CLAUSES

  1. Definitions and Interpretation
  2. Information About Us
  3. How Does Our Site Use Cookies?
  4. What Cookies Does Our Site Use?
  5. Consent and Control
  6. Changes to this Cookie Policy
Introduction

This website https://ireneforteskincare.co.uk/ “Our Site” uses Cookies and similar technologies in order to distinguish you from other users. By using Cookies, We are able to provide you with a better experience and to improve Our Site by better understanding how you use it. Please read this Cookie Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of Our Cookie Policy is deemed to occur when you press the “Accept” button on Our Cookie prompt. You may reject non-essential cookies at any time. Some website features may be affected if certain cookies are disabled.

  1. Definitions and Interpretation

In this Cookie Policy, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:

“Cookie” means a small file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site;
“Cookie Law” means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 and, where applicable, the UK GDPR;
“personal data” means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data, as defined by the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 (the “Data Protection Legislation”); and

  1. Information About Us

Our Site is owned and operated by Irene Forte Skincare, or Forte Organics Ltd (“We”, “Us”, “Our”), a limited company registered in England under company number 10941882, whose registered office is at 22 Chancery Lane, London, England, WC2A 1LS

For any questions regarding the contents of this Cookie Policy, our Data Protection Officer can be contacted by email at compliance@ireneforteskincare.com.

  1. How Does Our Site Use Cookies?

Our Site may place and access certain first party Cookies on your computer or device. First party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by Us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site and to provide and improve Our services. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.

By using Our Site, you may also receive certain third-party Cookies on your computer or device. Third party Cookies are those placed by websites, services, and/or parties other than Us. Third party Cookies are used on Our Site for analytics purposes.

All Cookies used by and on Our Site are used in accordance with current Cookie Law. We may use some or all of the following types of Cookies:

Necessary Cookies

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

Functionality Cookies

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

Analytics Cookies

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

Performance Cookies

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyse the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

Marketing Cookies

Marketing or advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyse the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

Third Party Cookies

Third party Cookies are not placed by Us; instead, they are placed by third parties that provide services to Us and/or to you. Third party Cookies may be used by advertising services to serve up tailored advertising to you on Our Site, or by third parties providing analytics services to Us (these Cookies will work in the same way as analytics Cookies described above).

Persistent Cookies

Any of the above types of Cookies may be a persistent Cookie. Persistent Cookies are those which remain on your computer or device for a predetermined period and are activated each time you visit Our Site.

Session Cookies

Any of the above types of Cookies may be a Session Cookie. Session Cookies are temporary and only remain on your computer or device from the point at which you visit Our Site until you close your browser. Session Cookies are deleted when you close your browser.

For more details of the personal data that We collect and use, the measures we have in place to protect personal data, your legal rights, and our legal obligations, please refer to our Privacy Notice which can be found at: https://ireneforteskincare.co.uk/pages/privacy-policy.

  1. What Cookies Does Our Site Use?

The following Cookies may be placed on your computer or device:

Cookie Cookie type Expiration Description
localization Necessary 1 year The localization cookie stores user preferences for language and region to provide a personalized browsing experience.
cart_currency Necessary 14 days Shopify sets this cookie to remember the user's country of origin and populate the correct transaction currency.
_shopify_essential Necessary 1 year Shopify sets this cookie, which contains essential information required for the proper functioning of a store, such as session details, checkout information and anti-tampering data.
__cf_bm Necessary 1 hour This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management.
_shop_app_essential Necessary 1 year Shopify sets this cookie, which contains essential information required for the proper functioning of Shop.app.
apex_test Necessary Session Used to check whether cookies can be placed and function correctly in the visitor's browser during the current session.
yotpo_pixel Marketing 1 day 1 hour Yotpo sets this cookie to track conversions for advertising and marketing channels, enabling the monitoring of their effectiveness.
cart Necessary 1 month Shopify sets this cookie to provide a connection with the shopping cart.
_sp_id.* Analytics 1 year 1 month 4 days Snowplow sets this cookie to store user information that is created when a user first visits a site and is updated on subsequent visits.
_sp_ses.* Analytics 1 hour Snowplow sets this cookie to store user information that is created when a user first visits a site and is updated on subsequent visits.
_shg_session_id Marketing 1 hour Shogun sets this cookie to track individual sessions on the website and app, allowing them to compile statistical data from multiple visits. This data can also be used to create leads for marketing purposes.
_shg_user_id Marketing 1 year 1 month 4 days Shogun sets this cookie to collect data on visitor behaviour from multiple websites in order to present more relevant advertisements. This also allows the website to limit the number of times that the visitor is shown the same advertisement.
octane%2Fshopify%2Fuid Functionality 1 year 1 month 4 days Stores a unique identifier for the visitor to help recognise returning users and maintain personalised experiences across visits.
klaviyoOnsite Analytics Never Used by Klaviyo to track onsite visitor activity and form interactions, helping personalise marketing and automate customer communications.
PF_SHOP_DOMAIN Necessary Never Third-party cookie used to identify and link a specific online store's domain to a visitor's active session
_shg_visitor_details Analytics Never Stores information about the visitor to support website personalisation and improve the performance of Shogun-powered content.
tidio_state_xwv3k7ciwljqboyvjrwubtejm1vpeizs_cartItemCount Necessary Never Stores the number of items in the visitor's shopping cart.
tidio_state_xwv3k7ciwljqboyvjrwubtejm1vpeizs Necessary Never Stores the current state of the Tidio live chat widget to maintain chat functionality and the visitor's chat session.
avada_cookie_impression_queue Analytics Never Stores information about cookie banner impressions to support the display and management of cookie consent preferences.
avadaGeoData Necessary Never Stores the visitor's geographic region to display the appropriate cookie consent banner and privacy settings.
accessibly_vid Functionality Never Stores a unique visitor identifier to remember accessibility preferences across visits.
tidio_state_xwv3k7ciwljqboyvjrwubtejm1vpeizs_cache Functionality Never Stores cached data used by the Tidio live chat widget.
klaviyoPagesVisitCountV2 Analytics Session Stores the number of pages viewed during the current session.
_shs_state Functionality Session Stores session state information required for certain ebsite features and page functionality.
wg-cart-update-token Functional Session A Weglot translation plugin which signals when a shopping cart changes so the page can update its language attributes correctly.
accessibly_sid Functionality Session Stores a session identifier to maintain the visitor's accessibility widget settings and functionality during their visit.
wg-cart-update-lang Necessary Session A cookie set by Weglot to detect when a shopping cart changes so it can update the webpage's language attribute and maintain proper translation

Before Cookies are placed on your computer or device, you will be shown a pop-up requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies you are enabling Us to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies, unless those Cookies are strictly necessary; however certain features of Our Site may not function fully or as intended. You will be given the opportunity to allow and/or deny different categories of Cookie that We use. You can return to your Cookie preferences to review and/or change them at any time by selecting the Cookie icon in the bottom left-hand corner of the page.

In addition to the controls that We provide, you can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all Cookies or only third-party Cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies, but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.

The links below provide instructions on how to control Cookies in all mainstream browsers:

Google Chrome
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en-GB

Microsoft Edge
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/products/microsoft-edge (Please note that there are no specific instructions at this time, but Microsoft support will be able to assist)

Safari (macOS)

https://help.apple.com/safari/mac/8.0/en.lproj/sfri11471.html

Safari (iOS)
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201265

Mozilla Firefox
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer

Android
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&hl=en (Please refer to your device’s documentation for manufacturers’ own browsers)

We may alter this Cookie Policy at any time. Any such changes will become binding on you on your first use of Our Site after the changes have been made. You are therefore advised to check this page from time to time.

In the event of any conflict between the current version of this Cookie Policy and any previous version(s), the provisions current and in effect shall prevail unless it is expressly stated otherwise.

This Cookie Policy was last updated in October 2026.