Cookie Policy

Do we use cookies?

This website www.noruleskitchen.com (“Our Site”) uses cookies to distinguish you from other users. We use techniques to enhance user-friendliness and to make Our Site as interesting and as relevant as possible. By using cookies, we are able to provide you with a better experience and to help us to make improvements to Our Site by better understanding how you use it. For example, what pages you view and for how long, etc. Cookies can collect and store information, including personally identifiable information like your name and email address however we will ask for your consent before collecting any personal information. Cookies can only store information you have shared with us through completing a form or by creating an account to manage your preferences.

Please read our Cookie Policy and ensure you understand it. Your acceptance of Our Cookie Policy is deemed to occur if you continue using Our Site.

Use of cookies

Cookies are small text files that are downloaded on to your device when you visit a website. They are completely safe and an essential tool that helps improve user experience by collecting information about how you navigate a site. If you would like more information about what cookies are, or how to control or delete them, then we recommend you visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

Most web browsers allow you to disable cookies through your browser settings. However, if you choose to do this, you may not be able to experience the full functionality of our site and you may not be able to access certain areas. We therefore recommend that you accept the use of cookies.

Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:

To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer’s website.

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

First Party Necessary Cookies

These are typically required by us to make sure the site is operational. Normally, these cookies only last while your browser is open and are deleted when it is closed. Some may need to remain for longer than the duration of your visit (session) or longer.

You can also learn more about session cookies and what they are used for at www.aboutcookies.org.uk.

CookieNamePurpose
WordPress‘PHPSESSID’Auto generated session cookie that provides basic website functionality across all pages.
WordPress‘wordpress_test_cookie’It manages cookies policy consent preferences. Checks to whether cookies are enabled to provide the proper user experience.
CloudflareTo Be Updated when added to CloudflareCookies set by Cloudflare which we use to provide security features, optimisations and backups.

Third Party cookies

We want to ensure we provide a good experience. These cookies (which are set by third parties providing services to us) allow us to monitor how visitors use our website. These cookies provide us with anonymous statistics on how many people visit the website, where they have come from and the pages, they visit so that we can continue to develop and improve the website and our services. They also help us understand the effectiveness of our advertising.

Analytics cookies

You can find out about Google’s position on privacy regarding its analytics service at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html.

CookieNamePurpose
Google Analytics‘_ga’, ‘_gid’, ‘_gat’, ‘__c’, ‘__utmt’, ‘__utmb’, ‘__utmc’, ‘__utmz’, ‘__utmv’These cookies are used to track user interaction and detect potential problems. These help us improve our services by providing analytical data on how users use this site. Some third-party services will set their own Google Analytics cookies. If you would like to opt out of these then follow the link below to opt out of Google Analytics entirely
http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. For more information on the types of cookies Google uses, follow the link below: https://policies.google.com/technologies/types.
HotjarTo Be Updated when added HotJarThis session cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that visitor is included in the sample which is used to generate funnels https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy.

Marketing and social cookies

CookieNamePurpose
Google Cookies‘IDE’, ‘NID’, ‘SID’, ‘SSID’, ‘AID’, ‘ID’, ‘1P_JAR’, ‘CONSENT’, ‘test_cookie’Google will set various identifiers and tracking cookies when you visit sites using their services. View their privacy policy to find out how to control these cookies and the information they collect https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Facebook and Instagram‘fr’, ‘_fbp’, ‘sb’, ‘spin’, ‘tr’, ‘c_user’, ‘datr’, ‘presence’, ‘wd’, ‘xs’, ‘dpr’, ‘act’These social cookies help to provide engaging content on our news and blog posts. We have no control over them. To find our more about any third party cookie it is advisable to visit the respective site to review their individual cookie policy.
Facebook’s Cookie Policy: https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/
Instagram’s Cookie Policy: https://help.instagram.com/

Contact information

If you have any questions regarding processing your personal data, your rights regarding your personal data or about this policy, please contact us EMAIL ADDRESS

Supervisory authority

Website: www.ico.org.uk
Email: accessisoninfromation@ico.org.uk
Telephone: 0303 123 1113

We reserve the right to make changes to this policy. Last change was made 1st February 2023. Version 1.0