Cookie policy
Last updated September 8, 2026
HomeChefs uses a small number of cookies and similar browser storage. Most of them exist so you stay signed in and see the site in your language and area. Nothing here is used for advertising, and we do not share browsing data with ad networks.
1. What cookies are
A cookie is a small file a site stores in your browser; local storage works the same way but stays on the device rather than travelling with each request. We treat both the same in this policy. Strictly necessary items are set because the service cannot work without them. Everything else is only set once you agree.
2. Strictly necessary
Always active. Without these you cannot sign in, order or pay.
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Session token | Keeps you signed in and authorises your requests | Until sign-out or expiry |
| Cart | Remembers the dishes you added before checkout | Session / until cleared |
| Cookie consent record | Remembers the choice you made on the cookie banner | 12 months |
| Security and abuse prevention | Rate limiting and protection against automated abuse | Session |
3. Preference
Set so the site behaves the way you left it. You can decline these; the site still works, but resets to defaults each visit.
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Keeps the language you chose instead of guessing from your IP address each time | 12 months |
| Location / area | Remembers the area you search from, so results and distances are right on arrival | 12 months |
| View mode | Remembers whether you were last in the customer, cook or admin area | 12 months |
| Push registration | Links this browser or phone to your account for notifications you opted into | Until you turn push off |
4. Analytics
Only with your consent. Analytics tells us which pages are used and where people get stuck, in aggregate. It is never used to build an advertising profile, and declining changes nothing about what you can do here.
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Usage statistics | Aggregate page views and feature usage, to improve the service | Up to 12 months |
| Error diagnostics | Records that a page failed, so we can fix it | Up to 12 months |
| Recipes & Stories reading statistics | A random identifier for this browser tab, so views and video plays of a post are counted once | Until you close the tab |
5. Third-party storage
Our payment provider may set storage during checkout for fraud prevention — this is strictly necessary for the payment to complete. Google sign-in sets storage on Google's own domain when you use it. Map and address lookup may cache data locally to reduce lookups. These providers act under their own privacy notices; the privacy policy lists what each one handles for us.
Sharing a kitchen or a dish is handled in your own browser: the QR code is drawn on your device, and a social or messaging link only opens that service in a new window — we set no tracking cookie when you share.
Our emails carry no advertising or tracking cookies. Unsubscribing works through a signed link in the email itself, which is why it works with one click and without signing in.
6. Managing your choices
Use the button below to change your consent at any time. Your choice is stored with your account when you are signed in, so it follows you to your other devices.
You can also delete or block cookies in your browser settings. Blocking strictly necessary items will sign you out and prevent ordering. Withdrawing consent does not affect anything collected before you withdrew it.
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HomeChefs is operated by Lana Seelenbinder, trading as HomeChefs, 46 Tratinska Street, Zagreb, Croatia (OIB 81872952556). Questions about this document: support@home-chefs.app. The English version governs all HomeChefs legal documents.