Cookie Policy

About this cookie policy

Cookies are very small text files that are stored on your computer when you visit some websites.

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them.

In Open Food Network we are fully respectful of your privacy. We don’t sell any of your data.

You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Declaration on our website.

Your consent applies to the following domains: www.openfoodnetwork.org

What are cookies ?

Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. The cookies are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser.

How do we use cookies ?

As most of the online services, our website uses cookies mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.

What types of cookies do we use ?

Statistics: These cookies store information like the number of visitors to the website, the number of unique visitors, which pages of the website have been visited, the source of the visit etc. These data help us understand and analyze how well the website performs and where it needs improvement.

To collect and analyse these statistics, we use Matomo (ex Piwik), an open source analytics tool that is GDPR compliant and protects your privacy. But you are free to opt-out of this tracking any time.

The below list details the cookies used in our website.

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Matomo AnalyticsTo collect and analyse statistics on user experience, we use Matomo (ex Piwik), an open source analytics tool that is GDPR compliant and protects your privacy. We don’t collect any personal data with this cookie.

How can I control the cookie preferences ?

Should you decide to change your preferences later through your browsing session, you can click on the “Cookie Policy” tab on your screen (bottom right corner). This will display the consent notice again enabling you to change your preferences or withdraw your consent entirely.

In addition to this, as a user you can always allow, block or delete Open Food Network’s or any other website cookies whenever you want to through your browser’s setting control. Each browser has a different operative. Here are the links:

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