Cookie Policy
About this policy
This Cookie Policy explains how SIP International Commercial Information Services LLC (hereinafter referred to as “SIP“, “we“, “us” or “our“) uses cookies and similar technologies on www.SIP-International.com and the related dashboard and account services (together, the “Platform“). It should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we handle personal data more generally.
You can contact us about this policy at admin@SIP-International.com.
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, to make them work more efficiently, and to provide information to the site owner. “First-party” cookies are set by us; “third-party” cookies are set by someone else (for example, our payment or analytics providers). “Session” cookies expire when you close your browser; “persistent” cookies remain for a set period.
In this policy, “cookies” also covers similar technologies such as pixels, scripts and local storage.
The cookies we use
Strictly necessary cookies: these are essential for the Platform to work – for example, to keep you signed in, to remember your basket and order journey, to record your cookie preferences and to keep the Platform secure. They do not require your consent.
Payment cookies: Stripe (or another payment provider) sets cookies at checkout for secure payment processing and fraud prevention. These operate under the provider’s own privacy notice.
Analytics cookies: we use Google Analytics cookies to understand how visitors use our website, including visitor numbers, sessions, pages visited and interactions with the website. These cookies help us measure and improve website performance. They are not required for the website to operate and, where required by law, will only be set after you have given consent. You can withdraw or change your cookie choices at any time using our cookie settings tool.
The table below lists the cookies used on the Platform.
| Cookie name | Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress_test_cookie | Strictly necessary | Checks if the visitor's browser is configured to accept cookies. | Session |
| wp_lang | Strictly necessary | Identifies and retains the user's preferred language settings to serve the correct localised content. | Session |
| cookieyes-consent | Strictly necessary / Consent management | Records whether the visitor accepted or declined non-essential cookies so the banner does not reappear. | 1 year |
| _ga | Performance | As part of Google Analytics, to distinguish one website visitor from another. | 1 year |
| _ga_5 | Performance | As part of Google Analytics, to persist session state. | 1 year |
| _gat_UA | Performance | As part of Google Analytics, to throttle the request rate when accessing our websites. | 1 minute |
| _gid | Performance | As part of Google Analytics, to distinguish users of our website. | 24 hours |
| wp-contact-form-7-current-url | Security / Functional | Anti-fraud security measure. Prevents automated Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) script attacks on submission forms. | Session |
| _fbp | Advertising | Used by Meta (Facebook) to deliver a series of advertisement products, such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers. | 90 days |
| fr | Advertising | Used by Meta (Facebook) to deliver, measure, and improve the relevancy of advertisements, and track user behaviour across the web on sites that have a Facebook pixel. | 90 days |
Your consent
When you first visit the Platform, a cookie banner asks for your consent before we place any cookies that are not strictly necessary. You can accept all, reject all, or choose cookie categories which you agree may be deployed.
You can change your choices or withdraw consent at any time. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of anything done before withdrawal.
Managing cookies in your browser
Most browsers also let you block or delete cookies through their settings – see your browser’s help pages for instructions. If you block strictly necessary cookies, parts of the Platform (including sign-in and checkout) may not work.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time, including when the cookies used on the Platform change. The date at the top shows when it was last updated.