InformationCookie policy
Cookie policy
Last updated: 14 November 2026
This policy explains the cookies artwork.uk uses and why. Our website only uses cookies it needs to work and to remember choices you make. We do not use advertising cookies, tracking cookies or analytics, and we do not let other companies place cookies through our pages. That is why you do not see a cookie banner here.
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files that a website stores in your browser, so it can recognise your browser when you come back to another page or visit again. They can keep you signed in, remember what you chose, or, on many other websites, track you for advertising. We only use the first two kinds.
The cookies we use
All of these are set by artwork.uk itself, can only be read by our website, and are only ever sent over an encrypted connection.
Cookies the website needs to work
These are essential for signing in, keeping your account secure and protecting our forms, so the law allows us to use them without asking first. The website cannot work properly without them.
| Cookie | What it does | How long it lasts |
|---|---|---|
| shsid | Keeps you signed in to your account as you move between pages. | 90 days after your last visit, or until you log out |
| shcsrf | Security: makes sure forms sent to us really came from our pages, not from another website. | Until you close your browser |
| shdev | Remembers that you have signed in on this device before, so we only ask for an extra sign-in code on devices we do not recognise. | 400 days, or until you remove the device on your account's Security page |
| shchal | Holds your sign-in in progress while you enter a sign-in code. | 15 minutes |
| shgst | Holds your sign-in in progress while you sign in with Google. Only set if you choose Google sign-in. | 10 minutes |
| shflash | Shows you a one-off message after you do something, such as "Saved". | 2 minutes |
Cookies that remember your choices
These remember choices you have made, so the website works the way you asked. They are only set when you make the choice.
| Cookie | What it does | How long it lasts |
|---|---|---|
| shcur | Remembers the currency you chose to see prices in. | 400 days, or until you choose another currency |
The language you choose is part of the page address (for example, /de/ for German), so it does not need a cookie.
Other websites
- Paying: when you pay with Stripe or PayPal, you go to their own secure pages. They use their own cookies there, under their own cookie policies.
- Signing in with Google: if you choose to sign in with Google, you go to Google's own page to do it, where Google's cookie policy applies.
- Nothing else: our fonts and images come from our own website, and we do not use social media buttons, embedded videos, analytics or advertising services that would place cookies of their own.
Controlling cookies
Because we only use cookies the website needs, or that remember a choice you made, there is nothing to switch off here. You can still see, delete and block cookies in your browser's settings, usually under Privacy or Security. If you block our cookies, you will not be able to sign in or check out, and the currency you choose will not be remembered.
The Information Commissioner's Office explains more about cookies and how to manage them at ico.org.uk.
Changes to this policy
We will update this page whenever we add or change a cookie. If we ever want to use cookies that are not needed for the website to work, such as analytics, we will explain them here and ask for your permission first where the law requires it.