This Cookie Policy is issued by Vantage Fresh Ltd T/A Shaku Maku. Questions about it can be sent to hello@shakumakucatering.com.
1. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, more efficient, and to provide information to site owners. Some of the functionality on this site also uses localStorage and sessionStorage, which operate similarly.
2. How we use cookies
| Category | Purpose | Consent required? |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Keep you signed in, maintain your shopping cart, remember your payment selection, protect against CSRF, rate-limit login attempts. | No — exempt under ePrivacy |
| Functional | Remember UI preferences (e.g. the admin dashboard tab you last visited). | No — exempt under ePrivacy where strictly necessary for a feature you requested |
| Performance & analytics | Anonymised site traffic analytics to improve the site. | Yes — only set with your consent |
| Marketing | We do not use marketing cookies at this time. If introduced, we will update this page and request your consent. | Yes |
3. Specific items we set
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
shaku_admin_token | localStorage | Admin portal session (JWT) | 30 min idle / 8 hr max |
shaku_admin_refresh | localStorage | Admin refresh token (rotating) | 7 days |
shaku_corporate_token | localStorage | Corporate portal session (JWT) | 30 min idle / 8 hr max |
shaku_corporate_refresh | localStorage | Corporate refresh token (rotating) | 7 days |
shaku_admin_user / shaku_corporate_user | localStorage | Cached user profile (name, email, role) to reduce API calls | Session |
| Stripe session cookies | Third-party cookies | Set by Stripe during card checkout — see stripe.com/cookies-policy | Per Stripe |
4. Managing cookies
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers let you block all cookies, delete existing cookies, or allow cookies only from specific sites. Blocking strictly-necessary cookies will prevent the ordering and login features from working.
5. Do Not Track
We do not currently respond to browser "Do Not Track" signals because no consistent industry standard has yet been agreed. We do, however, honour any consent choices you make directly on this site.
6. Changes
If we change how we use cookies we will update this page and, where legally required, ask for your renewed consent.