Cookie Policy
Animal uses cookies to enable you to shop on our website, enhance your visit through offering an easier, faster and more relevant shopping experience and to analyse our traffic and performance to serve customers better. This policy also explains how you can opt out of the use of cookies on our websites.
If you do not accept their usage, please disable them following the instructions below but note this may limit your use of our site.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites store on your computer when you visit them. They are a well-known web technology; widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to website owners such as to remember a user and identify when that user returns to the website.
What do we use Cookies for?
We use cookies to enhance and personalise your experience on our website including:
- To authenticate you on the website,
- To remember any preferences which you may set along with registration or account information,
- To see and analyse which pages or content are most visited or vice versa, helping us to keep our website relevant and up to date,
- To personalise the content and advertisements provided to you so that they relate to your interests and shopping history within the site; and
- To present and help measure and research the effectiveness of advertisements and email communications.
How we use Cookies
We have classified cookies under two broad titles, "essential cookies" and "non-essential cookies". These are explained in more detail below.
Essential cookies
These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around our website and use its features, including accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, any services on our website you wish to access cannot be provided.
Non-Essential cookies
Analytical/performance cookies – These cookies collect information about how you and other visitors use our websites. This can be anything from which pages you go to most often to if you get error messages from web pages. We use data from these cookies to help test designs and to ensure a consistent look and feel is maintained on your visit to our websites.
Functionality cookies – These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced personal features.
Targeting cookies – These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement, as well as help measure the effectiveness of a Marketing campaign. They are usually placed by third parties (such as advertising networks or platforms) with our permission.
Social Media extensions
These technologies allow you to share what you've been doing on our websites on social media, such as Instagram. Although we enable these tools to be displayed on our website so that you may interact with them, if you choose to do so, they are not within our control.
Please refer to the relevant third-party cookie/privacy policies below for how these functionalities work and how you can disable any non-essential cookies.
Our Cookie List
First Party Cookies
Our first party cookies are set by Shopify, our eCommerce platform, you can access their cookie policy here; https://www.shopify.co.uk/legal/cookies
Third Party Cookies
| 3rd Party | Description | Cookies | Retention | Type |
| Stripe | These cookies are used by Stripe to facilitate the payment of online orders. Stripe uses these cookies to remember who you are and process payments without storing any credit card information on our servers. |
_stripe_mid _stripe_sid |
12 months | Essential |
| Bing | These cookies track user activity on the website. Data is used to monitor advertising performance and provide better targeted ads. |
MUID MUIDB |
6 months | Targeting |
| Cloudflare | These cookies identify trusted web traffic. They do not correspond to any user id in the web application, nor do they store any personally identifiable information. | _cfduid | 30 days | Performance, Targeting & Functionality |
| These cookies track user activity, targets advertising and monitors performance to provide better targeted ads either on Facebook or other digital platforms powered by Facebook. | _fbp- | 2 hours | Targeting | |
| To identify the web browser being used to connect to Facebook independent of the logged in user. This cookie plays a key role in Facebook’s security and site integrity features. | datr | 24 months | Targeting | |
| Used to deliver, measure and improve advertisement relevancy | fr | 3 months | Targeting | |
| To store browser details. | SB | 24 months | Tracking/Marketing | |
| These cookies track browsing habits and activity on our website; and allow us measure advertising performance. |
_ga _gcl_au _gid Consent 1P_JAR |
12 months | Performance, Targeting & Functionality | |
| This cookie is set when google maps is used on the store locator. | NID | 6 months | Targeting | |
| This is used to personalise ads based on user interests. |
3PAPISID 3PSID 3PSIDCC |
24 months | Targeting | |
| Dotmailer | This cookie tracks, monitors and improves the performance of our email marketing campaigns. | DmSessionID- | Session | Targeting |
| doubleclick.net | Helps track and analyse advertisement performance. | IDE | 9 months | Targeting |
| doubleclick.net | Helps track and analyse advertisement performance. | RUL | 11 months | Targeting |
| doubleclick.net | Identify a logged in user on non-Google sites and to store user preferences regarding ad personalisation. | DSID | 2 weeks | Targeting |
| sc-static.net | Third Party A/B Testing. | X-AB | 24 hours | Testing |
| snapchat.com | Used to identify a visitor across multiple domains. | sc_at | 12 months | Targeting |
| Student Beans | Business functional cookies |
_schn _scid _sp_id.022b _sp_ses.022b sp |
24 months | Necessary |
| Student Beans | Google Analytics information | _ga | 26 months | Targeting |
| Student Beans | Tracking conversion through ad clicks | _gcl_aw | 3 months | Tracking/Marketing |
| Student Beans | Identification purposes by Facebook pixel. | _fbp | 6 months | Tracking |
| Student Beans | Improvement and Analytics | page_count | 2 hours | Necessary |
| Student Beans | Business functional cookies. | translations_stored_with_app_version, user_country, user_country_message, _accounts_session, user_locale | Session | Necessary |
| Student Beans | Business functional cookies. | translations_stored_with_user_locale | 24 months | Necessary |
| Student Beans | Used for Google Single Sign On and Authentication. | G_ENABLED_IDPS | Session | Necessary |
| Salesfire | Salesfire's visitor identifier used for statistical analysis | sf_id | 12 months | Necessary |
| Salesfire | Allows Salefire to display content on the website based on the visitors country. | sf_geo | 1 hour | Necessary |
| Salesfire | Functional tool settings for Salesfire. | sf_* | 30 days | Necessary |
| 3rd Party | Stripe |
| Cookies | _stripe_mid _stripe_sid |
| Description | These cookies track user activity on the website. Data is used to monitor advertising performance and provide better targeted ads. |
| Type | Essential |
| Retention | 12 months |
| 3rd Party | Bing |
| Cookies |
MUID MUIDB |
| Description | These cookies track user activity on the website. Data is used to monitor advertising performance and provide better targeted ads. |
| Type | Targeting |
| Retention | 180 days |
| 3rd Party | Cloudflare |
| Cookies |
_cfduid _cfduid |
| Description | These cookies identify trusted web traffic. They do not correspond to any user id in the web application, nor do they store any personally identifiable information. |
| Type | Performance, Targeting and Functionality |
| Retention | 30 days |
| 3rd Party | |
| Cookies | _fbp- |
| Description | These cookies track user activity, targets advertising and monitors performance to provide better targeted ads either on Facebook or other digital platforms powered by Facebook. |
| Type | Targeting |
| Retention | 2 hours |
| 3rd Party | |
| Cookies | datr |
| Description | To identify the web browser being used to connect to Facebook independent of the logged in user. This cookie plays a key role in Facebook’s security and site integrity features. |
| Type | Targeting |
| Retention | 24 months |
| 3rd Party | |
| Cookies | fr |
| Description | Used to deliver, measure and improve advertisement relevancy. |
| Type | Targeting |
| Retention | 3 months |
| 3rd Party | |
| Cookies | SB |
| Description | To store browser details. |
| Type | Tracking/Marketing |
| Retention | 24 months |
| 3rd Party | |
| Cookies |
_ga _gcl_au _gid CONSENT 1P_JAR |
| Description | These cookies track browsing habits and activity on our website; and allow us measure advertising performance. |
| Type | Performance, Targeting and Functionality |
| Retention | 12 months |
| 3rd Party | |
| Cookies | NID |
| Description | This cookie is set when google maps is used on the store locator. |
| Type | Targeting |
| Retention | 6 months |
| 3rd Party | |
| Cookies |
3PAPISID 3PSID 3PSIDCC |
| Description | This is used to personalise ads based on user interests. |
| Type | Targeting |
| Retention | 24 months |
| 3rd Party | Dotmailer |
| Cookies | DmSessionID- |
| Description | This cookie tracks, monitors and improves the performance of our email marketing campaigns. |
| Type | Targeting |
| Retention | Session |
| 3rd Party | doubleclick.net |
| Cookies | IDE |
| Description | Helps track and analyse advertisement performance. |
| Type | Targeting |
| Retention | 9 Months |
| 3rd Party | doubleclick.net |
| Cookies | RUL |
| Description | Helps track and analyse advertisement performance. |
| Type | Targeting |
| Retention | 11 Months |
| 3rd Party | doubleclick.net |
| Cookies | DSIS |
| Description | Identify a logged in user on non-Google sites and to store user preferences regarding ad personalisation. |
| Type | Targeting |
| Retention | 2 Weeks |
| 3rd Party | sc-static.net |
| Cookies | X-AB |
| Description | Third Party A/B Testing. |
| Type | Testing |
| Retention | 24 hours |
| 3rd Party | snapchat.com |
| Cookies | sc_at |
| Description | Used to identify a visitor across multiple domains. |
| Type | Targeting |
| Retention | 12 months |
| 3rd Party | Student Beans |
| Cookies |
_schn _scid _sp_id.022b _sp_ses.022b sp |
| Description | Business functional cookies. |
| Type | Necessary |
| Retention | 24 months |
| 3rd Party | Student Beans |
| Cookies | _ga |
| Description | Google Analytics information. |
| Type | Targeting |
| Retention | 26 months |
| 3rd Party | Student Beans |
| Cookies | _gcl_aw |
| Description | Tracking conversion through ad clicks. |
| Type | Tracking/Marketing |
| Retention | 3 months |
| 3rd Party | Student Beans |
| Cookies | _fbp |
| Description | Identification purposes by Facebook pixel. |
| Type | Tracking |
| Retention | 6 months |
| 3rd Party | Student Beans |
| Cookies | page_count |
| Description | Improvement and Analytics. |
| Type | Necessary |
| Retention | 2 hours |
| 3rd Party | Student Beans |
| Cookies |
translations, user_country_message, user_locale, _accounts_session, user_country |
| Description | Business functional cookies. |
| Type | Necessary |
| Retention | Session |
| 3rd Party | Student Beans |
| Cookies | G_ENABLED_IDPS |
| Description | Used for Google Single Sign On and Authentication. |
| Type | Necessary |
| Retention | Session |
| 3rd Party | Salesfire |
| Cookies | sf_id |
| Description | Allows Salefire to display content on the website based on the visitors country. |
| Type | Necessary |
| Retention | 12 months |
| 3rd Party | Salesfire |
| Cookies | sf_geo |
| Description | Allows Salefire to display content on the website based on the visitors country. |
| Type | Necessary |
| Retention | 1 hour |
| 3rd Party | Salesfire |
| Cookies | sf_* |
| Description | Functional tool settings for Salesfire. |
| Type | Necessary |
| Retention | 30 Days |
How long do Cookies stay on my Computer or Mobile device?
Please refer to the Cookie list above for expiration / retention periods.
How can I change my Cookie settings?
| If you are not happy with the way that we use cookies, you can restrict this using one of the following 3 options: | |
| A) Use the anonymous settings on your browser: | |
| Google Chrome | Incognito |
| Internet Explorer | InPrivate |
| Safari | Private Browsing |
| Firefox | Private Browsing |
| B) Disable cookies on your device: | |
| You can enable or disable cookies in your website browser settings. How you do this will depend on which browser you’re using. Please note that if you disable all our cookies entirely, you may not be able to add products to your basket and buy them. If you disable third party cookies only, some elements of our sites may not function properly (e.g. targeted advertising) but you will still be able to add products to your basket and buy them. To understand how to manage cookies using the latest browser versions, you can follow these links: • Chrome • Internet Explorer/Edge • Safari • Firefox |
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To get more information about cookies and how you can control them, please visit: |
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To opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customise Google Display Network ads please go to: |
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| C) Delete Animal cookies after using our website | |
| You can use the browser settings as explained in the links above to withdraw your consent to our use of cookies at any time and delete cookies that have already been set. Or alternatively you can amend them by clicking here. | |
Amendments to this Cookie Policy
We may amend this Cookie Policy at any time without notice. Please revisit this page from time to time to review any amendments or revisions, as your continued use of our websites confirms your acceptance of the version of the Cookie Policy then in force.
How you can contact us
You can contact us by writing to us by email at: privacy@animal.co.uk
Thank you for visiting our website.
Date: September 2023
