Cookies Policy
This Cookies Policy explains how Spice Route Recipes ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website, spicerouterecipes.com (the "Website"). It explains what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control our use of them.
Spice Route Recipes, operated by Zola's Culinary Ventures (Pty) Ltd., is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring a transparent approach to data handling. This policy is designed to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), providing comprehensive information about our use of cookies.
By using our Website, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this policy. If you do not agree to our use of cookies, you should set your browser settings accordingly or not use our Website.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies do various jobs like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improving your user experience. Cookies can also help to ensure that the advertisements you see online are more relevant to you and your interests.
Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following types of cookies on our Website:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential to enable you to browse the Website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the Website. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our Website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how our Website works.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our Website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other parts of web pages that you can customize. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for, such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
- Targeting or Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organization.
Specific Cookies Used
The following table outlines the specific cookies we use on our website, their purpose, and their duration:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. | 2 years |
| _gid | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. | 24 hours |
| cookie_consent | Stores user's cookie consent preferences. | 1 year |
| session_id | Maintains user session across pages. | Session |
| ad_prefs | Used for advertising purposes. (if applicable) | Variable |
How to Manage Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by activating or deactivating the appropriate settings on your browser. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
Here are links to instructions on how to control cookies in popular browsers:
You can also opt-out of certain advertising cookies through the following resources:
Changes to this Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookies Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies. The date at the top of this Cookies Policy indicates when it was last updated.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookies Policy, please contact us at:
Zola's Culinary Ventures (Pty) Ltd.
Attn: Data Protection Officer
14 Keerom Street, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa
Email: privacy@spicerouterecipes.com
Phone: +27 88 043 8251
Our Data Protection Officer, Mr. Pieter Jansen, oversees our compliance with data protection regulations and can be contacted for further inquiries.
GDPR Compliance
For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure that:
- Cookies are only placed with explicit consent, except for strictly necessary cookies.
- Data collected via cookies is processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently.
- Data is only retained for as long as necessary for the purposes specified in this policy.
- Users have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing, and object to the processing of their personal data.
CCPA Compliance
For California residents, we comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) by providing the following rights:
- The right to know what personal information is collected, used, shared, and sold.
- The right to delete personal information.
- The right to opt-out of the sale of personal information.
- The right to non-discrimination for exercising CCPA rights.
Spice Route Recipes does not sell personal information as defined under the CCPA.
Accessibility of this Policy
We are committed to ensuring that this Cookies Policy is accessible to everyone. If you have any difficulty accessing or understanding this policy, please contact us, and we will provide you with the information in an alternative format.