Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, which cookies San Marco Coffee uses on this site, and how you can manage your preferences. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the site to recognize your browser, remember your preferences, keep items in your shopping cart, and keep you signed in between page requests.
Cookies We Use
We group cookies into the categories below. Essential cookies are always active because the store cannot function correctly without them. Analytics and marketing cookies can be turned off at any time.
Essential cookies Required
Required for the shopping cart, login, security, and core site functionality. These cannot be turned off.
| Cookie | Provider | Retention | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
zenid | First-party | Session | Keeps your shopping cart, sign-in, and session together while you browse. |
smc_cookie_consent | First-party | 1 year | Stores your cookie consent choices so we can remember them across visits. |
snbt_clearance | First-party | Varies | Security. Shows that your browser passed our automated traffic check so you are not asked again. |
_GRECAPTCHA | Google reCAPTCHA (third party) | Up to 6 months | Security. Protects our contact and account forms from spam and abuse. Loaded on those pages only. |
Secure checkout | Authorize.Net, PayPal (third party) | Set by the provider | Loaded on the checkout page only, to take your payment securely. |
smc_accessibility | First-party (browser storage) | Until cleared | Remembers the accessibility settings you chose and whether you turned the accessibility button on. |
Analytics cookies
Help us understand how the site is used so we can improve it.
| Cookie | Provider | Retention | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Up to 400 days | Google Analytics visitor ID used to recognize returning visitors. | |
_ga_RDY767MSXS | Up to 400 days | Google Analytics session state for this site. |
Marketing cookies
Used to measure our advertising, connect ad clicks and emails to purchases, and show Google Customer Reviews.
| Cookie | Provider | Retention | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
mailchimp_tracking_context | First-party | 30 days | Remembers the email campaign or ad click that brought you here so a purchase can be credited to it. |
Google Customer Reviews badge | Google (third party) | Set by Google | Shows our Google customer rating on each page. Loading it connects your browser to Google. |
Google Customer Reviews survey offer | Google (third party) | Set by Google | After an order, offers Google's optional review survey. Showing the offer shares your order number, email address, delivery country and estimated delivery date with Google. |
_gcl_au | Up to 90 days | Google Ads conversion linker used to attribute purchases to ad clicks. | |
_gcl_aw / _gcl_gs | Up to 90 days | Stores the Google ad-click ID when you arrive from a Google ad. | |
_twpid | X (Twitter) | Up to 13 months | X advertising pixel ID used to measure our X ad campaigns. |
_twclid | X (Twitter) | Up to 30 days | Stores the X ad-click ID when you arrive from an X ad. |
_gcl_ls | Google (browser storage) | Up to 90 days | Browser-storage copy of the Google ad-click ID. |
Managing Your Preferences
You can change which optional cookies you allow at any time using the button below, or the round cookie button in the corner of any page. Essential cookies cannot be disabled because they are required for the store to work. If you turn a category off, we stop loading its scripts and delete its existing cookies from your browser.
Where you are located affects what happens on your first visit. In some regions, for example Europe and California, optional cookies stay off until you make a choice. Elsewhere they are on by default and you can turn them off at any time.
This site includes GeoLite2 data created by MaxMind, available from https://www.maxmind.com.
We also honor the Global Privacy Control browser signal in every region. When your browser sends it, analytics and marketing cookies stay off unless you choose to turn them on here.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use. When we make a material change, you will be asked to review your preferences again on your next visit. The current policy version is 2026.10.1.
How To Contact Us
Should you have questions or concerns about this Cookie Policy, please contact us.
