Privacy Policy

Who We Are

Recipe Trove is a recipe website operated at https://www.recipetrove.co.uk ("we", "us", "our"). We are the data controller for any personal information collected through this website.

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us using the details at the bottom of this page.

What This Policy Covers

This Privacy Policy explains:

• What personal data we collect about you

• Why we collect it and how we use it

• Who we share it with

• How long we keep it

• Your rights under UK data protection law

• How to contact us

This policy applies to all visitors and users of https://www.recipetrove.co.uk.

The Data We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

Information you give us directly

• Your name and email address if you contact us via a contact form or email

• Any other information you choose to include in a message to us

Information collected automatically

• Your IP address and browser type

• The pages you visit and how long you spend on them

• The website that referred you to us

• Device type and operating system

• General geographic location (country or region level)

This automatically collected data is gathered via cookies and analytics tools. Please see our Cookie Policy for full details.

Information from third parties Where we display advertising or participate in affiliate programmes, third-party services (such as Google, Amazon Associates, AWIN, and Webgains) may collect data about your interactions in accordance with their own privacy policies.

How We Use Your Data

We use the data we collect for the following purposes:

We do not use your personal data for automated decision-making or profiling.

Cookies & Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site. This service collects anonymised data about page views, session duration, traffic sources, and device types. No personally identifiable information is shared with Google Analytics.

We also use cookies for advertising and affiliate tracking purposes. For a full breakdown of the cookies we use, please read our Cookie Policy.

Affiliate Programmes & Advertising

Recipe Trove participates in affiliate programmes including Amazon Associates, AWIN, and Webgains. When you click an affiliate link on our site, the respective network may set a cookie on your device to track whether a purchase is made.

We earn a small commission on qualifying purchases made through these links, at no extra cost to you. This does not influence our recipe content or editorial decisions.

We may also display advertising on the site. Advertisers may use their own tracking technologies. We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of those services directly.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We may share data with:

• Analytics providers — Google Analytics, to help us understand site usage

• Affiliate networks — Amazon Associates, AWIN, Webgains, for tracking and commission purposes

• Advertising partners — where advertising is displayed on the site

• Legal authorities — if required to do so by law or in response to a valid legal request

All third parties we work with are expected to handle your data securely and in accordance with applicable data protection law.

Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected:

• Contact enquiries — we keep email correspondence for up to 2 years, then delete it

• Analytics data — anonymised data retained in line with Google Analytics default settings (up to 26 months)

• Cookie data — retained for the duration set by each individual cookie (see our Cookie Policy)

Your Rights

Under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, you have the following rights:

• The right to access — you can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you

• The right to rectification — you can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data

• The right to erasure — you can ask us to delete your personal data in certain circumstances

• The right to restrict processing — you can ask us to limit how we use your data

• The right to data portability — you can request your data in a commonly used, machine-readable format

• The right to object — you can object to us processing your data based on legitimate interest

• The right to withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw it at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below. We will respond within 30 days.

If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO):

ICO website: https://ico.org.uk ICO helpline: 0303 123 1113

Children's Privacy

Recipe Trove is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

Links to Other Websites

Our site may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites and recommend reading their privacy policies before submitting any personal data.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the law or how we operate. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised date at the top. We recommend checking back periodically.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us at:

Recipe Trove https://www.recipetrove.co.uk