Last updated: October 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Vital Tides Research LLC. uses cookies on vitaltidesusa.com. Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. We use them to keep the site secure, remember your cart and sign-in, record your cookie preferences, and understand in aggregate how visitors find and use the store.
Essential cookies are required for the site to function and cannot be switched off. Statistics cookies, including Google Analytics and WooCommerce order-attribution cookies, are set by default for visitors in the United States; you can opt out by declining them in the cookie banner, or at any time through your cookie preferences or browser settings. For visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, Google Analytics does not set cookies unless you accept them. We do not currently use advertising or marketing cookies.
The table below lists each cookie we use, its purpose and how long it remains on your device. For how we handle personal information more generally, see our Privacy Policy. Questions about this policy can be sent to [email protected].
Essential
Essential cookies enable basic functions and are necessary for the proper function of the website.
| Name | Description | Duration |
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| wpconsent_preferences | This cookie is used to store the user's cookie consent preferences. | 30 days |
Login
These cookies are used for managing login functionality on this website.
| Name | Description | Duration |
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| wordpress_logged_in | Used to store logged-in users. | Persistent |
| wordpress_sec | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | 15 days |
| wordpress_test_cookie | Used to determine if cookies are enabled. | Session |
Statistics
Statistics cookies collect information anonymously. This information helps us understand how visitors use our website.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics, provided by Google LLC, helps us understand how visitors use the store, including pages viewed and shopping activity, in aggregated reports. Advertising features are turned off.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
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| _ga_T23E5V6ED2 | Stores session state for our Google Analytics property, such as the current session and page-view count. | 2 years |
| _ga | Distinguishes unique visitors by assigning a randomly generated number. Set by Google Analytics. | 2 years |
WooCommerce Sourcebuster
SourceBuster is used by WooCommerce for order attribution based on user source.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| woocommerce_cart_hash | | |
| sbjs_session | The number of page views in this session and the current page path | 30 minutes |
| sbjs_udata | Information about the visitor’s user agent, such as IP, the browser, and the device type | session |
| sbjs_first | Traffic origin information for the visitor’s first visit to your store (only applicable if the visitor returns before the session expires) | session |
| sbjs_current | Traffic origin information for the visitor’s current visit to your store | session |
| sbjs_first_add | Timestamp, referring URL, and entry page for your visitor’s first visit to your store (only applicable if the visitor returns before the session expires) | session |
| sbjs_current_add | Timestamp, referring URL, and entry page for your visitor’s current visit to your store | session |
| sbjs_migrations | Technical data to help with migrations between different versions of the tracking feature | session |
