goes
Google is based in the United States. Data collected through its cookies may therefore be transferred outside the United Kingdom and the European Economic Area. The transfer is made on the basis of the safeguards set out in Chapter V of the UK GDPR and of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, described in the Google notice linked above. If you refuse analytics and marketing cookies, no such transfer takes place.
How to change or withdraw your consent at any time (Cookie preferences button)
Consent is not for ever. You can withdraw or change it whenever you like, without writing to anyone and without giving a reason. Withdrawing consent has to be as easy as giving it: it takes two clicks.
- Scroll to the bottom of any page on the site.
- Press the Cookie preferences button.
- The panel with the categories opens again: move the switch on each category to turn it on or off.
- Press Save. The new choice applies straight away, from that moment on.
You can also open the panel from here:
Withdrawal applies going forward: cookies already installed before you withdrew are switched off and collect no further data, but if you want them removed from your device straight away you need to delete them in your browser, as explained in the next section. If the button does not respond (because your browser blocks scripts, for example), email us at info@gadgerz-shoppy.com and we will talk you through it.
How to manage cookies in your browser
As well as our panel, you can act directly from your browser: see which cookies are saved, delete them or block them in advance. This applies to every site you visit, not just ours.
Google Chrome (computer)
- Open the three-dot menu at the top right.
- Choose Settings, then Privacy and security.
- Open Third-party cookies or Delete browsing data.
Official guide: support.google.com/chrome
Safari (Mac, iPhone, iPad)
- On a Mac: the Safari menu, then Settings, then the Privacy tab.
- On iPhone and iPad: the Settings app, then Safari, then Clear History and Website Data.
Official guide: support.apple.com
Mozilla Firefox
- Open the three-line menu at the top right.
- Choose Settings, then Privacy & Security.
- Under Cookies and Site Data you can clear cookies or manage exceptions.
Official guide: support.mozilla.org
Microsoft Edge
- Open the three-dot menu at the top right.
- Choose Settings, then Cookies and site permissions.
- Open Manage and delete cookies and site data.
Official guide: support.microsoft.com
One thing to watch. If you block all cookies, you block the essential ones too: the contact form may stop working and the banner will come back on every visit, because the site can no longer remember your choice. If all you want is to avoid advertising, it is better to refuse those categories in the Cookie preferences panel and leave the essential cookies on.
If you clear the cookies in your browser, you also clear the record of your refusal: on your next visit the banner will reappear and you will have to answer again.
How this page relates to our privacy notice
This page covers only cookies and similar technologies. It does not cover the other data you give us: your name, email, optional telephone number, product of interest, enquiry checkbox choices, optional order number and message from the contact form, or your email correspondence. We collect your delivery address only when you confirm an order by email.
That data is covered by our privacy notice, where you will find the legal basis for each use, how long we keep the data and how to exercise your rights: access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection and portability.
The two pages work together:
- Consent to cookies is given and withdrawn in the Cookie preferences panel described above.
- Requests about your personal data (for example: “delete everything you hold about me”) should be sent to info@gadgerz-shoppy.com. We reply within 24 business hours to confirm we have received it, and we complete the request within 30 days, as required by Article 12 of the UK GDPR and of the EU GDPR.
- If you believe your data is being handled badly, you can complain to a supervisory authority. In the United Kingdom that is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ico.org.uk). If you are in the EU, you can contact the authority in your own country; in Italy that is the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (garanteprivacy.it). Please write to us first, though: most of the time it is sorted out with one email.
The rules we follow
- Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003, regulation 6, as amended by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, on consent before information is stored on your device.
- UK GDPR, and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 for visitors from the EU, for the personal data collected through cookies.
- Directive 2002/58/EC (“ePrivacy”), Article 5(3), on prior consent for storing information on the user’s device, for visitors from the EU.
- Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, guidelines on cookies and other tracking tools, decision no. 231 of 10 June 2021, for visitors from Italy.
- Google’s consent rules for European users, which apply to anyone running Google Ads and Google Analytics.
Frequently asked questions
If I refuse, does the site stop working?
No. You can browse, read the product pages, send the contact form and receive your goods exactly as before. The only difference is that we do not see the statistics for your visit and we do not connect any order to an advert.
Does my phone number end up in Google’s cookies?
No. The Google cookies described on this page collect technical identifiers for the browser: they do not contain your name, email, optional telephone number, product of interest, enquiry checkbox choices, optional order number or message from the contact form. How we handle that data, and who we share it with to get your order to you, is explained in our privacy notice.
I accepted by mistake. How do I undo it?
Scroll to the bottom of the page, press Cookie preferences, switch off the categories you do not want and press Save. Done. If you would rather, email us and we will check it together.
Why does the banner keep coming back?
That happens if you have cleared your browser cookies, if you browse in private or incognito mode, if you use another device, or if the consent period has expired. In all of those cases the site no longer has a record of your choice and has to ask you again.
Contact
For any question about this page, about cookies or about your data:
- Email: info@gadgerz-shoppy.com — we reply within 24 business hours.
- Phone: +44 7315116482 — Monday to Friday, 9:00-18:00 UK time.
- Data controller: Gadgerz Shoppy LTD, registered office 29 Colville Terrace, London W11 2AR, United Kingdom.
- Other useful pages: Privacy policy · Terms and conditions · Refund policy · Delivery policy · Contact us
Last updated
Last updated: 2 October 2026.
We review this page every time we add or remove a tracking tool, and in any case at least once a year. If the purposes we use cookies for change, we ask for your consent again through the banner: we do not treat a choice made for different purposes as still valid.
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