Cookie Policy
Last updated: 22/08/2026
Our website (kidsstrike.com) uses cookies and similar technologies such as tags and pixels to collect information and to tell you apart from other visitors. This helps us give you a working shopping experience and lets us improve the site over time. Some of these cookies are required for the website to function at all. Others are optional, and you can change your mind about them at any time using the method described under Managing cookies below.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your device when you visit it. On your next visit, the site can read that file back. Cookies are what let a shop remember the contents of your basket between pages, keep you signed in, or remember that you asked to see prices in pounds.
Similar technologies do the same job by other means. Pixels are tiny images embedded in a page or an email that report back when they load. Tags and SDKs are small pieces of code that let a third-party service run on our site. Where this policy says "cookies", it means all of these.
What information is collected?
Cookies on our site may record a randomly generated identifier for your browser, the pages you looked at and in what order, the contents of your basket, the site or advert that brought you here, your chosen country and currency, and whether you have accepted or rejected optional cookies. Cookies do not give us your name, address or payment details — we only hold those if you enter them yourself when placing an order or creating an account.
Why we use them
Necessary cookies keep the shop working: without them your basket empties as you move between pages and checkout cannot complete. Analytics cookies tell us which pages people actually use, so we can fix what is confusing and stock more of what sells. Marketing cookies let us show our products to people who have visited before, and let us see which adverts led to a sale rather than paying for ones that do not work.
What cookies does KidsStrike use?
Our shop runs on Shopify, and most of the cookies below are set by Shopify on our behalf. Cookie names and durations can change when Shopify updates its platform; we review this list periodically.
Strictly necessary cookies
These cannot be switched off. Without them the site does not function.
| Cookie | Description | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| _shopify_essential | Holds the information the store needs to work correctly. | 1 year | 1st party |
| _shopify_test | Checks whether your browser accepts cookies at all. | 1 minute | 1st party |
| _tracking_consent | Stores your cookie choices so we do not ask again on every page. | 1 year | 1st party |
| cart | Holds the contents of your basket. | 2 weeks | 1st party |
| cart_currency | Opens your next basket in the same currency you used before. | 2 weeks | 1st party |
| discount_code | Remembers a discount code from a link so it applies at checkout. | Session | 1st party |
| localization | Keeps your basket set to the correct country. | 1 year | 1st party |
| login_with_shop_finalize | Completes sign-in when you use Login with Shop. | 5 minutes | 1st party |
| shopify_pay | Signs you back into Shop Pay on a return visit. | 1 year | 1st party |
| storefront_digest | Used only when the store is password-protected during maintenance. | 1 year | 1st party |
Analytics cookies
These help us understand how the site is used. You can refuse them.
| Cookie | Description | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| _shopify_y | Identifies your browser across visits for reporting. | 1 year | 1st party |
| _shopify_s | Identifies a single browsing session on our shop. | 30 minutes | 1st party |
| _shopify_analytics | Collects the analytics data shown in our reports. | 1 year | 1st party |
| shop_analytics | Analytics for pages served through Shop. | 1 year | 1st party |
| _landing_page | Records the first page you arrived on. | 2 weeks | 1st party |
| _orig_referrer | Records which site you came from. | 2 weeks | 1st party |
Marketing cookies
These let us measure our advertising and show relevant products. You can refuse them.
| Cookie | Description | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| _shopify_marketing | Marketing measurement data for our store. | 1 year | 1st party |
Managing cookies
When you first arrive on our site you are asked whether you accept optional cookies. Your answer is stored and respected on later visits. To change it, use the cookie preferences link in the footer of any page.
You can also control cookies through your browser. Every major browser lets you see the cookies stored on your device, delete them, and block new ones. Look under Settings, then Privacy. Be aware that blocking all cookies will break the basket and checkout on this and most other shops.
If you would like to know what personal data we hold about you, or would like it deleted, please read our Privacy Policy or contact us at support@kidsstrike.com.
Changes to this policy
We update this page when the cookies used on our site change. The date at the top tells you when it was last revised.