Last updated: April 2026
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the site to recognise your browser on future visits and remember certain information about your preferences or behaviour.
Cookies are not programs and cannot access other files on your device. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently and to provide information to website owners.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies on www.thestudentfoodproject.com for the following purposes:
To ensure the website functions correctly (strictly necessary cookies)
To understand how visitors use our site so we can improve it (analytics cookies)
To load web fonts and icons correctly (functionality cookies)
We do not use cookies for advertising, retargeting, or tracking you across other websites.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function. They do not collect any information about you that could be used for marketing or tracking. Because they are strictly necessary, they are placed on your device without requiring your consent.
__Host-next-auth.csrf-token
Purpose: Security token to prevent cross-site request forgery attacks
Provider: Webflow
Expires: Session
wf_csrf
Purpose: Protects Webflow forms against cross-site request forgery
Provider: Webflow
Expires: Session
CookieConsent
Purpose:
Stores your cookie consent preferences so you are not asked again on every visit
Provider: This site
Expires: 12 months
Analytics cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website — for example, which pages are most visited and how long people spend on the site. This helps us improve the quality and usability of our content.Analytics cookies are not strictly necessary and are only placed on your device with your consent. You can withdraw consent at any time by updating your cookie preferences via the link at the bottom of any page.
_ga
Purpose: Assigns a unique identifier to distinguish visitors and track usage across sessions
Provider: Google Analytics
Expires: 2 years
_ga_<ID>
Purpose: Stores session state information for the specific Google Analytics property
Provider: Google Analytics
Expires: 2 years
_gid
Purpose: Distinguishes users within a single day; used for session tracking
Provider: Google Analytics
Expires: 24 hours
_gat
Purpose: Used to limit the rate of data requests sent to Google Analytics servers
Provider: Google Analytics
Expires: 1 minute
All Google Analytics cookies are configured with IP anonymisation enabled, meaning your IP address is truncated before being sent to Google. No personally identifiable information is stored in these cookies. For more details, see
Google’s Privacy Policy.
Functionality cookies
These cookies are set by third-party services that we use to deliver certain features of the website, such as web fonts and icons. They do not track you for advertising purposes.
__cfruidPurpose: Set by Cloudflare (Font Awesome’s CDN) to manage server load and protect against abuse
Provider: Font Awesome / Cloudflare
Expires: Session
For more information on Font Awesome’s data practices, see their
Privacy Policy.
4. Your Consent
When you first visit our website, you will be shown a cookie banner. This gives you the choice to:
Accept all cookies (including analytics cookies)
Reject non-essential cookies (only strictly necessary cookies will be set)
Manage your preferences in more detail
Strictly necessary cookies are set automatically as they are required for the website to function. Analytics and functionality cookies are only placed after you have given your consent.
Your consent preferences are stored for 12 months. After this period, we will ask you again. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the ‘Manage cookies’ link in the footer of any page on our website.
5. Managing Cookies in Your Browser
In addition to the controls on our website, most browsers allow you to manage cookies directly through their settings. You can typically:
View what cookies are stored on your device
Delete existing cookies
Block cookies from specific websites or all websites
Set your browser to notify you when a cookie is placed
Please note that blocking or deleting strictly necessary cookies may affect the functionality of our website. Blocking analytics cookies will not affect your ability to use the site.
For guidance on managing cookies in your specific browser:
Google Chrome:
support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
Mozilla Firefox:
support.mozilla.org/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer
Apple Safari:
support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-sfri11471
Microsoft Edge:
support.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406
6. Legal Framework
Our use of cookies is governed by the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and UK GDPR. PECR specifically requires that non-essential cookies are only placed with your prior, informed consent — which is why we ask for your agreement before setting analytics cookies.
For more information about how we handle your personal data more broadly, please see our
Privacy Policy.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this cookies policy from time to time — for example, if we add new features to our website that use additional cookies, or if the law changes. When we do, we will update the ‘Last updated’ date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, prompt you to review your consent preferences again.
We encourage you to check this page periodically.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at
hello@thestudentfoodproject.com.
