Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide information to website owners.

Cookies do not contain any personally identifiable information on their own, but they may be combined with other data to identify you. Cookies can be:

• Session cookies — temporary cookies that are erased when you close your browser.
• Persistent cookies — cookies that remain on your device for a set period of time or until you delete them manually.
• First-party cookies — cookies set directly by our Website (sipsavoryrecipes.com).
• Third-party cookies — cookies set by external services we use, such as Google AdSense and Google Analytics.

2. How We Use Cookies

Sip Savory Recipes uses cookies for the following purposes:

• To ensure the Website functions correctly and securely
• To remember your preferences and settings
• To analyze how visitors use our Website so we can improve it
• To display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
• To measure the effectiveness of our advertising
• To prevent fraudulent activity and enhance security

3. Types of Cookies We Use

The table below describes the categories of cookies used on our Website:

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our Website are set by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control these cookies. The third parties that may set cookies on our Website include:

• Google LLC — via Google AdSense (advertising) and Google Analytics (analytics)
• Automattic / WordPress.com — via the WordPress platform and Jetpack plugin
• Font providers — such as Google Fonts, which may set performance cookies

These third parties have their own cookie and privacy policies. We encourage you to review them:

• Google Privacy & Cookie Policy
• Automattic Privacy Policy

5. Google AdSense Cookies

Google AdSense sets cookies to help deliver relevant advertisements. These cookies allow Google and its partners to:

• Show ads based on your interests and previous browsing activity
• Limit the number of times you see the same ad
• Measure the effectiveness of ad campaigns
• Report aggregate ad activity to advertisers

Key AdSense Cookies

You can opt out of personalized advertising by Google at any time by visiting https://adssettings.google.com.

For more information, see How Google uses cookies in advertising.

6. Google Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our Website. Google Analytics sets the following cookies:

We have enabled IP anonymization in Google Analytics, which means your IP address is shortened before being stored. To opt out of Google Analytics across all websites, install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

7. Managing & Disabling Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies (except strictly essential cookies). You can manage your cookie preferences in the following ways:

Through Your Browser Settings

Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. Below are links to instructions for popular browsers:

Opt-Out of Advertising Cookies

• Google Ads Settings — manage personalized ads from Google
• Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) opt-out
• Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) opt-out
• Your Online Choices (EU)

8. Your Consent

When you first visit our Website, a cookie consent banner is displayed to inform you about our use of cookies. By clicking “Accept” or continuing to browse the Website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this Cookie Policy.

You may withdraw your consent at any time by:

• Adjusting your browser settings to block or delete cookies
• Using the opt-out tools listed in Section 7 above
• Contacting us using the details in the Contact section below

Please note that withdrawing consent for non-essential cookies will not affect the lawfulness of any processing that occurred before you withdrew consent.

Our Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy together form our complete data protection notice. We encourage you to also read our Privacy Policy for full information about how we handle your data.

9. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, our business operations, or the cookies we use. When we do, we will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed. Your continued use of the Website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Cookie Policy.