Privacy Policy for RecipesOnFire.com
At RecipesOnFire, 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, RecipesOnFire (the “Site”), and interact with our services, content, and features (collectively, the “Services”). By using our Site and Services, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with these terms, please refrain from using our Site. We encourage you to read this policy carefully to understand how we handle your information and respect your privacy. Your trust is important to us, and we are dedicated to maintaining transparency and accountability in how we manage your data.
What Information We Collect
We collect information in various ways, including information you provide directly, information collected automatically, and information obtained from third parties.
Information You Provide Directly
The personal information we collect from you depends on how you interact with RecipesOnFire and the details you choose to share. Whether you’re exploring recipes, signing up for newsletters, or engaging with our community, we may gather information directly from you or through your use of our services. Below is a breakdown of the types of information we may collect:
- Contact Information: This includes your name, email address, phone number, and mailing address, as well as any details you provide when registering for events, newsletters, or other communications.
- Payment Information: If you make a purchase through our services, we may collect payment details such as credit or debit card information, billing and shipping addresses, and transaction history.
- Health and Dietary Preferences: To personalize your experience, we may collect information about your dietary preferences, health goals, or fitness interests, such as weight-loss objectives or food allergies.
- User-Generated Content: When you contribute to our community by posting comments, reviews, recipes, or photos, we collect the content you share. Please keep in mind that anything you post may be visible to other users, so avoid sharing sensitive personal information.
- Inquiries and Feedback: If you contact us via forms, surveys, emails, or phone calls, we collect the information you provide, including questions, feedback, or support requests.
- Behavioral Insights: Based on your activity on our site, we may gather insights into your interests, preferences, and habits, such as your favorite cuisines, cooking routines, or recipe choices.
We encourage you to share only the information you’re comfortable providing, and we are committed to using it responsibly to enhance your experience on RecipesOnFire. If you have any questions about the information we collect, feel free to reach out to us!
Automatically-Collected information
When you interact with our Services, we may collect:
- Device Data: Including IP address, browser type, operating system, device type, and unique device identifiers.
- Usage Data: Such as pages visited, links clicked, time spent on the Site, search queries, and browsing patterns.
- Location Data: Approximate geographic location based on your IP address or device settings (if location services are enabled).
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, pixels, and other tracking tools to collect data about your interactions with our Site. For more details, refer to Section 6 (Cookies and Tracking Technologies).
information from Others
In addition to the information we collect directly or automatically, we may also obtain personal data from third parties, such as . These external sources help us enrich and verify the information we gather, ensuring a more personalized and seamless experience. Here are some ways we may receive data from third-party sources:
- Other Users of Our Services: Sometimes, other users interacting with our platform may share information about you. This can happen when they refer you to our services, tag you in content, or engage with shared features.
- Business Partners: We may collect data from our trusted business partners, including companies that advertise on our platform, co-branded partners, and analytics providers. These insights help us refine user experiences, improve service offerings, and measure the effectiveness of advertising and engagement.
- Social Media Platforms: If you interact with our Services through social media (e.g., logging in via Facebook or Google, liking or sharing content, or engaging with our social media pages), we may receive profile information and other data you have permitted the platform to share. Adjusting your privacy settings on these platforms ensures you control what information is shared.
- Authentication Services: When logging into our Services through third-party authentication providers like Google or Facebook, we may receive details such as your name, email address, and contact list, depending on your privacy settings. This data helps us streamline the login process and provide customized interactions.
- Service Providers: We work with payment processors, marketing agencies, survey platforms, and analytics firms that may collect and share relevant data with us. These collaborations allow us to improve functionality, enhance marketing efforts, and optimize user engagement.
- Information Providers: To maintain accurate records, we may obtain supplementary details—such as updated contact information or demographic insights—from third-party data providers. These updates ensure we stay connected with our users and tailor content based on preferences.
- Publicly Available Sources & Other Channels: Occasionally, we may acquire additional data from publicly accessible sources, industry partnerships, or transactions like mergers and acquisitions. This helps us refine our offerings and enhance overall user experience.
By integrating data from these third-party sources, we strive to offer a better, more personalized service while ensuring transparency and control over your information.
we may log information using cookie
Cookies are small files stored on your browser by the Website. We use both session cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which remain on your browser until manually removed, to enhance your experience and offer a more personalized interaction on the Website.
Our use of cookies
A cookie is a small file containing a unique identifier, a string of letters and numbers, that is sent from a web server to your browser and stored on your device. Each time your browser requests a page from the server, the identifier is sent back, allowing the website to recognize your browser and remember certain information. Cookies are categorized into two types.
Persistent cookies remain stored in your browser until they reach their specified expiration date, unless you delete them manually.
Session cookies are temporary and expire automatically when you close your browser, ending the session.
While cookies generally do not contain personally identifiable information, they may be linked to other personal data we store to enhance your experience.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for various purposes, including:
- Authentication: To recognize you when you visit and navigate our website.
- Email: To help us send relevant emails to subscribers.
- Security: To safeguard user accounts, prevent fraudulent logins, and protect our services.
- Advertising: To show you ads that match your interests.
- Analysis: To track website performance and improve user experience.
Managing Cookies
You have control over how cookies are used. Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies, though the process varies depending on the browser and version. For detailed instructions on managing cookies, please refer to these links:
Please be aware that disabling cookies might adversely affect the functionality of many websites, including our Site. As a result, some features may not be accessible to you.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information collected for the following purposes:
- To Provide and Improve Services: Ensuring the smooth operation, maintenance, and enhancement of the Site, including personalizing content and recommendations.
- To Communicate with You: For instance, we may reach out to you regarding your account activities, such as sending transaction confirmations or notifying you when a subscription is due for renewal. If you create an account with us, you may be automatically enrolled in our email newsletters and other periodic electronic updates. Additionally, we may send user surveys and promotional messages to keep you informed about new features, offers, or updates. Our communications may be delivered through various channels, including email, postal mail, phone calls, text messages, or other digital means. If you use our mobile apps, we may also send push notifications to your device for important updates.
- For marketing purposes We love keeping you in the loop! From exciting new features and product updates to exclusive offers, we may send you communications tailored to your interests. Additionally, we may use your information to show you ads—whether for our own products or those from our trusted partners—that we believe you’ll find relevant and engaging. Beyond personalized recommendations, we also analyze both individual and aggregate data to refine our marketing strategies, ensuring that both our campaigns and those of our third-party partners reach the right audience effectively.
- To Ensure Security and Prevent Fraud: We take your security seriously. Your information helps us safeguard our company, affiliates, customers, and Services from potential threats, fraud, and unauthorized access. Additionally, we may use your data to comply with legal obligations, such as court orders, regulations, or law enforcement investigations. Whether it’s protecting our rights, ensuring the safety of third parties, enforcing our policies, or preventing fraudulent activities, we act responsibly to uphold security and integrity. In the event of a corporate transition—such as a merger, acquisition, joint venture, financing, or asset sale—your information may be involved as part of that process. Should insolvency, bankruptcy, or receivership occur, your data may also be included in related proceedings, always in accordance with legal requirements.
Sharing and Disclosure of Information
We use the personal information we collect to enhance your experience, improve our services, and fulfill our commitments to you. Additionally, we may share your information with third parties, including:
- Sharing at Your Request: You have the option to share your interactions on our Services with friends via email, text, or social media.
- Promotional Collaborations: We may partner with third parties to run contests, surveys, sweepstakes, and other joint promotions, sharing relevant information to facilitate these activities.
- Marketing & Business Partnerships: Your information may be shared with advertising, analytics, and strategic business partners who help us—or themselves—offer products, services, and targeted promotions that may be of interest to you. These entities operate under their own privacy policies and use this data for business and commercial purposes.
- Online Advertising Partners: We collaborate with third-party advertising networks that may collect data from your interactions with our Services to provide relevant ads and measure their effectiveness.
- Public Interactions: Any comments, reviews, or feedback you share on our Services or social media pages may be publicly visible, including your name, location, and any content you post. Additionally, if you engage with us on social media, we may tag your account to credit you for shared content.
- With Your Consent or Direction: We may disclose your information when you explicitly approve or request it, or in instances where prior notice has been given.
- Trusted Service Providers: Third-party vendors and service providers may receive personal information to help us operate efficiently. This includes marketing, payment processing, fraud prevention, analytics, hosting, fulfillment, and other essential business functions.
- Business Transactions & Corporate Events: In the event of a merger, acquisition, sale of assets, restructuring, or similar business change, your information may be transferred as part of the transaction. This also applies in cases of bankruptcy or corporate reorganization.
- Legal & Regulatory Compliance: We may disclose personal information when required by law, subpoena, or legal process. This includes compliance with law enforcement requests, enforcing our Terms of Use, safeguarding the integrity of our Services, or protecting the rights, safety, and property of our users and organization.
- Aggregated or Anonymized Data: In some cases, we may share information in a way that does not personally identify you, using anonymized or aggregated data for research, analysis, or business insights.
What Rights We Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you can ask for a copy of the personal data we have on file for you, including any information you’ve provided. You also have the option to request that we delete any personal data we hold about you. Please note, however, that this request does not cover data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons. For any privacy-related requests, please contact us at [email protected].
Children’s Privacy
Our Services are not designed for, directed to, or intended for use by children under the age of 16 (or the equivalent minimum age in your jurisdiction, where applicable). We do not knowingly collect, solicit, or retain personal information from individuals under the age of 16. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under the age of 16 (or the equivalent age in your jurisdiction), we will take immediate steps to delete such information from our systems as quickly as possible.
If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child under the age of 16 (or the equivalent age in your jurisdiction) has provided us with personal information without your consent, please contact us immediately using the contact details provided at the end of this Privacy Policy. We are committed to addressing such situations promptly and ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations designed to protect the privacy of minors.
We encourage parents and guardians to actively monitor their children’s online activities and to educate them about the importance of safeguarding their personal information. If you have any questions or concerns about our practices regarding children’s privacy, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. Protecting the privacy and safety of children is a top priority for us, and we are dedicated to maintaining a safe and secure environment for all users of our Services.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most current version will always be available on our Site, with the “Effective Date” clearly indicated at the top of the Policy. We may modify this Policy in response to changes in our practices, technological advancements, or the introduction or alteration of our services. Should any material changes occur— whether to our Privacy Policy or the way we handle your personal information, including any significant deviations from the original purpose for which the data was collected—we will provide you with a reasonable opportunity to consent to these changes. If you do not consent, your personal information will continue to be processed according to the terms of the Privacy Policy that was in effect at the time of data collection. By using our Site or services after the Effective Date, you are deemed to have accepted the updated Privacy Policy. Any previously collected information will be used in accordance with the Privacy Policy in effect when that information was obtained.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, we’re here to help! Feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]
- For U.S. Residents: If you’re a resident of a U.S. state with specific privacy laws and want to inquire about your rights, please include “U.S. Privacy Rights Request” in the subject line of your email so we can assist you promptly.
- For EEA Residents: If you’re located in the European Economic Area (EEA) and wish to exercise your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), please use “GDPR Privacy Rights Request” as your subject line to ensure your request is handled accordingly.
We value your privacy and will do our best to address your concerns as quickly as possible!
By using RecipesOnFire.com, you agree to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of our website.
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