Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 20, 2026

At Recipes Diary (recipesdiary.com), we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share your personal information when you visit our public recipe blog. It is written in plain English and is designed to comply with Google AdSense requirements, the GDPR (Europe), CCPA/CPRA (California), COPPA, and similar privacy laws in Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Virginia, and Nevada. We do not offer user accounts or require registration. By using our site, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide Directly
If you contact us via our contact form or email, or subscribe to our newsletter, you may provide your name and email address. We use this information only to respond to you or send the updates you requested.

Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our site, data is collected automatically by our servers, analytics tools, and advertising partners. This may include your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and dates/times of access. This information is collected through cookies and similar technologies, as described below.

We do not collect sensitive personal information such as government ID numbers, financial data, or health information. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Operate and improve our website and recipe content
  • Respond to your messages and deliver newsletter content you requested (you can unsubscribe at any time)
  • Analyze site traffic and user behavior to understand what content is most useful
  • Display advertisements through Google AdSense and Ezoic (see sections below)
  • Comply with applicable laws and protect our rights and the safety of our users

We do not sell your personal information.

Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising

This website uses Google AdSense, an advertising service provided by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA), to display advertisements.

Required disclosure under Google AdSense policy:
“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.”

Google AdSense uses the DoubleClick cookie (doubleclick.net) to serve interest-based advertisements. For more information on how Google uses your data, visit: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

How to opt out of personalized advertising:

Opting out does not stop ads from appearing. It means ads will no longer be tailored to your browsing history.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site. Google Analytics collects aggregated data such as pages visited, session duration, browser type, and approximate location. Where possible, IP anonymization is enabled. This data is used solely to improve our site.

To opt out of Google Analytics tracking, install the browser add-on at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored in your browser that help websites remember your preferences and understand how you use them. We use the following categories of cookies:

Strictly Necessary – Required for the site to function. Cannot be disabled.
Analytics – Google Analytics, to analyze site usage and improve content.
Advertising – Google AdSense / DoubleClick (doubleclick.net) and Ezoic, to serve relevant interest-based ads.
Preference – To remember your settings between visits.
Consent – To store your cookie preferences.

You can manage or disable cookies at any time through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect site functionality. Note that rejecting cookies does not remove ads — it results in non-personalized advertising instead.

EU / EEA / UK / SWITZERLAND – USER CONSENT

If you are visiting from the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland, we are required under Google’s EU User Consent Policy and the GDPR to obtain your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device or using your data for ads personalization.

When you first visit this site, a cookie consent banner will appear. You may accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can update your preferences at any time via the Cookie Settings link in the footer.

If you decline personalized ads, Google AdSense and Ezoic will serve non-personalized, context-based ads only.

Our legal bases for processing your data under the GDPR:

  • Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)) – for analytics and advertising cookies
  • Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(f)) – for essential site operations and security
  • Legal Obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)) – where required by law

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights under the GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, or other applicable laws:

  • Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
  • Correction — ask us to fix inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Deletion — request erasure of your personal data
  • Restriction — ask us to limit how we process your data
  • Portability — receive your data in a machine-readable format
  • Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interests, including ad profiling
  • Withdraw Consent — withdraw previously given consent at any time
  • Complaint — lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority (e.g. the ICO in the UK)

California residents: We do not sell personal information. You may request to know what data we hold and exercise your rights without discriminatory treatment.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at contact@recipesdiary.com. We will respond within 30 days and may verify your identity before processing your request.

Children’s Privacy (COPPA)

This site is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has submitted personal information to us, please contact us at contact@recipesdiary.com and we will delete it promptly.

Data Security & Retention

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information, including SSL/TLS encryption across all pages. We retain personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy or as required by law. No method of internet transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

International Data Transfers

If you are visiting from outside our hosting country, your data may be transferred to and processed in the United States or other countries. Where required, appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) are in place. For information on how Google and Ezoic handle cross-border transfers, please review their respective privacy policies linked above.

Third-Party Links

Our site may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to review their policies independently.

Ezoic Services

This website uses the services of Ezoic Inc. (“Ezoic”), including to manage third-party interest-based advertising. Ezoic may employ a variety of technologies on this website, including tools to serve content, display advertisements and enable advertising to visitors of this website, which may utilize first and third-party cookies.
A cookie is a small text file sent to your device by a web server that enables the website to remember information about your browsing activity. First-party cookies are created by the site you are visiting, while third-party cookies are set by domains other than the one you’re visiting. Ezoic and our partners may place third-party cookies, tags, beacons, pixels, and similar technologies to monitor interactions with advertisements and optimize ad targeting. Please note that disabling cookies may limit access to certain content and features on the website, and rejecting cookies does not eliminate advertisements but will result in non-personalized advertising. You can find more information about cookies and how to manage them here.
The following information may be collected, used, and stored in a cookie when serving personalized ads:

  • IP address
  • Operating system type and version
  • Device type
  • Language preferences
  • Web browser type
  • Email (in a hashed or encrypted form)

Ezoic and its partners may use this data in combination with information that has been independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements across various platforms and websites. Ezoic’s partners may also gather additional data, such as unique IDs, advertising IDs, geolocation data, usage data, device information, traffic data, referral sources, and interactions between users and websites or advertisements, to create audience segments for targeted advertising across different devices, browsers, and apps. You can find more information about interest-based advertising and how to manage them here.
You can view Ezoic’s privacy policy here, or for additional information about Ezoic’s advertising and other partners, you can view Ezoic’s advertising partners here.

Changes To This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Your continued use of the site after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Us

For questions or privacy-related requests, contact:

Email: contact@recipesdiary.com
Website: https://recipesdiary.com

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