At The Recipe Story, accessible from https://therecipestory.com/, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document outlines the types of information collected and recorded by The Recipe Story and how we use it.
If you have any questions or need further details about our Privacy Policy, feel free to contact us at any time.
Consent
By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.
Information We Collect
The personal information you are asked to provide and the reason you’re asked to provide it will be clearly stated at the point we request your data.
If you contact us directly, we may receive information such as your name, email address, phone number, the content of your message, and any attachments you may send.
When you register for an account or subscribe to our newsletter, we may ask for details such as your name, company name, address, email address, and telephone number.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:
- Operate, maintain, and improve our website’s performance and user experience.
- Understand and analyze how visitors use our website.
- Develop new features, recipes, and content to enhance user engagement.
- Communicate with you directly or through partners, for customer support, updates, or promotional purposes.
- Send you emails and newsletters you have subscribed to.
- Detect and prevent fraudulent activities.
Log Files
The Recipe Story follows a standard procedure of using log files, as is common practice among hosting companies. These files log visitors when they visit websites.
Information collected by log files may include IP addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These details are not personally identifiable and are used for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking user movement, and gathering demographic information.
Cookies and Web Beacons
Like most websites, The Recipe Story uses “cookies” to store visitor preferences and track pages accessed on our website. This information helps us optimize your experience by customizing web page content based on your browser type and other settings.
You can choose to disable cookies through your browser options. For detailed information on managing cookies with specific web browsers, visit your browser’s official website.
Google DoubleClick DART Cookie
Google is one of the third-party vendors on our site. It uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to serve ads to our visitors based on their visits to TheRecipeStory.com and other websites.
Visitors can opt out of the use of DART cookies by visiting Google’s ad and content network Privacy Policy at https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads.
Advertising Partners
Some advertisers on our site may use cookies and web beacons. Each of our advertising partners has their own Privacy Policy governing their data collection practices.
Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons in their advertisements and links that appear on The Recipe Story. These are sent directly to users’ browsers and automatically collect your IP address.
These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and to personalize the ads you see on websites.
Please note that The Recipe Story has no access to or control over these cookies used by third-party advertisers.
Third-Party Privacy Policies
The Recipe Story’s Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or external websites. Therefore, we encourage you to review the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their data handling practices and opt-out options.
CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California consumers have the right to:
- Request that a business disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data collected.
- Request that a business delete personal data collected about them.
- Request that a business that sells personal data, not sell their information.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
GDPR Data Protection Rights
We want to ensure you are fully aware of all your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
- The right to access: You can request copies of your personal data.
- The right to rectification: You can request corrections to inaccurate information or completion of incomplete data.
- The right to erasure: You can request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to restrict processing: You can request that we limit the processing of your data.
- The right to object to processing: You can object to how we process your personal data.
- The right to data portability: You can request that your data be transferred to another organization or directly to you.
If you make a request, we will respond within one month. To exercise these rights, please contact us.
Children’s Information
Protecting children while they use the internet is a top priority for us. We encourage parents and guardians to monitor and guide their children’s online activity.
The Recipe Story does not knowingly collect any personal identifiable information from children under the age of 13.
If you believe your child has provided such information on our website, please contact us immediately, and we will do our best to remove it from our records promptly.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data handling practices, please contact us at:
📧 Email: info@therecipestory.com
