Cookies are small files a website saves in your browser. Websites can also keep information in your browser in other ways ("local storage"). This page lists everything fooddirect.net and venues' menus on fooddirect.net keep in your browser, and why.
We don't use advertising, analytics or tracking cookies. Almost everything below is needed for the site to work, so the law doesn't require us to ask first. The one thing that isn't essential is remembering things to save you time next visit, and we only do that if you say yes.
Essential: always on
| Name | Set by | What it's for | How long |
|---|---|---|---|
__cf_bm, cf_clearance, _cfuvid | Cloudflare | Protects the site from attacks and automated abuse. | From 30 minutes to the end of your visit; cf_clearance lasts as long as the security check allows |
__stripe_mid, __stripe_sid | Stripe | Only when you pay by card on a venue's menu: prevents fraud on the payment. | 1 year and 30 minutes |
fd_demo | FoodDirect | Only on try.fooddirect.net: opens your own demo café, and nobody else's. | Until your demo ends (30 days) |
fd_consent | FoodDirect | Remembers your cookie choice, so we don't ask on every page. | Until you change it or clear your browser |
qp_menu_cart | FoodDirect | Your basket on a venue's menu, so it's still there if you reload the page. | 24 hours, or until you order |
qp_recent_orders, fd_paid_pending | FoodDirect | Lets you track the order you've just placed and paid for. | Your last 5 orders; payment check 12 hours |
qp_favourites | FoodDirect | Dishes you've chosen to save as favourites. | Until you remove them |
fd_fav_venues | FoodDirect | Venues you've saved with the ♥ on fooddirect.net, so they're at the top next time. Kept only on your device. | Until you remove them |
fd_directory_return | FoodDirect | Takes you back to the same place in the directory when you press Back. | Until you close the tab |
fd_featured_paying | FoodDirect | Only for venue owners buying Featured Ranking: remembers which listing they're paying for while they're at Stripe. | Until they come back from paying, or close the tab |
fd_owner_session | FoodDirect | Keeps venue owners signed in to their page. | 30 days, or until you sign out |
fd_admin, fd_maint | FoodDirect | Only for FoodDirect's own administrator: signing in to manage the site. | 12 hours |
Optional: only if you say yes
| Name | Set by | What it's for | How long |
|---|---|---|---|
qp_customer | FoodDirect | Your name, phone number, email address and delivery address, filled in for your next order. | Until you change your choice or clear your browser |
qp_order_history | FoodDirect | Your past orders on this device, so you can order the same again. | Your last 20 orders |
fd_directory_place | FoodDirect | The place you last searched for, so the directory starts there next time. | Until you clear the search box |
fd_fseed | FoodDirect | Keeps the order featured venues are shown in the same for you during the day. It's a random code with nothing about you. | Until you change your choice or clear your browser |
All of these stay in your browser. None are sent to us or used to track you. If you change your mind and choose Essential only, they're deleted straight away.
Other services our pages use
Some features load things from other services. They don't set cookies, but like any website they see your IP address:
- OpenStreetMap: the map images in the directory, and looking up place names you search for.
- postcodes.io: looking up postcodes you search for.
- jsDelivr: delivers the software that draws the map and QR codes.
Our fonts are served from our own server, so your browser doesn't contact Google to load them.
Your choices
Use Cookie settings at the bottom of any page to change your choice at any time. You can also delete cookies and site data in your browser's settings. If you block essential cookies, parts of the site, like your basket, won't work.
For more about how we use personal information, see our privacy policy. Questions: [email protected].