What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies help websites remember information about your visit, like your preferred language and other settings. This can make your next visit easier and the site more useful to you. Think of them as a memory for the website, helping it to recognize you when you return.
How GourmetDelight Uses Cookies
At GourmetDelight, we use cookies to improve your browsing experience, personalize content, and analyze website traffic. The information we collect through cookies helps us understand how visitors use our website, which allows us to make enhancements to the site's functionality and content. We want to be transparent about the types of cookies we use and how they impact your experience.
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable you to navigate the site and use essential features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, some parts of our website may not work correctly.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and if they encounter any error messages. This data helps us improve the performance and design of our website. We use tools like Google Analytics to gather this information.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your language or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For example, a functionality cookie can be used to remember your login details or preferences.
- Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. These cookies are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission.
Types of Cookies We Use
The following table outlines the specific types of cookies we use on our website, their purpose, and their duration. This information should give you a clear understanding of what cookies are active when you browse GourmetDelight.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | Maintains user session across pages. Essential for website functionality. | Session-based (deleted when browser closes) |
| _ga | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. | 2 years |
| _gid | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. | 24 hours |
| cookieconsent_status | Remembers user's cookie consent preferences. | 1 year |
| currency_preference | Stores the user's preferred currency for displaying prices. | 30 days |
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by using the cookie consent tool on our website. This tool allows you to select which categories of cookies you accept or reject.
You can also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. The process for controlling cookies varies depending on your web browser. Please refer to your browser's help menu for instructions.
Here are links to the cookie management information for some popular web browsers:
Changes to Our Cookies Policy
We may update our Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our data practices. Any changes we make to our Cookies Policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by email or other means. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are using cookies.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies, please contact us at:
GourmetDelight Data Protection Officer
123 Theater Lane
New York, NY 10001
Email:
[email protected]
Phone: 212-555-7878