Cookie Policy
Last updated: September 3, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how KitchenRank.com (the “Site”) uses them, and the choices you have. It works alongside our Privacy Policy, which covers how we handle personal information more broadly.
What Is a Cookie?
A cookie is a small piece of information stored on your computer or device’s hard drive. It records how you move around a website so that, when you revisit, the site can recognize you and tailor what it shows based on your last visit. Cookies can also help us understand traffic patterns and support advertising and marketing.
Nearly every website uses cookies, and they don’t harm your device. You can check or change which cookies you accept through your browser settings, and you can block cookies at any time. If you continue to browse the Site without blocking cookies, you’re allowing us to use them as described here. If you block all cookies, including essential ones, some parts of the Site may not work properly.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to track how visitors use the Site. This helps us understand which content and features people find useful, spot patterns in how people browse, and improve the Site and our content based on what visitors actually need.
Session Cookies vs. Persistent Cookies
Cookies generally fall into two types. Session cookies stay on your device only for the length of your visit and disappear automatically when you close your browser. They typically hold an anonymous session ID that lets you browse without logging in on every page, and they don’t collect personal data on their own.
Persistent cookies stay on your device as a file even after you close your browser, and the site that created them can read them again on your next visit. We use persistent cookies for things like Google Analytics, so we can recognize returning visitors and measure traffic over time.
Categories of Cookies We Use
Strictly necessary cookies. These are essential for the Site to function — for example, keeping you logged in or remembering items in a process you’ve started. We can’t turn these off, and without them, some services on the Site simply wouldn’t work. They don’t gather information used for marketing or for tracking you elsewhere online.
Performance and analytics cookies. These help us monitor and improve how the Site performs. They let us count visits, see which traffic sources bring people to the Site, and identify which pages and posts are most popular. We use Google Analytics for this, which sets cookies such as _ga and _gid to distinguish visitors and sessions.
Functionality cookies. These let the Site remember choices you’ve made and offer enhanced features, such as showing content relevant to what you’ve previously viewed, letting you comment on a post, or displaying an embedded video. The information these cookies collect is usually anonymized.
Advertising and targeting cookies. We use Google Ads (formerly Google AdWords) and its DART cookie to serve ads based on your visits to kitchenrank.com and other sites. You can opt out of personalized advertising through Google’s Ads Settings.
Cookies Used on This Site
Beyond the categories above, here’s a more concrete picture of where cookies on Kitchen Rank come from:
WordPress core. If you log in or leave a comment, WordPress sets cookies to keep you logged in, remember your screen preferences, and (if you opt in) save your name, email, and website so you don’t have to re-enter them on your next comment.
Google Analytics. Used to measure traffic, popular content, and general site performance, as described above.
Google Ads. Used to serve and measure advertising, as described above.
Gravatar. When you comment, an anonymized hash of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to display your profile picture, which can involve a cookie from Gravatar’s own domain. See Automattic’s privacy policy for details.
Social sharing buttons. Our social-sharing widget (for platforms like Facebook, Twitter/X, and Pinterest) may set its own cookies when you interact with a share button, so the platform can track that interaction.
Site performance and security tools. Plugins we use to keep the Site fast and secure may set their own functional or security-related cookies as part of normal operation.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on the Site are placed by third parties, not by us directly — for example, advertising networks, embedded YouTube videos, and social media widgets. We don’t control these cookies, and their use is governed by the third party’s own privacy and cookie policies, not this one. We’d encourage you to review those policies if you want more detail on how a specific third party uses cookies.
How to Manage or Disable Cookies
Most browsers let you view, delete, and block cookies through their settings, and you can typically choose to block all cookies, block third-party cookies only, or be notified whenever a cookie is set. Check your browser’s help documentation for the exact steps, since they vary by browser and version.
If you’d like to opt out of interest-based advertising more broadly, you can also use the Network Advertising Initiative’s opt-out tool, which covers many ad networks at once. Keep in mind that blocking cookies may affect how parts of the Site work, and it won’t necessarily reduce the number of ads you see — it mainly makes them less tailored to your interests.
Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” setting. There’s no single agreed-upon standard for how websites should respond to it, so like many sites, we don’t currently change our behavior based on that signal. We’ll update this policy if that changes.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies and tools we use, or for legal and regulatory reasons. We’ll revise the “Last updated” date above whenever we do, so it’s worth checking back periodically.
Related Policies
This Cookie Policy works alongside our other site policies. For more on the personal data we collect and why, see our Privacy Policy. Our affiliate relationships are explained in our Affiliate Disclosure, our general terms of use are in our Terms of Conditions, and the scope of the advice we publish is covered in our Disclaimer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to accept cookies to use Kitchen Rank?
No, but blocking all cookies (including strictly necessary ones) may stop some parts of the Site from working properly, such as staying logged in or submitting a comment.
Does Kitchen Rank sell the data collected through cookies?
No. We use cookies for analytics, functionality, and advertising as described above — we don’t sell cookie data to third parties.
Will blocking cookies stop me from seeing ads?
Not necessarily. You may still see ads, but they’ll be less tailored to your browsing history and interests.
How do I delete cookies that are already on my device?
Your browser’s settings menu has an option to view and clear cookies, usually under privacy or history settings. The exact steps depend on which browser you’re using.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, reach out at info@kitchenrank.com or through our Contact page.