Cookie Disclosure

The very, very short & informal version of this document:

We use cookies on this webpage to remember your preferences and settings – for example; I logged in so don’t log me out every time I visit a new page, or; I already closed that popup, don’t bother me with it again. Thats done with cookies. Also, adverts pay for the content on this website, so our advertisers may also use cookies to show you ads you might find helpful, for example; if you already visited another website and the advertiser would like you to see a reminder about those shoes (or whatever) you already looked at. They would like you to buy the shoes, and sometimes these reminder ads will mean you get a discount or coupon as part of the reminder that you wouldn’t have seen otherwise. The seller uses a cookie to say “hey this anonymous person looked at shoes” – that cookie triggers an ad from that seller through our website, and we get paid a few pennies for showing the ad. There’s nothing sinister about any of this, its just how our website works, and how the whole internet (and TV for that matter) works in general. You can of course choose to block all ads, which will make us sad and will actually cost us money; this site would have to close if everyone did the same. Or you can disable cookies which means you will still see some ads, but they won’t be of the relevant, possibly helpful types of ads. Or you could just ignore the cookies and get on with reading some interesting articles here! We like the last option best.

If you want the fully verbose legalese long-hand version, here goes:

1. Introduction

1.1 Our website uses cookies.

1.2 By using our website and agreeing to this policy, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy.

2. About cookies

3.1 A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.

3.2 Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.

3.3 Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

3.4 Cookies can be used by web servers to identity and track users as they navigate different pages on a website and identify users returning to a website.

4. Our cookies

4.1 We use both session and persistent cookies on our website.

4.2 The names of the cookies that we use on our website, and the purposes for which they are used, are set out below:

5. Analytics cookies

5.1 We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of our website.

5.2 Our analytics service provider generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies.

5.3 The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website.

5.4 Our analytics service provider’s privacy policy is available at:
https://policies.google.com/privacy

6. Third party cookies

6.1 Our website also uses third party cookies.

6.2 We publish Google AdSense interest-based advertisements on our website. These are tailored by Google to reflect your interests. To determine your interests, Google will track your behaviour on our website and on other websites across the web using the DoubleClick cookie. This behaviour tracking allows Google to tailor the advertisements you see on other websites to reflect your interests. You can view, delete or add interest categories associated with your browser by visiting:
http://www.google.com/settings/ads/
You can also opt out of the AdSense partner network cookie using those settings or using the NAI’s (Network Advertising Initiative’s) multi-cookie opt-out mechanism at: http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/

However, these opt-out mechanisms themselves use cookies, and if you clear the cookies from your browser your opt-out will not be maintained. To ensure that an opt-out is maintained in respect of a particular browser, you may wish to consider using the Google browser plug-in available at:
https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin

7. Blocking cookies

7.1 Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies; for example:

(a) in Internet Explorer (version 10) you can block cookies using the cookie handling override settings available by clicking “Tools”, “Internet Options”, “Privacy” and then “Advanced”;

(b) in Firefox (version 24) you can block all cookies by clicking “Tools”, “Options”, “Privacy”, selecting “Use custom settings for history” from the drop-down menu, and unticking “Accept cookies from sites”; and

(c) in Chrome (version 29), you can block all cookies by accessing the “Customise and control” menu, and clicking “Settings”, “Show advanced settings” and “Content settings”, and then selecting “Block sites from setting any data” under the “Cookies” heading.

7.2 Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites.

7.3 If you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website.

8. Deleting cookies

8.1 You can delete cookies already stored on your computer; for example:

(a) in Internet Explorer (version 10), you must manually delete cookie files (you can find instructions for doing so at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835);

(b) in Firefox (version 24), you can delete cookies by clicking “Tools”, “Options” and “Privacy”, then selecting “Use custom settings for history”, clicking “Show Cookies”, and then clicking “Remove All Cookies”; and

(c) in Chrome (version 29), you can delete all cookies by accessing the “Customise and control” menu, and clicking “Settings”, “Show advanced settings” and “Clear browsing data”, and then selecting “Delete cookies and other site and plug-in data” before clicking “Clear browsing data”.

8.2 Deleting cookies will have a negative impact on the usability of many websites.

9. Our details

9.1 This website is owned and operated by “mealplays.com”.

9.2 Our principal place of business is at Avotu 54-1, Riga, Latvia, LV-1009.

9.3 You can contact us by writing to the business address given above, by using our website contact form, by email to [email protected]