Cookie Policy

Effective Date: 13 August 2026

1. Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how JCO Holdings LLC, trading as TechForge Direct, uses cookies and similar technologies on techforgedirect.com. It sits alongside our Privacy Policy.

2. What cookies are

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They let the site remember your basket, keep you signed in, and understand how the site is being used.

3. The cookies this site actually sets

This store runs on Shopify. The table below lists the cookies you are most likely to encounter. Exact names and lifetimes are set by Shopify and our analytics providers and can change without notice.

Strictly necessary — always active

  • cart, cart_ts, cart_sig — keep the items in your basket. Up to 2 weeks.
  • _secure_session_id — maintains your session while you browse and check out. 24 hours.
  • secure_customer_sig — keeps you signed in to your customer account. Up to 20 years.
  • _tracking_consent, _cmp_a — record your privacy and consent preferences. 1 year.
  • _shopify_m, _shopify_tm, _shopify_tw — manage privacy settings. Up to 1 year.
  • keep_alive — ties your session to the correct region. Up to 2 weeks.

Analytics

  • _shopify_y, _shopify_s, _y, _s — Shopify's own analytics: unique visitor and session measurement. Session to 1 year.
  • _ga, _ga_*, _gid — Google Analytics: distinguishes users and sessions and reports how the site is used. 24 hours to 2 years.

Advertising and measurement

  • Google advertising and conversion cookies, set through the Google & YouTube sales channel, used to measure the performance of our product listings. Up to 2 years.
  • Where we run advertising with other partners in future, their cookies will be added to this list before they are used.

We do not use cookies to build profiles for sale to third parties, and we do not sell personal information.

4. Your choices

Privacy preferences. Use our Your Privacy Choices page to opt out of the sharing of personal information for targeted advertising. Where a consent banner is presented to you, your choice there is recorded in the _tracking_consent cookie and respected on future visits.

Browser controls. Every major browser lets you block or delete cookies — look for Privacy or Security in your browser settings. Blocking strictly necessary cookies will stop the basket and checkout from working.

Analytics and advertising opt-outs. You can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, or use the industry opt-out tools at the Network Advertising Initiative and the Digital Advertising Alliance.

5. Changes

We update this policy when the cookies we use change. The effective date at the top tells you when it was last revised.

6. Contact

  • FREE SHIPPING — CONTIGUOUS USA*

    *48 contiguous states and DC. Curbside or dock delivery;

    liftgate and residential delivery priced at checkout where shown, or quoted in writing where a fixed price is not available.

  • 30-DAY RETURNS

    Damaged or incorrect on arrival?

    We put it right at no cost to you.

  • PREMIUM CUSTOMER SUPPORT

    Connect with us through email,

    or phone, and we will address any questions you may have!

  • SECURE ENCRYPTED PAYMENTS

    We utilize advanced encryption

    to ensure there is never an issue with your privacy.