What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that websites place on your device when you visit them. They serve as a digital memory for websites, helping them remember your preferences, login status, and browsing patterns. Think of cookies as helpful notes that make your next visit smoother and more personalized.

At Toujours Mikes, we use various types of tracking technologies beyond traditional cookies, including web beacons, pixel tags, and local storage. These tools work together to create a cohesive experience across our cooking education platform while respecting your privacy choices.

Types of Cookies We Use

How Cookies Enhance Your Experience

When you browse our cooking courses, cookies remember which recipes you've bookmarked and which technique videos you've watched. This helps us suggest relevant content and pick up where you left off in our programs.

Our shopping cart functionality relies on essential cookies to keep track of course enrollments as you navigate between pages. Without these cookies, you'd lose your selections every time you clicked to a new section of our website.

Performance cookies show us that visitors spend the most time on our knife skills tutorials and bread baking guides. This data helps us create more content in these popular areas and improve sections that visitors find less engaging.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can control cookies through multiple methods. The simplest approach is using our preference button above to decline all optional tracking. This setting is saved locally and remembered for future visits to toujorsmikes.com.

Data Retention and Storage

Different cookies have varying lifespans based on their purpose. Session cookies expire when you close your browser, while persistent cookies remain for predetermined periods ranging from 30 days to 2 years.

Essential cookies for login sessions typically last 30 days, while preference cookies for your dietary restrictions and cooking skill level persist for up to 1 year. Marketing cookies generally expire after 90 days unless you interact with our advertisements, which may extend their duration.

We regularly review and delete expired cookie data from our systems. When you clear cookies from your browser or decline optional cookies through our preference center, associated data is removed from our analytics and marketing systems within 48 hours.