Privacy Policy

1. Your Consent

By using this website you acknowledge this Privacy Policy. Where the law requires your consent for certain cookies or similar technologies, we ask for it before they are used (see section 5), and you can withdraw it at any time.

2. Information We Collect

Information You Provide

• Contact form: If you write to us through the Contact Us page, we receive your name, email address and the message you type. We use this information only to read and reply to your message.
• Recipe ratings and comments: If you rate or comment on a recipe, we receive the name you enter and the text you submit. Comments may be shown publicly on the recipe page, so please do not include sensitive personal details, and consider using a first name or nickname instead of your full name.

Information Collected Automatically

• Server logs: Like most websites, our web server records standard log data: your IP address, browser type, and the pages requested. We use these logs for security, to detect abuse and to troubleshoot technical problems.
• First-party visit statistics: We measure traffic on our own server, recording the page viewed and the referrer (the page or site that sent you to us). Raw visit records are kept for 7 days. After that, only daily totals remain, which do not identify any visitor.
• Cloudflare: We use Cloudflare for content delivery and security. Cloudflare processes requests to our site to deliver pages quickly and to block malicious traffic, and it may set technical cookies for these purposes.

3. How We Use Your Information

• To answer messages sent through the contact form.
• To display ratings and comments on recipe pages.
• To keep the website secure, prevent spam and abuse, and fix technical issues.
• To understand which pages are read, so we can improve our recipes and navigation.

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not use it to make automated decisions about you.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (EEA and UK)

If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, we process your data on these grounds: to respond to your request when you contact us; our legitimate interest in running a secure, working website and understanding how it is used; and your consent where it is required, for example for non-essential cookies or advertising technologies.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Cookies are small files stored on your device. On this website, Cloudflare may set technical cookies that help with security and delivery. Our first-party visit statistics are collected on our own server.

For visitors in the EEA and the UK, we ask for consent before using any cookies that are not strictly necessary. You can accept or decline, and you can change your decision later. You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings, although blocking technical cookies may affect how some pages work.

Google is among the third parties whose technologies may be involved in serving or measuring ads. Google may use cookies to show ads based on your visits to this and other websites. You can manage personalized advertising in Google Ads Settings, and you can read how Google uses information from sites that use its services at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

6. Third-Party Services and Links

Cloudflare, described above, is the service provider that handles requests to our website on our behalf. We also link to our Pinterest profile. When you follow that link you leave our website, and Pinterest's own privacy policy applies to what it collects. We do not control other websites and are not responsible for their practices, so please read their policies before sharing information with them.

7. How Long We Keep Data

• Raw visit records: 7 days, then only daily totals are kept.
• Server logs: kept only as long as needed for security and troubleshooting, then deleted.
• Contact messages: kept as long as needed to answer you and handle any follow-up, then deleted.
• Ratings and comments: kept while they remain on the recipe page. You can ask us to remove yours at any time.

8. Your Rights Under the GDPR and UK GDPR

If you are in the EEA or the UK, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you and receive a copy.
• Rectification: ask us to correct information that is inaccurate or incomplete.
• Erasure: ask us to delete your personal data, under certain conditions.
• Restriction: ask us to limit how we process your data, under certain conditions.
• Objection: object to processing based on our legitimate interests.
• Portability: ask for your data in a portable format, where applicable.
• Withdraw consent at any time where processing relies on consent.
• Complain to your local data protection authority if you believe your rights have been infringed.

We respond to requests within one month. To exercise a right, use the Contact Us page. We may need to confirm your identity before acting on a request.

9. California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to:

• Know what categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, and how it is used.
• Request deletion of personal information we have collected from you, subject to legal exceptions.
• Request correction of inaccurate personal information.
• Opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information.
• Not be discriminated against for exercising these rights.

We do not sell personal information in exchange for money. Advertising technologies provided by third parties, such as Google, may count as "sharing" for cross-context behavioral advertising under California law. You can opt out through Google Ads Settings or by contacting us. We respond to verifiable requests within the time the law allows, usually 45 days. You may use an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf.

10. Children's Privacy

This website is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has submitted personal information through the contact form or a comment, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

11. Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the information we hold, including Cloudflare's security services and limiting access to the data. No method of transmission or storage over the internet is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our practices or the law change. The "Last updated" date at the top shows when it was last revised. Please check this page from time to time.

13. Contact Us

For questions about this Privacy Policy or to make a privacy request, please use our Contact Us page. You can also read our Terms of use and learn more about the site on the About Us page.