Cookie Policy
Last updated: September 27, 2026
This policy explains the cookies and similar technologies used on stepfoxthemes.com and its theme demo sites, and how to control them. It is part of our Privacy Policy.
1. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files a website stores in your browser. Some are needed for the site to work (for example to keep your cart or keep you logged in); others are optional and are used for analytics or advertising measurement. Similar technologies, such as browser local storage, are treated the same way here.
2. How we ask for consent
If you visit from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, a banner asks for your permission before any optional cookie is set. Google tags run in “consent mode”: until you accept, they send no cookies and only anonymous, cookieless signals. Visitors from other regions get the optional cookies by default and can switch them off at any time. Your choice is stored in the sf_consent cookie for 6 months and applies to the shop and every demo site. If your browser sends the Global Privacy Control signal we treat it as a refusal of advertising cookies.
Change your choice at any time: click Cookie settings (also in the footer of every page).
3. Cookies we use
Essential (always on)
| Cookie | Set by | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
sf_consent | This site | Remembers your cookie choice | 6 months |
woocommerce_items_in_cart, woocommerce_cart_hash | WooCommerce | Keeps your shopping cart | Session |
wp_woocommerce_session_* | WooCommerce | Links your browser to your cart and checkout | 2 days |
woocommerce_recently_viewed | WooCommerce | Shows recently viewed products | Session |
wordpress_*, wordpress_logged_in_*, wordpress_sec_*, wp-settings-* | WordPress | Keeps you logged in and remembers account screen settings | Session to 1 year |
wordpress_test_cookie | WordPress | Checks whether cookies are enabled | Session |
__stripe_mid, __stripe_sid | Stripe (checkout only) | Fraud prevention for card payments | 1 year / 30 minutes |
Analytics (with your consent)
| Cookie | Set by | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes visitors | 2 years |
_ga_* | Google Analytics | Keeps session state for the analytics property | 2 years |
Advertising measurement (with your consent)
| Cookie | Set by | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
_gcl_au | Google Ads | Stores the click information used to measure whether an ad led to a purchase | 3 months |
sbjs_* (sbjs_first, sbjs_current, sbjs_session, sbjs_udata, sbjs_migrations) | WooCommerce order attribution | Records the source that brought you to the shop (search, ad, referral) so we know where orders come from | Session to 6 months |
We do not use cookies for remarketing, social media tracking or profiling, and we do not embed third-party social widgets.
4. Other ways to control cookies
- Every browser lets you delete cookies and block them for specific sites; see your browser’s help pages. Blocking essential cookies will break the cart, checkout and login.
- Google offers a browser add-on to opt out of Google Analytics at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout and explains its advertising cookies at policies.google.com/technologies/cookies.
5. Changes
We update this page when we add or remove a cookie. When a change needs fresh permission, the banner will ask again.
6. Contact
StepFox Themes
75 E 3rd St #7, Sheridan, WY 82801, United States
Email: support@stepfoxthemes.com
Contact form: https://stepfoxthemes.com/contact-us/
