Cookie Policy
Last updated: 26 October 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how PastaLoverz (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on pastaloverz.com (the “Site”). Please read it together with our Privacy Policy.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, phone or tablet) when you visit a website. They help a site work properly, remember your preferences, measure how the site is used, and show advertising. Similar technologies, such as pixels, tags, local storage and device identifiers, work in the same way. We refer to all of them as “cookies” in this policy.
2. Types of cookies we use
Strictly necessary cookies
These are needed for the Site to work, for example to remember your cookie choices, keep the site secure and load pages correctly. They can’t be switched off.
Preference cookies
These remember choices you make, such as display settings, so you don’t have to set them again.
Analytics and performance cookies
These help us understand how visitors use the Site (pages viewed, time on page, device type, how visitors find us) so we can improve our recipes and articles. The data is aggregated and used for statistics.
Advertising and marketing cookies
These are used by us and by third-party advertising partners to show ads, limit how often you see the same ad, measure ad performance and, where you consent, show ads based on your interests.
3. Third-party cookies and advertising
The following third-party services may set cookies on your device when you visit the Site:
- Google AdSense, Google Ads, Google Analytics and the Google tag: advertising, conversion measurement and site analytics.
- Monetag: advertising.
Advertising disclosures:
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this Site or other websites.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this Site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
- You can also opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info or www.youronlinechoices.eu.
- To learn how Google uses data from sites that use its services, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
- For more on Google’s advertising cookies, see Google’s advertising technologies.
We do not control third-party cookies. Please check each provider’s privacy policy for details of how they use your data.
4. Your consent
When you first visit the Site, you will see a cookie banner. Apart from strictly necessary cookies, we only set cookies after you give consent where the law requires it (for example, for visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland). You can:
- Accept all cookies
- Reject non-essential cookies
- Choose which categories to allow
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time using the small cookie icon in the bottom-left corner of every page, which reopens the cookie preferences. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before you withdrew it.
5. How to manage or delete cookies
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers let you block or delete cookies, or ask before accepting them. Instructions for common browsers:
Blocking some cookies may affect how the Site works.
6. Cookies we use (examples)
| Cookie / Service | Provider | Purpose | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cookie consent record | PastaLoverz | Stores your cookie choices | Up to 12 months |
| _ga, _ga_* | Google Analytics | Distinguishes users and measures site usage | Up to 2 years |
| _gcl_au | Google Ads | Conversion tracking and ad measurement | Up to 90 days |
| IDE | Google DoubleClick | Ad serving and measurement | Up to 13 months |
| DSID | Google DoubleClick | Ad personalisation for signed-in Google users | Short-term (about 2 weeks) |
| test_cookie | Google DoubleClick | Checks whether your browser accepts cookies | Session-length (minutes) |
| __gads, __gpi | Google AdSense | Ad delivery, frequency limits and measurement | Up to 13 months |
Cookie names and lifespans can change as providers update their services, so this table is a guide rather than a complete list.
7. Personal data and your rights
Some cookies collect personal data, such as your IP address or online identifiers. Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, delete or restrict the use of your personal data, to object to processing, and to withdraw consent. See our Privacy Policy for details. If you are in New Zealand, your rights are also protected by the Privacy Act 2020.
8. Children
The Site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from them.
9. Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top shows when it was last revised.
10. Contact us
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, contact us at:
Email: yasararafatsyed@gmail.com
Website: https://pastaloverz.com
