Cookie Policy
Lotus Bakeries collects data to provide you a better browsing experience, to optimize our services and to offer you relevant products and/or services that connect to your interests. This data may come in the form of cookies. Below we will explain how these cookies work and how you can configure them.
Given that these cookies may contain personal data, this cookie policy must be read together with our Privacy Policy.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file that is downloaded onto ‘terminal equipment’ (e.g. a computer or smartphone) when the user accesses a website. It allows the website to recognize that user’s device and store some information about the user’s preferences or past actions. The cookies on your computer or mobile device are managed by your web browser.
There are different types of cookies:
- First-party cookies are set directly by the website the user is visiting, ie the URL displayed in the browser's address bar;
- Third-party cookies are set by a domain other than the one the user is visiting. This typically occurs when the website incorporates elements from other sites;
- Session cookies are cookies that expire at the end of a browser session (normally when a user exits their browser). These cookies allow websites to recognize and link the actions of a user during a browsing session.
- Persistent cookies are stored on user’s device in-between sessions. They can allow the preferences or actions of the user across a site (or across different websites) to be remembered. These cookies may be used for a variety of purposes including remembering users’ preferences and choices when using a site.
Cookies can be used for numerous different purposes as well (necessary cookies, functional cookies, statistical cookies...).
Below we explain why and which cookies Lotus Bakeries uses.
Why does Lotus Bakeries use cookies?
Lotus Bakeries uses cookies primarily to optimize your user experience and to improve the performance of our website. We use these cookies to tailor our website content to your personal needs and preferences. The purpose is to enable the site to remember your preferences (such as user name, language, etc.) for a certain period of time. That way, you don’t have to re-enter them when browsing around the site during the same visit.
In addition, we use cookies to map your browsing behavior (e.g. how you found our website or your browsing time on our website). Analytics data allow us to make improvements to our website if necessary and to meet your needs and preferences and those of other website users.
Which cookies does Lotus Bakeries use?
Overview of strictly necessary cookies
Strictly necessary cookies are essential to ensure that our website functions correctly. They are necessary to provide an ‘information society service’ (e.g. a service over the internet) requested by you.
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Placed by |
Description |
Expiration time |
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JSESSIONID |
Lotus Bakeries |
JSESSIONID is a platform session cookie and is used by sites with JavaServer Pages (JSP). The cookie is used to maintain an anonymous user session by the server. |
Persistent |
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cookie-consent |
Lotus Bakeries |
This cookie is set when a visitor agrees to the cookie conditions. This cookie is used to stop showing the banner after the visitor has consented. |
3 Months |
Overview of functionality cookies
Functionality cookies are used to enhance the performance of a website. Without them, certain functions of the website may not be available. However, they are not vital for a website to run, but they allow to remember important information and user’s preferences.
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COOKIE NAME |
PLACED BY |
DESCRIPTION |
EXPIRATION TIME |
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SEARCH_SAMONTHITE |
Google Analytics |
This cookie is used to prevent the browser from sending this cookie along with requests from other sites. |
5 months |
Overview of statistics cookies
We use these cookies to collect information about the use of our website. They are used to record the performance and loading times of the website and specific pages.
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Cookie Name |
Placed by |
Description |
Expiration time |
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_ga |
Google Analytics |
This cookie is used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. |
2 years |
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_gat_gday_UA_ |
Google Analytics |
This cookie is used by Google to throttle the request rate to Google's servers. |
1 minute |
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_gid |
Google Analytics |
This cookie is used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. |
1 day |
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test_cookie |
Doubleclick |
This cookie is used to check if the user's browser supports cookies. |
15 minutes |
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YSC |
YouTube |
This cookie is set by the YouTube video service on pages with embedded YouTube video. |
30 minutes |
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OTZ |
Google Analytics |
This cookie is used by Google analytics to track website traffic information |
1 month |
Overview of social media cookies
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COOKIE NAME |
PLACED BY |
DESCRIPTION |
EXPIRATION TIME |
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VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
YouTube |
This cookie is used to estimate the users’ bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. |
5 months |
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IDE |
Google Doubleclick |
Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user’s actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser’s ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user. |
1 year |
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_pinterest_sess |
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These cookies allow users to share photos via Pinterest / the "Pin It" button, and Pinterest may collect electronic information about the use of their service. |
1 year |
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_pinterest_cm |
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These cookies allow users to share photos via Pinterest / the "Pin It" button, and Pinterest may collect electronic information about the use of their service. |
2 years |
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SIDCC |
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This cookie is used as security measure to protect users data from unauthorised access. |
6 months |
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SSID |
YouTube |
This cookie is used to play YouTube videos embedded on the website. |
6 months |
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HSID |
DoubleClick |
The "HSID" cookie is set by DoubleClick (which is owned by Google) to build a profile of the website visitor's interests and show relevant ads on other sites. |
1 year |
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SID |
YouTube |
This cookie is used to play YouTube videos embedded on the website. |
2 years |
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SAPISID |
YouTube |
This cookie is used to play YouTube videos embedded on the website. |
6 months |
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DV |
YouTube |
This cookie is used to play YouTube videos embedded on the website. |
2 years |
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1P_JAR |
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This cookie is used to give personalized ads on Google sites based on search interests and online interactions. |
1 year |
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NID |
Google Analytics |
This cookie contains a unique ID used to remember your preferences |
6 months |
Managing Your Preferences
We make available several ways for you to manage your preferences regarding targeted advertising, matching and cookies. Many of these are browser and device specific, which means that you need to set the preference for each browser and device you use to access our Website; in addition, if you delete or block cookies, you may need to reapply these preferences. Further, opting out of cookies and advertising as discussed below does not mean that you will no longer receive advertising content from us. You may continue to receive generic or “contextual” ads from us.
• Cookie preference manager. You can review or change your preferences for targeting cookies and tags on our websites by adjusting your cookie settings. These settings are browser and device specific.
• Industry ad choice programs. You can also control how participating third-party ad companies use the information that they collect about your visits to our websites, and those of third parties, in order to display more relevant targeted advertising to you. If you are in the U.S., you can obtain more information and opt out of receiving targeted ads from participating third-party ad networks at aboutads.info/choices (Digital Advertising Alliance). You may also download the DAA AppChoices (https://youradchoices.com/appchoices) tool in order to help control interest-based advertising on apps on your mobile device.
Please note that opting out of participating ad networks does not opt you out of being served advertising. You may continue to receive generic or ‘contextual’ ads on our Services. You may also continue to receive targeted ads on other websites, from companies that do not participate in the above programs.
• Browser settings. If you wish to prevent cookies from tracking your activity on our website or visits across multiple websites, you can set your browser to block certain cookies or notify you when a cookie is set; you can also delete cookies. The Help portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your device from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to delete cookies. Visitors to our Services who disable cookies will be able to browse the Site, but some features may not function.
How to contact us?
If you have any questions on our use of cookies, you can contact us:
- By post: 1000 Sansome Street, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94111-1323, USA;
- By e-mail: Alan Fisher – DPR.US@lotusbakeries.com
This cookie policy supersedes all previous versions and is valid from April 2023. We reserve the right to make changes to and/or update this policy.