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Cookie Policy

www.recipefund.com uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This cookie policy set out information on how Recipe Fund (“we” or “us”) uses cookies and similar technology on our website.
By accessing our website, account holders, users and visitors of our website (each, “you”) agree that we can place cookies on your device on the terms and conditions of this cookie policy.

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your device when you visit our website. They allow us to recognize your device and track its usage on our website.

WHY DO WE USE COOKIES?

Our website uses cookies for the purpose of distinguishing you from other users of our website by storing, generally non-personally identifiable, information (for example, session information such as the number of times you visit our website and the location from which you are accessing the website).
Cookies also help us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website, and allows us to improve our website. This includes more efficient navigation between pages, remembering your preferences and general improvement of the user experience.
Cookies will generally not allow us to obtain personal data regarding you, such as your name or address. Where we collect personal data about you when we use cookies or any similar technology, we shall only do so in compliance with our Privacy Policy. You may refer to our Privacy Policy on how we treat personal data that we have collected.

WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES DO WE USE?

We use both first party cookies, which are issued from our website’s own domain, and third party cookies, which belong to and are managed by other parties, such as our partners or service providers.
The cookies used on our website can be divided into two categories:

  • Session cookies: These are temporary cookies that will be deleted from your device once you close your browser. They are used to remember your device as you move within our website.
  • Persistent cookies: These are longer-lasting cookies that remain on your device even after you close your browser. They are used to recognize your device each time you use our website and to remember your preferences.


Depending on their function and purpose, cookies can be divided into four categories:

  • Strictly Necessary/Technical Cookies:
    Strictly necessary cookies are essential in order to enable you to navigate the Website and use certain features. Because these cookies are strictly necessary we do not need to ask for your consent to use them. Without these strictly necessary cookies, the Website cannot be operated and provided to you. These cookies are necessary to allow us to operate our Websites so you may access it as you have requested.
    These Cookies, for example, let us recognize that you have created an account and have logged into that account to access Website content. They also include cookies that enable us to remember your previous actions within the same browsing session and secure our Websites. These cookies also include cookies which are placed to make your interactions with our Website more secure. We use security cookies to authenticate users, prevent fraudulent use of login credentials, and protect user data from unauthorized parties.
  • Analytical/Performance Cookies:
    These cookies are used by us or third party service providers to analyze how the Website is used and its performance. For example, these cookies track which pages are most frequently visited, and from which locations our visitors come from.
  • Functionality Cookies:
    We may use cookies that allow us to offer you enhanced functionality when accessing or using our Website. Our functionality cookies are used to remember choices you make such as language preference, country location, or other online settings as well as identify you when you sign in to our Website or keep track of your specified preferences and interests. Functionality cookies enable us to improve and enhance the presentation of content on our Website.
  • Third Party Advertising Cookies:
    These cookies collect information about your activities on the Website and other websites to provide you targeted advertising. We may also allow our third party service providers to use cookies on the Website for the same purposes identified above, including collecting information about your online activities over time and across different websites.

THE COOKIES WE USE

CookieDomainTypeDescriptionDuration
test_cookie.doubleclick.netAdvertisementThe test_cookie is set by doubleclick.net and is used to determine if the user’s browser supports cookies.15 minutes
_fbp.recipefund.comAdvertisementThis cookie is set by Facebook to display advertisements when either on Facebook or on a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising, after visiting the website.3 months
__gads.recipefund.comAnalyticsThe __gads cookie, set by Google, is stored under DoubleClick domain and tracks the number of times users see an advert, measures the success of the campaign and calculates its revenue. This cookie can only be read from the domain they are set on and will not track any data while browsing through other sites.1 year 24 days
_hjid.recipefund.comAnalyticsThis is a Hotjar cookie that is set when the customer first lands on a page using the Hotjar script.1 year
_hjFirstSeen.recipefund.comAnalyticsHotjar sets this cookie to identify a new user’s first session. It stores a true/false value, indicating whether it was the first time Hotjar saw this user.30 minutes
_hjIncludedInPageviewSample.recipefund.comAnalyticsHotjar sets this cookie to know whether a user is included in the data sampling defined by the site’s pageview limit.2 minutes
_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress.recipefund.comAnalyticsHotjar sets this cookie to detect the first pageview session of a user. This is a True/False flag set by the cookie.30 minutes
_ga.recipefund.comAnalyticsThe _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors.2 years
_ga_NX1R70ZXX7.recipefund.comAnalyticsThis cookie is installed by Google Analytics.2 years
CookieConsentrecipefund.comNecessaryThis cookie stores the user’s consent state for the current domain.1 month

WHAT IF I DO NOT WANT TO USE COOKIES?

If you want to remove existing cookies from your device or if you want to block future cookies being placed on your device, you can do this via your browser settings. The procedures for managing and deleting cookies can be found in the browser’s built-in help function. or follow the details below:

  • Disabling cookies in Internet Explorer
    Select the “Tools” menu and then “Internet Options”
    Click on the “Privacy” tab.
    Select the appropriate setting.
  • Disabling cookies in Google Chrome
    Click Settings > Advanced.
    Under Security and Privacy, select Content Settings.
    Click on “Cookies”.
  • Disabling cookies in Safari
    Go to Preferences > Privacy.
    Click on “Remove all website data”.
  • Disabling cookies in Firefox
    Select the “Tools” menu and then “Options”
    Click on the “Privacy” icon.
    Click on the “Cookie” menu and select the desired options.
  • Disabling cookies in Opera
    Opera 6.0 and later versions
    Go to the “File” > “Preferences” menu.


Please bear in mind that deleting and blocking cookies will have an impact on your user experience as parts of our website may no longer work.
Please also note that, unless you have adjusted your browser settings to block cookies, our system will issue cookies as soon as you visit our website or click on a link in a targeted email that we have sent you, even if you have previously deleted our cookies.

CHANGES TO OUR COOKIE POLICY

Any changes we may make to our cookie policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail.