Thunderstruck Bonsai Cookie Policy
Last Updated: [Feb 2026]
At Thunderstruck Bonsai, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner. This Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies on our website.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device to store data that can be retrieved by a web server in the domain that placed the cookie. We also use similar technologies such as pixels, tags, and web beacons (“cookies” collectively). They help run our website, remember your preferences, understand performance, and—if you allow—deliver and measure ads.
Who is “we”?
Thunderstruck Bonsai (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates thunderstruckbonsai.com. For how we handle personal data more broadly, please see our Privacy Policy
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for various purposes, including:
• Strictly Necessary (Essential): Required to provide core functionality such as page navigation, secure areas, your shopping cart, and checkout (e.g., WooCommerce session and cart cookies). These cannot be switched off. They are usually set in response to actions made by you, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling out forms.
• Performance: Help us analyze site performance and fix issues (e.g., load times, error tracking).
• Functional Cookies: Remember your preferences (e.g., language, region) and enhance features.
• Advertising/Marketing: These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners to show relevant ads and measure their effectiveness (e.g., Meta technologies such as the Meta pixel).
Third-party cookies we use
1. Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use our site. This information helps us to improve the site and provide a better user experience. The data collected is anonymous and includes the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from, and the pages they visited.
2. Google Tag Manager: We use Google Tag Manager to manage and deploy marketing tags (snippets of code or tracking pixels) on our website without having to modify the code. This helps us to efficiently manage our marketing efforts.
3. Meta Pixel: We use the Meta Pixel (formerly Facebook Pixel) to track visitor activity on our website. This allows us to measure the effectiveness of our advertising by understanding the actions people take on our site.
4. PayPal: Payment processing cookies when you select PayPal at checkout. See the PayPal Privacy Policy.
We do not control third‑party cookies once they are set. For details on how those providers use data, please refer to their policies above
Managing Cookies
You can control and manage cookies in various ways. Please note that removing or blocking cookies can impact your user experience and some functionality may no longer be available.
• Browser Settings: Most browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings preferences. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may worsen your overall user experience, since it will no longer be personalized to you.
• Opt-Out Tools: You can opt out of Google Analytics by using the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on. For Meta Pixel, you can adjust your ad preferences through your Facebook settings.
Your choices: consent, preferences, and opt‑out
- Manage preferences anytime: Open Cookie Settings (link in our site footer and banner) to accept/reject categories beyond Strictly Necessary, and to update your consent choices. Changes take effect for subsequent browsing.
- Reject non‑essential cookies: Click Reject non‑essential in our banner to use only Strictly Necessary cookies.
- Browser controls: You can also configure your browser to block or delete cookies; doing so may impact site functionality.
- We honor browser‑enabled Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals as an opt‑out preference where detectable.
What information cookies collect
Depending on the category, cookies may collect device identifiers, IP address, browser type, pages visited, time on site, referring URLs, and interaction data. We use this to operate the site, prevent fraud, improve the store, and—if you consent—measure and personalize advertising. See our Privacy Policy for full details on what we collect during checkout and account creation.
Retention
Cookies remain on your device for varying periods:
- Session cookies expire when you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies stay until they expire or you delete them via your browser or Cookie Settings.
Our Cookie Settings panel always lists the current cookies we use, their provider, purpose, and expiration so you can make informed choices. (This dynamic list updates automatically as our site changes.)
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 |
Google Ads
Google Ads is an online advertising platform that enables businesses to create targeted ads displayed on Google search results and partner sites.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| FPGCLAW | Google uses cookies for advertising, including serving and rendering ads, personalizing ads (depending on your ad settings at g.co/adsettings), limiting the number of times an ad is shown to a user, muting ads you have chosen to stop seeing, and measuring the effectiveness of ads. | 90 Days |
| FPGCLGB | Google uses cookies for advertising, including serving and rendering ads, personalizing ads (depending on your ad settings at g.co/adsettings), limiting the number of times an ad is shown to a user, muting ads you have chosen to stop seeing, and measuring the effectiveness of ads. | 90 Days |
| _gac_gb_ | Google uses cookies for advertising, including serving and rendering ads, personalizing ads (depending on your ad settings at g.co/adsettings), limiting the number of times an ad is shown to a user, muting ads you have chosen to stop seeing, and measuring the effectiveness of ads. | 90 Days |
| _gcl_gb | Google uses cookies for advertising, including serving and rendering ads, personalizing ads (depending on your ad settings at g.co/adsettings), limiting the number of times an ad is shown to a user, muting ads you have chosen to stop seeing, and measuring the effectiveness of ads. | 90 Days |
| _gcl_gs | Google uses cookies for advertising, including serving and rendering ads, personalizing ads (depending on your ad settings at g.co/adsettings), limiting the number of times an ad is shown to a user, muting ads you have chosen to stop seeing, and measuring the effectiveness of ads. | 90 Days |
| _gcl_aw | Google uses cookies for advertising, including serving and rendering ads, personalizing ads (depending on your ad settings at g.co/adsettings), limiting the number of times an ad is shown to a user, muting ads you have chosen to stop seeing, and measuring the effectiveness of ads. | 90 Days |
| Conversion | Google uses cookies for advertising, including serving and rendering ads, personalizing ads (depending on your ad settings at g.co/adsettings), limiting the number of times an ad is shown to a user, muting ads you have chosen to stop seeing, and measuring the effectiveness of ads. | 90 days |
| __Secure-1PAPISID | Targeting cookie. Used to create a user profile and display relevant and personalised Google Ads to the user. | 2 years |
| __Secure-3PSID | Targeting cookie. Used to profile the interests of website visitors and display relevant and personalised Google ads. | 2 years |
| __Secure-1PSIDTS | Targeting cookie. Used to create a user profile and display relevant and personalised Google Ads to the user. | 2 years |
| __Secure-3PSIDTS | Targeting cookie. Used to create a user profile and display relevant and personalised Google Ads to the user. | 2 years |
| __Secure-3PSIDCC | Targeting cookie. Used to create a user profile and display relevant and personalised Google Ads to the user. | 2 years |
| ADS_VISITOR_ID | Cookie required to use the options and on-site web services | 2 months |
| AEC | AEC cookies ensure that requests within a browsing session are made by the user, and not by other sites. These cookies prevent malicious sites from acting on behalf of a user without that user's knowledge. | 6 months |
| __Secure-3PAPISID | Profiles the interests of website visitors to serve relevant and personalised ads through retargeting. | 2 years |
| __Secure-1PSIDCC | Targeting cookie. Used to create a user profile and display relevant and personalised Google Ads to the user. | 2 years |
| __Secure-1PSID | Targeting cookie. Used to create a user profile and display relevant and personalised Google Ads to the user. | 2 years |
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 |
Google Tag Manager
Google Tag Manager simplifies the management of marketing tags on your website without code changes.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| td | Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | session |
| cookiePreferences | Registers cookie preferences of a user | 2 years |
WooCommerce
WooCommerce is a customizable eCommerce platform for building online stores using WordPress.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| woocommerce_cart_hash | Helps WooCommerce determine when cart contents/data changes. | session |
| woocommerce_items_in_cart | Helps WooCommerce determine when cart contents/data changes. | session |
| woocommerce_snooze_suggestions__ | Allows dashboard users to dismiss Marketplace suggestions, if enabled. | 2 days |
| woocommerce_dismissed_suggestions__ | Count of suggestion dismissals, if enabled. | 1 month |
| woocommerce_recently_viewed | Powers the Recent Viewed Products widget | session |
| store_notice | Allows customers to dismiss the Store Notice. | session |
| wp_woocommerce_session_ | Contains a unique code for each customer so that it knows where to find the cart data in the database for each customer. | 2 days |
WPForms
WPForms is a user-friendly WordPress plugin for creating custom forms with drag-and-drop functionality.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| wpfuuid | Used to track user interactions with forms. | 11 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 |
|---|
| _gat | Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests when using Google Tag Manager | 1 minute |
| _ga_ | ID used to identify users | 2 years |
| _gid | ID used to identify users for 24 hours after last activity | 24 hours |
| __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 |
| __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 |
| __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) |
| __utmt | Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests | 10 minutes |
| __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 |
| _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 |
Jetpack Stats
Jetpack's built-in visitor analytics. It records page views, referring sites, search terms, and outbound link clicks, and also carries the shared visitor-tracking library used by Jetpack Instant Search and WooCommerce Analytics.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| tk_tc | Used once per page load to work out which cookie domain the Tracks library should use, then removed as soon as it's read back. | Session (deleted immediately after use) |
| tk_aip | Stores a list of anonymous visitor IDs so they can be merged into one identity once a visitor is recognized. | Up to 5 years |
| tk_ai | Stores a randomly-generated anonymous visitor ID so Jetpack's Tracks analytics library can link tracking events to the same visitor. | Session in wp-admin; up to 5 years on the frontend |
| tk_qs | Queues analytics events for Jetpack's Tracks library so none are lost if the page closes before they can be sent. | 30 minutes |
WooCommerce Sourcebuster
SourceBuster is used by WooCommerce for order attribution based on user source.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| 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 |
| 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_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 |
Marketing
Marketing cookies are used to follow visitors to websites. The intention is to show ads that are relevant and engaging to the individual user.
Facebook Pixel
Facebook Pixel is a web analytics service that tracks and reports website traffic.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| fr | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | 3 months |
| _fbc | Used to track the last session visit. | 12 months |
| _fbp | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | 3 months |
Google
A powerful search engine that organizes and provides access to vast information on the internet.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| gac | Measure user activity and ad campaign performance for advertisers | 90 days |
| gcl | Helps advertisers determine user actions on their site after clicking an ad | 90 days |
| DSID | Identifies signed-in users on non-Google sites to respect ad personalization settings | 2 weeks |
| AdID | Show Google ads on non-Google sites and personalize ads based on user settings | 2 weeks |
| _Secure-YEC | Used to detect spam, fraud, and abuse to protect advertisers and YouTube creators | 13 months |
| CGIC | Improves search results delivery by autocompleting queries based on user input | 6 months |
| Secure-YEC | Serve a similar purpose for YouTube, including detecting and resolving problems | 13 months |
| _Secure-ENID | Remembers user preferences like language, search results per page, and SafeSearch settings | 13 months |
| A | Google uses this cookies to make advertising more engaging to users and more valuable to publishers and advertisers | 17 days |
| __Host-1PLSID | Used to sign in with Google account. | 1 year |
| GN_PREF | This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation | 1 year |
| OTZ | Aggregate analysis of website visitors | 17 days |
| SMSV | Used to sign in with Google account. | session |
| django_language | Cookie necessary for the use of the options and services of the website. | 3 month |
| SIDCC | Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search. | 2 years |
| ACCOUNT_CHOOSER | Used to sign in with Google account. | session |
| cookies_accepted | This functionality cookie is simply to verify that you have allowed us to set cookies on your machine | 1 year |
| SSID | Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search. | 2 years |
| SOCS | Stores a user's state regarding their cookies choices | 13 months |
| SNID | This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation | 6 months |
| SAPISID | Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search. | 2 years |
| CONSENT | Google cookie consent tracker | 20 years |
| _dcid | Collects information on user behaviour on multiple websites. This information is used in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement on the website. | 400 days |
| 1P_JAR | These cookies are set via embedded youtube-videos. They register anonymous statistical data on for example how many times the video is displayed and what settings are used for playback. | 1 month |
| APISID | Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search. | 2 years |
| receive-cookie-deprecation | This cookie ensures browers in an experiment group of the Chrome-facilitated testing period include the Sec-Cookie-Deprecation request header as soon as it becomes available. | 180 days |
| HSID | Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search. | 2 years |
| FCNEC | Cookie for Google Funding Choices API which allows for functionality specific to consent gathering for things like GDPR consent and CCPA opt-out. | 13 months |
| SID | Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search. | 2 years |
| FCCDCF | Cookie for Google Funding Choices API which allows for functionality specific to consent gathering for things like GDPR consent and CCPA opt-out. | 13 months |
| AID | Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search. | 1 year |
| GCLB | This cookie is used in context with load balancing - This optimizes the response rate between the visitor and the site, by distributing the traffic load on multiple network links or servers. | Session |
| SEARCH_SAMESITE | SameSite prevents the browser from sending this cookie along with cross-site requests. The main goal is mitigate the risk of cross-origin information leakage. It also provides some protection against cross-site request forgery attacks. | session |
| _gcl_dc | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. | 3 months |
| __Secure-ENID | Used by Google to prevent fraudulent login attempts. This also contains a Google user ID which can be used for statistics and marketing purposes following a successful login | 11 Months |
| G_AUTHUSER_H | Google Authentication | session |
| _gcl_au | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. | 3 months |
| FPGCLDC | Used to help advertisers determine how many times users who click on their ads end up taking an action on their site | 90 days |
| g_enabled_idps | Used for Google Single Sign On | 1 year |
| TAID | This cookie is used to link your activity across devices if you've previously signed in to your Google Account on another device. We do this to coordinate that the ads you see across devices and measure conversion events. | 14 days |
| LSOLH | This cookie is for authentication with your Google account | 1 year |
| NID | This cookies is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation | 1 year |
| __Host-GAPS | Used to sign in with Google account. | 1 year |
| DV | This cookies is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation | 1 year |
| __Host-3PLSID | Used to sign in with Google account. | 1 year |
| OSID | This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation | 6 months |
| UULE | sends precise location information from your browser to Googles servers so that Google can show you results that are relevant to your location. The use of this cookie depends on your browser settings and whether you have chosen to have location turned on for your browser. | 6 hours |
| COMPASS | This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation | 2 days |
| __Secure-OSID | This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation | 6 months |
| LSID | This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation | 6 months |
Microsoft Clarity Disclosure & Behavioral Analytics
We use Microsoft Clarity and Microsoft Advertising to better understand how visitors interact with our website. This includes:
- Behavioral Metrics: Clicks, scrolls, and navigation patterns
- Heatmaps: Visual representations of user engagement
- Session Replays: Anonymous recordings of user sessions
This data helps us:
- Improve site usability and content relevance
- Optimize performance and layout
- Detect and prevent fraudulent or malicious activity
- Inform marketing and advertising strategies
Data is collected using first-party and third-party cookies and other tracking technologies. Clarity uses cookies and similar technologies to collect this data. None of it is personally identifiable, and it’s used solely to enhance your experience. By continuing to use our site, you agree to this data being shared with Microsoft for analysis. By using our website, you consent to this data being shared with Microsoft for the purposes outlined above.
For more information, please refer to the Microsoft Privacy Statement.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this page periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies. The “Effective date” above shows when this policy was last revised. Material changes will be communicated via our banner or on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
Thunderstruck Bonsai
(727) 266-6791
info@thunderstruckbonsai.com
