Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains what information Go Kitchen Zone (gokitchenzone.com) collects when you browse recipes, submit a form, or leave a rating or comment, how that information is used, and what choices you have. Please read it together with our Terms of use.

The short version: we collect only what is needed to run the site, answer your messages, show ads that keep the recipes free, and understand which pages are useful. We do not sell your personal information.

2. Information We Collect

Information You Provide:

• Contact form: your name, email address and the message you write. We use this only to reply to you.
• Ratings and comments: your name and the text you submit with a rating or comment. Comments you post are displayed on the recipe page, so please do not include personal details you want to keep private.

Information Collected Automatically:

• Server logs: like most websites, our server records your IP address, browser type and the pages requested. We use these logs for security and troubleshooting.
• First-party visit statistics: our own server records which page was viewed and the referring site. Raw visit records are kept for 7 days, after which only daily totals remain.
• Cookies and similar technologies: set by the services described below.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information above to:

• Reply to messages sent through the contact form
• Display the ratings and comments you submit
• Keep the site secure and fix technical problems
• Understand, in aggregate, which recipes and pages readers use
• Show advertising that helps cover the costs of running the site
• Comply with legal obligations

We do not sell your personal information.

4. Cookies and Third-Party Services

The following services may set cookies or process data when you visit the site. Each has its own privacy policy, which governs how it handles your data.

• Google Analytics: uses cookies to produce aggregated statistics about how visitors use the site, such as pages viewed and time on site.
• Google AdSense: displays ads and uses cookies. Personalized ads are shown only with your consent where the law requires it.
• Ezoic: an advertising platform that uses cookies and works with ad partners to serve ads.
• Cloudflare: provides content delivery and security for the site and may set technical cookies needed for those functions.
• Pinterest: we link to our Pinterest profile. If you follow that link, Pinterest's own privacy policy applies to what happens on their platform.

Advertising choices

You can manage how Google personalizes the ads you see at adssettings.google.com. To learn how Google uses data from sites and apps that use its services, see policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Consent for visitors in the EEA, UK and Switzerland

If you visit from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, a Google consent message asks for your choice before cookies are used for personalized advertising. You can accept, decline or adjust your choice, and you can change your mind later through the same consent message.

Browser controls

You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect parts of the site, and you may still see ads that are not personalized.

5. Data Retention

• Contact messages: kept as long as needed to answer you and handle any follow-up, then deleted.
• Ratings and comments: kept with the recipe they refer to until you ask us to remove them or we remove them under our moderation rules.
• First-party visit records: raw records are kept for 7 days; afterwards only daily totals are kept.
• Server logs: kept only as long as needed for security and troubleshooting.
• Data held by Google, Ezoic, Cloudflare and Pinterest: retained according to each provider's own policy.

6. Your Rights Under the GDPR

If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Have inaccurate data corrected
• Have your data deleted
• Restrict or object to certain processing
• Receive your data in a portable format
• Withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent
• Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority

To exercise any of these rights, use our contact page.

7. Your Rights Under the CCPA/CPRA (California Residents)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to:

• Know what personal information we collect, use and disclose
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Request correction of inaccurate personal information
• Opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information
• Not be treated unfairly for exercising these rights

We do not sell personal information in exchange for money. Advertising cookies from the providers listed above may count as "sharing" for cross-context behavioral advertising under California law; you can limit this through the Google ad settings linked in section 4 and your browser controls. To make a request, use our contact page. We may need to confirm your identity before acting on it.

8. Children's Privacy

Go Kitchen Zone is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has sent us personal information through a form or comment, please contact us and we will delete it.

9. Data Security

We use Cloudflare security services and restrict access to the information sent through our forms. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will change the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Please check back occasionally to stay informed.

11. Contact Us

For questions about this policy or to make a privacy request, please reach us through the Contact Us page.