Cookies Policy
This Cookies Policy explains how The Gilded Spoon ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website, thegildedspoon.com (the "Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the website. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognize a user's device and remember information about your visit, such as your preferences, and settings. Cookies can also be used to track your browsing activity across different websites.
Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your computer after you close your browser and will be used by your browser on subsequent visits to the Website. Persistent cookies can be removed by following your web browser help file directions. Session cookies are temporary cookies that expire and are automatically deleted once you close your browser.
How We Use Cookies
At The Gilded Spoon, we use cookies for several important purposes:
- To Operate Our Website: Some cookies are essential for the operation of our Website. They enable you to navigate the site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas and online ordering systems.
- To Improve User Experience: We use cookies to remember your preferences, such as language settings or location, to personalize your experience on our Website. This helps us to provide a more convenient and user-friendly experience.
- To Analyze Website Traffic: We use cookies to understand how visitors use our Website. This information helps us to improve the structure and content of our Website and to identify any technical issues. We analyze things like which pages are visited most frequently, how long users stay on a page, and how they navigate through the site.
- For Marketing Purposes: We may use cookies to track your browsing activity on our Website and other websites to show you relevant advertisements. This helps us to reach potential customers who may be interested in our fine dining experience.
- To Enhance Security: Cookies help us to protect our Website and our users from fraudulent activities and security threats.
Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following types of cookies on our website:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential to enable you to browse the Website and use its features. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like online ordering or accessing secure areas, cannot be provided. For example, we use a strictly necessary cookie to remember that you've logged in, so you don't have to enter your credentials on every page.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our Website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don't collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how our Website works. Examples include cookies used by Google Analytics to track website traffic and user behavior. We use this data to optimize our site for better performance and usability.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our Website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located. Functionality cookies can also be used to provide services you have asked for, such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites. For example, we use a functionality cookie to remember your preferred language so you don't have to select it every time you visit our site.
- Targeting or Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organization. For example, we might use a targeting cookie to show you an advertisement for a special event at The Gilded Spoon if you have previously visited our events page.
Managing Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by adjusting the settings in your web browser. Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences.
Here are some ways you can manage cookies:
- Browser Settings: You can configure your browser to block all cookies, accept only certain types of cookies, or to prompt you each time a website tries to set a cookie. Please refer to your browser's help documentation for instructions on how to modify your cookie settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect your ability to access certain features of our Website.
- Third-Party Tools: You can use third-party tools and browser extensions to manage cookies and other tracking technologies. These tools can provide more granular control over your cookie preferences.
- Website Cookie Banners: Our Website may display a cookie banner that allows you to accept or reject cookies. The banner will provide information about the types of cookies we use and how to manage your cookie preferences.
To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org or www.aboutcookies.org.
Updates to This Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our use of cookies or applicable laws. We will post the updated Cookies Policy on our Website and indicate the date of the latest revision. We encourage you to review this Cookies Policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookies Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us at:
The Gilded Spoon
Attention: Data Privacy Officer
123 Oak Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 555-4653
Email: [email protected]
This Cookies Policy was last updated on October 26, 2025.