Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to foodnetwork ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services.

By using our website, you consent to the data practices described in this policy. If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland, additional rights described below apply under applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Information

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, including:

  • Name and email address when you create an account or contact us
  • Comments and reviews you post on recipe pages
  • Information you provide when submitting our contact form
  • Profile information and preferences, where applicable

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information, including:

  • IP address and browser type
  • Pages visited and time spent on each page
  • Referring website information
  • Device information and operating system
  • Cookies and similar tracking technologies

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes, based on legitimate interests, contractual necessity, legal obligations, or your consent where required:

  • To provide and maintain our recipe sharing services
  • To process and display your comments and reviews
  • To improve our website and user experience
  • To communicate with you about our services
  • To display advertisements, including through Google AdSense and other partners, where enabled
  • To measure ad performance and prevent invalid traffic
  • To ensure the security and integrity of our platform
  • To comply with legal obligations

4. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information only in the following circumstances:

  • With your explicit consent
  • With trusted service providers who assist in operating our website (hosting, analytics, advertising)
  • With advertising partners such as Google, subject to their policies and applicable consent requirements
  • To comply with legal requirements or court orders
  • To protect our rights, property, or safety
  • In connection with a business transfer or merger

5. Cookies, Advertising, and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze traffic, and serve relevant advertisements. These technologies may be set by us or by third parties, including Google and other advertising vendors.

Where required by law, we request your consent before using non-essential cookies or personalized advertising in the EEA, UK, and other regions with similar requirements. You can manage cookie preferences through our cookie notice (where available) and through your browser settings.

For more information about how Google uses data from sites that use its services, visit Google's partner sites policy. You may opt out of personalized advertising through Google Ads Settings or the Your Online Choices (EU) portal.

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction, including encryption where appropriate, access controls, and secure transmission protocols. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

  • Access: Request access to your personal information
  • Correction: Request correction of inaccurate information
  • Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information
  • Portability: Request a copy of your data in a portable format
  • Restriction: Request restriction of processing in certain circumstances
  • Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interests, including direct marketing
  • Withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time
  • Complaint: Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority in the EEA or UK

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details below. We will respond within the timeframes required by applicable law.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

9. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13 (or 16 in certain jurisdictions). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately and we will take steps to delete such information.

10. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own. Where required, we implement appropriate safeguards, such as Standard Contractual Clauses, to protect your information in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the updated policy on this page and revise the "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Where required by law, we will provide additional notice of material changes.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Email: [email protected]
Contact form: Contact Us