Cookie Policy
Showcase document. CookingVerse is a fictional product built to demonstrate design and engineering work. This document is a realistic template, not a binding agreement, and it is not legal advice. Replace it with counsel-reviewed text before using it for a real service.
This page lists what we store on your device and why. We set no advertising cookies and run no cross-site tracking. Analytics are off until you opt in.
Strictly necessary
These make the site work. They cannot be switched off and require no consent.
| Name | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
PHPSESSID | Session identity; secures the sign-up form against CSRF | Session |
cv_consent | Remembers your cookie choices so we stop asking | 6 months |
cv_auth | Keeps you signed in to the app | 30 days |
__cf_bm | Bot management at our CDN edge | 30 minutes |
Functional
Set only once you use the relevant feature.
| Name | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
cv_units | Metric or imperial preference | 1 year |
cv_region | Store catalogue region for cart pricing | 1 year |
cv_last_plan | Restores your last meal plan view | 90 days |
Analytics (opt-in)
Off unless you accept. We use a self-hosted, IP-truncating analytics service; no data leaves our infrastructure and no profile follows you across sites.
| Name | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
cv_a | De-identified session grouping for page and funnel counts | 24 hours |
Advertising
None. We set no advertising or retargeting cookies, run no third-party ad pixels, and do not participate in real-time bidding.
How to control cookies
- Use the cookie banner, or Settings → Privacy → Cookies, to change your choices at any time.
- Every major browser lets you block or delete cookies per site — check its privacy settings.
- We honour Global Privacy Control signals automatically, and treat Do Not Track as an opt-out of analytics.
- Blocking strictly necessary cookies will break sign-in and the sign-up form.
Contact
Questions about this document go to [email protected], or by post to CookingVerse Labs, Inc., 1180 Kearny Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94133.