Cookie Policy
Our Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies on our website. Updated 18th May 2018
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A cookie is a piece of text which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree (or your browser agrees automatically if you have set it up in that way), your browser adds that text in a small file.
A cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets website operators know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We have included a full list of the cookies used on www.chefandbrewer.com below, along with an explanation of what each cookie is used for.
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We know that people have concerns about cookies, but we believe that the benefit that you and we gain from their proper use is worthwhile.
You can delete the files that contain cookies - those files are stored as part of your internet browser. If you wish to restrict or block the cookies which are set by www.chefandbrewer.com, or indeed any other website, or if you wish to receive notification of cookie placement requests or decline cookies completely, you can do this through your browser settings. The Help function within your browser should tell you how. Please be aware that declining or denying cookies may prevent you from being able to use the website to its highest capability.
If you would like more information about how cookies work, you may wish to visit www.aboutcookies.org which contains comprehensive information on how to disable cookies on a wide variety of browsers. You will also find details on how to delete cookies from your computer as well as more general information about cookies. For information on how to do this on the browser of your mobile device you will need to refer to your manual.
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This is a list of the main cookies set by the www.chefandbrewer.com website, and an explanation of what each is used for:
Cookie Name
Used for
Cookie expires
Information
XSRF-TOKEN
.NET
Session
Used as a security measure to prevent a malicious website potentially hijacking a user’s browser to send unwarranted information to a Greene King website.
XSRF-V
.NET
Session
Used as a security measure to prevent a malicious website potentially hijacking a user’s browser to send unwarranted information to a Greene King website.
_RequestVerificationToken
.NET
Session
Used as a security measure to prevent a malicious website potentially hijacking a user’s browser to send unwarranted information to a Greene King website.
ASP.NET_SessionID
.NET
Session
Used to provide a consistent user experience by allowing activity and choices on the website to be remembered by the server for the duration of the visit.
cookiesAccepted
Cookie banner
Session
Hides cookie banner
chefandbrewer.com also uses a number of suppliers who also set cookies on our website in order to deliver the services that they are providing. A list of all third party cookies that are used on chefandbrewer.com is set out below.
Cookie Name
Used for
Cookie expires
Domain
_utma
This lets us know if you’ve visited before, so we can count how many of our visitors are new to the website or to a particular page
2 years
_utmc
This works with _utmb to calculate when you close your browser
when you close your browser
_utmb
This works with _utmc to calculate the average length of time you spend on our website
30 minutes
_utmz
This tells us how you reached our website (for example from another website or a search engine)
6 months
_ga
This helps us count how many people visit our website by tracking if you’ve visited before
2 years
_gid
This helps us count how many people visit our website by tracking if you’ve visited before
24 hours
_gat
Used to manage the rate at which page view requests are made
10 minutes
ds/ga-audiences
Used by Google Adwords to re-engage visits that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's behaviour on the website.
when you close your browser
www.google.co.uk collect Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visits device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. 2 years www.google.co.uk _fezrez Stores user details when making a table booking when you close your browser when you close your browser fr Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers 3 months www.facebook.com AWSALB This cookie stores information about which part of our server was used by your most recent visit. This allows us to optimise our site, and your experience for various performance and server management reasons. 6 days https://aws.amazon.com/ -
We may update this Privacy and Cookies Policy from time to time to ensure that you are kept informed of how we use your personal information. We will notify you of any significant changes by flagging the updated policy on our website or by sending you an email.