The shop sets a session cookie that remembers your cart, your language and your login to No Darkness Pro, and two measurement cookies of our own with which we measure ourselves how visitors find and use the shop. Those measurements go only to our own server. If you arrive via a Google or Pinterest ad, the session also remembers the click ID of that ad, so that we can tell the platform that a click led to an order. For Pinterest we also report which products you then view and add to your cart. Your recent searches are kept only in your own browser. In addition, the shop loads the Meta pixel: it tells Meta which products you viewed and added to your cart, so that we can show them to you again on Facebook and Instagram. You can turn it off in one click. There are no cookies from Google or Pinterest. The chat button at the bottom right comes from Tawk.to: that window sees which pages you view and stores your conversation with us.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file that a website places in your browser, so that the site recognises you on the next page. Under the law, other storage in your browser falls under the same rules, such as the local storage (localStorage) that a website uses with JavaScript. That is why both are on this page.
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration | Set by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | Cookie, functional | Remembers your cart, your language choice and, for No Darkness Pro, that you are logged in. Also protects the forms against misuse. If you came via a Google ad, the session also remembers the click ID of that ad (see below). | Until you close your browser | nodarness.live |
| _mpl_v | Cookie, analytics (our own measurement) | A random code by which we recognise your browser on a later visit, so we can see which route led to an order, even if you first came via an ad and returned later. Contains no name, email address or IP address. | 400 days (7 days in Safari) | nodarness.live |
| _mpl_s | Cookie, analytics (our own measurement) | Keeps one visit together: which pages you viewed one after the other and by which route you arrived. | 30 minutes after the last page | nodarness.live |
| _fbp | Cookie, advertising (Meta pixel) | A code by which Meta recognises your browser, so that it can measure which products you viewed with us and show them to you again on Facebook and Instagram. Set by Meta’s script. | 90 days | Meta, on nodarness.live |
| _fbc | Cookie, advertising (Meta pixel) | Only if you arrived via an ad on Facebook or Instagram: the click ID of that ad (in the address you will then see something like fbclid=…). | 90 days | Meta, on nodarness.live |
| Meta cookies on facebook.com and instagram.com | Third-party cookies, advertising | If you are logged in to Facebook or Instagram in the same browser, Meta can link your visit to your account with its own cookies. | See Meta’s Cookies Policy | Meta Platforms Ireland Limited |
| nd_meta | Cookie, functional | Only if you turn off the Meta pixel: remembers that you do not want it. | 400 days | nodarness.live |
| tawk_uuid_…, twk_idm_key, TawkConnectionTime | Cookie, functional (chat) | Cookies of the Tawk.to chat window. The first is a random code by which Tawk.to recognises your browser, so that a conversation with us is kept when you go to another page or come back later. The other two keep the chat in sync when you have several tabs open. They contain no name or email address. | The first 6 months, the other two until you close your browser | Tawk.to, on nodarness.live |
| twk_… and previousNav | Local storage in your browser (localStorage and sessionStorage), functional (chat) | Keeps the ongoing conversation with us and the page you just viewed, so the chat follows you as you click through. | twk_… until you clear your browser data, previousNav until you close the tab | Tawk.to, in your browser |
| nodarkness:gezocht | Local storage in your browser (localStorage), functional | Shows your last six searches when you click in the search field. Is not sent to us. | Until you clear the list (button in the search panel) or clear your browser data | Only your browser |
How do we measure ourselves?
On every page, a small script of our own reports to our own server: which page, which page you came from, by which route you arrived (a search engine, an ad, a link or directly), the type of device and the language. When you leave a page, it adds how long the page was actively on screen, how far you scrolled and which links and buttons you clicked, with their text. We never read what you type into a form, and at checkout and on your order page we do not even keep the text of buttons. We do not store any IP address. The same applies to No Darkness Pro.
After an order, we link that visit to the order number, so we can see which route led to an order. Only we use this data: it does not go to Google, Pinterest or any other party. Individual page views and clicks are deleted after 400 days.
Ads from Google
We advertise on Google. If you click such an ad, Google adds a click ID to the address of the page you land on (in the address you will see something like gclid=…). The shop remembers that code in the session described above, until you close your browser. We do not set an extra cookie for this, and no code from Google is loaded in the shop.
If you order and pay during that visit, we report to Google Ads that the click led to an order: the click ID, the order number, the time and the value of the order. We do not send your name, email address, address or phone number. This tells us which ads pay off and which do not. You can read more in the privacy statement.
If you do not want your order reported to Google, let us know at franky@nodarness.live; we will stop any report that has not yet been sent. You can also prevent it by opening the shop without an ad, for example by typing the address yourself.
Ads on Pinterest
We advertise on Pinterest. If you click such an ad, Pinterest adds a click ID to the address of the page you land on (in the address you will see something like epik=…). The shop remembers that code in the session described above, until you close your browser. We do not set an extra cookie for this, and no code from Pinterest is loaded in the shop.
If you order and pay during that visit, we report to Pinterest that the click led to an order: the click ID, the order number, the time, the value and which products you bought. To link the click to the order, Pinterest also asks for the IP address and browser you ordered with; we only keep those for such an order. We do not send your name, email address, address or phone number. You can read more in the privacy statement.
During that visit we also tell Pinterest which product pages you open and what you add to your cart: the click ID, the time, the product, the quantity and the price, with the IP address and browser that Pinterest asks for to link this to the click. This teaches Pinterest which ads reach people who are actually looking for something. We keep these reports for at most eight days. If your browser asks not to be tracked (Global Privacy Control or Do Not Track), we send none of them.
If you do not want your order reported to Pinterest, let us know at franky@nodarness.live; we will stop any report that has not yet been sent. You can also prevent it by opening the shop without an ad, for example by typing the address yourself.
Ads on Facebook and Instagram (Meta pixel)
The shop loads the Meta pixel, a script from Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, the company behind Facebook and Instagram. With it, your browser tells Meta which pages of the shop you view and which products you view and add to your cart (product number, name and price), together with your IP address and information about your browser. For this, Meta sets the cookies _fbp and, if you came via an ad, _fbc. This lets us show you the products you viewed, or products that go with them, again later on Facebook and Instagram, and measure which ads pay off. If you are logged in to Facebook or Instagram in the same browser, Meta can link this to your account.
The pixel does not load on the pages for checkout, your order, withdrawal, the newsletter and gift cards: those show your name and address or a personal link. What you type into a form never goes to Meta, and the pixel itself does not read out any buttons or forms.
If you order and pay, our server reports to Meta that a purchase took place: the order number, the time, the value, the products bought, the code from the cookies _fbp and _fbc, your IP address and your browser, so that Meta can link the purchase to your visit. We do not send your name, email address, address or phone number. This only happens if the pixel was active in your browser.
We and Meta are joint controllers for collecting and passing on this data; what Meta does with it afterwards is covered by Meta’s privacy policy. You can read more in the privacy statement.
Turning off the Meta pixel
Turn off the Meta pixel in this browser. The shop remembers this with a cookie of its own (nd_meta) and no longer loads the pixel after that; when you place an order, nothing is sent to Meta either. If you want it back later, you can turn the pixel back on. If your browser sends the Global Privacy Control or Do Not Track signal, the pixel never loads. On Facebook and Instagram themselves, you can also disconnect your activity outside Meta in your ad preferences.
Chatting with us (Tawk.to)
At the bottom right of the page there is a button to chat with us. That chat window comes from Tawk.to, an American company that stores the conversations for us. As soon as the page has loaded, the window tells Tawk.to which pages of the shop you view, together with your IP address, your browser, your language and the country and city that can be derived from it. That way, when you ask a question, we see straight away which product it is about. If you send a message, Tawk.to stores what you write and, if you enter them yourself, your name and email address. If you are logged in to No Darkness Pro, we fill in your company name and email address for you.
The chat does not load on the page of your order, of a payment link or on other pages with a personal link: otherwise Tawk.to would see that address. Tawk.to processes this data on our behalf, in the United States, under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. More about this in the privacy statement.
If you do not want the chat, block the address embed.tawk.to or the cookies above in your browser. The shop keeps working as usual, and you can also email or call us.
Prefer not to be measured?
Block the cookies of nodarness.live in your browser, or only _mpl_v and _mpl_s: we will then not measure your visit and the shop keeps working normally. If you also block the session cookie (PHPSESSID), the cart will not work. You can turn off the Meta pixel with the link above. If you want us to erase the data of your earlier visits, let us know at franky@nodarness.live.
Where do the fonts come from?
The shop’s fonts are hosted on our own server. Your browser loads them from there, like the rest of the page; nothing is sent to Google or any other party for this.
How do you delete or block cookies?
In your browser settings you can view, delete and block cookies and website data, for all sites or only for nodarness.live. If you block the session cookie, the cart will not work and you cannot place an order. You can also clear your recent searches directly with the button in the search panel.
What if this changes?
If we start setting cookies from any further parties, we will update this page first. The date of the last change is shown at the top.
Sources
- Checklist cookies (art. 10/2 van de wet van 30 juli 2018, strikt noodzakelijke cookies), Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit (2023)
- Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), EUR-Lex (2016)
- Cookies Policy, Meta (2026)
- Judgment in Fashion ID (C-40/17): joint controllership for an embedded social network button or script, Court of Justice of the European Union (2019)