Overview
At How To Gourmet, we focus on delivering easy-to-follow recipes. We never ask you to create an account, nor do we gather your personal info firsthand. This means your private data isn’t sold or shared by us.
Still, some third-party tools we rely on might collect data automatically. These are vital for improving your visit—whether it’s tracking traffic, showing relevant ads, or embedding videos. This privacy policy explains these practices clearly and details the steps How To Gourmet takes to safeguard your privacy each time you visit howtogourmet.com.
Third-Party Tools We Use
To keep How To Gourmet running smoothly and free, we collaborate with several important external services. These help us understand visitor behavior, show ads, and enhance content with videos. Here are the key services we count on:
- YouTube: We sometimes embed recipe videos from YouTube (owned by Google). When you watch these, YouTube might use cookies to track views and performance. If logged into your Google account, YouTube could link videos watched to your profile, but How To Gourmet never accesses this data. Check YouTube’s privacy policy for more info.
- Cloudflare Analytics: This tool gives us anonymous insights about site speed and traffic without using personal data. It helps us quickly solve technical issues and keeps howtogourmet.com swift and secure. The data collected, like browser details, is aggregated and anonymous.
- Google AdSense: To keep our recipes free, we show ads via Google’s platform. AdSense uses cookies to track your browsing habits and serve relevant ads. How To Gourmet doesn’t handle or view the personal info behind this ad targeting. Visit Google’s privacy policy to learn more.
- Google Analytics: This service collects anonymous data about how visitors use our site—pages visited, time spent, and popular recipes. Cookies help gather this info without identifying you personally. How To Gourmet does not receive any personally identifiable data from this tool.
Cookies & Your Consent
Cookies are small text files saved on your device when you visit a website. At How To Gourmet, both we and our partners use cookies to enhance your browsing:
- Advertising cookies: Used by Google AdSense to provide ads tailored to your interests based on your browsing activity.
- Analytics cookies: Tools such as Google Analytics and Cloudflare Analytics use these to anonymously track how howtogourmet.com is used. This info helps us improve content and fix issues.
- Functional cookies: Essential for core features like remembering your preferences, such as language or cookie consent. Without these, some site functions may break.
By staying on howtogourmet.com, you agree to our use of cookies as described here. You can adjust your cookie settings in your browser to block, delete, or limit cookies. Just be aware that disabling cookies could affect your experience on our site or other sites.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes could reflect new tools, introduced services, or legal changes. If we make big updates, we’ll clearly inform you on the site, like with a banner or special notice.
The date at the top shows the latest version. We recommend visiting this page regularly so you always know how How To Gourmet protects your privacy.
Reach Out to Us
If you have questions or feedback about our privacy practices, please email Sandra at legal@howtogourmet.com. We’re happy to assist you.
Closing Remarks
Thanks for taking the time to read our privacy policy! Continuing to use How To Gourmet means you accept these terms aimed at keeping your data safe. We hope our openness gives you peace of mind as you enjoy our recipes. We appreciate your trust and wish you happy cooking!