Effective Date: September 12, 2026
As the owner of cooktello.com (the “Site”), Cooktello (“we” or “us”) understands that your privacy is of critical importance. This Privacy Policy describes what information we collect from you via the Site and how we use and disclose such information.
1. Our Use of Cookies
A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and stored by the browser. The identifier is sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.
Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies:
- Persistent Cookies: Stored by a web browser and remain valid until their set expiry date, unless deleted by the user.
- Session Cookies: Expire at the end of the user session when the web browser is closed.
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Authentication & Status: To identify you when you visit our Site and determine if you are logged in.
- Personalization: To store information about your preferences and customize your experience.
- Security: As part of security measures to protect user accounts and prevent fraudulent login attempts.
- Advertising: To display advertisements that are relevant to your interests.
- Analytics: To analyze the performance and usage of our website and services.
Analytics & Reporting
We use Google Analytics to analyze website traffic. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies to generate reports. You can view Google’s Privacy Policy at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
Our Google Analytics setup anonymizes IP addresses to protect your identity. Aggregate data (such as age, gender, and general interests) may be used to guide content and recipe development.
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, Opera). Please note that disabling cookies may negatively affect the functionality of certain features on cooktello.com.
2. Interest-Based Advertising
This Site displays advertisements from third-party advertising networks, including Google AdSense and other ad partners. These partners collect and use data (such as cookies and device identifiers) to serve personalized or non-personalized ads based on your prior visits to our Site or other websites.
3. Email Addresses
We collect your email address only when you voluntarily provide it to us (for example, by subscribing to our recipe newsletter, leaving a comment, or entering a contest).
If you subscribe to our newsletter, your email address is used to send recipe updates, meal plans, and promotional content. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the “Unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any email.
Your email details may be securely processed through trusted third-party email service providers (such as Mailchimp or ConvertKit) in accordance with their respective privacy policies.
4. Comments & User Content
When you leave a comment or rate a recipe on cooktello.com, we collect the data shown in the comment form along with your provided name or nickname. We recommend using a nickname if you prefer not to display your real name publicly.
We may also collect voluntary survey responses to help us improve site user experience and troubleshoot technical issues.
5. Rights of EEA (European Economic Area) Residents
If you reside within the European Economic Area (EEA) or UK, you hold specific rights under data protection laws (GDPR):
- Right to Access: Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate personal data.
- Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data.
- Right to Restrict Processing: Limit how we process your personal data.
- Right to Complain: File a complaint with a supervisory data protection authority in your country.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via email at: support@cooktello.com.
6. Children’s Privacy
We care deeply about protecting children’s privacy online. cooktello.com does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If you are under 13, please do not submit any personal information through our website. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately for removal.
7. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to external third-party websites or food brands. These sites have independent privacy policies, and we accept no liability for their content or practices.
8. Business Transfers
In the event that cooktello.com or its assets are sold, merged, or acquired, user information collected by us may be transferred as part of that business transaction.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any revisions will be published on this page with an updated “Effective Date” at the top. Continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated terms.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
- Email: support@cooktello.com