Effective Date: June 13, 2025
Welcome to Cooking Recipes! We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how Cooking Recipes (“we,” “our,” or “us”) collects, uses, shares, and protects your information when you visit our website, www.cookingrecip.com.
Please take a moment to read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using our Website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with the terms outlined here, please do not access or use the Website.
1. What Information We Collect and Why
We collect different types of information to provide and improve our Website and services for you.
a. Information You Voluntarily Provide to Us:
We collect personal information that you knowingly and willingly provide when you interact with our Website. This happens when you:
* Sign up for our newsletter (to receive recipes, updates, and news).
* Contact us directly via email or through contact forms on our Website (to ask questions or provide feedback).
* Participate in optional surveys, promotions, or contests we may offer.
The personal information we may collect in these instances includes:
* Name
* Email address
* Any other information you choose to share with us in your communications.
b. Information We Collect Automatically (Non-Personal Information):
When you visit our Website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and how you interact with our site. This information helps us understand how visitors use our Website and to improve your experience. This information typically includes:
* IP address: Your device’s unique address on the internet.
* Browser type and version: (e.g., Chrome, Firefox, Safari).
* Device type: (e.g., desktop, mobile, tablet).
* Pages you visit on our Website: Which recipes or articles you look at.
* Referring website or link: The website or link that brought you to our Website.
* Time and date of your visit: And how long you spend on our pages.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes, all aimed at enhancing your experience and operating our Website effectively:
- To Provide and Maintain Our Service: Ensuring the Website works correctly and delivering the content you expect.
- To Communicate With You: Sending you our newsletters, updates about new recipes or blog content (if you’ve subscribed), and responding to your inquiries or requests for support.
- To Improve Our Website: Analyzing usage trends to understand what content is popular, how users navigate the site, and how we can make it better.
- For Legal and Safety Reasons: To comply with applicable legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.
3. How We Share Your Information
Your trust is important to us. We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.
However, we may share your information in limited circumstances with trusted parties who help us operate our Website and provide services, or when legally required:
- With Service Providers: We may share information with third-party companies that perform services on our behalf, such as email marketing platforms (for sending newsletters if you opt-in) or analytics tools (to help us understand website traffic). These providers are obligated to protect your information and only use it for the services they provide to us.
- To Comply with Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
- In Business Transactions: If Everyday Yummy Recipes is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will provide notice before your personal information is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Like most websites, we use cookies and similar tracking technologies (e.g., web beacons, pixels) to enhance your experience, remember your preferences, and understand how you use our site.
- What are Cookies? Cookies are small data files stored on your device.
- How We Use Them: They help us remember your preferences (like if you’ve dismissed a pop-up), analyze traffic, and personalize content.
- Your Choices: You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. However, please note that if you disable cookies, some features of our Website may not function properly.
5. Third-Party Links
Our Website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us (e.g., links to ingredient sources, other food blogs, or social media). If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit.
6. Data Security
We take the security of your information seriously and implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures designed to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, please remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
7. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location and applicable laws, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These may include the right to:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
- Rectification: Request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
- Erasure: Request that we delete your personal information, under certain conditions.
- Opt-out: Unsubscribe from our marketing communications (like newsletters) at any time by using the « unsubscribe » link in the emails or by contacting us.
- Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to file a complaint with a relevant data protection authority if you believe our processing of your personal information violates applicable law.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable law.
8. Children’s Privacy
Our Website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under the age of 13 (or a higher age threshold as required by applicable law in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information without your consent, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. When we make changes, we will post the new Privacy Policy on this page and update the “Effective Date” at the top.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Your continued use of the Website after any changes to this Privacy Policy are posted will be considered acceptance of those changes.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or comments about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please do not hesitate to contact us:
Email: [email protected]
Thank you for visiting Cooking Recipes!