Cookies are small files a site leaves on your device so it can remember something. There are no advertising cookies here. These are the ones there are.
Keeping the site working
Set by the tools that keep this site online and secure, so pages load, forms submit, and comments come from real readers rather than bots. These cannot be switched off without breaking the site.
Counting what gets read
Google Analytics sets cookies that count visits and show which recipes hold attention. They tell me a page was read, not who read it.
Remembering you
Subscribe to the newsletter or leave a comment and a cookie remembers, so you are not asked again on every visit.
Embedded video and social posts
A YouTube video, an Instagram post, a TikTok, or a Pinterest pin is served by that platform directly. It sets its own cookies under its own policy, and I do not receive what it collects.
Turning them off
- Every major browser blocks or deletes cookies in its settings, usually under Privacy. Block all of them and parts of this site stop working, along with most others.
- Google's browser add-on opts you out of Analytics at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
- A private window clears cookies when you close it.
Changes
When this changes, the date at the top changes.
Questions
Write to info@thisguycooks.com or use the contact page. The Privacy Policy covers everything else I collect.