Last Updated: April 2026

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device by websites you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.

2. How we use cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our application and hold certain information. We only use cookies that are strictly necessary to provide you with the services you have requested, such as:

Authentication: Keeping you logged in to your The Chef's Clock dashboard.
Security: Protecting your data and detecting fraudulent activity.
Functionality: Remembering your language preference (EN/NL/DE).

3. Types of cookies we use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are essential to provide you with services available through our website and to enable you to use some of its features. Without these cookies, the services that you have asked for cannot be provided. We specifically use:

thechefsclock_session: Keeps you securely logged into your dashboard.
XSRF-TOKEN: A security token that prevents Cross-Site Request Forgery hacks on our forms.
remember_web_*: Set only if you choose the "Remember Me" option during login.

Analytics & Third-Party Cookies

We use these cookies to collect information about how visitors use our website. This data is aggregated and anonymized. It helps us understand which pages are popular and how we can improve the user experience. We specifically use:

Google Tag Manager (GTM): A tag management system that we use to deploy analytics scripts.
Google Analytics (GA4): Sets cookies such as _ga and _ga_* to distinguish unique users, calculate visitor metrics, and track website performance.

4. Managing your cookie preferences

You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of the The Chef's Clock application may become inaccessible or not function properly (e.g., you may not be able to log in).

For more information on how to manage cookies, you can visit the help pages of your respective browser:

5. Changes to this Policy

We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page.

6. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, You can contact us via our Contact Page.