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Cookies Policy.
The plain-English explanation of cookies, WordPress features, and the choices you can make in your own browser.
Not every cookie category described below is necessarily active. The cookies a visitor encounters depend on the site's current plugins, features and embedded content. This page explains what those technologies do and how to manage them.
What cookies and similar technologies are
Cookies are small files a website can ask your browser to store on your device. They can help remember a session or preference, keep forms working, or support other website features. Related technologies can include local browser storage, scripts and pixels, even when they do not work exactly like a cookie.
Some cookies expire at the end of a browsing session; others stay until they expire or are deleted. A cookie may come from this website (first-party) or from a third-party service used on a page.
Categories that may apply to this site
The categories below describe the functions cookies may serve on a WordPress cooking website. They are not a claim that every category is currently active. The exact cookies depend on the theme, active plugins, hosting setup and page content.
| Category | Purpose | When it applies |
|---|---|---|
| Essential or security | Sign-in, session integrity, security and technical operation. | For example, WordPress administration or other necessary site functions. |
| Preferences | Remembering a choice or form detail. | Only where a preference or commenting feature is enabled. |
| Form-related | Helping submissions work and reducing automated spam. | Depending on the contact form and enabled protection settings. |
| Measurement | Understanding aggregate site usage and performance. | Only if measurement services are enabled. |
| Third-party embeds | Supporting embedded videos or other external content. | Only when a page uses that external provider. |
Nonessential technologies may require consent in your location before they are activated. A policy page is not itself a cookie-consent mechanism.
Examples of WordPress cookies
WordPress may create cookies for specific features. Examples include:
| Example name | Typical purpose |
|---|---|
wordpress_logged_in_* | Recognizes a logged-in WordPress user. It is not necessarily set for readers browsing without an account. |
wp-settings-* | Remembers settings for an authenticated WordPress user. |
comment_author_* | May remember visitor comment details when commenting is enabled and the relevant option is used. |
These are examples of possible cookie names rather than an exhaustive, verified list of cookies present in every visitor's browser. Their exact names, timing and duration can differ by configuration.
Contact forms, fonts and embedded content
Our Contact page uses a WPForms form. Depending on its configuration and enabled anti-spam or security features, the form or a supporting service may use browser technologies to process submissions or distinguish genuine activity from automated requests.
Some pages may also request fonts, images or embedded media from outside providers. Such requests may give those providers access to technical connection details; an external request does not automatically mean that a cookie has been stored.
For more details about information submitted through forms, see our Privacy Policy.
Consent and nonessential cookies
Where applicable law requires consent for nonessential cookies or similar technologies, those technologies should only be activated after the required choice has been made. If a cookie preference control is available on a page, you can use it to manage the choices it offers.
You may also adjust your browser settings to refuse or delete cookies. Essential technical features may stop working as intended if certain cookies are disabled.
How to manage cookies in your browser
Most browsers allow you to see stored cookies, block some or all cookies, clear saved browsing data, and configure site-specific exceptions. Look in the browser's privacy, site settings, or security menu.
- Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Third-party cookies or Site settings.
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security.
- Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions.
- Safari: Settings > Privacy.
Menu names can change as browsers are updated. Clearing cookies may sign you out of websites or reset previously saved preferences.
Other websites and third-party services
A third-party website you visit through a link operates according to its own terms. If a page contains an external embed, that provider may have its own cookie and privacy controls. We recommend checking the provider's notice before interacting with external content.
Cookie lifetimes, identifiers and providers can change after a plugin update or website change. This document describes the possible functions without presenting an unverified, fixed cookie inventory.
Changes to this policy and questions
We may update this Cookies Policy if site features, technologies or applicable requirements change. The effective date above identifies the current version of this document.
Questions about browser technologies used by Emma Cooks Easy can be sent to contact@emmacookseasy.com. For broader information about personal data, visit our Privacy Policy.