Cookie Policy

Last updated: 2026.6.15

This Cookie Policy explains how FondCircle Inc. ("FondCircle," "we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on fondcircle.com.

For information about how we handle personal information more broadly, see our Privacy Policy.

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your browser or device when you visit a website. Similar technologies include pixels, web beacons, tags, and local storage. We refer to all of these collectively as "cookies" in this Policy.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:

  • operate the website, shopping cart, and checkout;
  • remember your preferences and session state;
  • maintain account and checkout sessions;
  • detect fraud and improve security;
  • understand how visitors use the website and measure performance;
  • measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns;
  • support behavioral advertising and retargeting where you have not opted out.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are required for core site functions and cannot be disabled without affecting the website's ability to operate. They include cart management, checkout sessions, account authentication, fraud prevention, and security.

Cookie Purpose Expires
_ab A/B testing — used to determine which version of a page a visitor sees 2 years
_secure_session_id Secures your browsing session Session
cart Stores your shopping cart contents 2 weeks
cart_sig Verifies the integrity of cart data 2 weeks
cart_ts Records the timestamp of your cart session 2 weeks
checkout_token Maintains your checkout session 1 year
secret Supports secure session management Session
secure_customer_sig Identifies and authenticates a signed-in customer 20 years
storefront_digest Helps verify storefront integrity No expiry
_shopify_u Stores a unique visitor identifier for Shopify 2 years

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors navigate and use the website so we can improve the experience. The data collected is aggregated and does not identify individual users.

Cookie Purpose Expires
_tracking_consent Stores your cookie consent preferences 1 year
_landing_page Records the first page you visited in a session 30 minutes
_orig_referrer Records where you came from before arriving on the site 30 minutes
_s Tracks unique visitors and page views per session 30 minutes
_shopify_s Session analytics identifier 30 minutes
_shopify_sa_p Marketing source attribution — used to understand which campaign brought you to the site 30 minutes
_shopify_sa_t Timestamp for marketing attribution 30 minutes
_shopify_y Unique visitor analytics identifier 1 year
_y Unique visitor identifier for analytics 1 year

Marketing and Advertising Cookies

These cookies are set by our advertising partners to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant FondCircle ads on other websites and platforms. They work by tracking your activity across sites. The cookies below are set when the corresponding advertising features are active on fondcircle.com.

Cookie Platform Purpose Expires
_fbp Meta (Facebook / Instagram) Identifies browsers for ad delivery and measurement 3 months
_fbc Meta (Facebook / Instagram) Stores click attribution from Facebook ads 3 months
_ga Google Analytics Distinguishes unique visitors 2 years
_gid Google Analytics Distinguishes unique visitors (short-term) 24 hours
_ga_* Google Analytics Maintains session state for GA4 2 years
_gcl_au Google Ads Stores and tracks ad conversion events 3 months
_gcl_aw Google Ads Tracks Google Ads click attribution 3 months
_ttp TikTok Identifies browsers for ad delivery and measurement 13 months
tt_webid_v2 TikTok Stores a unique user identifier for TikTok ads 13 months
_uetsid Microsoft (Bing Ads) Tracks sessions for Bing ad measurement 24 hours
_uetvid Microsoft (Bing Ads) Identifies returning visitors for Bing remarketing 16 days
MUID Microsoft (Bing Ads) Identifies unique browsers across Microsoft services 13 months

We do not share your Health and Wellness Data through advertising cookies.

You can opt out of interest-based advertising through the individual platform settings listed in our Privacy Policy, or through the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) and Network Advertising Initiative (NAI).

Managing Cookies

Browser settings: Most browsers allow you to view, manage, block, or delete cookies through their settings, often found in the "Tools" or "Preferences" menu. For more information on managing cookies across different browsers, visit www.allaboutcookies.org. Note that blocking essential cookies will prevent cart, checkout, and account features from working correctly.

Please also be aware that blocking cookies may not completely prevent how we share information with third parties such as our advertising partners. To exercise your rights or opt out of certain uses of your information by these parties, follow the instructions in the "Marketing and Advertising Cookies" section above or in our Privacy Policy.

Cookie preference tool: If a cookie preference banner is available on fondcircle.com, you can manage your choices for analytics and marketing cookies directly from the site.

Do Not Track: We do not alter our practices based on Do Not Track browser signals, as there is no universally accepted standard for interpreting them.

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our site are set by third-party services we use. These third parties have their own privacy policies governing how they use the data their cookies collect. Key third parties include:

  • Shopify — ecommerce platform (cart, checkout, analytics)
  • Google Analytics — website analytics
  • Meta (Facebook/Instagram) — advertising and retargeting
  • Google Ads — advertising and retargeting
  • Microsoft (Bing Ads) — advertising and retargeting
  • TikTok — advertising and retargeting

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted with a new "Last updated" date.

Contact

For questions about cookies or tracking, contact support@fondcircle.com.