Cookie Policy
Cookies are small files a website stores on your device. Some are needed to make the site work; others help us understand how it is used, or support advertising. This page explains which we use and how to change your mind.
Your choice
When you first visit, a banner asks which cookies you are happy with. Only the strictly necessary ones are set before you choose.
You can change your preferences at any time using the cookie settings link in the footer, and you can clear or block cookies in your browser settings — though blocking the necessary ones will stop the basket and checkout working.
The categories we use
- Strictly necessary — signing in, keeping your basket, remembering your cookie choice, and security. These do not need consent.
- Analytics — Google Analytics and Jetpack Stats, so we can see which pages and files people actually use.
- Advertising — Meta and Pinterest, used to measure and target advertising.
- Functional — remembering preferences such as your displayed currency.
The full list
The table below is generated from the cookies actually present on the site, so it stays accurate as things change.
Essential
Essential cookies enable basic functions and are necessary for the proper function of the website.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| wpconsent_preferences | This cookie is used to store the user's cookie consent preferences. | 30 days |
Comments
These cookies are needed for adding comments on this website.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| comment_author | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | Session |
| comment_author_email | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | Session |
| comment_author_url | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | Session |
Google reCAPTCHA
Google reCAPTCHA helps protect websites from spam and abuse by verifying user interactions through challenges.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| _GRECAPTCHA | Google reCAPTCHA sets a necessary cookie (_GRECAPTCHA) when executed for the purpose of providing its risk analysis. | 179 days |
Stripe
Stripe is a payment processing platform that enables businesses to accept online payments securely and efficiently.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| __stripe_mid | Fraud prevention and detection | 1 year |
| __stripe_sid | Fraud prevention and detection | 30 minutes |
| m | Set by payment provider stripe.com to process payments | 10 years |
Statistics
Statistics cookies collect information anonymously. This information helps us understand how visitors use our website.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a powerful tool that tracks and analyzes website traffic for informed marketing decisions.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| __utmx | Used to determine whether a user is included in an A / B or Multivariate test. | 18 months |
| _ga | ID used to identify users | 2 years |
| _gali | Used by Google Analytics to determine which links on a page are being clicked | 30 seconds |
| _ga_ | ID used to identify users | 2 years |
| _gid | ID used to identify users for 24 hours after last activity | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests when using Google Tag Manager | 1 minute |
| __utmb | Used to distinguish new sessions and visits. This cookie is set when the GA.js javascript library is loaded and there is no existing __utmb cookie. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to the Google Analytics server. | 30 minutes after last activity |
| __utmc | Used only with old Urchin versions of Google Analytics and not with GA.js. Was used to distinguish between new sessions and visits at the end of a session. | End of session (browser) |
| __utmz | Contains information about the traffic source or campaign that directed user to the website. The cookie is set when the GA.js javascript is loaded and updated when data is sent to the Google Anaytics server | 6 months after last activity |
| __utmv | Contains custom information set by the web developer via the _setCustomVar method in Google Analytics. This cookie is updated every time new data is sent to the Google Analytics server. | 2 years after last activity |
| _gac_ | Contains information related to marketing campaigns of the user. These are shared with Google AdWords / Google Ads when the Google Ads and Google Analytics accounts are linked together. | 90 days |
| __utma | ID used to identify users and sessions | 2 years after last activity |
| __utmt | Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests | 10 minutes |
WooCommerce Sourcebuster
SourceBuster is used by WooCommerce for order attribution based on user source.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| sbjs_session | The number of page views in this session and the current page path | 30 minutes |
| sbjs_udata | Information about the visitor’s user agent, such as IP, the browser, and the device type | session |
| sbjs_first | Traffic origin information for the visitor’s first visit to your store (only applicable if the visitor returns before the session expires) | session |
| sbjs_current | Traffic origin information for the visitor’s current visit to your store | session |
| sbjs_first_add | Timestamp, referring URL, and entry page for your visitor’s first visit to your store (only applicable if the visitor returns before the session expires) | session |
| sbjs_current_add | Timestamp, referring URL, and entry page for your visitor’s current visit to your store | session |
| sbjs_migrations | Technical data to help with migrations between different versions of the tracking feature | session |
Third-party cookies
Some cookies are set by other companies rather than us — Google, Meta, Pinterest, Automattic and PayPal among them. We do not control those cookies, and their own privacy notices explain what they do with them.
More
How we handle personal information generally is covered in our Privacy Policy. Any questions, email info@wargamegeeks.com.
Last updated: 13 September 2026