What cookies are
Cookies are small text files a website stores in your browser. This website also uses your browser’s local storage, which works the same way but is never sent to us. We use both only for what the website needs to work: keeping you signed in, remembering your cart and remembering a choice you made.
What we do not use
We do not use analytics, advertising, social media or cross-site tracking cookies, and we do not let any third party place cookies through this website.
Cookies
| Name | What it does | How long it lasts |
|---|---|---|
| customer_token | Keeps you signed in to your account. It is HttpOnly, so scripts on the page cannot read it, and it is only sent over a secure connection. | 30 days, or until you log out |
| ratio_announcement_dismissed | Remembers that you closed the announcement bar at the top of the page, so it stays closed. It holds only the ID of the announcement you closed. | 1 year |
Local storage
| Name | What it does | How long it lasts |
|---|---|---|
| ratio_cart:… | Saves the items in your cart, so they are still there when you come back. Each signed-in account and the signed-out cart are kept separately. | Until you order the items, remove them or clear your browser |
| ratio_cart_owner | Remembers which of those carts to show when the page first loads, before your sign-in has been checked. | Until you log out or clear your browser |
| ratio_card_checkout | While you pay by card, remembers which cart items the payment covers, so they can be removed from your cart once it succeeds. | Until the payment finishes, and never more than 2 hours |
Card payments
When you pay by card you are taken to the secure payment page of our payment provider, Telr, which is a separate website with its own cookies and its own policies. We do not control them.
Managing cookies
Because everything listed here is needed for the website to work, it is not optional and there is nothing to switch on or off. You can still delete cookies and local storage, or block them, in your browser’s settings. If you do, you will be signed out, your cart will be emptied and you will not be able to sign in until you allow cookies again.
More information
How we handle your personal information is set out in our Privacy Policy. Questions can be sent to info@alfajoe.com.