Effective Date: October 15, 2025

At Not So Ordinary Cooking (“we”, “our”, or “us”), we use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze website performance, and display personalized advertisements.

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and how you can manage or disable them.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website.
They help websites recognize your device, remember preferences, and improve performance.

Cookies can be:

• Session cookies – temporary, deleted when you close your browser.
• Persistent cookies – stored for a set period, until deleted manually or automatically.
• First-party cookies – placed by our Website directly.
• Third-party cookies – set by external services (e.g., Google, social media, affiliates).

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several purposes to improve your experience on our Website:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the Website to function properly.
They allow you to navigate pages, use forms, and access secure areas.

Analytics Cookies

Used to collect information about how visitors use the Website — for example, which pages are visited most often.
We use tools such as Google Analytics and Search Console to understand traffic and improve content quality.

Advertising & Affiliate Cookies

Used to deliver personalized advertisements based on your interests.
These cookies may track your browsing habits across websites to show relevant promotions, including:

• Google AdSense personalized ads
• Affiliate links (e.g., Awin, CJ, Rakuten, Impact)

Functional Cookies

These remember your preferences — such as language settings or whether you’ve accepted the cookie banner.

3. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are set by third-party services integrated into our Website, including:

• Google AdSense – for personalized ads
• Google Analytics – for anonymous traffic analysis
• Pinterest, Instagram, or YouTube embeds – for displaying external content
• Affiliate networks – for tracking clicks and conversions

These third parties may use their own cookies in accordance with their privacy and cookie policies.

You can review their policies here:

• Google: https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies
• Pinterest: https://policy.pinterest.com/
• YouTube: https://policies.google.com/privacy

4. Managing Cookies

When you first visit our Website, you will see a cookie consent banner allowing you to:

• Accept all cookies
• Reject non-essential cookies
• Customize your cookie preferences

You can also manage or delete cookies directly in your browser settings:

For example:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and other site data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions

If you disable cookies, some features of the Website may not function properly.

5. Your Consent

By continuing to use our Website after seeing the cookie banner, you consent to the use of cookies according to this Cookie Policy.
You may withdraw your consent at any time by changing your preferences in the banner or your browser settings.

6. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legal, technical, or business developments.
The updated version will always be posted on this page with a revised “Effective Date.”

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies, please contact us at:
📧 contact@notsoordinarycooking.com

By using this Website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Cookie Policy.