Cookies Policy
This Cookies Policy explains how The Gilded Spoon, located at 555 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133, uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website, thegildedspoon.com. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies are essentially text files, comprised of small pieces of data — often including a unique identifier. They are sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. Then, each time you return to the site, your browser retrieves the cookie and sends it back to the website's server. Cookies perform a number of essential functions, such as remembering your preferences, and generally improving your experience.
Cookies can be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your computer after you have closed your browser; session cookies are deleted when you close your browser.
How We Use Cookies
The Gilded Spoon uses cookies for several purposes, including:
- To enable certain functions of the website.
- To provide analytics.
- To store your preferences.
- To enable advertisement delivery, including behavioral advertising.
Specifically, we utilize cookies to:
- Remember your login details and preferences, so you don't have to re-enter them each time you visit.
- Analyze how you use our website, which helps us improve its performance and design.
- Personalize your experience by showing you content and offers that are relevant to your interests.
- Measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.
Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following types of cookies:
- Strictly necessary cookies: These cookies are essential to enable you to browse the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.
- Performance cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don't collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how our website works.
- Functionality cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located.
- Targeting or advertising cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers.
Below is a more detailed table explaining specific cookies used on our website:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. | Performance | 2 years |
| _gid | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. | Performance | 24 hours |
| PHPSESSID | Maintains user session across page requests. | Strictly Necessary | Session |
| cookieConsent | Remembers the user's cookie consent preferences. | Functionality | 1 year |
| ad_id | Used for targeted advertising. | Targeting | 30 days |
Managing Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by using the cookie consent tool provided on our website. 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. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
Here are some links to the "help" section of popular web browsers:
You can also opt-out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites by visiting Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Consent
By continuing to use our website, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this Cookies Policy. You can withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your cookie preferences as explained above.
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookies Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
This Cookies Policy was last updated on October 26, 2024.
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us at [email protected] or by mail at:
Privacy Department
The Gilded Spoon
555 Columbus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94133
We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner. Our data protection officer, Ms. Eleanor Vance, oversees our data privacy practices and is available to answer any questions you may have. You can reach her at the email address provided above.