Cookie Policy
Cookie Policy
Effective date: 22 December 2024
Last updated: 7 May 2025
This Cookie Policy is issued by SIA "BSO GROUP" (registration No. 44103124095, Engures iela 1-2, Jūrmala, LV-2016, Latvia; email: info@bstore.eu) for the website bstore.eu.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the website function correctly, improve security, remember your preferences, and provide analytics about how the site is used.
We use both first-party cookies (set by bstore.eu directly) and third-party cookies (set by services such as Shopify, Google Analytics, and our consent management provider Consentmo).
Legal Basis — GDPR
Under the EU ePrivacy Directive and GDPR, we require your prior consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device. The only exceptions are strictly necessary cookies, which are required for the website to function and do not require consent.
- Necessary cookies: No consent required — these are essential for the website to operate (e.g. shopping cart, checkout, security).
- Statistics cookies: Require your consent — used to understand how visitors interact with the website (e.g. Google Analytics).
- Marketing cookies: Require your consent — used for targeted advertising and remarketing.
- Preferences cookies: Require your consent — used to remember your settings and preferences.
You can give, refuse, or withdraw your consent at any time using the Cookie Settings button below.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential website operation: Shopping cart, checkout process, login sessions, fraud prevention, and security;
- Analytics and performance: Understanding how visitors use the website to improve it (Google Analytics, Shopify Analytics);
- Marketing: Serving relevant advertisements and measuring campaign effectiveness;
- Preferences: Remembering your language, currency, and other settings;
- Consent management: Storing your cookie preferences (Consentmo).
Cookies Used on This Website
The table below lists all cookies currently in use on bstore.eu, their purpose, category, provider, and duration.
| Name | Description | Category | Provider | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cookieconsent_status | Used by the Consentmo GDPR Compliance app to store the customer's cookie consent status. | Necessary | Consentmo | 1 year |
| cookieconsent_preferences_disabled | Used by the Consentmo GDPR Compliance app to store disabled consent preferences. | Necessary | Consentmo | 1 day |
| _ab | Used to manage the visibility of the admin bar on the store front page. | Necessary | Shopify | 1 year |
| _abv | Stores the collapsed state of the admin bar. | Necessary | Shopify | 1 year |
| _checkout_queue_token | Used when there is a queue at checkout. | Necessary | Shopify | 1 year |
| _identity_session | Merchant authentication: main session cookie for Identity authentication. This is a Rails session cookie and contains the SID. | Necessary | Shopify | 2 years |
| _master_udr | Persistent device identifier. | Necessary | Shopify | Session |
| _merchant_essential | Contains essential information for merchant functions such as the admin panel to work correctly. | Necessary | Shopify | 1 year |
| _pay_session | Rails session cookie for Shopify Pay. | Necessary | Shopify | Session |
| _shopify_country | Used in Plus stores to determine currency/country based on GeoIP; prevents repeated GeoIP lookups. | Necessary | Shopify | 30 minutes |
| _shopify_essential | Contains essential information for store functionality, including session and payment data and data manipulation protections. | Necessary | Shopify | 1 year |
| _shopify_essential_ | Contains an identifier used to recognise the device for essential purposes. | Necessary | Shopify | 1 year |
| _shopify_test | Tests cookie functionality in the user's browser. | Necessary | Shopify | 1 minute |
| _storefront_u | Enables updating of customer account information. | Necessary | Shopify | 1 minute |
| _tracking_consent | Stores user consents if the merchant has configured privacy settings for the region. | Necessary | Shopify | 1 year |
| auth_state_* | Stores authentication state before third-party redirect. | Necessary | Shopify | 25 minutes |
| cart | Contains information about the user's shopping cart. | Necessary | Shopify | 2 weeks |
| cart_currency | Sets the currency for a new cart after checkout. | Necessary | Shopify | 2 weeks |
| checkout | Identifies the user during the checkout process. | Necessary | Shopify | 21 days |
| checkout_token | Identifies the user during the checkout process. | Necessary | Shopify | Session |
| customer_account_locale | Tracks the customer account language when redirected from checkout or the storefront. | Necessary | Shopify | 1 year |
| discount_code | Stores a discount code from a URL parameter for the next checkout. | Necessary | Shopify | Session |
| hide_shopify_pay_for_checkout | Set when the user closes the Shop Pay login window at checkout. | Necessary | Shopify | Session |
| identity-state | Stores a hash of the OAuth flow state between redirects. | Necessary | Shopify | 1 day |
| identity_customer_account_number | Stores an identifier to facilitate login between customer account and storefront. | Necessary | Shopify | 12 weeks |
| in_checkout_profile_preview | Checks whether the merchant is in checkout profile preview mode. | Necessary | Shopify | Session |
| keep_alive | Used when international domain redirect is enabled; checks the first session request. | Necessary | Shopify | Session |
| localization | Targets the shopping cart to the correct country. | Necessary | Shopify | 2 weeks |
| login_with_shop_finalize | Finalises login with Shop. | Necessary | Shopify | 5 minutes |
| master_device_id | Merchant authentication: public persistent device identifier. | Necessary | Shopify | 1 year |
| order | Allows the buyer to view their order information. | Necessary | Shopify | 3 weeks |
| profile_preview_token | Used for previewing checkout page customisations. | Necessary | Shopify | 5 minutes |
| shop_pay_accelerated | Indicates whether the buyer is eligible for accelerated Shop Pay checkout. | Necessary | Shopify | 1 year |
| shopify_pay | Logs the buyer into Shop Pay when returning to checkout. | Necessary | Shopify | 1 year |
| shopify_pay_redirect | Speeds up checkout if the buyer has a Shop Pay account. | Necessary | Shopify | 1 year |
| skip_shop_pay | Removes Shop Pay from the payment methods at checkout. | Necessary | Shopify | 1 year |
| storefront_digest | Stores the storefront password hash, enabling secure preview access. | Necessary | Shopify | 1 year |
| theme | Determines the store theme. | Necessary | Shopify | 1 week |
| user | Used in connection with Shop login. | Necessary | Shopify | 1 year |
| user_cross_site | Used in connection with Shop login. | Necessary | Shopify | 1 year |
| _shop_app_essential | Contains essential information for the correct functioning of Shop.app. | Necessary | Shopify | 1 year |
| _landing_page | Stores the visitor's landing page when arriving from other websites. | Statistics | Shopify | 2 weeks |
| _merchant_analytics | Contains analytics data for the merchant's session. | Statistics | Shopify | 1 year |
| _orig_referrer | Allows the merchant to determine where visitors come from. | Statistics | Shopify | 2 weeks |
| _shopify_analytics | Contains analytics data for buyer-facing views such as the storefront or checkout. | Statistics | Shopify | 1 year |
| _shopify_ga | Contains Google Analytics parameters for cross-domain tracking. | Statistics | Shopify | Session |
| _shopify_s | Used to identify the browser/session-store combination. Expires 30 minutes after last use. | Statistics | Shopify | 30 minutes |
| _shopify_y | Shopify analytics. | Statistics | Shopify | 1 year |
| shop_analytics | Contains required buyer data for Shop analytics. | Statistics | Shopify | 1 year |
| _shopify_marketing | Contains marketing data for buyer-facing views such as the storefront or checkout. | Marketing | Shopify | 1 year |
| shopify_override_user_locale | Used to determine the user's language preference in the admin panel. | Preferences | Shopify | 1 year |
| _ga, _ga_* | Google Analytics cookies used to distinguish users and sessions, and to throttle request rates. | Statistics | Google LLC | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics cookie used to distinguish users. | Statistics | Google LLC | 24 hours |
| _gat, _gat_* | Google Analytics cookie used to throttle request rates. | Statistics | Google LLC | 1 minute |
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are set by third-party services we use. These third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies:
- Shopify Inc. — our e-commerce platform. Shopify Privacy Policy
- Google LLC — analytics services (Google Analytics). Google Privacy Policy. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
- Consentmo — consent management platform. Consentmo Privacy Policy
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can change your cookie preferences at any time. Click the button below to open the cookie consent panel and update your choices or withdraw your consent:
You can also manage or delete cookies directly through your browser settings:
- Chrome: Manage cookies in Chrome
- Safari: Manage cookies in Safari
- Firefox: Clear cookies in Firefox
- Edge: Delete cookies in Edge
- Opera: Manage cookies in Opera
Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect website functionality, including your ability to add items to your cart or complete checkout.
Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this page periodically to stay informed. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised.
Contact
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
SIA "BSO GROUP"
Email: info@bstore.eu
Phone: +371 24820328
Address: Engures iela 1-2, Jūrmala, LV-2016, Latvia
