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Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, which ones we use on machinedquartz.com, and how you can manage them. It is part of, and should be read together with, our Privacy Policy.
Contents
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your web browser when you visit a website. They are used to remember information about your visit — such as items in your shopping cart, your preferred currency, or whether you are logged in — so that the site works correctly and remembers your settings between page loads.
Other tracking technologies (pixels, local storage, session storage) work similarly. Throughout this policy “cookies” refers to all such technologies.
2. Types of cookies we use
We use three categories of cookies:
- Strictly necessary — without these, the cart, checkout, and login flows would not work. These do not require your consent under most data-protection regimes.
- Performance & analytics — anonymized aggregate data on how visitors use the site. These help us improve content and page speed.
- Functional — remember user preferences (currency, language, accepted cookie banner).
We do not use advertising cookies, retargeting cookies, or cross-site tracking cookies.
3. Full cookie inventory
The cookies currently set on machinedquartz.com are listed below. Cookie names may change as we update plugins; the categories and purposes do not.
3.1 Strictly necessary cookies
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| woocommerce_cart_hash | Tracks cart contents | Session | WooCommerce |
| woocommerce_items_in_cart | Counts items in cart | Session | WooCommerce |
| wp_woocommerce_session_* | Cart and checkout session ID | 2 days | WooCommerce |
| wordpress_logged_in_* | Logged-in user authentication | 15 days | WordPress |
| wordpress_test_cookie | Confirms that cookies can be set | Session | WordPress |
| tinvwl_* | Wishlist contents | 30 days | TI WooCommerce Wishlist |
✓ Strictly necessary — required for cart, checkout, login, and wishlist to function. Cannot be disabled.
3.2 Performance & analytics cookies
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Distinguishes unique users (anonymized) | 2 years | Google Analytics |
| _ga_* | Persists analytics session state | 2 years | Google Analytics 4 |
| _gid | Distinguishes users (24 h) | 1 day | Google Analytics |
| _gat_* | Throttles request rate | 1 minute | Google Analytics |
| is_visitor | StatCounter visitor identification | 1 day | StatCounter |
| litespeed_* | Page-cache optimization flags | Session – 1 day | LiteSpeed Cache |
i Performance — used to understand aggregate site usage and to optimize page speed. Can be disabled via the cookie banner.
3.3 Functional cookies
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| yay_currency_widget | Remembers selected display currency | 30 days | YayCurrency |
| wp-wpml_current_language | Remembers selected language | 1 year | WPML / theme |
| cookie_notice_accepted | Remembers cookie banner dismissal | 1 month | Cookie banner |
f Functional — remember user preferences. Can be disabled at the cost of having to reset preferences each visit.
4. Third-party cookies
Some cookies are set by third-party services we use. Each provider operates under their own privacy policy:
- Google Analytics — anonymized aggregate site usage analytics. Google Privacy Policy.
- StatCounter — backup site analytics. StatCounter Privacy.
- Payment processors — Stripe, PayPal, or similar, only when you actively check out and enter payment information. They set their own cookies during the checkout flow.
- YouTube / Vimeo embeds — only set if you click play on an embedded video on a guide page.
We do not embed Facebook Pixel, Google Ads remarketing tags, or any cross-site advertising cookies.
5. Consent & the cookie banner
When you first visit machinedquartz.com from a new device, you will see a cookie banner asking for your consent to use performance and analytics cookies. The banner has three options:
- Accept all — enables all three categories (necessary, performance, functional).
- Reject all — only strictly necessary cookies are loaded; analytics and functional cookies are blocked.
- Customize — choose which categories to allow individually.
Your choice is stored in a cookie (cookie_notice_accepted) for one month. After that, the banner re-appears so you can review your choice. You can also reset your choice at any time by clearing your browser cookies for machinedquartz.com.
6. How to manage or block cookies
6.1 In our cookie banner
The fastest way is the banner at the bottom of the page on your first visit, or by clearing cookies and revisiting the site.
6.2 In your browser
All modern browsers let you view, block, or delete cookies. Documentation:
- Chrome — Clear, allow, manage cookies
- Firefox — Cookies
- Safari — Manage cookies
- Edge — Delete cookies
6.3 Opt out of Google Analytics specifically
Install Google’s official Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. This blocks GA across all sites that use it.
Note: Blocking strictly-necessary cookies will break cart, checkout, and login. Blocking performance and functional cookies is safe — only your preferences (currency, dismissed banner) reset more often.
7. Changes to this policy
We update this cookie inventory when we install or remove plugins that set cookies, when third-party providers change their cookies, or when relevant law changes. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page is the authoritative version date.
8. Contact us
Questions about cookies or this policy:
- Email: sales@machinedquartz.com
- Phone: +852 6336 0750
- Postal: AIREKA Scientific Co., Limited, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR
- See also our Privacy Policy for how we handle the data these cookies collect.