Cookie Policy
Last updated 10 September 2026
What is set, and by whom
This list is what was actually observed in a browser on 10 September 2026, not a template. The Shopify and Stripe cookies are worth knowing about because they appear as soon as you open the home page, before you have gone anywhere near buying something — their scripts load site-wide.
| Cookie | Set by | Purpose | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Google Analytics | Tells one browser from another so visits can be counted | Every page |
_ga_GWM15VTV3L | Google Analytics | Session state for this site | Every page |
_shopify_y, _y | Shopify | Identifies a shopper across visits for the storefront | Every page |
_shopify_s, _s | Shopify | Identifies the current shopping session | Shop |
__stripe_mid | Stripe | Fraud prevention — recognises the device | Every page |
None of these are advertising cookies. The Shopify and Stripe ones exist to make a shop work and to stop card fraud, and they are set by those companies rather than by us.
Why there is no consent banner
We would rather name every cookie here than put a dialog in front of you. Nothing on this site is an advertising or cross-site tracking cookie, and all of them can be refused in your browser in a few seconds. If you are visiting from the EU or UK, where consent rules are stricter, treat this page as the disclosure and use your browser controls.
The footer used to offer "Cookie Settings", which implied a preferences panel that did not exist. It now points here, which is the honest version of the same link.
How to refuse them
- In your browser. Cookie settings let you block or clear cookies for one site: Chrome and Edge under Privacy and security, Safari under Privacy → Manage Website Data, Firefox under Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data.
- Analytics everywhere. Google publishes an opt-out add-on that stops Google Analytics on every site you visit.
Blocking the analytics cookies breaks nothing. Blocking the Shopify or Stripe ones may stop the shop or a payment from working — those are run by the providers, and refusing them means using another way to buy.
Also worth knowing
The contact page embeds a Google map, which loads from Google when the page opens. The waiver page loads an e-signature service. Neither is a cookie we set, but both mean a request leaves your browser to a third party.
Questions
coach@floridanessie.com. See also the privacy policy and terms and conditions.
