Privacy Policy

Effective Date: November 3, 2025

Welcome to The Recipe Host (“we,” “us,” or “our”). This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have. By using this website, you agree to the practices described below.

1) Information We Collect

Information you provide: name, email address, comments, form submissions, and any content you submit.
Automatic data: IP address, device/browser type, pages viewed, referring URLs, approximate location, timestamps, and other standard web log data collected via cookies and similar technologies.
Media metadata: If you upload images, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

2) How We Use Information

Operate, maintain, and improve the site and its content.
Respond to inquiries and provide customer support.
Analyze site performance and user engagement.
Display advertisements and track affiliate link performance.
Protect against fraud, abuse, or unlawful activity and comply with legal obligations.

3) Legal Bases (EEA/UK Visitors)

Where applicable, our processing is based on one or more of the following: (a) consent; (b) performance of a contract; (c) legitimate interests (e.g., site analytics, preventing fraud); and (d) compliance with legal obligations.

4) Cookies, Analytics & Advertising

We use cookies and similar technologies to remember your preferences, understand how you use the site, and to personalize and measure ads. You may disable cookies in your browser settings; some features may not function properly if you do.

Analytics: We may use tools such as Google Analytics to collect aggregated usage data. Learn more about Google’s practices and controls at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
Advertising (e.g., Google AdSense): Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this or other sites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our sites and/or other sites on the Internet. You can manage Google ad personalization at adssettings.google.com and learn more at policies.google.com/technologies/ads.
Opt-out resources: You may opt out of personalized advertising from many ad providers via the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page at optout.networkadvertising.org and the Digital Advertising Alliance at optout.aboutads.info.

5) Affiliate Disclosure

We participate in affiliate programs (including Amazon Associates). This means we may earn commissions on purchases made through links at no extra cost to you. Affiliate partners may use cookies to track referrals and attribute sales.

6) Embedded Content & External Links

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, widgets) or links to external websites. Embedded content and third-party sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction according to their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external sites.

7) Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information with:

Service providers who support our website (e.g., hosting, analytics, email services) under appropriate confidentiality and data-processing terms.
Advertising/affiliate partners to facilitate analytics, ad delivery, and commission tracking.
Legal and safety purposes when required to comply with laws, enforce our policies, or protect rights, property, or safety.

8) Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law. Comments and related metadata may be retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

9) International Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own. We take steps to ensure appropriate safeguards where required by applicable law.

10) Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures to protect personal information. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11) Children’s Privacy

This site is not directed to children under 13 (or under 16 where applicable). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information, please contact us and we will take appropriate steps to remove it.

12) Your Rights & Choices

EEA/UK: You may request access, correction, deletion, restriction, or transfer of your personal data, and object to certain processing. You may also withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
California (CCPA/CPRA): California residents may have the right to know about personal information collected, request deletion, correct inaccurate information, and opt out of certain sharing or targeted advertising. To exercise rights, use the contact information below. If you wish to opt out of “sale” or “sharing” (as defined under California law) relating to cross-context behavioral advertising, you can also adjust your cookie/ad settings using the resources listed in Section 4.

13) How to Exercise Your Rights

To submit a request, contact us at hello@therecipehost.com. We may need to verify your identity before responding. Authorized agents may submit requests on a consumer’s behalf where permitted by law.

14) Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Effective Date” above reflects the latest version. Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

15) Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact: hello@therecipehost.com.