By visiting this website with your browser settings adjusted to allow cookies, you are consenting to Cheshires Chest Limited trading us Patches "R" Us ("patchesrus") using cookies for the purposes outlined below in order to provide you with a fully functional user experience.
What is a Cookie?
Cookies are small text files with small pieces of data that are downloaded and stored on your computer or mobile device by websites that you visit that help to make your user experience more efficient.
Information gathered through cookies and web server logs may include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent at our Website, and the websites visited just before and just after our Website.
Cookies, in conjunction with our web server's log files, allow us to calculate the aggregate number of people visiting our Website and which parts of the website are most popular. This helps us gather feedback so that we can improve our Website and better serve our customers. Cookies do not allow us to gather any personal Information about you and we do not generally store any personal Information that you provided to us in your cookies.
What Cookies do we use?
We use ‘session’ cookies which enable you to carry information across pages of the Website and avoid having to re-enter information. Session cookies enable us to compile statistics that help us to understand how the Website is being used and to improve its structure.
We also use ‘persistent’ cookies which remain in the cookies file of your browser for longer and help us to recognise you as a unique visitor to the Website, tailoring the content of certain areas of the Website to offer you content that match your preferred interests.
The list below contains the details of cookies used on patchesrus. We have outlined who sets these cookies and also their purpose. If the party displays something other than 'patchesrus', these are our third party business partners who help us to enhance your browsing experience.
| Category | Party | Purpose |
| Necessary | Patches "R" Us | Patches "R" Us uses cookies to enable some of the basic functionality that is required for customers to both browse and shop on our website, such as remembering products they may have added to their basket. The information collected through these cookies is only used for this purpose and is never shared or sold on to third parties. |
| Analytics & experience testing |
Google Analytics |
Google Analytics (GA) uses cookies and/or anonymous identifiers to collect data that helps us understand how people are using the site. This information is used by us to help identify how and where we can improve the customer experience whilst also allowing us to determine where our ads will be most effective online. When you are logged in to our website Google Analytics will also collect your User ID. This data is exported into our database, where it may be linked to previous browsing behaviours and personally identifiable information. |
Cookies Necessary for the Functioning of the Store:
| Name | Function |
|---|---|
| _ab | Used in connection with access to admin. |
| _secure_session_id | Used in connection with navigation through a storefront. |
| Cart | Used in connection with shopping cart. |
| cart_currency | Used in connection with shopping cart. |
| cart_sig | Used in connection with checkout. |
| cart_ts | Used in connection with checkout. |
| cart_ver | Used in connection with shopping cart. |
| checkout | Used in connection with checkout. |
| checkout_token | Used in connection with checkout. |
| cookietest | Used in connection with navigation through a storefront. |
| master_device_id | Used in connection with merchant login. |
| previous_checkout_token | Used in connection with checkout. |
| dynamic_checkout_shown_on_cart | Used in connection with checkout. |
| previous_step | Used in connection with checkout. |
| remember_me | Used in connection with checkout. |
| Secure_customer_sig | Used in connection with customer login. |
| storefront_digest | Used in connection with customer login. |
| _shopify_country | Used in connection with checkout. |
| _shopify_m | Used for managing customer privacy settings. |
| _shopify_tm | Used for managing customer privacy settings. |
| _shopify_tw | Used for managing customer privacy settings. |
| _storefront_u | Used to facilitate updating customer account information. |
| _tracking_consent | Tracking preferences. |
| tracked_start_checkout | Used in connection with checkout. |
| keep_alive | Used in connection with buyer localization. |
Reporting and Analytics
| Name | Function |
|---|---|
| _landing_page | Track landing pages. |
| _orig_referrer | Track landing pages. |
| _s | Shopify analytics. |
| _shopify_d | Shopify analytics. |
| _shopify_fs | Shopify analytics. |
| _shopify_s | Shopify analytics. |
| _shopify_sa_p | Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals. |
| _shopify_sa_t | Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals. |
| _shopify_y | Shopify analytics. |
| _y | Shopify analytics. |