Cookie Policy
Last updated: 31 August 2026
This policy explains the cookies and similar technologies used on hmasters.com, what each one is for, and how you stay in control. It sits alongside our Privacy Policy, which describes how we handle personal data more generally.
What Cookies Are
A cookie is a small text file a website stores on your device so it can recognise your browser on the next request. We also use closely related techniques — local storage, session storage and tracking pixels in emails — and treat them under the same rules as cookies.
Our Legal Basis
Necessary cookies are set without consent because the store cannot function without them: they hold your cart, keep you signed in through checkout and protect against fraud. Analytics and marketing cookies are set only after you agree. You can refuse them, and refusing costs you no functionality beyond less relevant recommendations.
Cookies We Use
| Cookie | Set by | Purpose | Lifetime | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session & cart | H-Masters / Shopify | Keeps your cart contents and checkout session intact as you move between pages. | Session to 14 days | Necessary |
| Security & fraud | Shopify | Protects checkout against fraudulent orders and automated abuse. | Up to 12 months | Necessary |
| Consent record | H-Masters | Remembers the cookie choice you made so we do not ask again on every visit. | 12 months | Necessary |
| Analytics | Analytics provider | Counts visits and measures which pages and products people actually use, in aggregate. | Up to 14 months | Analytics (consent) |
| Advertising & attribution | Social and ad platforms | Measures whether a campaign or affiliate link led to a purchase and limits repeat ads. | Up to 13 months | Marketing (consent) |
Exact cookie names can change when our providers update their platforms, so the table describes them by function. Checkout and payment pages are operated by Shopify and set their own necessary cookies under Shopify's cookie policy.
Third Parties
Cookies set by Shopify support the store and checkout. Analytics cookies tell us, in aggregate, how the site is used. If you arrive from an Instagram, TikTok or X campaign, or through an affiliate link, an attribution cookie may record that so credit is assigned correctly. We do not allow third parties to use our cookies to build profiles for their own unrelated advertising.
Managing or Withdrawing Consent
You can change your choice at any time by clearing this site's cookies in your browser and answering the banner again. Every major browser also lets you block or delete cookies from its privacy settings, and most offer a "block third-party cookies" switch. Blocking necessary cookies will break the cart and checkout. Deleting cookies also deletes your stored consent, so you will be asked again on your next visit.
Do Not Track
There is no agreed standard for Do Not Track signals, so we do not rely on them. Your cookie choice on this site is what governs analytics and marketing tracking.
Questions and Updates
Ask us anything about cookies at Info@hmasters.com. When we add or remove a cookie category we update this page and the date above, and ask for consent again where the law requires it.