Privacy Policy

Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains what personal data My Grandma Recipes collects when you visit mygrandmarecipes.com, why we collect it, how long we keep it and what choices you have. We have tried to keep it specific: if a practice is not described here, we do not engage in it. If you have questions after reading it, our contact page tells you how to reach us.

Information We Collect

Information You Give Us

• Contact form: your name, email address and the message you write. We use this only to reply to you.
• Ratings and comments: your name and the text you submit with a recipe rating or comment. Comments are shown on the recipe page, so please do not include anything you would not want to be public.

Information Collected Automatically

• Server logs: like most websites, our web server records your IP address, browser type and the pages requested. We use these logs for security and troubleshooting.
• Visit statistics: we run first-party statistics on our own server, recording the page viewed and the referring site. Raw visit records are kept for 7 days, after which only daily totals remain.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. On this site they come from two places:

• Google AdSense: the ads we display use cookies. Personalized ads are shown only if you give consent where the law requires it (see the section on consent below).
• Cloudflare: we use Cloudflare for content delivery and security, and it may set technical cookies needed to deliver pages and protect the site from abuse.

You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. The site will still work, although some security checks or ad features may behave differently.

Advertising: Google AdSense

We show ads served by Google AdSense. Google and its partners may use cookies and similar identifiers to deliver and measure ads and, with your consent, to personalize them based on your browsing. Google's use of advertising data is governed by its own policies.

• Manage or turn off personalized ads: adssettings.google.com
• See how Google uses data from sites that use its services: policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Consent for Visitors in the EEA, UK and Switzerland

If you visit from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, Google shows a consent message before personalized advertising cookies are used. You can accept, decline or adjust your choices in that message. If you do not consent, you may still see ads, but they will not be personalized using cookie-based data.

You can change your decision at any time by clearing your browser cookies, which brings the consent message back on your next visit.

Social Links

We link to our profile on Pinterest. Following that link takes you to Pinterest, which operates under its own privacy policy and may collect data about your visit. We do not control what it collects.

How We Use Your Information

• To answer messages sent through the contact form
• To display the ratings and comments you submit
• To keep the site secure and diagnose technical problems
• To understand which pages are visited, using daily totals
• To show advertising that helps cover the cost of running the site

Where the GDPR applies, our legal bases are your consent (for personalized ads), our legitimate interest in running and securing the site, and the need to respond to requests you send us.

We Do Not Sell Your Data

We do not sell your personal information. We share data only with the service providers described in this policy (Google for advertising, Cloudflare for delivery and security), or where the law requires it.

Data Retention

• Raw visit records: 7 days, then only daily totals are kept.
• Server logs: kept only as long as needed for security and troubleshooting.
• Contact messages: kept as long as needed to answer you and handle any follow-up, then deleted.
• Ratings and comments: kept with the recipe page unless you ask us to remove them.

Your Privacy Rights

For All Visitors

You can ask us what personal data we hold about you, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it. Send your request through the contact page. To remove a comment, tell us the recipe page and the name you used.

For Visitors in the EEA, UK and Switzerland (GDPR)

You have the right to access your data, have it corrected or erased, restrict or object to its processing, and receive a copy in a portable format. Where processing rests on your consent, you can withdraw it at any time without affecting what was done before. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

For California Residents (CCPA/CPRA)

You have the right to know what personal information we collect and how it is used, to request deletion or correction, and to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information. We do not sell personal information. Advertising cookies from Google may count as "sharing" for cross-context behavioral advertising under California law; you can limit this through Google's ad settings. We will not treat you differently for exercising these rights.

Data Security

We rely on Cloudflare's security services and restrict access to the data we hold. No method of transmission or storage over the internet is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security, but we take reasonable steps to protect the information you give us.

Children's Privacy

This site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

Changes to This Policy

If we change how we handle data, we will update this page and the "Last updated" date at the top. Please check back from time to time. Our Terms of use also apply to your use of the site.

Contact Us

For privacy questions or to exercise any of the rights above, please use our contact page. Include enough detail for us to find the data in question, such as the page where you left a comment.