Privacy Policy

At Cooktly (accessible from https://cooktly.com), operated by Isla Hayes (“we,” “us,” or “our”), one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document outlines the types of information that is collected and recorded by Cooktly and how we use, store, and protect it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at contact@cooktly.com.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information to provide better culinary content, improve user experience, and communicate with our community. The information we collect falls into two main categories:

A. Personal Information You Provide Voluntarily:

Comments on Recipes: When you leave a comment or rating on a recipe, we collect the data shown in the comments form (such as your name and email address) and also your IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
Newsletter Subscriptions: If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your first name and email address to send you recipe updates, cooking tips, and blog announcements. You may unsubscribe at any time using the link at the bottom of any email.
Direct Contact: If you contact us directly via our contact form or email, we receive your name, email address, and the contents of your message.

B. Information Collected Automatically (Log Files):

Like most website operators, Cooktly uses log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. The information collected includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and the number of clicks. This information is not linked to any information that is personally identifiable and is used solely for analyzing trends, administering the site, and gathering demographic information.

2. Cookies and Web Beacons

Cooktly uses “cookies” to store information including visitors’ preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users’ experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors’ browser type and other information.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.

3. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising (Mandatory Disclosures)

Cooktly partners with third-party advertising networks, including Google AdSense, to serve advertisements when you visit our website.

Third-Party Cookies: Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to your website or other websites on the Internet.
Personalized Advertising: Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to Cooktly and/or other sites on the Internet.
How to Opt Out: Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings at:
https://adssettings.google.com/
Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page at:
https://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or https://optout.networkadvertising.org/

4. Web Analytics (Google Analytics)

We may use third-party analytics providers, such as Google Analytics, to track and measure website traffic and user engagement. Google Analytics uses cookies to gather information such as how often users visit this site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to this site. We use this data strictly to improve our recipes, layout, and content quality.

5. GDPR Compliance (Data Protection Rights for European Visitors)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, you have certain data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including:

The Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
The Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.
The Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data under certain conditions.
The Right to Restrict or Object to Processing: You have the right to object to or request the restriction of our processing of your personal data.
The Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@cooktly.com.

6. CCPA / CPRA Privacy Rights (California Residents)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), California residents have the right to:

Request that a business disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.
Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.
Request that a business that sells or shares a consumer’s personal data, not sell or share the consumer’s personal data. (Note: Cooktly does not sell personal information).

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

7. Children’s Information (COPPA Compliance)

Protecting the privacy of children online is especially important to us. Cooktly does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you believe that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

8. Affiliate Links & External Third-Party Websites

Our website contains links to other websites and affiliate partners (such as Amazon). Please note that our Privacy Policy applies solely to Cooktly. If you click on an external link, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of that specific third-party site.

For more details on how we disclose affiliate partnerships and recipe results, please read our full Disclaimer:
https://cooktly.com/disclaimer/

9. 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 at the top of this document. Changes are effective immediately upon posting.