This Privacy Policy explains how MealRecipe ("we", "us", "our"), operating the website https://mealrecipe.com (the "Site"), collects, uses and protects information when you visit the Site. By using the Site, you acknowledge the practices described in this policy.
1. Information we collect
Information you give us
If you email us, we receive your name, email address and the contents of your message.
Enquiry form. If you submit our dinner-ideas enquiry form, we collect your name, email address, your phone number (optional), and the preferences you choose (diet, household size, cooking time and your message), along with the date and time of submission and a record of your consent. We use this information only to reply to your enquiry. We do not sell it, add you to a mailing list or use it for advertising. Enquiries are sent to our inbox and stored securely on our web server.
We do not require you to create an account to use the Site.
Information collected automatically
Like most websites, our hosting provider and any analytics or advertising services we use may automatically collect technical information, such as your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referring page, pages viewed and the date and time of your visit.
Cookies and similar technologies
We use essential cookies or local storage to remember your cookie preferences. With your consent where required by law, we and our partners may use cookies for analytics and advertising. See our Cookie Policy for details.
2. How we use information
- To operate, maintain and improve the Site and its content;
- To respond to your messages and requests;
- To understand how visitors use the Site (analytics);
- To display advertising and measure its effectiveness;
- To protect the Site against fraud, abuse and security threats;
- To comply with legal obligations.
3. Google advertising and analytics
We may use Google services such as Google Analytics, Google AdSense and Google Ads on the Site. In particular:
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this Site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalised advertising at www.aboutads.info/choices or, in the EU, www.youronlinechoices.eu.
- We may use Google Ads conversion tracking and remarketing to measure the performance of our advertising and to show our ads to people who have previously visited the Site.
To learn how Google uses information from sites that use its services, visit How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services. You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
4. Legal bases (EEA / UK visitors)
Where the GDPR or UK GDPR applies, we rely on: your consent for non-essential cookies, analytics and personalised advertising; our legitimate interests in operating and securing the Site and responding to enquiries; and legal obligation where we must retain or disclose information by law.
5. How we share information
We do not sell your personal information for money. We may share information with service providers who help us run the Site (such as hosting, analytics and advertising partners), when required by law, or to protect our rights and the safety of our users. These providers process information under their own privacy policies or under contracts with us.
6. Data retention
We keep emails, enquiry form submissions and correspondence only as long as needed to respond and for reasonable record-keeping, generally no longer than 12 months, after which they are deleted. You can ask us to delete your enquiry sooner at any time. Analytics and advertising data is retained according to the settings and policies of the relevant provider.
7. Your rights and choices
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, delete or obtain a copy of your personal information; to object to or restrict certain processing; to withdraw consent at any time; and to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority. California residents may have rights under the CCPA/CPRA, including the right to know, delete and opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information for cross-context behavioural advertising. To exercise any of these rights, email [email protected]. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights.
You can change your cookie choices at any time using the Cookie Settings link, and you can block or delete cookies in your browser settings.
8. Children's privacy
The Site is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under 13 (or the minimum age required in your country). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
9. Security
We use reasonable technical and organisational measures, including HTTPS encryption, to protect information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. International transfers
Our service providers may process information in countries other than your own. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses.
11. Third-party links
The Site may link to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to read their privacy policies.
12. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top shows when it was last revised. Material changes will be highlighted on this page.
13. Contact us
For questions about this policy or your personal information, contact us at [email protected] or via our contact page.