Our Promise About Your Privacy
Let’s start with the important bit: we respect your privacy, full stop. CookBookBite is a recipe blog — we’re here to share food we love, not to harvest your personal data. This policy explains in plain English (no legalese, we promise) what information we collect when you visit, why we collect it, and what rights you have. If anything here ever feels unclear, just ask us — we genuinely mean that.
What Information We Collect
When you browse CookBookBite, we automatically receive some basic technical information: your IP address, browser type, device details, and which pages you visit and when. This is standard practice for virtually every website, and we use it to understand things like which recipes people love most and whether the site works properly on your phone. If you leave a comment, we collect the name and email address you type in, along with your IP address to help us filter out spam. If you join our newsletter, we keep your email address for the sole purpose of sending it — and every email includes a one-click unsubscribe link.
Cookies and Advertising
We use cookies — small files stored on your device — to keep the site running smoothly and to understand how visitors use it. Some cookies are strictly essential: they remember choices like your cookie consent so we don’t keep pestering you. We also use analytics cookies that show us aggregate trends, such as which categories get the most love on a Sunday morning. And because running a food blog isn’t free — ingredients, photography gear, and what we can only describe as an alarming butter budget — we display ads through Google AdSense. Google may use cookies to show you adverts matched to your interests, and you can manage or opt out of personalised ads in your Google ad settings at any time.
Who We Share Data With
We don’t sell your personal information. Ever. We share limited data only with the trusted services that help us run the blog: our analytics provider (traffic trends in aggregate, never your identity), our email provider (only if you’ve subscribed), and our advertising partner Google AdSense (to serve ads). Each of these providers has its own privacy practices, and we only work with reputable companies.
Your Rights
You have real rights over your data, and we take them seriously. You can ask us what personal data we hold about you, ask us to correct anything that’s wrong, or ask us to delete it entirely. If you’re in the UK or EU, data protection law gives you extra rights too, including data portability and the right to object to certain processing. To exercise any of these rights, just get in touch through our Contact Us page — we’ll respond within 30 days. And if you ever feel we’ve mishandled your data, you have the right to raise it with your local data protection authority.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time as the blog grows or the rules change. When we do, we’ll revise the date on this page and flag significant changes on the site itself. Thanks for trusting us with your visit — now go find something delicious to cook.