World Food Travel Association · Taste of Place
Effective date: January 1, 2025 · Last updated: June 2025
This Cookies Policy explains how the World Food Travel Association ("WFTA", "we", "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on the Taste of Place website at jointasteofplace.org (the "Site").
By continuing to use our Site, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this Policy. You may withdraw or adjust your consent at any time.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognize your device on subsequent visits, remember your preferences, and provide certain features.
Similar technologies include web beacons (small transparent images), local storage, and session storage. This Policy covers all such technologies collectively.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
2.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the Site to function. They enable core features such as account authentication, session management, and security. You cannot opt out of strictly necessary cookies without disabling significant parts of the Site.
Examples: session tokens, CSRF protection cookies, login state cookies managed by Outseta (our membership platform).
2.2 Functional Cookies
These cookies remember your preferences and choices to improve your experience — for example, your language or region settings.
Consent required: Yes
2.3 Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the Site — which pages are visited most, where visitors come from, and how they navigate. This information is used in aggregate and anonymized form to improve the Site.
Tools used: We may use services such as Google Analytics or equivalent privacy-focused alternatives.
Consent required: Yes
2.4 Marketing and Third-Party Cookies
We do not currently run advertising campaigns on the Site and do not place marketing cookies. If this changes, we will update this Policy and ask for your consent.
Some embedded third-party content (such as videos or maps) may set their own cookies. We have no control over these, and we encourage you to review the privacy policies of those providers.
3. Cookies We Set
NameProviderPurposeTypeDurationoutseta_sessionOutsetaMaintains member login stateStrictly necessarySessionoutseta_authOutsetaAuthentication token for member accountsStrictly necessary30 days_gaGoogle AnalyticsDistinguishes users for analyticsAnalytics2 years_ga_*Google AnalyticsStores session stateAnalytics2 yearscookie_consentWFTA / Taste of PlaceRecords your cookie preferencesFunctional12 months
Note: This table will be updated if we add or remove cookies. Cookie names set by Outseta may vary; refer to Outseta's Privacy Policy for the current list.
4. Your Choices
4.1 Cookie consent banner
When you first visit the Site, a cookie banner will give you the option to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie settings" link in the footer of the Site.
4.2 Browser settings
Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies through their settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of the Site, including the ability to log in to your member account.
For guidance on managing cookies in your browser:
4.3 Opt out of Google Analytics
You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
5. Do Not Track
Some browsers transmit "Do Not Track" (DNT) signals. At present, there is no universally agreed standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals. We do not currently respond to DNT signals, but we respect your right to manage analytics cookies through the mechanisms described in Section 4.
6. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy as the technologies we use or the regulations we operate under change. We will notify you of significant changes by updating the date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
7. Contact
If you have questions about our use of cookies or this Policy, contact us at:
World Food Travel AssociationEmail: privacy@worldfoodtravel.orgWebsite: worldfoodtravel.org
