Cookie Policy
Last updated: August 2026
This page explains how cookies and similar browser technologies are used on ourbritishkitchen.co.uk, and what choices you have about them.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are used for a range of purposes, including keeping you logged in, remembering your choices, measuring how a site is used, and displaying relevant advertising. Similar technologies include local storage (a way to save small amounts of data in your browser without a traditional cookie) and device identifiers used by third-party services.
Cookies and Technologies Used on This Site
Strictly Necessary
The protected administration area of the website uses an essential session cookie to keep authorised administrators signed in. This cookie is only set for admins — public visitors do not receive it.
Your cookie consent choice is saved in your browser's local storage under a site-specific key. This allows the consent banner to remain hidden on return visits and ensures your choices are applied on each page load before any optional technologies activate.
Analytics — Google Analytics (GA4)
This website uses Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the site — for example, which pages are visited, approximate session duration, and how visitors arrive. Google Analytics uses cookies and device identifiers to distinguish visits and sessions.
Analytics technologies are only used where you have consented. If you decline analytics, the service operates in a restricted mode and does not write cookies or collect identifiable browsing data.
Advertising — Google AdSense
This website uses Google AdSense to display advertisements, which helps keep the recipes and tools free to access. Google and its advertising partners may use cookies, IP addresses, device identifiers and similar technologies to serve ads, measure ad performance and — where you have consented — personalise ads based on your interests and activity across websites.
If you decline advertising technologies, non-personalised ads may still appear. Non-personalised advertising involves certain technologies for limited purposes such as frequency capping and fraud prevention, but does not use your personal interests or browsing history.
The AdSense script is not loaded on this Cookie Policy page, the Privacy Policy page, or other legal pages on this site.
Embedded Video Players (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram)
Some recipe pages include optional video tutorials embedded from YouTube, TikTok or Instagram. When a video player is present and you play or interact with it, that platform may set its own cookies or collect usage data according to its own privacy policy. These embeds only appear on individual recipe pages where a video has been added.
Your Cookie Choices
When you first visit the site, a banner at the bottom of the page gives you three options: Accept All, Reject Non-Essential, or Manage Preferences. Manage Preferences lets you enable or disable analytics and advertising separately. Your choice is saved and applied on all future visits.
You can change your preferences at any time:
- Cookie Settings (footer):The “Cookie Settings” link in the footer re-opens the preferences panel on any page.
- This page: Use the button below to open the preferences panel directly.
- Browser settings: You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect parts of the website.
- Google Ad Settings: adssettings.google.com
- Industry opt-out tools: AboutAds · Your Online Choices
Changes to This Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy may be updated when the technologies used by the website change. The latest version will always be published on this page with an updated date.
Contact
If you have questions about cookies or how we handle personal data, please refer to our Privacy Policy or contact us:
Email: hello@ourbritishkitchen.co.uk
Owner: Elowen Vance (Our British Kitchen)