General Introduction
hearthlykitchen is your go-to spot for straightforward, friendly recipes—no accounts needed. We don't gather any personal info about you, so your data isn't sold or given to anyone else.
Still, there are a few automatic data collection tools from outside partners we use to make your visit better (like getting site stats, personalizing ads, and playing videos). This privacy page is here to walk you through what happens behind the scenes, what info gets gathered, and how hearthlykitchen keeps your privacy intact as you browse around.
Third-party services used
To keep hearthlykitchen running smoothly and to offer free recipes, we rely on some helpful third-party tools. These services let us figure out how visitors use our site, pay the bills through advertising, and enhance our pages with videos. Here's a rundown of what we use:
- Google Analytics: This tool from Google tracks general info about site traffic (things like which pages you check out and how long you stick around). These anonymous stats help us find out which recipes you love and show us where to make improvements. Google Analytics may use cookies for this, but hearthlykitchen never collects anything that could identify you directly.
- Google AdSense: Google's ad platform lets us display ads to help support hearthlykitchen and keep recipes free. AdSense can use cookies to offer ads based on your browsing activity. hearthlykitchen doesn't access or handle the personal info Google might use for ad targeting. If you want details, take a look at Google's privacy policy.
- Cloudflare Analytics: Provided by Cloudflare, this helps us keep track of site performance and traffic trends. It doesn’t use any cookies for personal identification. Instead, it helps us spot technical hiccups and keep the site speedy and safe. The info Cloudflare collects (like your IP address or browsing actions) is grouped together and never connected to you as an individual.
- YouTube: Sometimes, you'll see embedded cooking videos on hearthlykitchen courtesy of YouTube (owned by Google). Watching one of these videos might set a YouTube/Google cookie for stats like view counts or playback details. If you’re signed in with Google, YouTube could link this activity to your profile, but hearthlykitchen doesn't see any of it. For more, you can view YouTube and Google’s privacy policies.
Cookies and consent
Cookies are tiny bits of text saved on your device when you visit a site. hearthlykitchen and a few selected partners use them to boost your browsing experience:
- Functional cookies: These are essential so the site works as expected, like remembering your language choice or cookie preferences. Without them, some features just won’t work right.
- Analytics cookies: Used by services like Google Analytics and Cloudflare Analytics, these gather site usage info. It’s all aggregated to help us see how folks move around hearthlykitchen and find ways to enhance the experience.
- Advertising cookies: Google AdSense uses cookies to serve up ads that match your interests or browsing activity, making them more relevant to you.
By continuing on hearthlykitchen, you’re agreeing to our cookie approach as explained here. You can wipe or manage cookies in your browser's settings—most browsers let you block, delete, or get notified about cookies before they land. Just a heads up: turning off cookies may change your experience on hearthlykitchen and other sites.
Changes to this policy
From time to time, hearthlykitchen might update this privacy policy. Revisions can happen to keep up with law changes, add new services, or refine our privacy steps. If we make any big changes, you’ll spot a clear alert on hearthlykitchen—maybe on the homepage or via a special notice.
The latest revision date is always displayed up top so you know when things changed. We recommend stopping by this page now and then to make sure you're up to speed on how hearthlykitchen manages your privacy.
Contact
If there’s anything you want to ask about this privacy policy, just reach out. Email us any questions, concerns, or feedback at legal@hearthlykitchen.com. hearthlykitchen loves hearing from you and is always happy to help out.
Conclusion
Thanks for taking a few minutes to review hearthlykitchen's privacy details. By using hearthlykitchen, you’re agreeing to the ways we safeguard your info as outlined here. Our team hopes you feel informed and ready to enjoy the recipes with peace of mind. We’re grateful for your trust—dig in and have fun cooking!