Cookie details

Every cookie, why we set it, and who receives the data.

A plain-English reference for the cookies and similar technologies used on surrealcomfort.co.uk. You can change your choices any time from the cookie preferences panel — nothing except strictly necessary cookies runs until you consent.

Privacy & legal

Strictly necessary

Always on

Required to keep the site working: signing in, remembering your basket, checkout security, saving your cookie choices, and fraud prevention. These cannot be switched off.

Legal basisLegitimate interest (essential to deliver the service you requested).

Cookies set

NamePurposeDurationProviderType
sc:consentStores your cookie preferences so we don't ask again.12 monthssurrealcomfort.co.ukFirst-party
sc:visitorAnonymous identifier used only to keep A/B test assignments and referral codes stable across pages.12 monthssurrealcomfort.co.ukFirst-party
sc:utmRemembers which campaign brought you to the site so referral credit is attributed correctly at checkout.90 dayssurrealcomfort.co.ukFirst-party
sb-*-auth-tokenKeeps you signed in to your account.Session / 30 days if you tick 'remember me'Lovable Cloud (Supabase Auth)First-party
__stripe_mid, __stripe_sidSet by Stripe during checkout to detect fraud and complete card payments.__stripe_sid: 30 min · __stripe_mid: 12 monthsStripeThird-party

Vendors receiving data

Lovable Cloud (Supabase)

Authentication, database, and subscription management.

Data processed

Email, hashed password, session tokens, order history.

Stripe

Card payments and subscription billing.

Data processed

Payment method, billing address, IP address, device signals (for fraud prevention).

Analytics

Off by default

Helps us understand which pages help and which don't — pageviews, quiz completion, checkout drop-off. We use aggregated data to improve the box and the site.

Legal basisYour consent (opt-in, UK GDPR / PECR).

Cookies set

NamePurposeDurationProviderType
_ga, _ga_*Distinguishes visitors and sessions for Google Analytics 4.13 monthsGoogle (via GTM)Third-party
_gidDistinguishes users for 24-hour engagement measurement.24 hoursGoogleThird-party
ph_*PostHog product analytics — session identifier and feature-flag assignments.12 monthsPostHog EUThird-party

Vendors receiving data

Google Analytics 4 & Google Tag Manager

Site analytics, funnel measurement, Consent Mode v2 signals.

Data processed

Truncated IP, page URL, referrer, device/browser, event parameters (e.g. tier viewed, quiz step).

PostHog (EU)

Product analytics, event capture, experiment exposure tracking.

Data processed

Anonymous distinct ID, page URL, custom events, device/browser. Hosted in the EU.

Marketing

Off by default

Measures the performance of our ads on Meta, TikTok and CaaSie, and lets those platforms show you relevant messaging. You can switch this off any time and it won't affect the box you receive.

Legal basisYour consent (opt-in, UK GDPR / PECR).

Cookies set

NamePurposeDurationProviderType
_fbpMeta Pixel — attributes ad clicks to on-site actions.90 daysMetaThird-party
frMeta ad delivery and measurement (set on facebook.com).90 daysMetaThird-party
_ttpTikTok Pixel — attributes TikTok ad clicks to purchases.13 monthsTikTokThird-party
_gcl_auGoogle Ads conversion linker — attributes ad clicks.90 daysGoogleThird-party
caasie_idCaaSie ad platform attribution for our /caasie landing page traffic.30 daysCaaSieThird-party

Vendors receiving data

Meta (Facebook / Instagram)

Ad measurement and retargeting via Pixel and Conversions API.

Data processed

Hashed email (server-side, CAPI), event name, event value, page URL, IP.

TikTok

Ad measurement and retargeting.

Data processed

Event name, event value, page URL, IP, TikTok cookie ID.

Google Ads

Conversion measurement for paid search / display.

Data processed

Ad click ID, conversion event, page URL.

CaaSie

Community-and-audience media buys directed at our /caasie landing page.

Data processed

Campaign click ID, landing page URL, conversion event.

About this page

This page is maintained by Surreal Comfort to answer common questions about the cookies we use. Third-party vendors may occasionally change cookie names or durations; we review this reference regularly. For data-subject requests (access, deletion, portability), see privacy & legal.