Cookie Policy
Effective Date: January 1, 2024
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the website remember information about your visit, which can make your next visit easier and the site more useful to you.
2. How We Use Cookies
FriendsEat uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to:
- Keep you signed in to your account
- Remember your preferences and settings
- Understand how you use our Service
- Personalize your experience
- Improve our Service performance
- Deliver relevant advertisements
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation and access to secure areas. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
Performance Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve how our website works.
Functionality Cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
Targeting/Advertising Cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.
4. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Service and deliver advertisements on and through the Service. These include:
- Google Analytics: For analyzing website traffic and usage
- Google AdSense: For displaying relevant advertisements
- Social Media Platforms: For social sharing features
5. Your Cookie Choices
You have several options for managing cookies:
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or delete certain cookies. However, if you block cookies, you may not be able to use all features of our Service.
Opt-Out Tools
You can opt-out of targeted advertising by visiting:
6. Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that lets you tell websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. Currently, we do not respond to browser "Do Not Track" signals.
7. Local Storage
We may also use local storage technologies like HTML5 to store content information and preferences. You can manage local storage through your browser settings.
8. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new policy on this page.
9. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
Email: privacy@friendseat.com
10. Cookie List
Below is a detailed list of cookies we use on our Service:
| Cookie Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| session_id | Essential | Maintains user session | Session |
| user_preferences | Functionality | Stores user settings | 1 year |
| _ga | Performance | Google Analytics | 2 years |