GDPR Compliance Policy

Effective Date: March 25, 2025

This GDPR Compliance Policy explains how recommendrecipes.com collects, uses, and protects your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) — applicable to individuals in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, and Switzerland.

By accessing our website, you agree to this policy and the practices outlined here. If you’re located in the EU/EEA, this document outlines your rights and how to exercise them.

1. What is GDPR?

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European Union law that provides data protection rights to individuals and sets strict rules on how personal data must be handled.

It applies to any organization (including blogs like ours) that may collect or process personal data of individuals in the EU/EEA — regardless of where the organization is based.

2. Who We Are

recommendrecipes.com is owned and operated by Lily Davis, a food and cooking enthusiast sharing recipes, tips, and food-related content.

Based in: United States
Contact: [email protected]

We are the data controller for the personal data collected through our website.

3. What Personal Data We Collect

We may collect and process the following personal data from EU/EEA users:

  • Name (if provided via contact forms or comments)
  • Email address (for newsletter sign-ups, contact forms, or comments)
  • IP address and device/browser data (collected via cookies, Google Analytics, or AdSense)
  • Behavioral data (e.g., pages visited, time spent on site)
  • Location data (approximate, via IP address)
  • User-submitted content (e.g., comments, reviews, or messages)

We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal data (e.g., medical, political, or biometric information).

4. Legal Bases for Processing Personal Data

Under the GDPR, we must have a legal basis to collect and use your personal data. We rely on the following:

  • Consent – When you sign up for our newsletter, interact with ads, or accept cookies
  • Legitimate Interests – To analyze traffic, improve our content, prevent spam, and operate the site effectively
  • Legal Obligation – If required to comply with applicable laws or requests from legal authorities
  • Contractual Necessity – If you enter into a direct agreement with us (e.g., giveaways, collaborations)

You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us or adjusting your cookie and email preferences.

5. How We Use Your Personal Data

We use your data for the following purposes:

  • To deliver content like recipes, updates, and blog posts
  • To send newsletters (if you opt in)
  • To respond to your inquiries or comments
  • To analyze website performance (via tools like Google Analytics)
  • To serve personalized ads (via platforms like Google AdSense, if consented)
  • To comply with legal obligations
  • To detect and prevent fraud, spam, or abuse

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

6. Your GDPR Rights

If you’re located in the EU/EEA or UK, you have the following rights under GDPR:

  • Right to Access – Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
  • Right to Rectification – Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”) – Ask us to delete your data
  • Right to Restrict Processing – Ask us to limit how we use your data
  • Right to Data Portability – Request your data in a machine-readable format
  • Right to Object – Object to processing based on our legitimate interests
  • Right to Withdraw Consent – Opt out of cookies or unsubscribe from email communications
  • Right to Lodge a Complaint – Contact your local data protection authority if you believe your rights have been violated

7. How to Exercise Your Rights

You can submit a request to access, modify, or delete your personal data at any time by contacting us at:

Email: [email protected]

We may need to verify your identity before processing your request. We aim to respond to all GDPR-related inquiries within 30 days.

If you’re unsatisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local Data Protection Authority (DPA).

EU Users: Find your local DPA here: https://edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/board/members_en

8. International Data Transfers

As recommendrecipes.com is based in the United States, your personal data may be transferred to and stored on servers outside the European Economic Area (EEA).

We take appropriate safeguards to protect your data during international transfers, including using trusted third-party services (like Google and Mailchimp) that comply with data transfer standards under GDPR (such as Standard Contractual Clauses).

9. Data Retention

We keep your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy, including:

  • As long as your email subscription is active
  • As long as your comments remain on our site
  • As long as needed for legal or technical compliance (e.g., backups, fraud prevention)

You can request deletion of your data at any time (see Section 7 above).

10. Contact Information

If you have any questions about this GDPR Policy or how we handle your personal data, please reach out:

Thank you for trusting recommendrecipes.com!
We’re committed to respecting your data and privacy every step of the way.