Cookie Policy

Last Updated: October 22, 2025

This Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies on our website, shop.blacktrufflecountry.com. This policy should be read in conjunction with our main Privacy Policy.

1. Data Controllers

The Data Controller responsible for the processing of your personal data on this website is:

• Black Truffle Country, Srl.
• Registered Address: Via Oslavia 56, 06034 Foligno PG, Italy
• Partita IVA (VAT): 03925670543

For any privacy-related questions or to exercise your rights, you can contact us at info@blacktrufflecountry.com.

2. What Are Cookies?

A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site. It enables the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size, and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don't have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.

3. How We Use Cookies

Our Shopify store uses cookies for two main purposes: to make the site work, and to help us understand how you use it. We categorize these as follows:

A. Strictly Necessary (Functional) Cookies

These cookies are essential for you to browse the website and use its features, such as adding items to your shopping cart, completing checkout, or accessing secure areas of the site. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Legal Basis: These cookies do not require your consent. They are set based on our legitimate interest in providing you with a functioning and secure e-commerce service.

B. Analytics and Performance Cookies

These cookies collect information about how you use our website, such as which pages you visited and which links you clicked on. This information is used by our e-commerce platform, Shopify, to provide us with aggregated analytics and reports. The sole purpose of this data is to help us improve our website's functionality and your shopping experience.

Legal Basis: These cookies are non-essential. We will only set these cookies if you provide your explicit consent through our cookie banner. If you do not consent, we will not set these cookies, but the website will remain fully functional.

4. Detailed List of Cookies

Our store is powered by Shopify. The following is a list of the main cookies set by the Shopify platform.

A. Required Cookies (Always Active)

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration
_tracking_consent	Stores your consent preferences.	1 year
cart	Stores information about your shopping cart.	2 weeks
cart_sig	Used in connection with checkout to verify cart integrity.	2 weeks
cart_currency	Remembers your chosen currency.	2 weeks
secure_customer_sig	Used in connection with customer login.	1 year
storefront_digest	Used in connection with customer login to verify if a customer is logged in.	1 year
_shopify_country	Used in connection with checkout for country selection.	Session
localization	Used in connection to the user's store country selection.	2 weeks
_shopify_essential	Ensures secure storefront functionality, protects against fraud, and maintains critical session data required for basic site operations.	1 year

B. Analytics, Marketing and Personalization Cookies (Require Your Consent)

Cookie Name	Purpose	Type & Duration
_landing_page	Tracks the first page you visit.	Analytics 2 weeks
_orig_referrer	Tracks the website or source that referred you to us.	Analytics 2 weeks
_shopify_s	Shopify analytics, used to track a user's session.	Analytics 30 minutes
_shopify_sa_p	Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals.	Analytics 30 minutes
_shopify_sa_t	Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals.	Analytics 30 minutes
_shopify_y	Shopify analytics, used to track user behavior.	Analytics 1 year
_shopify_marketing	Stores marketing attribution data to analyze storefront traffic sources and optimize commerce-related marketing campaigns and communications.	Marketing 1 year
_shopify_analytics	Collects aggregated, non-identifiable data regarding visitor behavior, page views, and session interactions to populate the Shopify store performance reports.	Analytics 1 year

Cookies from Third Parties

Cookie Name & Provider	Purpose	Type & Duration
mcforms-235553662-sessionId Mailchimp (Intuit Inc.)	Assigns an anonymous session ID to manage and optimize user interaction with newsletter subscription forms or popups, preventing duplicate submissions and maintaining form state.	Marketing Session (Expires when browser closes)
_ga Google LLC / Google Ireland Ltd	Used to distinguish unique users and calculate visitor, session, and campaign data for site analytics.	Analytics / Marketing 2 years
_ga_4QJ6YJLX09 Google LLC / Google Ireland Ltd	Used to maintain and track session state and user behavior on the store.	Analytics / Marketing 2 years
_ga_X976ZYHTTE Google LLC / Google Ireland Ltd	Measures the conversion rate and performance of organic (free) product listings by tracking completed purchases originating from Google shopping searches.	Analytics / Marketing 3 months to a year

5. International Data Transfers

Our e-commerce provider, Shopify Inc., is a Canadian company. The European Commission has recognized Canada as providing an adequate level of data protection.

However, Shopify processes data globally to provide its services. This means your data may be transferred, stored, and processed outside of the European Economic Area (EEA), including in the United States. All international data transfers are protected by robust legal safeguards, such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) and the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, to ensure your data rights are protected.

6. How to Manage Your Consent

You can change or withdraw your consent for non-essential cookies at any time.

• Via Our Website: You can update your preferences by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link or icon, which is located in the footer of our website.
• Via Your Browser: You can also control and/or delete cookies as you wish by changing your browser settings. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer and set most browsers to prevent them from being placed. If you do this, however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site, and some services and functionalities (like your shopping cart) may not work.