Brookstone Cookie Policy
Effective Date: June 2026
This Cookie Policy (“Policy”) describes the different categories of cookies or similar technologies (“Cookies”) that may be used by Cart.com, Inc. in connection with the Brookstone site or application you are accessing or using (“Site/Application”) and how you can manage them.
Please note that, to the extent information collected through Cookies constitutes personal data, we process such data in accordance with our Privacy Notice.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information, which are downloaded to your computer or mobile device by websites/applications that you visit.
Who sets Cookies?
- First-party Cookies: When you visit our Site/Application, it asks your browser to store cookies on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information. Those cookies are set by us.
- Third-party Cookies: We also have Cookies on our Site/Application that are set by third parties. These are Cookies from a domain different than the domain of our Site/Application you are visiting. We use these third-party Cookies for, among other things, our advertising and marketing efforts.
How long will Cookies remain on my device?
The length of time that a Cookie remains on your device depends on whether it is a “session” or “persistent” Cookie.
- Session Cookies last until you stop browsing. These are created temporarily. Once you close the browser, all session cookies are deleted.
- Persistent Cookies last until they expire or are deleted.
See the section below (“Managing Cookies”) on how to manage Cookies and for more information on removing them before they expire.
How do we use Cookies?
Cookies serve a variety of purposes. They allow us to learn about use of our online services for the purpose of improving services, developing products and services, understanding users’ habits and satisfaction, and improving the functioning of our Site/Application. They also allow us to improve the browsing experience for users by customizing the Site/Application for users, facilitating navigation between webpages, saving content, and remembering users’ preferences.
Types of Cookies we use on our Site/Application and for what purpose
We use the following types of Cookies on our Site/Application:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are fundamental in making our Site/Application work. For example, they enable basic functionality such as security and website accessibility. These cookies do not collect or store any personal data.
Analytics Cookies
These Cookies allow us to employ data analytics so we can measure and improve the performance of our Site/Application and provide more relevant content to you. For example, these Cookies may allow us to measure user engagement with our Site/Application and statistics related to our Site/Application. Such information helps us to understand how our Site/Application is used, and to enhance the content, quality, and features of the Site/Application.
Performance Cookies
These Cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our Site/Application. They assist us in understanding which pages are the most and least favoured, and how visitors move around the Site/Application. All information these Cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
Functional Cookies
These Cookies enable our Site/Application to provide functionality and personalization and they allow the Site/Application to remember choices you make and customised preference settings (e.g., language choices or preferred text size). These Cookies collect anonymous information and cannot track your movements on other sites. If you do not allow these Cookies, then some or all of our Site/Application may not function properly.
Targeting Cookies
These Cookies collect information about your browsing habits to make advertising relevant to you and your interests. They may be set through our Site/Application and/or by our third-party advertising partners. They may be used by those third parties to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. These Cookies may collect certain information about your devices, such as unique device identifiers, IP addresses, and browsing activity. If you do not allow these Cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
In the below table we list the Cookies we use on our Site/Application, the purposes for which we use them and their lifespan:
| Type/Category | Name | Host | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary | _shopify_y | brookstone.com | Shopify — persists customer identification across visits. | 1 year |
| Strictly Necessary | _shopify_s | brookstone.com | Shopify — identifies the current session for cart and checkout continuity. | 30 minutes |
| Strictly Necessary | _shopify_essential | brookstone.com | Shopify — core cookie required to operate the storefront (routing, checkout, security). | 1 year |
| Strictly Necessary | cart | brookstone.com | Stores the contents of your shopping cart. | 2 weeks |
| Strictly Necessary | cart_currency | brookstone.com | Shopify — stores the currency selected for the cart. | 2 weeks |
| Strictly Necessary | localization | brookstone.com | Shopify — stores the visitor's country/region for localized pricing and content. | 1 year |
| Strictly Necessary | datagrail_consent_id | brookstone.com | DataGrail — identifies your consent record for the cookie/consent banner. | 1 year |
| Strictly Necessary | datagrail_consent_preferences | brookstone.com | DataGrail — stores your consent choices by category (essential, functional, marketing, performance). | 1 year |
| Strictly Necessary | datagrail_consent_version | brookstone.com | DataGrail — records the version of the consent banner you responded to. | 1 year |
| Strictly Necessary | lastRskxRun, rCookie, rskxRunCookie | brookstone.com | Riskified — fraud-prevention identifiers used to assess the legitimacy of orders. | Up to 13 months |
| Strictly Necessary | __cf_bm | postscript.io, shdid.me | Cloudflare Bot Management — distinguishes humans from bots to protect third-party services loaded on the site. | 30 minutes |
| Strictly Necessary | shopify_client_id | brookstone.com | Shopify — client identifier used to associate a browser with storefront requests. | 1 year |
| Functional | __kla_id | brookstone.com | Klaviyo — identifies a customer profile to personalize email and SMS communications. | 2 years |
| Functional | _ruid | brookstone.com | Rebuy — identifies a customer to power cart/product recommendations and customer-tag rules. | Up to 13 months |
| Functional | _rsession | brookstone.com | Rebuy — maintains the recommendation/session state for the Smart Cart widget. | Session |
| Functional | _shg_session_id | brookstone.com | Shogun — maintains session state for Shogun-built landing pages. | Session |
| Functional | _shg_user_id | brookstone.com | Shogun — visitor identifier used for page personalization and A/B testing. | Up to 13 months |
| Functional | _ps_session | brookstone.com | Postscript — SMS marketing session identifier. | 1 day |
| Functional | _ps_session_site_visit | brookstone.com | Postscript — records site-visit data tied to the SMS marketing session. | Up to 13 months |
| Functional | _ps_site_visit | brookstone.com | Postscript — flags that a site visit occurred for SMS attribution. | Up to 13 months |
| Functional | _ps_pop_* | brookstone.com | Postscript — controls display frequency of SMS sign-up popups. | Up to 13 months |
| Functional | _ps_unique_impression_* | brookstone.com | Postscript — deduplicates SMS popup impressions per visitor. | Up to 13 months |
| Functional | data-timeout | brookstone.com | Controls timing/suppression of an on-site popup or modal. | 7 days |
| Functional | __apex_test__ | brookstone.com | Storage write-test set by an on-site script to check whether cookies are writable (vendor unconfirmed). | Session |
| Performance | _ga | brookstone.com | Google Analytics — distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated client ID. | 2 years |
| Performance | _ga_* | brookstone.com | Google Analytics 4 — persists per-property session state. The suffix is the GA4 measurement ID (instances: _ga_7G35L587XZ, _ga_B8QRYHX3H9). | 2 years |
| Performance | _shopify_analytics | brookstone.com | Shopify — first-party analytics/reporting on storefront usage. | 1 year |
| Advertising | _fbp | brookstone.com | Meta Pixel — identifies browsers for advertising and conversion measurement on Meta platforms. | 3 months |
| Advertising | _gcl_* | brookstone.com | Google Ads — conversion-tracking and click-attribution identifiers (e.g. _gcl_au). | 90 days |
| Advertising | _uetsid | brookstone.com | Microsoft Advertising (Bing UET) — session identifier for ad conversion tracking. | 1 day |
| Advertising | _uetvid | brookstone.com | Microsoft Advertising (Bing UET) — persistent visitor identifier for ad conversion tracking and retargeting. | Up to 13 months |
| Advertising | _shopify_marketing | brookstone.com | Shopify — supports marketing attribution and ad-campaign measurement. | 1 year |
| Advertising | cjConsent | brookstone.com | CJ Affiliate (Commission Junction) — stores consent state for affiliate tracking. | Up to 13 months |
| Advertising | cjUser | brookstone.com | CJ Affiliate (Commission Junction) — visitor identifier for affiliate click attribution. | Up to 13 months |
| Advertising | __Secure-BUCKET | google.com | Google — third-party cookie used in ad/measurement bucketing. | Up to 6 months |
| Advertising | NID | google.com | Google — stores preferences and identifiers used to personalize and measure ads on Google services. | Up to 6 months |
| Advertising | _shd_y, shd_s, _shdfp, anonymousId | brookstone.com, shdid.me | Unidentified identity-resolution / bot-fingerprinting vendor (shdid.me). Stores visitor and session identifiers mirroring the Shopify IDs plus a device fingerprint. Vendor and exact purpose unconfirmed. | Session to 1 year |
| Advertising | _vid_t | brookstone.com | Unidentified visitor-identification token, likely for marketing attribution. Vendor unconfirmed. | 1 year |
Managing Cookies
You can manage or disable Cookies (except for strictly necessary Cookies) at any time by visiting our Cookie management tool available on our Site/Application and here. Browsers are different, so you should refer to the settings menu of your browser for instructions on how to change your Cookie preferences. If you choose not to receive Cookies, our Site/Application may not function properly and certain services may not be available.
To find out more information about Cookies in general and how to manage them, visit the website www.allaboutcookies.org.
Changes to this Policy
Cart.com, Inc. may amend this Policy from time to time. Please observe the effective date at the top of this page to see when this Policy was last revised. Changes to this Policy will be effective when we make available the revised version to our Site/Application.
Contact us
If you have any questions, comments, or requests regarding our use of Cookies or this Policy more generally, please contact us at:
morservices@cart.com1-877-232-3777
1334 Brittmoore Rd., Suite 225
Houston, TX 77043
