Our Policies
Cookie Declaration
As outlined in our Cookie Policy, we track cookies on our website. This cookie declaration explains the cookies we use for each of the following categories of cookies.
Necessary
These cookies help make our website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _tracking_consent | hottools.ie | Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| cart_currency | hottools.ie | The cookie is necessary for the secure checkout and payment function on the website. This function is provided by shopify.com. | 14 days | HTTP Cookie |
| CookieConsent | hottools.ie | Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| secure_customer_sig | hottools.ie | This cookie is used to store customer credentials securely when processing a purchase on the website - the cookie is essential in making a secure online transaction. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| shopify_pay_redirect | hottools.ie | The cookie is necessary for the secure checkout and payment function on the website. This function is provided by shopify.com. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| wpm-test-cookie | hottools.ie | This cookie determines whether the browser accepts cookies. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| wpm-test-cookie | ie | This cookie determines whether the browser accepts cookies. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| _pay_session | shop.app | This cookie is used in conjunction with the payment window - The cookie is necessary for making secure transactions on the website. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
Preference
These cookies enable our website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like the region that you are in.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| keep_alive | hottools.ie | Saves the user's current geographical location based on the user's IP address. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| localization | hottools.ie | Holds the users timezone. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| klaviyoOnsite | static.klaviyo.com | The cookie is used to manage the mailing list, if the visitor has subscribed to any newsletters or blog posts. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
Statistics
These cookies help us, as website owners, to understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| __kla_id | hottools.ie | This cookie is used to collect information on the visitor's behavior. This information will be stored for internal use on the website – internal analytics is used to optimize the websites or to register if the visitor has subscribed to a newsletter. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie |
| theme:recently-viewed-products | hottools.ie | Contains data on the latest products viewed by visitors. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| klaviyoPagesVisitCount | static.klaviyo.com | Stores data on the time spent on the website and its sub-pages, during the current session. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
Marketing
These cookies are used to track visitors across websites and collect information about your browsing habits.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lastExternalReferrer | connect.facebook.net | Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL-address. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| lastExternalReferrerTime | connect.facebook.net | Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL-address. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| NID | google.com | Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The ID is used for targeted ads. | 6 months | HTTP Cookie |
| _fbp | hottools.ie | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | 3 months | HTTP Cookie |
| _ga | hottools.ie | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie |
| _ga_# | hottools.ie | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie |
| _landing_page | hottools.ie | Stores visitors' navigation by registering landing pages - This allows the website to present relevant products and/or measure their advertisement efficiency on other websites. | 14 days | HTTP Cookie |
| _orig_referrer | hottools.ie | This cookie is used to collect information on a visitor. This information will become an ID string with information on a specific visitor – ID information strings can be used to target groups with similar preferences, or can be used by third-party domains or ad-exchanges. | 14 days | HTTP Cookie |
| _shopify_s | hottools.ie | Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| _shopify_sa_p | hottools.ie | Collects data on visitors' behaviour and interaction - This is used to make advertisement on the website more relevant. The cookie also allows the website to detect any referrals from other websites. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| _shopify_sa_t | hottools.ie | Collects data on visitors' behaviour and interaction - This is used to make advertisement on the website more relevant. The cookie also allows the website to detect any referrals from other websites. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| _shopify_y | hottools.ie | Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| _ttp | hottools.ie | Used by the social networking service, TikTok, for tracking the use of embedded services. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| tt_sessionId | hottools.ie | Used by the social networking service, TikTok, for tracking the use of embedded services. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| __kla_viewed | static-tracking.klaviyo.com | Collects information on the user's website navigation and preferences - This is used to target potential newsletter based upon this information. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| #-# | youtube.com | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | youtube.com | 180 days | HTTP Cookie | |
| iU5q-!O9@$ | youtube.com | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | youtube.com | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| LogsDatabaseV2:V#||LogsRequestsStore | youtube.com | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| nextId | youtube.com | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| remote_sid | youtube.com | Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| requests | youtube.com | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| ServiceWorkerLogsDatabase#SWHealthLog | youtube.com | Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website. | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| TESTCOOKIESENABLED | youtube.com | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | youtube.com | 180 days | HTTP Cookie | |
| YSC | youtube.com | Session | HTTP Cookie | |
| YtIdbMeta#databases | youtube.com | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| yt-remote-cast-available | youtube.com | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | youtube.com | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | youtube.com | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-device-id | youtube.com | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | youtube.com | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-session-app | youtube.com | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-session-name | youtube.com | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
Unclassified
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tt_appInfo_v2 | hottools.ie | Session | HTML Local Storage | |
| tt_s_pixel_session_index | hottools.ie | Session | HTML Local Storage | |
| ttcsid | hottools.ie | 1 year | HTTP Cookie | |
| ttcsid_C2F81V5DF3IJ93I2CKG0 | hottools.ie | 1 year | HTTP Cookie | |
| __kl_key | static-tracking.klaviyo.com | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
