Cookies Policy
Last Updated: August 20, 2026
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files containing a string of characters that can be placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They uniquely identify your browser or device. Cookies allow a website to know if your computer or device has visited that site before, helping to remember preferences and improve your loading speed.
2. Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies to enable core website functionalities (such as directory search filters and mobile menu toggles), remember user preferences, and analyze how visitors interact with our content. This helps us ensure the site is fast, responsive, and easy to use.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Our website uses three primary categories of cookies:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function. They enable page navigation, directory searches, and basic security. The site cannot function properly without them.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow us to remember the choices you make (such as the last directory category you filtered) and provide enhanced, personalized features.
- Analytical/Performance Cookies: These cookies collect anonymous information about how visitors use our website, showing us which pages are visited most often and helping us identify technical errors.
4. Detailed Cookie Inventory
| Cookie Name | Classification | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| sl_session | Essential | Maintains user session state and basic security tokens. | Session (expires on close) |
| sl_filter_pref | Functionality | Remembers your last selected directory category tab (e.g. Food & Drink). | 30 Days |
| _ga, _gid | Analytical | Google Analytics cookies used to calculate anonymous site traffic statistics. | 2 Years / 24 Hours |
5. Managing Cookies
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can configure your browser to block all cookies, accept only certain cookies, or delete cookies after each session. Please note that if you choose to disable essential cookies, some sections of our directory (such as interactive search and tab filters) may not function correctly.