At The Savory Skillet, we believe in being transparent about how we collect and use data. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and the choices you have regarding their use.
1. 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, enhance the user experience, and provide information to the owners of the site. In addition to cookies, we also use browser localStorage to securely store certain user preferences on your device.
2. How We Use Cookies and LocalStorage
We use these technologies for several purposes:
- Essential Cookies: These are required for the operation of our website, such as security features (e.g., CSRF tokens) and maintaining your session state.
- Preference Storage: We use localStorage to remember your settings, such as your preferred visual theme (Light or Dark Mode) and your preferred measurement units (US Standard or Metric). This prevents layout shifts and provides a seamless cooking experience.
- Analytics Cookies: We use Google Analytics (GA4) to collect aggregated, anonymous data about how visitors use our site. This helps us understand which recipes are popular and improve our content.
- Advertising Cookies: We work with third-party advertising partners, including Google AdSense, who may use cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) to serve personalized ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites on the internet.
3. Third-Party Cookies (Google Analytics & AdSense)
We utilize third-party services that may place cookies on your device:
- Google Analytics: Collects anonymized traffic data. IP anonymization is enabled on our site.
- Google AdSense: Uses cookies to serve ads relevant to you. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to our site and/or other sites across the Internet.
You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
4. Your Cookie Choices and Consent
When you first visit our website, you are presented with a cookie consent banner. You can choose to:
- Accept: Consents to the use of all cookies, including analytics and advertising cookies.
- Decline: Prevents non-essential cookies (like Google Analytics) from being loaded. Essential cookies and localStorage preferences necessary for site functionality will still be used.
Your consent choice is stored locally on your device under the key savory_cookie_consent. If you wish to change your preference, you can clear your browser's cookies and localStorage, which will trigger the consent banner to appear again on your next visit.
5. How to Manage Cookies in Your Browser
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. Please note that if you disable or refuse cookies, some parts of this website (such as unit conversion or dark mode) may become inaccessible or not function properly.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our Cookie Policy, please contact us at editorial@thesavoryskillet.com.
