The small print
Privacy policy
Short version: we don't track you, we don't use analytics, banner ads load only if you say yes, and we don't sell anything about you to anyone.
Who we are
Vegan Friendly runs the website at veganfriendly.uk. You can contact us at hello@veganfriendly.uk.
Cookies and tracking
This site does not set tracking or analytics cookies, and our scripts, fonts and images all come from our own server. We set no cookies of our own.
When you first visit, a bar asks whether you're happy with ads cookies. We keep your answer in your browser's local storage (or, if that's blocked, in a small cookie from this site called ads_consent) for 6 months, so we don't have to ask on every page. It holds only “accept” or “reject” and the date, and it isn't sent to anyone.
Banner ads
Some pages have up to two banner ads: one under the menu, and one part-way through a guide, a swap page or below a recipe. There are none on this page or the contact, terms and affiliate pages. The ads come from 5od (5od.co.uk), a small ad service run by the owner of this site. They're contextual: 5od chooses a banner to suit the page you're reading, not you. 5od itself sets no cookies and builds no profile of you; your browser sends it the site, the ad position and size, and the address of the page.
The banners are for shops and brands in the Awin affiliate network. Awin's banner images and links can set Awin's own cookies: when a banner is shown, and when you click one, so that a purchase can be credited to us. That's why nothing loads until you choose:
- Accept ads cookies: banners load, and Awin is told you agreed.
- Reject: no banners load at all, and your browser doesn't contact 5od or Awin for ads.
- JavaScript off: no ads load and you won't be asked.
Like any website, 5od's server sees your IP address when your browser asks it for a banner. 5od doesn't store raw IP addresses: it keeps a scrambled (salted and hashed) version for up to 2 days, only to limit abuse.
Changing your mind
Use Cookie settings (also at the bottom of every page) to see your current choice and change it at any time. If you switch from accept to reject, banners stop loading straight away. Any Awin cookies already set stay in your browser until they expire, or until you delete them in your browser's settings (clearing this site's data also resets your choice, and we'll ask again).
Server logs
Like almost every website, our web server keeps standard access logs: your IP address, the page requested, the time, your browser's user-agent and the referring page. We use these only to keep the site secure and working, and we keep them only for as long as they are needed for that.
Outbound link clicks
When you click a link to a shop, brand or other website, it passes through a short redirect on our site (addresses starting /go/). We record the date and time, which link was clicked and which page of our site it was on. We do not record your IP address or anything else that identifies you with these clicks. We use the totals to see which links are useful.
Forms and email
The site has no forms or accounts. If you email us, we use your message and email address only to reply, and we delete the conversation when it's no longer needed.
Other websites
Once you follow a link to another website, that site's own privacy policy applies. Some links may be affiliate links; see our affiliate disclosure.
Your rights
Under UK data protection law you can ask what personal data we hold about you and ask us to correct or delete it. Email us at the address above. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office.
Last updated September 2026.