Last updated July 2026
Last updated: 2024-06-01
This Cookie Policy explains how GrillHearth ("GrillHearth", "we", "us", or "our"), operating grillhearth.com, uses cookies, localStorage, and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website. GrillHearth is a grills and smokers review site, and we aim to keep our use of tracking technologies minimal and transparent.
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. Local storage is a similar browser-based technology that allows websites to store small amounts of data directly in your browser, without an expiration date, until it is manually cleared. Both technologies help websites remember information about your visit or preferences.
We use a limited set of tracking technologies, categorized below.
When you first visit grillhearth.com, a consent banner appears asking whether you accept or decline non-essential cookies, such as analytics. Your response (accept or decline) is saved in your browser's localStorage. This allows us to remember your choice on future visits so the banner does not reappear every time you load a page.
If you click "Accept" on our consent banner, we activate analytics cookies to help us understand how visitors use grillhearth.com. These cookies allow us to see aggregated information such as which pages are viewed, how long visitors stay, and which grill or smoker reviews are most popular. This helps us improve our content and site performance.
Our analytics functionality is provided by a third-party analytics service. When analytics cookies are active (i.e., after you consent), this third-party provider may set cookies in your browser to collect usage data on our behalf. These cookies are governed by the respective third party's own privacy and cookie policies, in addition to this policy.
Aside from the consent preference stored in localStorage, GrillHearth does not use strictly necessary cookies that require separate disclosure, since the site's core review content is accessible without any cookie-based session management.
Because your consent choice is stored locally in your browser rather than on our servers, you can withdraw or change your consent at any time by clearing your browser's storage for grillhearth.com. This will remove the saved consent preference and any analytics cookies that were set, and the consent banner will reappear on your next visit so you can make a new choice.
You may also adjust your browser settings to block all cookies or notify you before a cookie is set, though this may affect the functionality of the consent banner and other websites you visit.
Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) setting. Because our analytics cookies only load after explicit consent through our banner, declining consent has the same practical effect as enabling DNT for our analytics: no analytics tracking will occur.
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, legal requirements, or the services we use. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how GrillHearth uses cookies and localStorage, please contact us through the contact information provided on grillhearth.com.
