General Introduction
The Family Cooks is a recipe-focused website that prioritizes simplicity and user-friendliness. We don't offer user accounts or directly gather your personal information. Therefore, we neither sell nor share any personal data about you.
That said, we want to explain how certain data might be automatically collected through third-party services used to improve your experience (like traffic analytics, tailored ads, and embedded videos). This privacy policy aims to clarify these practices and explain how we safeguard your data and privacy during your time on The Family Cooks.
Third-Party Services We Use
To keep The Family Cooks running smoothly and continue providing you with free recipes, we rely on services offered by third parties. These tools help us understand how visitors interact with the site, fund our content through advertising, and enhance pages with video content. Here are the main third-party services we use:
- Google Analytics: A traffic analysis tool from Google that gathers anonymous data about site usage (like visited pages or time spent on the site). This helps us identify popular recipes and make the site better. Google Analytics might use cookies to track this data, but The Family Cooks doesn't collect any information that could identify you.
- Google AdSense: Google’s ad platform displays ads on our site. These ads help fund our content so it can stay free for you. AdSense might use cookies to show ads relevant to your browser activity. The Family Cooks doesn’t have access to the personal information used by Google for ad personalization. For more details, review Google’s privacy policy.
- Cloudflare Analytics: A web traffic analysis service from Cloudflare. It lets us monitor site performance and usage without employing cookies that personally identify users. This helps us spot technical issues and ensure that our site remains fast and secure. Cloudflare collects aggregated data, such as IP addresses and browsing details, but it doesn't identify individual users.
- YouTube: Sometimes, we embed recipe videos hosted on YouTube (a service owned by Google). Watching a video on The Family Cooks may result in YouTube/Google cookies being placed to track video playback and gather statistics (like view counts). If you're logged into your Google account, YouTube may connect your viewing history to your profile, but we don’t access any of this data. For more details, check YouTube’s/Google’s privacy policy.
Cookies and Consent
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. The Family Cooks and its third-party partners use cookies to make your browsing experience better:
- Functional cookies: These essential cookies allow the site to work properly (like saving your language settings or consent preferences). Some site features may not function without them.
- Analytical cookies: Used by services like Google Analytics and Cloudflare Analytics to collect information on site traffic and user behavior. This aggregated data helps us improve both the content and performance of The Family Cooks.
- Advertising cookies: Managed by Google AdSense to display ads. These cookies may track your interests or browsing habits to deliver more relevant ads.
By using The Family Cooks, you agree to the use of cookies as described above. You have the option to manage or delete cookies in your browser settings. Most browsers let you block, delete, or get alerts about cookies before they're set. Keep in mind that disabling cookies could impact your experience on The Family Cooks and other websites.
Policy Updates
This privacy policy may be updated over time. We might make changes to reflect our evolving practices, introduce new services, or meet legal or regulatory requirements. For major updates, we’ll highlight changes on our site (e.g., via a homepage notice or special notification).
The update date at the top of this document indicates the most recent changes. We encourage you to check this page periodically to stay informed about how we handle your data and privacy.
Get in Touch
If you’ve got any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this privacy policy, feel free to reach out. You can email us at legal@thefamilycooks.com. We’re happy to connect with you and address your concerns.
Wrapping Up
Thank you for taking the time to review our privacy policy. By using The Family Cooks, you acknowledge and accept the practices outlined above regarding data protection. We hope this policy puts your mind at ease, so you can enjoy our recipes without worry. Thanks for trusting us, and happy cooking!