Last updated: 01-16-2026
At Recipes Diary (accessible at 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 to be clear and is designed to comply with major privacy laws (such as the GDPR in Europe and the CCPA/CPRA in California, as well as similar laws in Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Virginia, and Nevada). We also include disclosures required by analytics providers. We do not offer user accounts or registrations on this site, so you will not be asked to create an account or provide any login information. By using our site, you agree to the practices described in this policy. If you have any questions, please contact us using the information at the end of this policy.
Information We Collect
We only collect personal information that is necessary to operate our site and provide our services. This includes:
Information You Provide Directly: If you choose to contact us (for example, via a contact form or email) or subscribe to our newsletter, you may provide personal details like your name and email address. We will use this information only to respond to you or to send you the updates you requested.
Information Collected Automatically: When you visit our site, certain data is collected automatically by our web servers and analytics tools. This may include your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates/times of access. We also use cookies and similar tracking technologies (described below) to remember your preferences and understand how you use our site. This information helps us ensure the site works properly, load pages faster, and analyze overall visitor traffic.
We do not collect any sensitive personal information like government ID numbers, financial information, or health data. Our site is a public recipe blog, and we do not knowingly collect any personal data from children under 13 (see Children’s Privacy below).
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
To Provide and Improve Our Site: We use data to publish recipes, maintain the functionality of the website, and improve your user experience (for example, fixing performance issues or adding new features that users find helpful).
To Communicate with You: If you contact us with a question or request, we will use your email address or other contact info to respond. If you subscribe to receive updates or newsletters, we will use your email to send you the requested recipes or content (you can unsubscribe at any time).
Analytics: We analyze how users interact with our site (which pages are visited, how long users stay, etc.) to understand what content is popular and to make our website more useful.
Legal Compliance and Protection: We may use or disclose information as necessary to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to lawful requests (e.g. court orders), and to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, or those of our users and the public. This includes preventing fraud or misuse of our website.
We do not sell your personal information. We only share it with service providers who help us operate the site (such as hosting and analytics services), and we require these providers to protect your information.
Cookies and Analytics
We use “cookies” and similar technologies to improve your experience and analyze site usage. Cookies are small text files stored on your browser that help us remember your preferences and understand how visitors use our site.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies: Required for basic site functionality.
Analytics Cookies: Used by services like Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site. Google may collect data such as your IP address and browsing behavior, but this information is aggregated and does not personally identify you.
Preference Cookies: Help remember your preferences (like language choice).
Your Choices
You can manage cookie settings through your browser. You may also opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out Add-on.
Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights under privacy laws such as the GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and others. These may include:
Accessing your personal data
Requesting deletion or correction of your data
Withdrawing consent
Objecting to certain types of processing
Lodging a complaint with a supervisory authority
To exercise your rights, please contact us (see Contact Us below). We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.
Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access or disclosure. However, no internet transmission is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children’s Privacy
Our site is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from them. If we learn that we have collected data from a child under 13, we will delete it promptly.
International Data Transfers
If you are visiting from outside our hosting country, your data may be transferred across borders. We take steps to ensure appropriate protections are in place for such transfers.
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.
Contact Us
For questions or privacy-related requests, contact:
Email: contact@recipesdiary.com
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. Please review periodically.