Cookie Policy
Last updated: 5/6/2026
This policy explains how QuiteRecipes uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience on our website.
🍪 What is a Cookie?
A cookie is a small text file stored on your device when you visit a website. Cookies allow the site to remember your actions and preferences over a period of time.
Types of cookies we use:
- Essential cookies: Necessary for the site to function
- Performance cookies: Analyze site usage
- Functional cookies: Enhance user experience
- Marketing cookies: Personalize advertisements
🔒 Essential Cookies
These cookies are indispensable for the functioning of our website. They cannot be disabled as they are necessary for basic services.
Session Cookie
Keeps your user session active
Security Token
Protects against CSRF attacks
Preference Cookie
Remembers your basic preferences
📊 Performance Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our site and how we can improve our services.
Google Analytics
Analyzes traffic and user behavior
Ces cookies collectent des informations agrégées sur l'utilisation du site sans identifier personnellement les visiteurs.
Heatmap Analytics
Interaction heatmaps
⚙️ Functional Cookies
These cookies allow the site to remember choices you make to offer a personalized and improved experience.
Language Preference
Remembers your language preference
Recipe Favorites
Saves your favorite recipes
Search History
Your search history
📢 Marketing Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver relevant advertisements to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement.
Google Ads
Targeted ads on Google
Facebook Pixel
Facebook ads
🎛️ Cookie Management
Consent
On your first visit, we present our cookie banner to obtain your consent for non-essential cookies in accordance with GDPR.
Your consent choices:
- ✅ Accept all : Enable all cookies
- ⚙️ Customize : Choose cookie categories
- ❌ Reject all : Enable only essential cookies
Modifying Your Preferences
You can modify your cookie preferences at any time:
On our site
- • Click "Cookie Management" in footer
- • Use our preferences panel
- • Changes take effect immediately
Via your browser
- • Browser settings
- • Block/delete cookies
- • Warning: this may affect functionality
🔗 Third-Party Cookies
We use third-party services that place their own cookies on your device. These cookies are governed by the privacy policies of the concerned third parties.
Google LLC
Services: Analytics, Ads, Fonts
Policy: Google Cookie Policy
Opt-out: Google Ads Settings
Meta Platforms
Services: Facebook Pixel, Instagram
Policy: Facebook Cookie Policy
Opt-out: Ad Preferences
⏰ Retention Period
The retention period of cookies depends on their type and purpose:
| Cookie Type | Maximum Duration | Renewal |
|---|---|---|
| Session | End of session | Each visit |
| Essential | 1 year | Annually |
| Performance | 2 years | Each interaction |
| Marketing | 90 days | Each ad click |
| Functional | 1 year | Each use |
⚡ Performance Impact
Cookie usage can impact site performance:
✅ Performance-enhancing cookies
- • Preference caching
- • Reduced server requests
- • Fast personalization
⚠️ Potentially heavy cookies
- • Tracking scripts
- • Dynamic ads
- • Social media widgets
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Can I refuse all cookies?
Yes, you can refuse all non-essential cookies. Essential cookies are necessary for the site to function and cannot be disabled.
How to know which cookies are active?
You can check active cookies in your browser settings or via our cookie management panel in the footer.
Are cookies dangerous?
No, cookies are harmless text files. They cannot execute code or access sensitive information on your computer.
What happens if I delete all cookies?
You will need to log in again and reconfigure your preferences. Some personalized features will no longer be available.
📞 Contact
For any questions about our cookie policy or exercising your rights:
contacts@quiterecipes.com
This cookie policy is effective since 5/6/2026 and may be modified to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements.