What Are Cookie Files?
Cookie files (or cookies) are small text files created on your device which
contain strings of characters used for identification. Their purpose is to
enable us and our partners to identify your device.
Some cookies are essential for the website to function, some facilitate
content customisation, while others serve analytical and advertising
functions. The law requires us to obtain your consent in order to use
certain types of cookie files. We may also use other technologies which
have a similar effect, but which do not use cookies, for purposes specified
in the Details section. If you choose to give your consent, that consent
will also apply to such technologies.
How Can I Manage Cookies?
You may withdraw your consent at any moment by clicking the Manage cookies button at the bottom of our page or via our Privacy Policy, which contains information about who we
are, how you can contact us and how we process personal data.
You may also delete all cookies, disable them in your browser or use
incognito mode, in which cookie files are deleted the moment you close the
browser window. This should have no significant impact on our website’s
essential functionalities. To learn how to do that, refer to your browser’s
help centre.
What Types of Cookies Do We Use?
We use 4 types of cookie files:
- Essential
- Functional (preference)
- Statistics
- Marketing
Essential cookies
Essential cookies enable the use of such basic functionalities as site navigation, adding products to your shopping card and secure login. Without these cookies, essential functionalities of the site may not work properly.
| Name | Service | Purpose | Cookie type and retention period |
| _RequestVerificationToken | Session | This file protects against fraud, and is created by web apps based on the ASP.NET MVC technology. Its purpose is to prevent unauthorised users from publishing content on our website, which is known as Cross-Site Request Forgery. The cookie does not store any user data. | Deleted upon closing the browser window |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | Session | File used by pages created using technologies based on the Microsoft .NET platform. It is used by the server to maintain anonymous user sessions. | Deleted upon closing the browser window |
| _cflb | Cloudflare | This file is responsible for balancing server loads. | Up to 24 hours |
| FM_SHOP_ONLINE_LANGUAGE | FM World shop | This file stores information about the language used. | Persistent |
| cookie_consent_level | Cookie banner | This file stores information about cookie file types. It tells us which types of files you consent to. | 2 months. |
| cookie_consent_user_accepted | Cookie banner | This file is used to store information whether the use of cookies has been accepted or not. | 2 months. |
Functional cookies
These are preference cookies which enable the website to store information regarding its appearance or functioning, such as the user’s preferred language or the region in which they reside, as well as preferences determined based on previous visits.
| Name | Service | Purpose | Cookie type and retention period |
| cookies_accepted | FM World shop | File used to store cookie file preferences (so that the user is not asked multiple times). | 1 year |
| cookie_consent_user_consent_token | Cookie banner | This file stores the random consent identifier created when the user first gave their consent. | 2 months. |
| .ASPXAUTH | Session | File used by pages created using technologies based on the Microsoft .NET platform. It is used to verify if the user has been authenticated. | Deleted upon closing the browser window |
| FM_SHOP_DISPLAY_MODE | FM World shop | File used to store information about the way products are displayed by the store. | Persistent |
| FM_SHOP_ITEMS_NUMBER | FM World shop | File used to store information about how many products per page are displayed. | Persistent |
| FM_SHOP_FINISH_PROMO_TIMER | FM World shop | File used to store information regarding the end date of current special offers. | Persistent |
| FM_SHOP_PRODUCT_LIST_TAB | FM World shop | File used to store information about the selected tab in product list mode. | Persistent |
| FM_SHOP_LAST_CHOSEN_COUNTRY | FM World shop | File used to store information about the country selected upon logging into the shop. | Persistent |
| FM_SHOP_NEWS_CLOSED | FM World shop | File used to store information about which messages have been closed by the users. | Persistent |
| FM_SHOP_CONFIGURATION | FM World shop | File used to store configuration settings (country + warehouse) | Persistent |
Statistics cookies
Statistics cookies help us understand how users navigate our site, where they enter it from and how they come back.
| Name | Service | Purpose | Cookie type and retention period |
| _ga | Used by Google Analytics. Stores a unique ID used to generate statistics on how the website is used. | 25 months | |
| _gid | Stores a unique ID for the purpose of compiling Google Analytics statistics containing data on how the website is used. | 1 day | |
| _dc_gtm_UA-# | This cookie is used by Google Tag Manager to control the loading of the Google Analytics. tag script. | 1 day |
Marketing cookies
Marketing cookies are used to track users during their visits. Their purpose is to display more suitable advertisements which are more relevant to the user, and which are more effective from the perspective of advertisers.
| Name | Service | Purpose | Cookie type and retention period |
| _fbp | Meta Platforms | Used by Facebook for providing a range of advertising products – such as real-time auctions – to third-party advertisers. | 3 months |