THE DARK OLIVE
Effective Date: 05/01/2026
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They allow the website to remember your actions and preferences, recognize your device, and deliver personalized experiences. Some cookies are essential for the website to function; others are optional and require your consent.
How we use cookies
The Dark Olive uses four categories of cookies. You can accept or reject each non-essential category through our cookie consent banner, and change your preferences any time using the “Your Privacy Choices” link in our website footer.
1. Essential cookies
Required for the Site to function. These cannot be disabled. They include cookies for shopping cart, checkout, login session, age verification gate, and CSRF protection.
2. Analytics cookies (consent required)
Help us understand how visitors use our Site so we can improve it. We use Google Analytics 4 with anonymized IP and Consent Mode v2.
3. Marketing cookies (consent required)
Used to deliver relevant ads on Google, Meta, TikTok, and Pinterest, and to measure their effectiveness. These include the Meta Pixel, TikTok Pixel, Pinterest tag, and Google Ads tags.
4. Preference cookies (some require consent)
Remember your settings, such as language, recently viewed items, and consent choices.
Cookies we use
| Cookie / Tag | Vendor | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| woocommerce_cart_hash | WooCommerce | Tracks cart contents while you browse (essential) | Session |
| wp-settings-* | WordPress | Login session (essential) | 1 year |
| age_verified | The Dark Olive | Confirms 18+ age verification (essential) | 30 days |
| cookieyes-consent | CookieYes | Stores your cookie consent preferences | 1 year |
| _ga, _ga_* | Google Analytics 4 | Distinguishes users; site analytics | 13 months (EU/UK) / 24 months (US) |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Distinguishes users | 24 hours |
| _gcl_au | Google Ads | Conversion linker | 90 days |
| IDE, NID | Google / DoubleClick | Ad delivery and measurement | 13 months (EEA/UK) / 540 days (other) |
| _fbp | Meta | Meta Pixel — ad delivery and conversion tracking | 90 days |
| fr | Meta | Ad delivery and measurement | 90 days |
| _ttp, _tt_enable_cookie | TikTok | TikTok Pixel — ad delivery and conversion tracking | 13 months |
| _pinterest_ct, _pin_unauth | Pinterest tag — ad delivery and conversion tracking | 1 year |
Note: This list reflects cookies set when all consent categories are accepted. If you reject a category, the corresponding cookies will not be set. Specific cookie names from third parties may change; the categories and purposes remain accurate.
Managing your preferences
You can:
- Use our consent banner when you first visit the Site, or click “Your Privacy Choices” in the footer at any time to update your choices.
- Configure your browser to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are being sent. Note: rejecting all cookies may break essential functions like checkout.
- Opt out of personalized advertising directly with each platform: Google (adssettings.google.com), Meta (facebook.com/ads/preferences), TikTok (tiktok.com/about-ads), Pinterest (pinterest.com/settings/personalization).
- Use the cross-industry opt-out at aboutads.info.
- Enable Global Privacy Control (GPC) in a supported browser. We honor GPC as a valid opt-out for California residents.
Contact
Questions about our cookie practices? Email privacy@thedarkolive.com.