At Recipes by Laura, accessible from https://www.recipesbylaura.com, your privacy is of utmost importance to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information. We also describe how we use third-party services such as Google AdSense and Ezoic to manage advertising and improve your experience on our website.
1. Information We Collect
We collect two types of information from our visitors:
1.1 Personal Information You Provide
When you voluntarily interact with the website, such as by subscribing to a newsletter or submitting a contact form, you may provide personal information such as:
- Name
- Email Address
1.2 Non-Personal Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, we may collect certain non-personal information automatically. This includes:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device type
- Pages visited on our website
- Time spent on pages
2. Use of Cookies
Cookies are small data files stored on your device when you visit our website. We use cookies to improve your browsing experience and to deliver relevant content. The types of cookies used on our site include:
- Necessary Cookies: These are required for the operation of the website.
- Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the website by tracking traffic and user behavior.
- Advertising Cookies: These cookies help us serve relevant ads based on your interests.
3. Cookie Consent
When you visit our website for the first time, you will see a cookie consent banner. This banner allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies, including those used for advertising and analytics.
You can also manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings at any time.
4. Use of Third-Party Services
We work with several third-party services to deliver relevant ads and track website performance. These services may collect and process personal data, and each is bound by its own privacy policy.
4.1. Ezoic Services
This website uses the services of Ezoic Inc. (“Ezoic”), including to manage third-party interest-based advertising. Ezoic may employ a variety of technologies on this website, including tools to serve content, display advertisements and enable advertising to visitors of this website, which may utilize first and third-party cookies.
A cookie is a small text file sent to your device by a web server that enables the website to remember information about your browsing activity. First-party cookies are created by the site you are visiting, while third-party cookies are set by domains other than the one you’re visiting. Ezoic and our partners may place third-party cookies, tags, beacons, pixels, and similar technologies to monitor interactions with advertisements and optimize ad targeting. Please note that disabling cookies may limit access to certain content and features on the website, and rejecting cookies does not eliminate advertisements but will result in non-personalized advertising. You can find more information about cookies and how to manage them here.
The following information may be collected, used, and stored in a cookie when serving personalized ads:
- IP address
- Operating system type and version
- Device type
- Language preferences
- Web browser type
- Email (in a hashed or encrypted form)
You can view Ezoic’s privacy policy here, or for additional information about Ezoic’s advertising and other partners, you can view Ezoic’s advertising partners here.
4.2 Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense to display personalized ads. Google AdSense uses cookies to collect data based on your previous browsing behavior. This allows us to serve ads tailored to your interests.
You can manage personalized advertising settings by visiting Google Ad Settings. For more information, you can review Google’s Privacy Policy.
5. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect in the following ways:
- To improve user experience: By understanding how you navigate our website, we can optimize content and layout.
- To display relevant ads: We work with third-party partners like Ezoic and Google AdSense to display advertisements that are relevant to your interests.
- To respond to inquiries: If you contact us via a form or email, we will use your provided information to respond.
6. Data Security
We take reasonable steps to ensure the security of your data. However, no method of data transmission over the internet is completely secure. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of your personal information but will strive to protect it.
7. Sharing of Information
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties without your consent. We may share non-personal data with trusted third-party service providers such as Ezoic and Google AdSense for advertising and analytics purposes.
8. Your Rights
As a user, you have certain rights regarding your personal data:
- Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Correction: You can ask us to correct any inaccuracies in your personal data.
- Deletion: You can request the deletion of your personal data (subject to legal obligations).
- Opt-Out of Data Collection: You can disable cookies in your browser or decline non-essential cookies when visiting our site.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the information provided below.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and the effective date will be updated. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we protect your data.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
