Cookie Policy
Last updated: April 30, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how cooking word (cookingword.com) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website, and the choices you have regarding their use.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to website owners. Cookies cannot execute programs or deliver viruses to your computer.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions you take, such as setting your privacy preferences or logging in. Without these cookies, parts of the site may not work.
Analytics Cookies
We use analytics services (including Google Analytics) to understand how visitors interact with our website — which pages are visited most, how long users stay, and where they come from. This data is aggregated and anonymous. It helps us improve our content.
- Google Analytics — Privacy Policy | Opt-out
Advertising Cookies
We participate in advertising programs, including Google AdSense and potentially other ad networks. These services use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our site and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- Google AdSense / DoubleClick — uses cookies to personalize ads. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google advertising privacy policy.
Functional Cookies
These cookies allow us to remember choices you make (such as your preferred theme or language) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
3. Cookie Duration
Cookies may be:
- Session cookies — temporary, deleted when you close your browser
- Persistent cookies — remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them
4. How to Control Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can 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 may be restricted.
How to manage cookies in major browsers:
You can also opt out of interest-based advertising across many networks via the Digital Advertising Alliance or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance.
5. Do Not Track
Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want your online activity tracked. Our site does not currently respond to DNT signals, but you can use the cookie management options described above to limit tracking.
6. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, regulation, or our business practices. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will indicate when the most recent changes were made.
7. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at: contact@cookingword.com