Last Updated: May 5, 2026
About This Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how Wholesome Food Life (“we”, “us”, or “our”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website at wholesomefoodlife.com (the “Site”). It also explains how you can manage your cookie preferences.
This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how we handle your personal information more generally.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, phone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, work more efficiently, and provide information to website owners.
Cookies set by the website you are visiting are called first-party cookies. Cookies set by parties other than the website owner — such as advertising and analytics providers — are called third-party cookies.
We also use other tracking technologies that work like cookies, including web beacons, pixels, and local storage. For simplicity, we refer to all of these as “cookies” throughout this policy.
Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies to:
- Make the Site work properly and securely
- Remember your preferences (such as language or region)
- Understand how visitors use the Site so we can improve it
- Display advertising that helps support free recipe content
- Show you ads that may be more relevant to your interests
Types of Cookies We Use
1. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the Site to function. They enable core features such as page navigation, security, and access to secure areas. The Site cannot function properly without these cookies. They do not require your consent and cannot be turned off through our cookie settings.
Examples of what they do: remember whether you’ve accepted our cookie banner, keep the Site secure, balance traffic across our servers.
2. Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the Site by collecting information anonymously. They tell us which pages are most popular, how people move through the Site, and where we can improve.
Third-party providers we use:
- Google Analytics — collects information about page views, time on site, device type, and general location. See Google’s Privacy Policy and the Google Analytics Opt-out.
3. Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver advertising that is relevant to you and to limit how often you see the same ad. They also help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by advertising networks with our permission.
Third-party providers we use:
- Google AdSense and Google’s advertising partners — to serve display ads, including ads that may be personalized based on your interests and visits to other sites. See How Google uses information from sites that use its services.
- Affiliate networks (such as the Amazon Associates Program) — to track clicks from affiliate links and attribute purchases for commission purposes.
You can opt out of personalized advertising in several ways:
- Google Ads Settings
- Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out (US)
- Your Online Choices (EU)
- Network Advertising Initiative opt-out
4. Functional Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced features and personalization, such as remembering recipes you’ve saved, your comment information, or your preferences. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we use on the Site.
Examples:
- Remembering your name and email if you’ve left a comment, so you don’t need to re-enter them.
- Saving your preferences for the cookie banner and consent settings.
- Embedding content from third-party platforms such as YouTube or Pinterest, which may set their own cookies.
Third-Party Embeds
Some pages on our Site may include embedded content from third-party platforms (such as YouTube videos or Pinterest pins). These services may set their own cookies when you interact with the embedded content. We do not control these cookies. Please review the privacy and cookie policies of these third parties for more information.
How to Manage and Control Cookies
Cookie Consent Banner
When you first visit our Site, you may see a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or manage cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the cookie settings link, typically located in the footer of the Site.
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can usually:
- See what cookies are stored on your device and delete them.
- Block cookies from specific sites or all sites.
- Set your browser to alert you before accepting cookies.
Instructions for major browsers:
Please note: if you block or delete cookies, some parts of the Site may not work properly. For example, you may need to re-enter information that was previously remembered, or some features may be unavailable.
“Do Not Track” Signals
Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” (DNT) signal. There is no industry standard for how DNT signals should be handled, and our Site currently does not respond to DNT signals. You can manage your tracking preferences using the controls described above.
Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, in technology, or in legal requirements. When we make material changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies or about this Cookie Policy, please contact us:
- Email: info@wholesomefoodlife.com