Cookies Policy
Last updated: 27 October 2026
At Mr Harold & Son, we respect your privacy and are committed to providing a safe, straightforward and enjoyable online shopping experience.
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to keep everything running smoothly, remember your preferences and help us improve our services.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, tablet or mobile device when you visit a website.
They help websites remember information, such as the items in your shopping basket, your preferences and how you use the site.
How We Use Cookies
We use the following types of cookies:
Essential Cookies
These are necessary for our website to function correctly. They enable secure browsing, shopping baskets, checkout and payment processing. Essential cookies cannot be disabled through our cookie preferences.
Functional Cookies
These help remember your preferences, such as your selected country, currency or other website settings, making future visits more convenient.
Analytics Cookies
These help us understand how visitors use our website, which pages are popular and where improvements can be made. Where required, we only use these cookies with your consent.
Marketing Cookies
These help us measure advertising effectiveness and show you more relevant products and promotions, including advertisements on other websites. We only use marketing cookies with your consent.
Cookies Used on Our Website
Our online store is powered by Shopify, which uses cookies to support shopping, website functionality, analytics and marketing.
Examples of Shopify cookies that may be used include:
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
_shopify_essential |
Essential website and checkout functions | 1 year |
cart |
Remembers your shopping basket | 2 weeks |
cart_currency |
Remembers your shopping currency after checkout | 2 weeks |
localization |
Remembers your selected country | 1 year |
_shopify_analytics |
Website analytics | 1 year |
_shopify_marketing |
Marketing and advertising data | 1 year |
The cookies used may vary depending on the features and services available. Some cookies expire when you close your browser, while others remain until their expiry date or until you delete them.
For further information, please see Shopify's Cookie Policy.
Third-Party Cookies
Some services provided through our website may use cookies or similar tracking technologies, including payment providers, analytics services and advertising partners.
Where these technologies require consent, they will only be activated once you have agreed to their use.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You are in control of your cookie choices.
You can accept, reject or manage optional cookies through our website's cookie preferences controls.
You can also change or withdraw your consent at any time using our Cookie Preferences settings.
Most browsers also allow you to block or delete cookies. However, disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality, including your shopping basket and checkout.
Your Privacy
We take the protection of your personal information seriously.
For further details about how we collect, use and protect your information, please read our Privacy Policy.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, technology or legal requirements. Any updates will be published on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or your privacy, please contact us:
Mr Harold & Son
33 Argyll Arcade, Glasgow, G2 8BA
Email: enquiries@mrharoldandson.co.uk
Telephone: 0141 221 9969
