COOKIE POLICY

Last Updated: March 1, 2016

What is our cookie policy?

When you browse the Site or App, we typically receive some information automatically from your browser. This is done in the form of cookies, small files that we send to your browser which are then stored on your device. We may also use similar techniques with our Site and App which shall also be referred to as ‘cookies’ in this policy.

When you visit our Site or App again, your browser automatically sends these cookies back to our servers allowing us to recognise your device.

The cookies used on our Site and App have been categorized based on the guidelines in the ICC UK Cookie guide. We use cookies in a few different ways under following categories:

Performance cookies. These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our Site or App when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our Site and App work, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.

Third Party services

We use some third party services that help us to understand how users interact with our Site and App - for instance we measure the number of visitors we have, which pages are most popular and how people navigate around our Site and App. To do this, we use a number of third-party services which may also utilise cookies.

What third party services do we use?

You can find more information about the third party services utilising cookies or similar technology and the purposes in the table below.

Service Name

Type of Cookie used

Purpose

Duration

More information

Google Analytics

First party cookie

Used to measure overall traffic to our Site, and provides completely anonymous and aggregated data about which pages are viewed, where our site traffic comes from, and the technologies (such as computer operating systems and browser versions) being used to view our site.

Up to 2 years

If you want to prevent your data being used by Google Analytics, you can opt-out by downloading and installing the add-on for your web browser from following link.

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

Can you switch off cookies?

To switch off cookies, you need to change your browser settings.

You may set up, freely and at any time, the installation of cookies through your browser. Information about it may be consulted at:
- Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
- Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
- Google Chrome for Android: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2392971?hl=en
- Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies#ie=ie-11
- Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201265
- Opera: http://help.opera.com/Windows/11.60/en/cookies.html

For further information about how to do this please visit http://www.aboutcookies.org/. Please note that if you choose to switch off cookies on your device, that will mean certain functions of our Site and App cannot operate properly and the usability of the Cookpad Service will be affected.

For further information regarding cookies and behavioural advertising: http://www.allaboutcookies.org and http://www.youronlinechoices.com