Last updated: 21 October 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Sophie’s Kitchen Sussex uses cookies and similar technologies on its website.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, phone or other device when you visit a website. They help websites function, remember preferences and provide information about how visitors use them.
Some cookies are placed directly by our website. Others may be placed by third-party services whose content or tools appear on the website.
How we use cookies
We may use the following categories of cookies:
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are required for the website to operate securely and remember your cookie choices. They cannot normally be switched off through our cookie controls.
Our contact form is protected by Google reCAPTCHA v3, which helps identify and prevent spam and automated submissions. reCAPTCHA may collect technical information and use cookies or similar technologies for security purposes.
Analytics cookies
We use Google Analytics 4, installed through Google Site Kit, to understand how visitors use the website. This may include information such as:
- The pages visited;
- Approximate location;
- Device and browser type;
- How a visitor reached the website; and
- How visitors interact with its pages.
We use this information to measure and improve the website. Google Analytics is enabled only where the required permission has been given through our cookie controls.
Common Google Analytics cookies include:
| Cookie | Purpose | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|
_ga |
Distinguishes one visitor from another | Up to 2 years |
_ga_<container-id> |
Maintains information about a visitor’s session | Up to 2 years |
The exact duration may be shortened by browser settings or our Google Analytics configuration.
Google Maps
We may embed Google Maps to show our location or provide directions. Google Maps may collect information about your device, IP address and interaction with the map, and may set cookies relating to functionality, preferences, measurement or personalisation.
The map should not load until you accept the relevant cookies or choose to display the map.
YouTube videos
Some pages may contain videos embedded from YouTube. YouTube may collect information about your device, IP address and viewing activity and may set cookies when the video player loads or when you play a video.
Where possible, videos will use YouTube’s privacy-enhanced mode. This reduces the use of viewing activity for personalisation, but it does not necessarily prevent all information from being sent to Google.
YouTube content should not load until you accept the relevant cookies or choose to play the video.
Cookies that may be used by YouTube include YSC, PREF, SOCS, VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE and newer equivalent cookies. The cookies used and their duration can vary depending on Google’s services, your settings and whether you are signed into a Google account.
Google services
Google may process information collected through Analytics, reCAPTCHA, Maps and YouTube. Google may process information outside the UK using legally recognised safeguards.
For further information, see:
Managing your choices
When you first visit the website, you can accept or reject non-essential cookies or choose which categories to allow.
You can change or withdraw your choices at any time by selecting the Cookie Settings link available on the website. Withdrawing consent will not affect any processing that occurred before it was withdrawn.
You can also delete or block cookies using your browser settings. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect how parts of the website work.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy when the cookies or services used on the website change. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last updated.
Contact us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact:
Sophie’s Kitchen Sussex
Email: info@sophies-kitchen.co.uk
Address: Horsham Sports Club, Cricket Field Road, Horsham, RH12 1TE
