Privacy Policy

Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

• Personal Information: When you subscribe to our newsletter, leave comments, or contact us, we may collect your name, email address, and other details you provide.
• Usage Data: We automatically collect information about how you interact with our website, including pages visited, time spent, and referring websites.
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience and analyze site traffic.
• Device Information: We may collect data about the device you use to access our site, including browser type, IP address, and operating system.
• Advertising Data: Information about your interactions with advertisements on our site.

Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

For visitors from the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using personal information depends on the data concerned and the context in which we collect it:

• Consent: When you voluntarily provide data (e.g., newsletter signup)
• Legitimate Interests: For website analytics and security
• Contractual Necessity: When processing is needed to provide services
• Legal Compliance: When required by applicable laws

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our cooking content and services
• To improve your experience on our website
• To communicate with you, including responding to inquiries and sending newsletters
• To analyze website usage and trends to enhance our content
• To display personalized advertisements
• To detect and prevent fraudulent or unauthorized activity
• To comply with legal obligations

Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website:

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function
• Preference Cookies: Remember your preferences
• Analytics Cookies: Track website usage (Google Analytics)
• Advertising Cookies: Used by Google AdSense to serve relevant ads

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, some portions of our site may not function properly.

Advertising and Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website:

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website or other websites
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our sites and/or other sites on the Internet
• We may use remarketing services to advertise on third party websites to previous visitors to our site

Data Sharing and Third Parties

We may share your information with:

• Service Providers: Companies that provide services on our behalf (hosting, analytics, advertising)
• Legal Requirements: When required by law or to protect our rights
• Business Transfers: In connection with any merger or sale of company assets

We require all third parties to respect your privacy and to treat your information in accordance with the law.

International Data Transfers

Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your country where data protection laws may differ.

For EEA residents, we implement appropriate safeguards (such as Standard Contractual Clauses) when transferring data outside the EEA.

Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary:

• To provide services you have requested
• To comply with legal obligations
• To resolve disputes
• To enforce our agreements

Aggregated data may be retained indefinitely for analytics purposes.

Your Rights Under Privacy Laws

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

• Access: Request copies of your personal data
• Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
• Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data
• Restriction: Request restriction of processing
• Portability: Request transfer of your data to another service
• Objection: Object to processing of your personal data
• Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on consent
• Non-Discrimination (CCPA): Right not to receive discriminatory treatment

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information below.

California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California residents have the right to:

• Know what personal data is collected about them
• Request deletion of personal data
• Opt-out of the sale of personal data (we do not sell personal data)
• Non-discrimination for exercising CCPA rights

To make a CCPA request, please contact us using the information below.

Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under 13 (or 16 in the EEA). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have collected such information, we will take steps to delete it.

Data Security

We implement appropriate security measures including:

• Secure server connections (HTTPS/SSL)
• Regular security audits
• Limited access to personal data
• Encryption where appropriate

However, no internet transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy periodically. We will notify you of significant changes by:

• Posting the new policy on our website with a new "Last Updated" date
• Sending email notifications to subscribers (for major changes)

We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us at:

• Email: [email protected]
• For EU residents: [email protected] (GDPR-specific inquiries)

We will respond to all legitimate requests within one month.