Privacy Policy for Recipe Divine

Welcome to Recipe Divine! We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience on our website. This Privacy Policy outlines our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your information. By using `recipedivine.com`, you agree to the terms of this policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect various types of information from and about you, including information that can be used to identify you, as described below.

1.1. Information You Provide to Us

This includes information you voluntarily provide when you interact with our website.

• Account Information: If you create an account on Recipe Divine, we collect your name, email address, and any other information you choose to provide in your profile.
• Comments and User Content: When you leave a comment on a recipe or post, we collect the data you enter in the comments form, as well as your IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
• Newsletter Subscriptions: If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address.
• Contact Forms: When you use our contact form, we collect the information you provide, such as your name, email address, and the content of your message.
• Surveys and Promotions: We may collect information you provide when participating in surveys, contests, or promotions.

1.2. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing activity.

• Log Data: Our servers automatically record information that your browser sends whenever you visit a website. This log data may include your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type and settings, the date and time of your request, and how you interacted with our site.
• Device Information: We collect information about the device you use to access our website, including the type of device, operating system, unique device identifiers, and network information.
• Usage Information: We collect information about how you use our services, such as the pages you view, the links you click, and the time you spend on each page.

1.3. Information from Third Parties

We may receive information about you from third-party sources.

• Analytics Providers: We may receive aggregated data from analytics providers like Google Analytics about your website usage, which helps us understand user behavior and improve our services.
• Social Media: If you choose to log in to our website using a social media account, we may receive information from that social media platform, such as your profile information.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

• Provide and maintain our services: To operate our website, including displaying recipes, managing user accounts, and processing comments.
• Communicate with you: To respond to your inquiries, send you newsletters (if you’ve subscribed), and provide you with updates about our services.
• Improve and personalize your experience: To understand how you and other users interact with our website and to personalize content, such as suggesting recipes you might like.
• Analyze and measure our performance: To monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our services, which helps us improve our website and content.
• Ensure security: To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, or other malicious activity.
• Comply with legal obligations: To meet legal and regulatory requirements.

3. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes. We may share your information in the following circumstances:

• Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as website hosting, data analysis, and email delivery. These providers are bound by contractual obligations to keep your information confidential.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities, such as a court order or government subpoena.
• Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred to a new entity. We will notify you of any such change.
• With Your Consent: We may share your information for any other purpose with your explicit consent.

4. Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our service and hold certain information.

• Cookies: Cookies are small files placed on your device. We use them to remember your preferences, keep you logged in, and collect information for analytics purposes.
• Pixel Tags/Web Beacons: These are small electronic files that permit us to count users who have visited certain pages and for other related website statistics.

You have the option to accept or refuse these cookies and know when a cookie is being sent to your computer. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.

5. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

6. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights regarding the personal information we hold about you.

• Access and Correction: You may request access to or correction of your personal information that we hold.
• Opt-out of Communications: You can opt-out of receiving our newsletter by following the unsubscribe link in any email you receive from us.
• “Do Not Track” Signals: Our site does not respond to “Do Not Track” signals.

7. Children’s Privacy

Our service is not intended for use by anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by visiting our Contact page.