Cookie Policy

Updated at 2026-05-16

This Cookie Policy explains how Gluten Advisor (the “App”), The GF Recipes (the “Website”), and any related services, features, maps, listings, recipes, articles, advertising, partner links, and communications together called the “Service” use cookies and similar technologies.

The Service is operated by Exponential Financial Consult S.R.L., Strada Gheorghe Doja, Nr. 1, Bloc 37D, Etaj 1, Ap. 36, Ploiesti, Judet Prahova, Romania (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).

This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, Terms & Conditions, and Disclaimer.

1. What are cookies and similar technologies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember information such as login status, language preferences, cookie choices, analytics activity, and browsing behavior.

We may also use similar technologies, including:

• local storage;
• session storage;
• pixels;
• tags;
• SDKs;
• mobile advertising identifiers;
• device identifiers;
• app-instance identifiers;
• installation identifiers;
• analytics events;
• app diagnostic tools;
• crash reporting tools;
• performance monitoring tools;
• consent management tools.

In this Cookie Policy, “cookies” also refers to these similar technologies where relevant.

2. Where this Cookie Policy applies

This Cookie Policy applies to:

• https://www.thegfrecipes.com;
• localized or translated versions of the Website;
• related domains or subdomains operated by us;
• the Gluten Advisor mobile application, where similar tracking technologies, SDKs, local storage, secure storage, mobile identifiers, or app identifiers are used;
• embedded content, advertising, analytics, affiliate links, and third-party integrations used through the Service.

3. Why we use cookies and similar technologies

We may use cookies and similar technologies to:

• make the Website and App work properly;
• keep you signed in;
• remember your language, region, consent choices, and preferences;
• secure the Service and prevent abuse;
• protect forms from spam, bots, and malicious activity;
• improve performance and fix technical issues;
• detect crashes and technical problems;
• understand how users use the Service;
• measure traffic and content performance;
• display maps, embedded content, or third-party features;
• show and measure advertisements;
• manage affiliate links, partner links, discount codes, and referral tracking;
• support social sharing or embedded social media content.

4. CookieYes consent management

We use CookieYes as our consent management platform to manage cookie consent on the Website.

CookieYes helps us:

• display a cookie banner;
• collect consent for non-essential cookies;
• allow users to accept, reject, or customize cookie categories;
• block non-essential cookies before consent where required;
• store users’ cookie preferences;
• provide a preference center where users can change their choices;
• keep records of consent;
• scan and categorize cookies used on the Website;
• display an updated cookie list or cookie declaration.

CookieYes may set strictly necessary cookies such as cookieyes-* to remember your consent preferences. These cookies are used to store your choices so they can be respected on future visits.

You can change or withdraw your cookie consent at any time by using the CookieYes cookie settings / revisit consent button available on the Website.

5. Types of cookies we use

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are required for the Service to function. They may be used for security, login, session management, fraud prevention, cookie consent storage, language preferences, spam protection, and basic website functionality.

These cookies do not require consent where they are strictly necessary to provide the Service requested by you.

Examples may include:

• session cookies;
• security cookies;
• authentication cookies;
• cookie consent preference cookies;
• spam protection cookies;
• reCAPTCHA cookies;
• WordPress functionality cookies;
• language or region preference cookies.

If you block strictly necessary cookies, some parts of the Service may not work properly.

Functional cookies

Functional cookies help the Website remember choices and provide enhanced features, such as language settings, embedded content functionality, video playback features, and user preferences.

Examples may include:

• selected language;
• saved region;
• display settings;
• embedded video preferences;
• map or search preferences.

Analytics cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how users interact with the Service. They may tell us which pages or screens are visited, how users navigate, which features are used, whether errors occur, and how the Service performs.

Analytics data may include:

• pages or screens viewed;
• interaction events;
• approximate location derived from IP address;
• browser and device type;
• operating system;
• referral source;
• session duration;
• embedded video interaction data;
• crash or performance information.

Where required by law, we only use non-essential analytics cookies or similar technologies after receiving your consent.

Advertising cookies and identifiers

We may use advertising cookies, mobile advertising identifiers, pixels, tags, SDKs, and similar technologies to show, limit, measure, and improve advertisements.

The Service may use Google AdMob, Google advertising services, or other advertising networks. Ads may be personalized or non-personalized depending on your consent, device settings, region, and applicable law.

Advertising technologies may process:

• advertising identifiers;
• IP address;
• device information;
• app or website interactions;
• ad views and clicks;
• approximate location;
• consent status;
• fraud-prevention signals.

We do not use voluntarily provided coeliac, allergy, intolerance, or health-related preferences for advertising profiling.

Affiliate and partner tracking cookies

The Service may include affiliate links, booking links, partner links, discount codes, or sponsored links.

Affiliate and partner technologies may track:

• whether you clicked a partner link;
• referral source;
• campaign identifier;
• discount-code usage;
• purchase or booking attribution where provided by the partner;
• commission eligibility.

This helps us measure whether a partner, affiliate, or booking link resulted in a referral, sale, booking, or commission.

Third-party partners may also place their own cookies or tracking technologies when you visit their websites. Their own cookie policies and privacy policies apply.

Social media and embedded content cookies

The Website may include social sharing buttons, embedded posts, videos, maps, widgets, or other content from third-party platforms.

These third parties may set cookies or collect information when you interact with their content or when embedded content loads.

Examples may include:

• YouTube;
• Google Maps;
• Facebook / Meta;
• Instagram;
• TikTok;
• X / Twitter;
• Pinterest;
• other embedded social or media platforms.

We do not control third-party cookies placed by these services.

6. Cookies and technologies used in the App

The Gluten Advisor App may use technologies similar to cookies, including SDKs, local storage, secure storage, mobile identifiers, app-instance identifiers, installation identifiers, analytics events, crash logs, consent signals, push notification tokens, and advertising identifiers.

These may be used to:

• keep you logged in;
• save app preferences;
• remember consent choices;
• provide map and location features;
• show nearby gluten-free or coeliac-friendly places;
• measure app performance;
• detect crashes and technical issues;
• send push notifications where enabled;
• show and measure ads;
• prevent abuse and fraud;
• maintain the security and reliability of the App.

The App may use Firebase services, such as Firebase Analytics, Firebase Crashlytics, Firebase Cloud Messaging, Firebase Performance Monitoring, Firebase Remote Config, or similar Firebase tools, depending on the app version and enabled features.

Firebase services may process:

• app-instance identifiers;
• installation identifiers;
• device information;
• operating system;
• app version;
• analytics events;
• crash logs;
• non-fatal error reports;
• performance data;
• diagnostic information;
• push notification tokens;
• approximate location or technical region data, where applicable.

Where required by law, analytics, advertising, or non-essential Firebase-based tracking will only be used after obtaining the required consent.

Crash reporting, security-related diagnostics, and technical reliability tools may be treated differently where they are necessary to maintain the App, detect errors, protect the Service, or provide features requested by you.

You can manage some of these technologies through the App settings, device privacy settings, advertising ID settings, notification settings, and location permission settings.

7. Consent

Where required by law, we ask for your consent before using non-essential cookies or similar technologies.

This may include consent for:

• analytics cookies;
• advertising cookies;
• personalized ads;
• affiliate tracking where required;
• social media cookies;
• third-party embedded content cookies;
• mobile advertising identifiers;
• non-essential SDKs or tracking technologies.

You are not required to accept non-essential cookies to use the basic Service.

You can accept, reject, or manage cookie categories through our CookieYes cookie banner or consent settings.

You can withdraw or change your consent at any time through:

• the CookieYes cookie settings / revisit consent button on the Website;
• the App privacy or consent settings, where available;
• your browser settings;
• your device privacy settings;
• your advertising ID settings.

Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before it was withdrawn.

8. Google services and consent

We may use Google services such as Google reCAPTCHA, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google AdMob, Google Maps, Firebase, YouTube, Google Search Console, or other Google tools.

Google may use cookies, mobile identifiers, local storage, SDKs, and similar technologies to provide security, spam protection, analytics, advertising, fraud prevention, maps, diagnostics, embedded videos, search performance reporting, and related services.

Where required, including for users in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, we request consent for the use of cookies, local storage, mobile identifiers, and personal data for advertising or analytics purposes in line with applicable law and Google’s EU User Consent Policy.

Google Search Console is used to help us understand how the Website appears in Google Search, including search queries, impressions, clicks, indexing status, and technical search-performance information. Google Search Console does not require us to place analytics cookies on your device and is not listed in the cookie table unless cookies or similar technologies related to it are detected in the future.

You can learn more about how Google uses information from sites and apps that use Google services here:

https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

9. Third-party cookies

Some cookies and similar technologies are placed by third parties, not by us.

Third parties may include:

• Google;
• YouTube;
• Firebase;
• Meta / Facebook;
• analytics providers;
• advertising networks;
• affiliate networks;
• social media platforms;
• video or embedded content providers;
• map providers;
• app stores;
• authentication providers;
• hosting, security, or performance providers.

These third parties may use cookies and similar technologies according to their own privacy policies and cookie policies.

We do not control how third parties use their own cookies.

10. Cookie categories table

The exact cookies used may change depending on your device, browser, location, consent choices, app version, website configuration, and third-party providers.

11. Detailed cookie list

The Website uses CookieYes to scan, categorize, block, and manage cookies where required. The cookies listed below may change over time depending on plugins, embedded content, analytics tools, advertising services, security tools, and third-party integrations used on the Website.

You can manage or withdraw your cookie consent at any time by using the CookieYes cookie settings / revisit consent button available on the Website.

Necessary cookies

Necessary cookies are required for the basic operation, security, consent management, and protection of the Website. These cookies help provide features such as spam protection, secure forms, cookie consent storage, and basic WordPress functionality.

Functional cookies

Functional cookies help the Website remember choices and provide enhanced features, such as language settings and embedded content functionality.

Analytics cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the Website, including traffic sources, page views, browsing behavior, embedded video views, and general website performance.

Google Analytics cookies may only be set after you give consent to analytics cookies, depending on your cookie choices and our CookieYes configuration. If analytics consent is rejected, these cookies should not be placed, unless a strictly necessary or consent-exempt configuration applies.

If CookieYes later identifies the exact Google Analytics cookie name, such as a cookie beginning with _ga_, we may update this list to show the specific cookie name.

12. App technologies and Firebase

The App may use Firebase or similar app technologies that do not always rely on browser cookies but may use SDKs, app-instance identifiers, installation identifiers, local storage, secure storage, device identifiers, analytics events, crash logs, and push notification tokens.

Firebase and similar tools may help us:

• understand how the App is used;
• measure app performance;
• detect crashes and technical issues;
• improve reliability;
• send push notifications where enabled;
• prevent abuse or technical misuse;
• test or configure app features.

Where required, non-essential analytics or advertising-related app technologies will only be used after obtaining the required consent.

Some technical diagnostics and crash reporting may be necessary to maintain and secure the App.

13. Notes about Google Analytics cookies

The Website may use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use the Website, which pages are viewed, how visitors arrive at the Website, and how the Website performs.

Google Analytics may use cookies such as _ga and _ga_<container-id> to distinguish users, maintain session information, and generate aggregated usage statistics.

Where required by law, Google Analytics cookies are only used after analytics consent is given through CookieYes.

We use Google Analytics to understand and improve the Website. We do not use Google Analytics to identify individual users directly.

14. Notes about Google Search Console

We may use Google Search Console to understand how the Website appears in Google Search and to monitor search performance, indexing status, technical issues, and search visibility.

Google Search Console does not normally set visitor-side cookies through our Website. Because of this, it is not included in the detailed cookie list unless CookieYes or another scan detects related cookies or technologies in the future.

Search Console data may include aggregated or technical information such as search queries, impressions, clicks, page URLs, indexing status, and search-performance information.

15. Notes about YouTube cookies

The Website may embed YouTube videos or YouTube-related content. Even when privacy-enhanced YouTube domains such as youtube-nocookie.com are used, YouTube may still set cookies or similar technologies when embedded content is loaded or interacted with.

YouTube cookies may be used for video playback, bandwidth estimation, user preferences, analytics, fraud prevention, security, or other purposes controlled by YouTube or Google.

These cookies are provided by third parties, and their use is governed by Google’s own privacy and cookie policies.

16. Notes about Google reCAPTCHA cookies

The Website uses Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms and other parts of the Website from spam, abuse, bots, and malicious activity.

Google reCAPTCHA may set cookies and process technical information such as device data, browser data, IP address, and interaction signals to determine whether activity appears legitimate.

These cookies are considered necessary because they help protect the Website and its users from spam and security abuse.

17. Managing cookies in your browser

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings.

Most browsers allow you to:

• view cookies;
• delete cookies;
• block cookies;
• block third-party cookies;
• clear cookies when closing the browser;
• manage site-specific permissions.

Browser controls are usually available in the privacy or security settings of your browser.

If you block all cookies, some parts of the Website may not work properly.

18. Managing mobile identifiers and app permissions

On mobile devices, you can manage tracking and identifiers through your operating system settings.

Depending on your device, you may be able to:

• reset or delete your advertising ID;
• limit ad tracking;
• deny app tracking permission;
• manage location permissions;
• disable notifications;
• restrict background activity;
• manage app storage;
• uninstall the App.

Some features, such as nearby map results, may not work properly if you disable location or related permissions.

19. Do Not Track and global privacy signals

Some browsers or devices may send “Do Not Track” or similar signals.

Because there is no single industry standard for responding to all such signals, the Service may not respond to every browser-based “Do Not Track” signal.

Where legally required or technically supported, we may honor recognized consent signals, opt-out signals, or global privacy controls.

20. Cookie duration

Cookies may be session cookies or persistent cookies.

Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser.

Persistent cookies remain on your device until they expire or until you delete them.

Retention periods vary depending on the cookie, provider, purpose, and your settings. Some cookies may last only a few minutes, while others may last months or longer.

We aim to keep cookies only for as long as reasonably necessary for their purpose.

21. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the Service, technology, cookies, providers, legal requirements, or business practices.

The updated version will be indicated by the “Updated at” date above.

If changes are material, we may notify you through the Service, by updating the CookieYes cookie banner, or by other appropriate means.

22. Contact us

For questions about this Cookie Policy, cookies, consent, privacy settings, or your data rights, contact us at:

Email: [email protected]
Contact form: https://www.thegfrecipes.com/contact/