Cookie Policy
Last updated: 27 February 2026
INFORMATION ABOUT OUR USE OF COOKIES
Sportskn Limited ("us", "we", "our"), a company registered in Ireland (Company No. 727615), operates the website www.sportskn.com (the "Website"). This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and your choices regarding their use.
This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which sets out how and why we collect, store, use and share personal data, your rights in relation to your personal data, and how to contact us.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a website, when visited by a user, asks your browser to store on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Sportskn Limited) are called first-party cookies. Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called third-party cookies. Third-party cookies enable features or functionality to be provided on or through the website, such as analytics, interactive content, and advertising.
What cookies do we use and why?
We use the following categories of cookies on our Website:
Strictly necessary cookies
These are cookies that are required for the operation of our Website. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms. You cannot opt out of these cookies as the Website cannot function properly without them. They do not store any personally identifiable information.
Analytical and performance cookies
These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our Website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our Website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
Functionality cookies
These are used to recognise you when you return to our Website. This enables us to personalise our content for you and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region). They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, some or all of these services may not function properly.
Targeting cookies
These cookies record your visit to our Website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our Website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
Cookie details
You can find more information about the specific cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below:
| Cookie | Name | Type | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shopify Session | _shopify_s | Strictly necessary (First party) | Manages your browsing session, including keeping track of items in your shopping basket and enabling checkout functionality. | 30 minutes |
| Shopify Visitor | _shopify_y | Strictly necessary (First party) | Supports general site analytics and tracks visitor behaviour across sessions to help us improve the shopping experience. | 1 year |
| Shopify Cart | cart | Strictly necessary (First party) | Allows you to store items in an electronic shopping basket between visits and remembers your cart contents during your current visit. | 2 weeks |
| Shopify Secure Session | _shopify_sa_t, _shopify_sa_p | Strictly necessary (First party) | Supports secure account login and manages authentication for logged-in customers. | 30 minutes |
| Shopify Country | localization | Functionality (First party) | Stores your preferences such as your selected country and currency, and provides a localised browsing experience. | 2 weeks |
| Google Analytics | _ga, ga* | Analytical/performance (Third party) | Distinguishes unique users and tracks how visitors navigate across the Website over time, enabling us to understand audience size, usage patterns, and improve content and navigation. Set by Google (google.com). | 2 years |
| Google Analytics Session | _gid | Analytical/performance (Third party) | Distinguishes unique visitors and tracks visitor behaviour during a single browsing session. Set by Google (google.com). | 24 hours |
| Google Analytics Throttle | _gat | Analytical/performance (Third party) | Throttles the request rate to Google Analytics to manage data collection performance. Set by Google (google.com). | 1 minute |
| Google Fonts | N/A (server request) | Functionality (Third party) | Google Fonts loads typeface files from Google servers to display the Website's text correctly. While Google Fonts does not set a traditional cookie, font files are cached by your browser and requests to Google servers may log your IP address. No personal data is collected for advertising purposes. Provider: Google (google.com). | Browser cache (up to 1 year) |
How can you control cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies (other than strictly necessary cookies).
Cookie consent banner: When you first visit our Website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by accessing the cookie settings on our Website.
Browser settings: You can also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our Website, though your access to some functionality and areas may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser to browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information. Below are links to the cookie management instructions for common browsers:
Do Not Track: Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" feature. Because there is no industry-standard interpretation for Do Not Track signals, our Website does not currently respond to such signals.
Third-party cookies
Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies. You should refer to the relevant third party's cookie policy for more information.
For more information about Google's use of data and privacy practices, please visit Google's Privacy & Terms page.
Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this page regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies. The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
Contact us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
Sportskn Limited
Email: info@sportskn.ie
