What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and give website owners information about how their site is being used.
Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you directly, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
How UniqueEatsMenu.com Uses Cookies
When you visit UniqueEatsMenu.com, cookies may be placed on your device by our website directly or by third party services that operate on our pages. We use cookies for the following purposes:
- To ensure our website functions correctly
- To remember your preferences and improve your experience
- To understand how visitors use our site so we can improve our content and tools
- To display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
- To analyze website traffic through Google Analytics
Types of Cookies We Use
1. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. Without them, basic features of our site such as page navigation, form submissions, and calculator tools would not work correctly. These cookies do not collect any personally identifiable information and cannot be switched off.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| WordPress session cookie | Maintains your session while browsing | Session |
| PHPSESSID | Identifies your browser session | Session |
2. Analytics Cookies
We use Google Analytics to collect anonymous data about how visitors use our website. This helps us understand which pages are most popular, how people navigate through our site, and where we can improve our content and calculator tools.
Google Analytics uses cookies to collect this information. All data collected is aggregated and anonymized — it does not identify you as an individual.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique users | 2 years |
| ga* | Google Analytics | Maintains session state | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Distinguishes users | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics | Throttles request rate | 1 minute |
Opt out of Google Analytics: You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting data about your visits by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
3. Advertising Cookies
UniqueEatsMenu.com displays advertisements through Google AdSense. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our site and other websites across the internet. These advertising cookies allow Google and its partners to show you relevant ads based on your browsing activity.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDE | Google DoubleClick | Used for targeted advertising | 1 year |
| DSID | Used for targeting and tracking | 2 weeks | |
| test_cookie | Checks if cookies are supported | 15 minutes | |
| _gcl_au | Google AdSense | Stores and tracks ad conversions | 3 months |
Opt out of personalized advertising: You can opt out of personalized ads from Google by visiting: https://www.google.com/settings/ads
You can also opt out of interest-based advertising from many third party ad networks through the Digital Advertising Alliance at: https://optout.aboutads.info
4. Functional Cookies
These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, personalized features. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we use on our pages.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| WordPress preferences | Remembers display preferences | 1 year |
| Language settings | Remembers your language preference | 1 year |
5. Third Party Cookies
Some pages on UniqueEatsMenu.com may include content or features provided by third parties such as embedded tools, social sharing buttons, or external resources. These third parties may place their own cookies on your device when you interact with their content.
Third party cookies we may encounter on our site include:
YouTube: If any page on our site embeds a YouTube video, YouTube may place cookies on your device to track video views and provide personalized content. YouTube’s cookie policy is available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Social Media Platforms: If you use social sharing buttons on our site, the relevant social media platform may place cookies on your device. This includes platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.
We do not control third party cookies and recommend reviewing the cookie and privacy policies of any third party service you interact with on our site.
How to Control and Manage Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences in the following ways:
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:
- View all cookies currently stored on your device
- Delete individual cookies or all cookies at once
- Block cookies from specific websites
- Block all third party cookies
- Set your browser to notify you when a cookie is being placed
Instructions for managing cookies in the most common browsers:
Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
Mozilla Firefox: Options → Privacy and Security → Cookies and Site Data
Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
Microsoft Edge: Settings → Privacy, Search and Services → Cookies and site permissions
Opera: Settings → Advanced → Privacy and Security → Site Settings → Cookies
Opt Out Tools
In addition to browser settings, you can use the following tools to manage advertising cookies:
- Google Ads Settings: https://www.google.com/settings/ads
- Digital Advertising Alliance: https://optout.aboutads.info
- Network Advertising Initiative: https://optout.networkadvertising.org
- Your Online Choices (EU): https://www.youronlinechoices.eu
Important Note About Disabling Cookies
Please be aware that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of UniqueEatsMenu.com. If you disable strictly necessary cookies, some features of our site including our nutrition calculators may not work as intended. Disabling analytics cookies will not affect your ability to use the site but will prevent us from improving it based on usage data.
Cookie Consent
By continuing to use UniqueEatsMenu.com after being informed about our use of cookies through this Cookie Policy, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy.
If you are visiting our site from the European Union or United Kingdom, you may see a cookie consent banner when you first visit our site. You can use this banner to accept or decline non-essential cookies.
Do Not Track
Some browsers have a “Do Not Track” feature that sends a signal to websites requesting that your browsing not be tracked. Currently there is no universally accepted standard for how websites should respond to Do Not Track signals. UniqueEatsMenu.com does not currently alter its data collection practices in response to Do Not Track signals but we will continue to monitor developments in this area.
Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, legal requirements, or our practices. When we make material changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.
We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies. Your continued use of UniqueEatsMenu.com after any changes to this policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated terms.
More Information
For more information about how we collect and use your personal data, please review our Privacy Policy at: https://uniqueeatsmenu.com/privacy-policy/
For questions about our use of advertising, please review our Disclaimer at: https://uniqueeatsmenu.com/disclaimer/
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us through our Contact page:
Website: https://uniqueeatsmenu.com/contact-us/
We will respond to all cookie-related inquiries within 7 business days.
This Cookie Policy applies solely to UniqueEatsMenu.com and was prepared to reflect our use of cookies as a food calculator and food blog website.