Privacy Policy

Last updated: 03/14/2025

Welcome to Essence Recipes! We’re thrilled you’ve landed at essencerecipes.com. This is our home online, and we want you to feel safe and in the know about how we handle your information. This Privacy Policy lays it all out. What we collect, how we use it, and how we keep it secure while you’re here.

This applies to:

  • Anything we learn from you on the website.
  • Emails or messages you send our way.

It doesn’t touch:

  • Things you share offline or on other sites we might link to.
  • What happens if you click ads or hop to someone else’s page.

Please take a look. If it doesn’t sit right with you, no hard feelings. Just step back from the site. We might update this policy now and then (see “Changes to This Policy” below), and sticking around means you’re okay with the new bits.

1. What We Collect and How We Get It

When you visit, we pick up a few things:

  • Personal Details: Like your name or email, stuff that’s clearly you (say, if you join our newsletter or comment).
  • Anonymous Stats: Numbers like how many people visit a recipe page, no names attached.
  • Tech Info: Your IP address or what browser you’re using.

How It Works:

  • You give it to us, maybe by signing up or dropping us a line.
  • It comes naturally, cookies (those handy little trackers) and logs note how you wander the site.
  • Helpers pitch in, think analytics tools or ad partners who clue us in on what’s happening.

2. What You Choose to Share

Here’s what you might pass along:

  • Newsletter Sign-Up: Your name and email so we can send you recipe love.
  • Comments: Thoughts on our dishes, out there for everyone to read, so keep it light if you want.
  • Contact Messages: Your name, email, and whatever’s on your mind when you reach out.
  • Surveys: Your take on things if we ask, totally up to you.

Quick note: Comments are public. Others can see them, and we can’t control what they do with that, so share what you’re comfortable with.

3. What We Gather Without Asking

As you browse:

  • Site Habits: Which pages you check out, how long you stay, where you popped in from.
  • Device Basics: IP address, browser type, operating system, just the essentials.
  • Cookies: They help us remember you and show ads you might like. You can tweak them in your browser, but heads-up, some site stuff might not work as well.

4. How We Put It to Use

We use what we collect to:

  • Keep the site going and make it even tastier.
  • Send you updates or newsletters if you’ve said yes.
  • Reply when you chat with us or share feedback.
  • Suggest recipes we think you’ll love.
  • Study how folks use the site to improve it.
  • Stay on the right side of the law and keep things safe.

5. Who We Share It With

We don’t sell your details, that’s not our style. But we might let these folks in on it:

  • Our Team: Partners like email services or analytics pros who help us run the show.
  • Legal Needs: If the law knocks or we need to protect ourselves.
  • New Owners: If Essence Recipes changes hands, your info could come along.

We also share broad, nameless stats, like how many people saw a post, to spot patterns.

6. Third-Party Links and Ads

You’ll find links to other places, social media, friends of ours, that sort of thing. Click them, and you’re under their rules, not ours. We don’t call the shots there, so take a peek at their policies.

We partner with ad folks like Google AdSense. They use cookies to pick ads you might actually enjoy. Not into it? Check out Google’s Ads Settings or the NAI opt-out page to skip personalized ads.

7. Your Options

You’ve got control:

  • Update Yourself: Have an account? Log in and adjust your info.
  • Skip Newsletters: Hit “Unsubscribe” in any email to bow out.
  • Cookies: Change them in your browser settings.
  • Delete It: Want your data out? Email us at [email protected]. We’ll do what we can, though some might stay for legal reasons.

Live in California or Nevada? You might have extra rights. See below.

8. Keeping It Secure

We’ve got solid ways to protect your info, but let’s be honest. Online stuff isn’t perfect. We do our best, and you can help by keeping your login private and thinking twice about what you post.

9. How Long We Keep It

We hold onto your details just as long as we need, like to send you emails or follow the rules. When it’s done, we ditch it or turn it into anonymous numbers.

10. Kids and Privacy

Our site’s not meant for anyone under 18. We don’t want their info, and if we get it by mistake, we’ll wipe it out fast.

11. Changes to This Policy

We might tweak this policy sometimes. When we do, we’ll update the date at the top and post it here. Big changes? We’ll give you a shout via email or a note on the site. Keep using it, and you’re on board with the updates.

12. State-Specific Rights

Depending on where you are:

  • California: You can tell us not to share your info for marketing.
  • Nevada: You can say no to data sales (we don’t sell it anyway).

Want to use these? Drop us a line at [email protected].

13. If You’re Not in the U.S.

We’re based in the U.S., and this site’s built for folks here. If you’re joining from somewhere else, you’re agreeing to play by U.S. privacy rules while you’re with us.

14. Contact Us

Got questions or just wanna talk? Reach out:

Essence Recipes

Last updated: 03/14/2025