Cookie Policy
Last updated: September 2026 • DoggosGear Direct Ltd
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, smartphone, or tablet when you visit our website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, remember your shopping preferences, enable cart retention, and provide anonymous performance metrics to website operators.
2. Categories of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Essential for you to browse the shop, add pet collars and beds to your cart, and securely checkout. These cannot be switched off in our systems.
Functional Cookies
Enable enhanced features such as remembering your account login, currency preferences, and preferred measurement units in our Size Guide.
Analytics & Performance
Help us understand how pet owners navigate our store, which categories are most popular, and identify broken links or checkout friction.
Marketing Cookies (Opt-In Only)
Used only with your consent to measure the effectiveness of our rescue awareness campaigns and product announcements.
3. Key Cookies Used on DoggosGear
| Cookie Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| DoggosGear_cart / cart_store | Strictly Necessary | Maintains your active shopping basket contents across page reloads and drawer opens. | Session / 30 days |
| next-auth.session-token | Strictly Necessary | Authenticates your customer session securely when you sign in to your DoggosGear account. | 30 days |
| __stripe_mid / __stripe_sid | Strictly Necessary (Security) | Fraud prevention and secure credit/debit card tokenization powered by Stripe. | 1 year / 30 mins |
| _va / vercel_analytics | Performance & Analytics | Anonymous aggregate telemetry measuring page load speed and core web vitals. | 13 months |
| DoggosGear_currency_pref | Functional | Remembers your display currency and size measurement preferences (cm vs inches). | 6 months |
4. Managing & Disabling Cookies
You have the right to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer:
- Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data.
- Apple Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data.
- Mozilla Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Enhanced Tracking Protection.
Please note that blocking essential cookies may prevent you from placing orders or accessing your customer account.
5. Questions & Contact
If you have any questions regarding our use of cookies, please email us at privacy@DoggosGear.ie.