Cookie Policy – giftwayonline.com

Last updated: September 28, 2026

1. Introduction

Our website, https://giftwayonline.com/ (hereinafter: “the website”) uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience, all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have contracted (such as analytics providers and advertising networks like Google AdSense). In the following document, we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.

2. What are cookies?

A cookie is a small file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.

3. What are scripts?

A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code runs on our server or on your device.

4. What is a web beacon?

A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. To enable this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.

5. Categories of Cookies Used

5.1 Technical or Functional Cookies

Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work correctly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. For example, these cookies allow items to remain in your shopping basket until you have completed a purchase, or help remember your login status and consent preferences. We may place these cookies without your explicit consent.

5.2 Analytical / Statistics Cookies

We use statistical cookies to optimize the website experience for our users. With these statistics cookies, we gain insights into the usage of our website (e.g., via Google Analytics). We ask for your permission to place statistical cookies.

5.3 Marketing / Tracking Cookies (including Google AdSense)

Marketing or tracking cookies are cookies used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. Because we use Google AdSense to display ads, Google and its partners use cookies (such as the __gpi, _ga, or gads cookies) to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites on the Internet.

6. Specific Cookies Placed

Below is a detailed list of the main cookies used on our website, their purpose, and approximate lifespan:

Consent Management & WordPress Core Cookies
- cmplz_... (Functional/Statistics/Marketing preferences): Stores your cookie consent status. Expiration: 365 days.
- wordpress_test_cookie / wp-settings-1: Checks if cookies can be enabled and preserves user dashboard settings. Expiration: Session / 1 year.
- wpformsChallenge...: Used by contact forms to prevent spam submissions. Expiration: Session.
Google Analytics & Site Kit Cookies
- _ga, _ga_...: Used to calculate visitor, session, and campaign data and track site usage for the site analytics report. Expiration: 2 years.
- _gid, _gat: Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users and throttle request rate. Expiration: 1 day / Session.
- googlesitekit_...: Caches dashboard data for site management metrics. Expiration: Persistent.
Google AdSense & Advertising Cookies
- __gpi, __gads, google_adsense_settings: Used by Google to deliver personalized and non-personalized advertisements, track ad performance, and manage frequency capping. Expiration: Persistent (up to 2 years).
- google_auto_fc_cmp_setting: Manages privacy and consent framework configurations for ads in the EEA. Expiration: Session.
Payment & Security Cookies (Stripe)
- __stripe_mid, __stripe_sid: Used for fraud prevention, security, and processing online payments securely. Expiration: 1 year / 30 minutes.

7. Consent

When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up window with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click “Accept” or save your preferences, you agree to our use of the categories of cookies and plugins selected in the pop-up, as described in this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.

Manage Your Consent Settings

You can review or change your cookie consent preferences at any time by accessing the cookie banner settings link located in the footer of our website.

8. Activation, Deactivation, and Deletion of Cookies

You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change your browser settings so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please consult the instructions in the “Help” section of your browser:

If you delete cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our website again.

9. Your Rights Regarding Personal Data

You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

Right of access: You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what happens to it, and how long it will be kept.
Right to rectification: You have the right to correct, update, or delete your personal data at any time.
Right to withdraw consent: If you have given us consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent.
Right to data portability: You have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
Right to object: You can object to the processing of your data. We comply with this unless there are justified grounds for processing.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details below.

10. Contact Details

For questions, comments, or complaints regarding our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us at:

Website: https://giftwayonline.com/

Email: [email protected]