Privacy Policy
Your privacy is important to us. This policy explains how Cookrecipes collects, uses, and protects your personal information.
Who We Are
About Cookrecipes and our affiliate disclosures
Cookrecipes (https://cookrecipes.online) is a cooking and recipe website that provides step by step recipes, cookbook recommendations, and kitchen tool guides to help home cooks of all levels.
Cookrecipes participates in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon products. As an Amazon Associate, Cookrecipes earns from qualifying purchases of kitchen tools and cookbooks.
When you click on affiliate links and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
What Personal Data We Collect and Why
Understanding the information we gather and its purpose
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact Forms
When you contact us through our contact forms, we collect your name, email address, and message content to respond to your inquiry. This information is kept confidential and used only for communication purposes.
Who We Share Your Data With
Understanding how your information is shared
We do not sell personal information. We may share limited data with:
| Third Party | Purpose | Data Shared |
|---|---|---|
| Service Providers | Help operate the site (e.g., hosting, analytics, security/spam protection such as Akismet) | Limited technical data |
| Affiliate Platforms | Amazon Associates for tracking purposes when you click affiliate links | Click data, purchase attribution |
| Legal Authorities | When required by law or to protect our rights | As required by legal request |
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How Long We Retain Your Data
Our data retention policies
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
Your data protection rights
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. This service may process data internationally but adheres to strict data protection standards.
Have Questions About Our Privacy Policy?
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us. We’re here to help.
Contact Us: contact.cookeasy1@gmail.com