Effective Date: 20 February 2026 | Last Updated: 20 February 2026
Contents
- What Are Cookies
- How We Use Cookies
- Types of Cookies We Use
- Detailed Cookie List
- Third-Party Cookies
- Your Consent
- Managing and Deleting Cookies
- Impact of Disabling Cookies
- Do Not Track Signals
- Changes to This Cookie Policy
- Contact Us
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to provide a better browsing experience, and to supply information to the website owner.
Cookies may be set by the website you are visiting (“first-party cookies”) or by third-party services that appear on the page (“third-party cookies”). Cookies can remain on your device for different periods of time. “Session cookies” exist only while your browser is open and are deleted automatically when you close your browser. “Persistent cookies” survive after your browser is closed and can be used to recognise your device when you return to the website.
We also use similar technologies such as pixel tags, web beacons, and local storage, which function in a comparable way. Where we refer to “cookies” in this policy, we include these similar technologies.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies on easysocialproof.io for the following purposes:
- Essential website functionality: Enabling core features such as page navigation, secure access to your account, shopping cart functionality, and processing purchases.
- Remembering your preferences: Storing your cookie consent choices, display preferences, and login sessions so you don’t have to re-enter them on every visit.
- Analytics and performance: Understanding how visitors interact with our website, which pages are most popular, and how users navigate the site, so we can improve the experience.
- Marketing and advertising: Delivering relevant content and measuring the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually set in response to actions you take, such as logging in, adding items to a cart, or filling in forms. Without these cookies, certain services you have asked for cannot be provided.
Legal basis: These cookies do not require your consent under the UK GDPR, EU GDPR, or the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), as they are strictly necessary for the provision of the service you have requested.
3.2 Functional Cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your preferred language or region) and provide enhanced, more personalised features. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
Legal basis: Consent. These cookies are only set after you provide consent through our cookie banner.
3.3 Analytics and Performance Cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often, how visitors navigate between pages, and whether they experience error messages. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous. We use this data solely to improve how our website works.
Legal basis: Consent. These cookies are only set after you provide consent through our cookie banner.
3.4 Marketing and Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by advertising networks with our permission.
Legal basis: Consent. These cookies are only set after you provide consent through our cookie banner.
4. Detailed Cookie List
Below is a list of the cookies we use on our website. We review and update this list periodically, but third-party providers may change their cookies without advance notice to us.
4.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress_sec_* | easysocialproof.io | WordPress authentication cookie used to securely identify logged-in users. | First-party | Session |
| wordpress_logged_in_* | easysocialproof.io | Indicates when you are logged in and who you are, used for the WordPress dashboard interface. | First-party | Session |
| wp_woocommerce_session_* | easysocialproof.io | Contains a unique session code for each customer so that WooCommerce knows where to find cart data in the database. | First-party | 2 days |
| woocommerce_cart_hash | easysocialproof.io | Stores a hash of the cart contents to detect changes and improve caching. | First-party | Session |
| woocommerce_items_in_cart | easysocialproof.io | Helps WooCommerce determine when cart contents change. | First-party | Session |
| cookie_consent | easysocialproof.io | Stores your cookie consent preferences. | First-party | 1 year |
4.2 Functional Cookies
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress_test_cookie | easysocialproof.io | Tests whether your browser accepts cookies. | First-party | Session |
| wp-settings-* | easysocialproof.io | Customises your view of the WordPress admin interface and may also be used on the front end. | First-party | 1 year |
4.3 Analytics and Performance Cookies
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how you use the website. | Third-party | 2 years |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics | Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of visits, average time spent, and pages viewed. | Third-party | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how you use the website. | Third-party | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics | Used to throttle the request rate to Google Analytics, limiting data collection on high-traffic sites. | Third-party | 1 minute |
4.4 Marketing and Advertising Cookies
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We will update this section if marketing or advertising cookies are added in the future. Currently, no marketing cookies are set by default. | ||||
Note: The cookie names and details listed above are accurate at the time of writing. Cookie names may vary slightly depending on the WordPress plugins, theme, and third-party services in use. We recommend using a browser inspection tool or cookie scanning service to verify the exact cookies set on your device.
5. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control the setting of these cookies and cannot access them. The information collected by third-party cookies is subject to the third party’s own privacy and cookie policies.
Third-party services that may set cookies on our website include:
- Google Analytics (Privacy Policy) – web analytics service that tracks and reports website traffic.
- Stripe (Privacy Policy) – payment processing. Stripe may set cookies to detect and prevent fraud.
If we add additional third-party services in the future, we will update this section accordingly.
6. Your Consent
When you first visit our website, we will display a cookie consent banner that allows you to:
- Accept all cookies – enables all cookie categories.
- Reject non-essential cookies – only strictly necessary cookies will be set.
- Customise your preferences – choose which categories of non-essential cookies you wish to allow.
Strictly necessary cookies do not require your consent and will always be active, as they are essential for the website to function.
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the “Cookie Settings” link in our website footer. When you update your preferences, non-essential cookies that you have declined will be deleted (subject to your browser settings).
Your consent is recorded and stored for a period of 12 months, after which you will be asked to confirm your preferences again.
7. Managing and Deleting Cookies
In addition to our cookie consent tool, you can manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View what cookies are stored and delete them individually or in bulk.
- Block third-party cookies.
- Block cookies from specific websites.
- Block all cookies.
- Delete all cookies when you close your browser.
Here are links to cookie management instructions for common browsers:
Please note that if you use different devices or browsers, you will need to manage your cookie settings on each one separately.
8. Impact of Disabling Cookies
If you choose to disable or block certain cookies, some features of our website may not function as intended. Specifically:
- Blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent you from logging in, completing purchases, or using core website functionality.
- Blocking functional cookies may mean your preferences are not remembered between visits.
- Blocking analytics cookies will not affect your experience but will limit our ability to understand how the website is used and make improvements.
- Blocking marketing cookies will not affect your experience but may mean that any advertisements you see are less relevant to your interests.
9. Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers include a “Do Not Track” (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not wish to be tracked. There is currently no universally accepted standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals. As such, our website does not currently respond to DNT signals. However, you can manage your tracking preferences using the cookie consent tool and browser settings described above.
10. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, changes in technology, or changes in applicable law. When we make material changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
If significant changes are made that affect how your personal data is processed through cookies, we will re-request your consent where required.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:
Easy Social Proof
Email: privacy@easysocialproof.io
Website: easysocialproof.io
For more information about how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.
© 2026 Easy Social Proof. All rights reserved. This cookie policy was last reviewed on 20 February 2026.