Cookie Policy

A cookie is a small file a website asks your browser to keep. It is how a site remembers that the thing you put in the basket five minutes ago is still yours. This page lists the cookies smarthome.co.tz sets, what each one is for, and how to switch them off.

Cookies we need to run the shop

These make the site work. Without them the basket empties between pages and you cannot check out.

Cookie	What it does	How long
woocommerce_cart_hash	Tells the site the contents of your basket have changed, so the cart total on screen stays right.	The browsing session
woocommerce_items_in_cart	Tells the site there is something in your basket.	The browsing session
wp_woocommerce_session_	Holds the identifier for your basket and your checkout details.	2 days
wordpress_logged_in_	Set only if you have an account and are signed in. Keeps you signed in.	Until you sign out
wfwaf-authcookie	Set by the site’s security firewall to recognise a trusted signed-in visitor.	12 hours

Cookies that tell us where an order came from

WooCommerce, the shop software this site runs on, records how a visitor arrived, so we can see whether an order came from a search, from a link, or from an advert. The cookies are named sbjs_ followed by a word, and they hold the referring site and the search term, not your identity. They last about six months.

Advertising

This site carries the Meta pixel, from the company behind Facebook and Instagram. It sets cookies named _fbp and, if you arrived from a Facebook link, _fbc. They let us measure whether our advertising is working, and show our adverts to people who have already looked at the shop. They last about three months.

The pixel does not receive your name, your phone number or your delivery address from us.

What we do not do

• We do not sell the data these cookies collect.
• We do not run third party advertising networks on this site.
• We do not use cookies to track you across sites that have nothing to do with us.

Other things loaded from elsewhere

The site loads its typeface from Google Fonts. That does not set a cookie, but it does mean your browser asks Google’s server for the font file, and Google therefore sees the request. We use it because it makes the site load faster on a phone.

Turning cookies off

Every browser lets you block or delete cookies, usually under Settings, then Privacy.

• Chrome: Settings, Privacy and security, Third-party cookies.
• Safari on iPhone: Settings, Apps, Safari, then Block All Cookies or Prevent Cross-Site Tracking.
• Firefox: Settings, Privacy and Security, Enhanced Tracking Protection.
• Edge: Settings, Cookies and site permissions.

Blocking everything will stop the basket and the checkout from working, because the shop has no other way to remember what you have chosen. Blocking third party and advertising cookies alone leaves the shop working normally.

You can also limit what Meta does with the pixel from the ad settings inside your Facebook or Instagram account.

Changes

If we add a tool that sets a new cookie, we will add it to the table above.

Contact

Questions about cookies, or about anything else we hold, go to info@smarthome.co.tz or WhatsApp +255 65 482 1162. Our Privacy Policy covers the rest.