Cookies and local storage
This page describes which cookies and similar technologies are used when you visit this shop. We use only technically necessary mechanisms. No consent is required for these, so a cookie banner is not needed.
Last updated: November 2026
Last updated: November 2026
At a glance
- Technically necessary: one session cookie for the cart and the order.
- Analytics and marketing: none. We do not use any tracking, statistics or advertising services.
- Third-party content: none. Fonts, images and scripts are delivered from our own server.
- Local storage in the browser: none (no Local Storage, Session Storage or IndexedDB).
Cookie used
PHPSESSID (session cookie)
Purpose: The server uses it to assign your requests to your current session. The session temporarily holds your cart (products, quantities and a price with limited validity), security tokens for the forms, a reference to an order in progress and your entries in the order form, so that they do not have to be entered again if an error message appears. After a successful order, the entries are deleted from the session. The cookie itself contains only a random identifier, no personal data.
Storage period: until you close the browser. The cookie has no expiry date; the session data on the server expires when the session ends.
Security: HttpOnly (not readable by scripts in the browser) and SameSite=Lax (sent only when pages of this shop are accessed).
Legal basis: The cookie is technically necessary for the function you have requested (contract initiation and performance) and serves the secure operation of the shop (legitimate interest; Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b and f GDPR).
Purpose: The server uses it to assign your requests to your current session. The session temporarily holds your cart (products, quantities and a price with limited validity), security tokens for the forms, a reference to an order in progress and your entries in the order form, so that they do not have to be entered again if an error message appears. After a successful order, the entries are deleted from the session. The cookie itself contains only a random identifier, no personal data.
Storage period: until you close the browser. The cookie has no expiry date; the session data on the server expires when the session ends.
Security: HttpOnly (not readable by scripts in the browser) and SameSite=Lax (sent only when pages of this shop are accessed).
Legal basis: The cookie is technically necessary for the function you have requested (contract initiation and performance) and serves the secure operation of the shop (legitimate interest; Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b and f GDPR).
Analytics, marketing and embedded content
We do not use analytics, tracking or marketing cookies and do not embed any third-party content that would set cookies or transmit data to third parties, such as font services, maps, videos or social networks. A consent prompt is therefore not required.
Payment and external websites
For card payments you are redirected to the payment page of Stripe (checkout.stripe.com). Stripe’s privacy and cookie provisions apply there: https://stripe.com/privacy. The same applies to links to other websites, for example to the customer portals of S-Deposito and G-Deposito, and to the online identification service (PXL Vision) that you can use as part of an application. We have no influence on the cookies of these providers.
Managing and deleting cookies
You can restrict, block or delete cookies at any time in your browser settings. If you block the session cookie, the cart and the order will not work. If you delete the cookie, your cart will be emptied.
Questions and changes
We will update this page as soon as the technologies used change. Further information on the processing of personal data can be found in the privacy policy. If you have any questions, you can reach us at service@bb-wertmetall.ch.