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Cookie policy

Last updated September 29, 2026

Cookies are small text files a website stores in your browser. We use a small number of them to keep your cart and account working, protect against fraud and spam, and understand how the site is used. We don’t use advertising cookies.

Essential

Cart, login, checkout

Needed for the store and your account to work.

Analytics

Site statistics

Page views, so we know what’s useful.

Advertising

None

No ad networks and no cross-site ad tracking.

On this page

  1. What cookies are
  2. Essential cookies
  3. Analytics and order attribution
  4. Third-party services
  5. Managing cookies
  6. Changes to this policy

What cookies are

A cookie is a small file that a website saves in your browser so it can remember something between pages or visits, such as what is in your cart or that you are signed in. Similar technologies, such as local storage, work the same way, and this policy covers them too.

Essential cookies

These make the site work. Without them your cart, checkout and account would not function, so they can’t be switched off on our site.

CookieWhat it does
woocommerce_cart_hash, woocommerce_items_in_cart, wp_woocommerce_session_*Remember what is in your cart and keep your checkout session together.
wordpress_logged_in_*, wordpress_sec_*Keep you signed in to your account and Ground First.
__stripe_mid, __stripe_sidSet by Stripe, our payment processor, to prevent fraud at checkout.
_GRECAPTCHASet by Google reCAPTCHA on the contact page to tell people from spam bots.
Referral linkIf you arrive through an instructor or school link (flight-first.com/join/…), the site remembers that link so the referral is credited when you sign up.

Analytics and order attribution

These help us understand how people find and use the site.

CookieWhat it does
Jetpack StatsCounts page views and visits so we can see which pages are useful. Provided by Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com.
sbjs_*Set by WooCommerce to record how you arrived at the site, such as a search engine or another website, and link that to an order.
wp_automatewoo_*Set by AutomateWoo to connect your visits with your customer account for order-related emails.

Third-party services

Some pages load content from other companies, such as fonts from Google and payment fields from Stripe. Those companies may receive your IP address and set their own cookies under their own privacy policies. We do not use Google Analytics, Facebook pixels or other advertising trackers.

Managing cookies

You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Most browsers also let you block third-party cookies only. If you block essential cookies, the cart, checkout and sign-in will not work.

For more on how we handle personal information, see our Privacy policy.

Changes to this policy

If we add or remove cookies, we will update this page and the date at the top.

Questions about cookies?

Mikkel or James will reply by email.

hello@flight-first.com