Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy describes how this WordPress and WooCommerce storefront uses cookies and comparable browser storage technologies when visitors browse the website, view products, add merchandise to a shopping cart, sign in to an account, or proceed through checkout. Cookies help the website remember certain information during a visit and allow important shopping functions to operate correctly. This policy is intended to describe the cookies used by this particular storefront. If additional plugins, integrations, or external services are introduced in the future and place new cookies on a visitor’s device, the website operator should update this policy with the relevant information before depending on those technologies.

Some cookies are necessary for the basic operation of the online store. WooCommerce may use session and cart-related cookies to remember products selected by a shopper and maintain the shopping session while the visitor moves between pages. Without these functions, products added to the cart may not remain available when the shopper continues browsing. Authentication-related cookies can also help WordPress recognize a customer who has signed into the My Account area, allowing the account session to remain active while authorized pages are accessed.

Checkout-related storage may be used to remember information about the shopper’s current position in the purchasing process. These functions help maintain continuity while moving between product, cart, checkout, and confirmation pages. Security-related cookies or browser information may also be used when appropriate to support secure connections and protect the normal operation of the website. These essential technologies are associated with the basic functioning of the store and are generally required when a visitor wants to complete an online purchase.

If essential cookies are disabled through browser settings, some portions of the storefront may not function as expected. A shopping cart may fail to retain selected products, an account session may end unexpectedly, or the checkout process may not be able to preserve the necessary information between pages. For this reason, visitors who intend to place an order should allow the first-party cookies required by WooCommerce and WordPress for normal shopping functions.

The storefront may also use preference-related cookies when a particular feature or plugin needs to remember an interface choice. For example, a preference cookie may record that a visitor has dismissed an announcement, selected a shipping country, or made another website setting that should remain consistent while browsing. These cookies are different from the essential technologies needed to process a purchase. Their purpose is mainly to make the browsing experience more convenient by preventing the same preference or notification from being requested repeatedly.

Analytics and marketing cookies are not automatically assumed to be active on this storefront. They should only be introduced when the website operator deliberately enables an analytics platform, advertising tool, tracking pixel, marketing service, or another comparable integration. If no such service has been installed and configured, the corresponding third-party cookies should not be placed through the storefront. Any future analytics cookie names should be documented in the website administration settings before those technologies are relied upon. The current administrative field for future analytics entries is maintained separately by the site operator.

Links to social networks may appear in areas such as the footer or other parts of the website. A normal hyperlink simply sends the visitor to another website and does not, by itself, install that service’s software development kit or tracking technology on this storefront. Social-media cookies or related technologies would only be introduced if an appropriate integration were later installed and enabled.

Visitors can manage cookies through the privacy and security controls provided by their web browser. Most current browsers allow users to delete existing cookies, block selected categories, restrict third-party cookies, or configure other storage preferences. In many cases, visitors can continue to permit first-party cookies needed for shopping while limiting third-party tracking technologies. Browser controls vary between products, so visitors should consult the settings and help documentation provided by their chosen browser for the available options.

Blocking every cookie may affect the functionality of the online store. In particular, WooCommerce may be unable to preserve a shopping cart or maintain the information needed during checkout if the required first-party cookies are rejected. Visitors should therefore consider the difference between essential store cookies and optional tracking technologies before changing browser settings. Security software should not be disabled merely to change cookie preferences, and visitors should never send cookie contents or browser session values by email because such information may contain active session credentials.

Cookie retention depends on the type and purpose of the technology involved. Session cookies generally remain available for the duration of a browsing session and may expire when the browser is closed or when the applicable WooCommerce session period ends. Account-related cookies can remain for the duration selected through WordPress account functionality, including any available “remember me” setting. Cart-related cookies normally follow the standard WooCommerce behavior unless the website configuration or a developer changes the applicable lifetime. The storefront administrator may maintain the specific cart-cookie retention value through the relevant operational settings.

Several parties may reasonably require cookies or related browser information when a visitor completes a purchase. The hosting environment serving the website may process information necessary to deliver the storefront securely. WooCommerce provides the commerce functionality used for products, carts, accounts, and checkout. During payment processing, the selected payment gateway may also use the information necessary to complete and secure the transaction. These technologies are used in connection with the requested shopping service and are not intended to create an independent advertising profile.

The storefront does not sell cookie identifiers as a separate commercial product, and cookie identifiers are not intentionally combined with external data-broker lists for resale. Essential browser information is used to provide the functionality requested by the visitor, maintain shopping sessions, support account access, and facilitate checkout where applicable.

Where applicable privacy legislation requires a legal basis for cookie processing, essential technologies may be used on the basis that they are necessary to perform or support the requested shopping contract. Non-essential analytics or similar technologies may require consent before they are activated. If no consent mechanism is displayed, optional analytics or marketing cookies should not be activated through the storefront. If a cookie-consent banner is displayed, visitors can use the choices provided through that banner to manage optional technologies.

Because website configurations can change, this policy may be revised when new plugins, services, integrations, or cookie technologies are introduced. Updates will be published on this page so visitors can review the current information about browser storage used by the storefront. If there is a discrepancy between a visible consent notice and the information described in this policy, please contact the website administrator so the issue can be reviewed and corrected.

Questions about cookies, privacy settings, or the operation of the storefront can be directed to [email protected]. Customers may also call 877-789-2327 or write to 415 S. 18th Street, Suite 200, St. Louis, MO 63103. When contacting guest services, please avoid including cookie values, session tokens, payment card information, security codes, or other sensitive credentials in the message.