Effective: 12/14/2021
Last Revised: 12/14/2021
Cookie Settings
We, the Specialty Food Association, use technologies on our website, applications and through our services (the "Websites") to collect information that helps us improve your online experience. In this Cookie Policy, we refer to these technologies; which include cookies, pixels, web beacons, and gifs collectively, as “cookies”. This policy explains the different types of cookies used on the Websites and how you can control them. We may change this Cookie Policy at any time. Any changes in this Cookie Policy will become effective when we make the revised Cookie Policy available on or through the Websites and we will demonstrate this through a “Last Revised” date above.
We hope that this policy helps you understand, and feel more confident about, our use of cookies. If you have any further queries, please contact us at [email protected].
For further information on how we process our personal data of our users please visit our Privacy Notice.
1. What Is A Cookie?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device. They are widely used to make websites work, or work in a better, more efficient way. They can do this because websites can read and write these files, enabling them to recognise you and remember important information that will make your use of a website more convenient (e.g., by remembering your user preferences).
2. How Do Third Parties Use Cookies On The Site?
In some circumstances, we may work with third parties to provide products, features and other services through our Websites. Third-party advertisers and other organizations may use their own cookies to collect information about your activities through our Websites and/or the advertisements you have clicked on. This information may be used by them to serve advertisements that they believe are most likely to be of interest to you based on content you have viewed. Third-party advertisers may also use this information to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements. We do not control these cookies and to disable or reject third-party cookies, please refer to the relevant third party's privacy or cookie policy. You can also learn more about controlling cookies in section 4 below.
3. What Cookies Do We Use?
Below we list the different types of cookies we may use through the Websites.
Essential Cookies. These cookies are essential to our website to enable you to move around it and to use its features. Without these absolutely necessary cookies, we may not be able to provide certain services or features and our website will not perform as smoothly for you as we would like.
Essential cookies on this Websites include:
| Cookie Name | Third Party or First Party | Description | How to opt-out |
| csrftoken | First-party | csrftoken cookie used to protect against Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. Please be aware that if you opt out our website will not perform as smoothly for you as we would like. |
Performance and Analytics Cookies. Performance cookies, which are sometimes called analytics cookies, collect information about your use of the Websites and enable us to improve the way the Websites work. For example, performance cookies show us which are the most frequently visited pages on the website, allow us to see the overall patterns of usage on the Websites, help us record any difficulties you have with the Websites and show us whether our advertising is effective or not.
Performance cookies used for the Websites:
| Cookie Name | Third Party or First Party | Description | How to opt-out |
| JSESSIONID | Third-party | JSESSIONID cookie used with New Relic product for analyzing web site performance problems | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here |
Browsing and Functionality Cookies. In some circumstances, we may use functionality cookies. Functionality cookies allow us to remember the choices you make when using our Websites and to provide enhanced and more personalized features, such as customising a certain webpage, remembering if we have asked you to participate in a promotion and for other services you request, like watching a video or commenting on a blog. All these features help us to improve your visit to and use of the Websites.
Functionality cookies utilized in the Websites include:
| Cookie Name | Third Party or First Party | Description | How to opt-out |
| SM | Third-party | Used in synchronizing the MUID across Microsoft domains. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here Please be aware that if you opt out our website will not perform as smoothly for you as we would like. |
| AnalyticsSyncHistory | Third-party | Used to store information about the time a sync with the lms_analytics cookie took place for users in the Designated Countries | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here Please be aware that if you opt out our website will not perform as smoothly for you as we would like. |
| bcookie | Third-party | LinkedIn sets this cookie from LinkedIn share buttons and ad tags to recognize browser ID. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here Please be aware that if you opt out our website will not perform as smoothly for you as we would like. |
| lang | Third-party | This cookie is used to store the language preferences of a user to serve up content in that stored language the next time user visit the website. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here Please be aware that if you opt out our website will not perform as smoothly for you as we would like. |
| lidc | Third-party | LinkedIn sets the lidc cookie to facilitate data center selection. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here Please be aware that if you opt out our website will not perform as smoothly for you as we would like. |
| pardot | Third-party | The pardot cookie is set while the visitor is logged in as a Pardot user. The cookie indicates an active session and is not used for tracking. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here Please be aware that if you opt out our website will not perform as smoothly for you as we would like. |
| visitor_idNNNNNN | Third-party | This Pardot cookie maps a site visitor to the correct Pardot account. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here Please be aware that if you opt out our website will not perform as smoothly for you as we would like. |
| visitor_idNNNNNN-hash | Third-party | This Pardot cookie maps a site visitor to the correct Pardot account. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here Please be aware that if you opt out our website will not perform as smoothly for you as we would like. |
| _uetsid | Third-party | This cookies are used to collect analytical information about how visitors use the website. This information is used to compile report and improve site. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here Please be aware that if you opt out our website will not perform as smoothly for you as we would like. |
| OptanonConsent | Third-party | This cookie is set by OneTrust cookie consent solution. The cookies is used for storing the information about the users consent based on which the cookies will be set on the browser. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here Please be aware that if you opt out our website will not perform as smoothly for you as we would like. |
| lpvNNNNNN | Third-party | This LPV cookie is set to keep Pardot from tracking multiple page views on a single asset over a 30-minute session. For example, if a visitor reloads a landing page several times over a 30-minute period, this cookie keeps each reload from being tracked as a page view. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here Please be aware that if you opt out our website will not perform as smoothly for you as we would like. |
| iperceptions.com | Third-party | Tracking of surveys offered to users. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here Please be aware that if you opt out our website will not perform as smoothly for you as we would like. |
| ipe_s | Third-party | The ipe_s cookie is set by Google Tag Manager to provide survey questions to users anonymously and prevent multiple invitation attempts. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here Please be aware that if you opt out our website will not perform as smoothly for you as we would like. |
| language_cookie | First-party | This cookie is used to maintain language settings for the user. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here Please be aware that if you opt out our website will not perform as smoothly for you as we would like. |
| sessionid | First-party | sessionid cookie used to maintain login state. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here Please be aware that if you opt out our website will not perform as smoothly for you as we would like. |
| SFA_is_member | First-party | SFA_is_member cookie used to maintain authorization for accessing some features. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here Please be aware that if you opt out our website will not perform as smoothly for you as we would like. |
Targeting or Advertising Cookies. We and our service providers may use targeting or advertising cookies to deliver ads that we believe are more relevant to you and your interests. For example, we may use targeting or advertising cookies to limit the number of times you see the same ad on our Websites and to help measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns. These cookies remember what you have looked at on the Websites and we may share this information with other organizations, such as advertisers.
For more information about targeting and advertising cookies and how you can opt out, you can visit http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices or http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/index.html.
Targeting and advertising cookies used with the Websites:
| Cookie Name | Third Party or First Party | Description | How to opt-out |
| TDID | Third-party | This Trade Desk ID cookie is used to distinguish users and devices for tracking and targeting. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here |
| MUID | Third-party | Bing sets this cookie to recognize unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. This cookie is used for advertising, site analytics, and other operations. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here |
| SRM_B | Third-party | This cookie is installed by Microsoft Bing. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here |
| ANONCHK | Third-party | The ANONCHK cookie, set by Bing, is used to store a user's session ID and also verify the clicks from ads on the Bing search engine. The cookie helps in reporting and personalization as well. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here |
| MUID | Third-party | Bing sets this cookie to recognize unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. This cookie is used for advertising, site analytics, and other operations. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here |
| IDE | Third-party | Google DoubleClick IDE cookies are used to store information about how the user uses the website to present them with relevant ads and according to the user profile. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here |
| f_id | Third-party | This cookie is used by feathr to track pages. The cookie establishes a unique identification per browser which helps in advertising. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here |
| UserMatchHistory | Third-party | Linkedin - Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here |
| _fbp | Third-party | This cookie is set by Facebook to display advertisements when either on Facebook or on a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising, after visiting the website. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here |
| _ga | Third-party | The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly-generated number to recognize unique visitors. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here |
| _gat_UA-NNNNNNN-N | Third-party | A variation of the _gat cookie set by Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager to allow website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. The pattern element in the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here |
| _gcl_au | Third-party | Provided by Google Tag Manager to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here |
| _gid | Third-party | Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here |
| personalization_id | Third-party | Twitter sets this cookie to integrate and share features for social media and also store information about how the user uses the website, for tracking and targeting. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here |
| bscookie | Third-party | This cookie is a browser ID cookie set by LinkedIn to share Buttons and ad tags. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here |
| feathr_session_id | Third-party | This cookie is set by Feathr. This cookie is used to keep track of user activity. | Follow the instruction under point 4 below. or click here |
Flash Cookies. We may, in certain situations, use Adobe Flash Player to deliver special content, such as video clips or animation. To improve your user experience, Local Shared Objects (commonly known as Flash cookies) are employed to provide functions such as remembering your settings and preferences. Flash cookies are stored on your device, but they are managed through an interface different from the one provided by your web browser. This means it is not possible to manage Flash cookies at the browser level, in the same way you would manage cookies. Instead, you can access your Flash management tools from Adobe's website directly. The Adobe website provides comprehensive information on how to delete or disable Flash cookies. See http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager.html for further information. Please be aware that if you disable or reject Flash cookies for this Websites, you may not be able to access certain features, such as video content or services that require you to sign in.
4. How Do I Control Cookies?
You cannot decline essential cookies. However, you may refuse to accept non-essential cookies at any time by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse such cookies, by selecting “Decline” from our cookie banner. The cookie setting configuration for each browser is different. More information about managing cookies on different browsers can be found at the links provided below:
Further information about the procedure to follow to disable cookies can be found on your Internet browser providers’ website via your help screen. You may also wish to refer to http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/index.html for information on commonly used browsers.
You can refuse to accept Flash cookies from this Websites using Adobe's Flash management tools at http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager.html.
For third party cookies, you can also find information on how to opt-out by visiting the relevant third party's privacy or cookie policy, which is accessible at the link indicated in the charts above.
For more information about targeting and advertising cookies and how you can opt out, you can also visit http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices.
Please be aware that if cookies are disabled (in particular the essential and functionality cookies), not all features of the Websites may operate as intended.