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Cookie Policy

Last updated: 6 April 2026  ·  Effective: 6 April 2026

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, work more efficiently, and to provide information to website owners.

2. How We Use Cookies

ChefVoice uses the following categories of cookies:

Strictly Necessary

Always Active

These cookies are essential for the Platform to function. They enable authentication (login sessions), security tokens, and basic navigation. You cannot opt out of these cookies.

Examples: Supabase auth session cookie, CSRF protection token

Functional

Optional

These cookies remember your preferences (e.g., dashboard settings) to improve your experience. Disabling them may reduce functionality.

Examples: UI preferences, remembered form state

Analytics

Optional

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the site so we can improve it. Data is anonymised or pseudonymised.

Examples: Page view counts, session duration, feature usage

Marketing

Optional

We do not currently use marketing or advertising cookies. If we introduce them in future we will update this policy and ask for your consent.

Examples: N/A

3. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies may be set by third-party services embedded on our pages. These are governed by those third parties' own cookie policies:

  • Supabase — authentication session management
  • Vercel — performance and edge network routing

4. Cookie Consent

When you first visit ChefVoice, you will see a cookie banner allowing you to accept or decline optional cookies. Your preference is stored and respected on future visits. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking "Cookie Settings" in the footer.

Strictly necessary cookies do not require consent as they are essential for the website to function under Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive (as transposed by the European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Privacy and Electronic Communications) Regulations 2011 in Ireland).

5. Managing Cookies in Your Browser

You can also manage cookies directly through your browser settings:

  • Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies
  • Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
  • Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
  • Edge: Settings → Cookies and Site Permissions

Note: Blocking all cookies may prevent you from logging in to your ChefVoice dashboard.

6. Data Retention for Cookies

Cookie lifetimes vary:

  • Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
  • Persistent cookies (auth): Up to 7 days
  • Consent cookie: 12 months (remembers your choice)

7. Contact

If you have questions about our use of cookies, contact us at:

contact@chefvoice.net