1. What cookies are
Cookies are small files stored on your device when you visit a website. We use them to run the site and, with your consent, to understand usage.
2. Cookies we use
Cookie names and expiry periods below reflect the standard behaviour of the tools we run. Individual expiry periods are set by those providers and can change when they update their own systems.
Strictly necessary, always on
These make the site and the purchase flow work. They cannot be switched off.
| Cookie | Set by | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Session and checkout cookies | chameleonhive.com and PayKickstart | Keep the site working and carry your order through checkout |
| Consent record | chameleonhive.com | Remembers the cookie choice you made so we do not ask again on every page |
Functional, requires your consent
| Cookie | Set by | Expiry | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| gist_id_[site id] | Gist | 1 year | Live chat, identifies your conversation so it is there if you return |
| gist_identified_[site id] | Gist | 1 year | Live chat, recognises a returning visitor |
Analytics, requires your consent
These tell us how the site is used, not who you are.
| Cookie | Set by | Expiry | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | 13 months | Distinguishes one visitor from another |
| _ga_[property id] | Google Analytics | 13 months | Keeps track of a visit in progress |
| _clck | Microsoft Clarity | 1 year | Links a visit to a visitor identifier |
| _clsk | Microsoft Clarity | 1 day | Joins the pages of a single visit together |
| CLID | Microsoft Clarity | 1 year | Identifies the first time Clarity saw this browser |
| MUID | Microsoft | 13 months | Recognises a browser across Microsoft services, used by both Clarity and Microsoft Advertising |
| ANONCHK | Microsoft Clarity | Session | Confirms whether analytics data is being recorded |
Advertising, requires your consent
These let us see which of our adverts lead to sign-ups, so we can measure whether our advertising works.
| Cookie | Set by | Expiry | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| _gcl_au | Google Ads | 3 months | Records that you arrived from a Google advert so a sign-up can be attributed to it |
| _uetsid | Microsoft Advertising | 1 day | Records a visit that began from a Microsoft advert |
| _uetvid | Microsoft Advertising | 13 months | Recognises a returning visitor who arrived from a Microsoft advert |
| _rdt_uuid | 3 months | Records that you arrived from a Reddit advert so a sign-up can be attributed to it |
Advertising cookies are set by Google, Microsoft and Reddit as third parties. Where you consent to them, those companies receive limited information about your visit. Their own privacy notices govern what they do with it.
3. Your choices
On your first visit we show a consent banner. You can accept everything, reject everything, or choose category by category. Rejecting is exactly as easy as accepting, and everything except the strictly necessary cookies stays off until you turn it on.
You can change your mind at any time using the Cookie settings link in the footer of every page. Withdrawing consent is as straightforward as giving it. You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings.
Nothing in the functional, analytics or advertising categories loads before you consent to it. This applies to every visitor, wherever you are.