Introduction
This Cookies Policy explains how The Golden Spoon, located at 1200 First Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101, uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website, https://www.thegoldenspoonseattle.com/ . It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information. The Golden Spoon is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring a transparent experience while you are using our website.
This policy should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy , which provides more detail on how we use any personal information you provide to us.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your browser or device by websites you visit. They are used to remember your preferences, login details, and browsing activity. This helps websites provide a more personalized and efficient experience. Cookies can be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your computer after you close your browser and are used to remember your settings and preferences for future visits. Session cookies, on the other hand, expire when you close your browser and are typically used to track your activity during a single browsing session.
Why We Use Cookies
The Golden Spoon uses cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the operation of our website. They enable you to navigate the site and use essential features, such as accessing secure areas and making reservations.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and if they encounter any error messages. This information is used to improve the performance of our website and provide a better user experience.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your language preference or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personalized features.
- Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are 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 advertising campaigns. We may share this information with third-party advertisers.
- Analytics Cookies: We use analytics cookies to understand how users interact with our website. This helps us improve the design, content, and functionality of the site. These cookies collect data such as the number of visitors, the pages they visit, and the time spent on the site.
Types of Cookies We Use
The following table provides more information about the specific cookies we use on our website:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | Maintains user session across pages. | Essential | Session |
| _ga | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | Analytics | 2 years |
| _gid | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. | Analytics | 24 hours |
| cookieConsent | Records user's consent preferences for cookie usage. | Functionality | 1 year |
| ad_id | Used for targeted advertising based on user behavior. | Advertising | 3 months |
How to Control Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by using the cookie consent tool provided on our website or by setting or amending your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. 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. The method for disabling cookies may vary depending on your web browser. Consult your browser's help menu for instructions.
Most web browsers allow you to:
- See what cookies you have and delete them on an individual basis.
- Block third-party cookies.
- Block cookies from particular websites.
- Block all cookies.
- Delete all cookies when you close your browser.
To find out how to manage cookies in your browser, please refer to your browser's help documentation or visit www.aboutcookies.org .
Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the service, deliver advertisements on and through the service, and so on. These cookies are set by a domain other than that of the website you are visiting. We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how users use our website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators, and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. You can prevent Google's collection and use of data (cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en .
Changes to Our Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time in order to reflect changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please 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 revised. Changes are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies, please contact us at: