Cookie Policy
What cookies and similar technologies do
Cookies are small pieces of information stored by your browser and sent with relevant website requests. Local storage keeps information in your browser until it expires or is removed. Session storage is generally limited to the current browser tab or session. Pixels and scripts can send information about a page or email interaction without creating a cookie.
Some storage is needed for features you request, such as a secure basket, sign-in or personalisation draft. Other features are optional. A technology does not become exempt from consent requirements simply because it is described as anonymous.
Essential session and security cookies
- make_it_your_way_session: connects requests to your shopping session, including basket and sign-in state. Its current expiry is two hours and is renewed during activity.
- XSRF-TOKEN: helps protect form requests from cross-site request forgery. Its current expiry is two hours and is renewed during activity.
These cookies support the service you request. Blocking or deleting them may sign you out, interrupt checkout or prevent forms from working. Payment providers may use additional security cookies when you interact with their services.
Storage for shopping features
- Saved gifts (miyw:saved-gifts:v1) and comparison (compare_items): store product references when you use those features. They have no automatic expiry in browser storage. Remove items using the feature or clear the site's browser data. Saved gifts may be associated with your account when you sign in.
- Personalisation drafts (miyw:personalisation-draft:…): retain entered text and options in session storage for up to 24 hours so you can return to a draft. Files and private upload references are excluded from these browser drafts.
- Cart editing (miyw:cart-edit:…): keeps temporary editing information in session storage for up to two hours.
- Recently viewed gifts (miyw:recently-viewed:v1): stores up to 12 product references and viewing times for up to 30 days when the experience-enhancement preference is enabled. Disabling that preference clears this history.
- Dismissed announcements: session storage remembers that you dismissed a message for that browser session.
Browser session restoration may preserve session storage when a tab is restored. Time limits are checked by the relevant feature; clearing site data removes the browser copy immediately. Browser storage is separate from the order and account records described in the privacy policy.
Preference records and your choices
Where cookie preferences have been saved, the storefront records cookie-consent, strictly_necessary, basic_interaction, experience_enhancement, measurements and targeting_advertising cookies. They remember your decision and optional category choices. These preferences and the miyw-measurement-consent version record are saved for up to one year; your browser may impose a shorter limit. You can remove them sooner by clearing site cookies.
Use the cookie banner to accept or reject optional cookies, or change your choice through Cookie preferences in the footer. Google Analytics waits for a current measurement consent choice. Browsing the shop does not give consent.
You can block or delete cookies and local storage in your browser's site settings. Choices affect that browser and device; repeat them on other devices. Clearing cookies may remove sign-in and basket state as well as preferences. Rejecting optional storage does not require you to stop using essential shopping features.
Website measurement and third parties
We use Cloudflare Web Analytics to understand page use and loading performance. Cloudflare describes this service as using a browser measurement script without cookies or local storage for tracking visitors. It currently runs without waiting for a cookie preference. It is different from advertising or remarketing cookies. See Cloudflare's Web Analytics information.
Where enabled and covered by your measurement choice, the storefront also counts shopping interactions to identify usability problems. These application records are daily totals by event and storefront channel; they do not contain customer identifiers, product identifiers or search text.
Following a link to a social network or another website takes you to a separate service with its own cookie and privacy information. We do not treat a visit to this storefront as agreement to third-party advertising cookies.
Google Analytics
With your measurement consent, we use Google Analytics to understand visits, product views, basket additions, checkout starts and paid purchases. Events include catalogue product names and references, quantities, currency, order values and a transaction reference to avoid counting a purchase twice. They do not include your name, email address, postal address, uploaded files or personalisation text. We remove arbitrary URL parameters and search terms from the data we send.
Google Analytics uses _ga and _ga_… cookies to distinguish browser visits. We configure these to expire after up to one year. The browser also retains a miyw-ga4-purchase:… record to prevent repeated purchase events; this contains only the transaction reference and is cleared when you withdraw measurement consent or clear site storage. Google may process technical information such as browser, device and network information. See Google's privacy policy.
Purchase and conversion reporting is intended for this shop's Google Analytics and Merchant Center accounts. Google advertising storage, advertising user data and personalised advertising remain disabled by this integration. You can withdraw measurement consent through Cookie preferences without affecting checkout.
Payment services
When you choose a payment method, Stripe or PayPal may use their own cookies or similar technologies to complete and protect the payment, prevent fraud or remember choices within their service. The technologies depend on the method and features you select. Read the Stripe cookie policy and PayPal cookie information for their names, purposes and durations.
Email tracking is a separate choice
Provider opening and link tracking are disabled for order and refund emails. Marketing emails may contain tracking images or links that record opening or interaction information. Your email application's image settings can limit image-based tracking. Website cookie preferences do not unsubscribe you from marketing emails: use the email's unsubscribe link or contact us. Unsubscribing from marketing does not stop necessary order or account messages.
Questions and updates
Make It Your Way is operated by TRANSPORT CONCIERGE LIMITED, company number 05348983, at 7 Grove Court, Marr, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 7AL. Contact [email protected] with questions. We will update this page when relevant technologies or purposes change.