Cookie Policy - Steakora

Cookie Policy for Steakora.com

Effective Date: September 1, 2025
Last Updated: September 1, 2025

1) Scope & Relationship to Our Privacy Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Steakora.com (“Steakora,” “we,” “us,” “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website (the “Site”). It should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which describes how we collect, use, share, and protect personal information.

2) What Are Cookies & Similar Technologies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device by the websites you visit.
Pixels/Web beacons are tiny snippets of code that load when you view a page or open an email, helping us understand usage and campaign performance.
Local storage / session storage are browser-based storage mechanisms used for preferences and performance.
SDKs / Tags are snippets that enable features such as analytics, fraud prevention, and advertising.

Cookies can be:

First-party (set by Steakora) or third-party (set by partners like Stripe, Google, or Meta).
Session (deleted when you close your browser) or persistent (remain until they expire or you delete them).

3) Why We Use These Technologies (Categories)

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

Strictly Necessary (Essential)
Enable core functionality such as page navigation, account sign-in, shopping cart, checkout, fraud prevention, network management, and remembering cookie choices. These cannot be switched off in our systems.
Security & Fraud Prevention
Help protect your account, detect/prevent malicious activity, and keep payments safe. (Examples: device fingerprinting/risk signals used by our payment processor, Stripe.)
Performance & Analytics
Measure and improve Site performance and user experience (e.g., GA4 page views, events, diagnostics), understand how features are used, and debug issues.
Functional (Preferences)
Remember choices such as language, currency, and saved addresses, and personalize content based on your settings.
Advertising & Measurement (including “sale”/“sharing” under some US state laws)
Deliver and measure interest-based ads, limit ad frequency, understand campaign effectiveness, and build audiences/segments (e.g., Google Ads, Meta Pixel). See Section 7 for your choices.
Social Media & Embedded Content
Enable likes/shares or embedded content. These services may set their own cookies.

Marketplace note: Orders are fulfilled directly by independent merchants. Cookies set on Steakora.com are controlled by us and our integrated partners. If you click out to a merchant’s own website or tools, that third party may set additional cookies under their own policies.

4) Our Key Partners (Non-exhaustive)

Stripe (payments & fraud prevention; may set cookies like __stripe_mid, __stripe_sid).
Google Analytics (GA4) (Site analytics; may set cookies like _ga, _ga_*, _gid).
Google Ads / gtag (advertising & measurement; may set cookies like _gcl_au).
Meta (Facebook) Pixel (advertising & measurement; may set cookies like _fbp).
Email/SMS & support tools (only if/when integrated) for communications and support experiences.

Cookies and names can change over time as partners update their offerings.

5) Legal Bases (EEA/UK)

Where required (e.g., in the EEA/UK), we use consent for non-essential cookies (analytics/ads) and rely on legitimate interests and/or contract for strictly necessary cookies (e.g., to run the cart/checkout, prevent fraud). You can withdraw or adjust consent at any time via our Cookie Settings (see Section 7).

6) Retention

Session cookies last only while your browser is open.
Persistent cookies remain until their scheduled expiration (see Appendix examples) or until you delete them via your browser/settings.

7) Your Choices & How to Manage Cookies

You’re in control. You can:

A. Use our on-site controls

Cookie Banner / Cookie Settings: On your first visit (and anytime thereafter), select Accept All, Reject Non-Essential, or Manage Settings to toggle categories (Essential, Analytics, Advertising, etc.).
Your Privacy Choices: Use this link to opt-out of “sale”/“sharing” for cross-context behavioral advertising (US state laws). We also honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals for the browser that sends the signal.

B. Use your browser or device settings

Block or delete cookies in your browser. (Note: essential features like checkout may not work without certain cookies.)
Clear cached storage (local/session storage).

C. Use platform/industry opt-outs

Google Ads: adssettings.google.com
Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Meta (Facebook) ad preferences: facebook.com/ads/preferences
Digital Advertising Alliance (US): aboutads.info/choices
Network Advertising Initiative (US): optout.networkadvertising.org
Your Online Choices (EU): youronlinechoices.eu

Do Not Track (DNT): Industry standards for responding to DNT are not uniform. We currently respond to GPC as described above.

8) Children

Our Site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly use cookies to track children under 13.

9) Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in technologies, partners, legal requirements, or our practices. The “Last Updated” date shows the most recent revision. Material changes will be posted on the Site and, where required, we will notify you.

10) Contact Us

Questions or requests about this Cookie Policy?
Email: [email protected]
Address: 1005 N. Marion Street, Tampa, FL 33602, USA

Appendix: Example Cookies We Use (illustrative, not exhaustive)

Cookie / Storage	Party	Category	Typical Lifetime	Purpose / Notes
`steakora_session`	First-party	Essential	Session	Maintains logged-in state and cart continuity.
`cart_id` / `checkout_token`	First-party	Essential	Session / up to 7 days	Enables cart and secure checkout flow.
`cookie_consent` / `cookie_prefs`	First-party	Essential	6–12 months	Stores your cookie choices so we can honor them.
`csrf_token`	First-party	Essential	Session	Security token to prevent cross-site request forgery.
`__stripe_mid`, `__stripe_sid`	Third-party (Stripe)	Security/Essential	Up to 1 year / 30 minutes	Fraud prevention and payment session management for checkout.
`_ga`, `_ga_*`	Third-party (Google Analytics 4)	Analytics	13 months (varies by region)	Measures Site usage (page views, events) to improve performance.
`_gid`	Third-party (Google Analytics 4)	Analytics	24 hours	Distinguishes users for analytics.
`_gcl_au`	Third-party (Google Ads)	Advertising/Measurement	90 days	Stores ad click info to measure conversions.
`_fbp`	Third-party (Meta)	Advertising/Measurement	90 days	Helps deliver and measure ads across Meta services.
`remember_me` / `locale`	First-party	Functional	Up to 12 months	Saves preferences like language/currency and login convenience.
Local/Session Storage (various keys)	First-party	Essential/Functional	Until cleared	Speeds up the UI, stores temporary state (e.g., filters, tooltips).

Exact names, lifetimes, and partners may vary over time. Your Cookie Settings panel will reflect current categories, and you can revisit it at any time to adjust preferences.