Privacy Policy

Who We Are

Our website address is: http://familycookingtales.com.

Newsletter Subscriptions

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address solely to send updates, recipes, and news. Your email will not be shared with any third parties and will be stored securely. You can unsubscribe at any time by following the unsubscribe link in the email.

Comments

When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string, to assist in spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (a “hash”) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. After approval of your comment, your profile picture may appear next to your comment if you are registered with Gravatar. You can read Gravatar’s privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

Media

If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included, as this data can be extracted by site visitors.

Cookies

To improve your experience on our site, we may use cookies for purposes such as saving your comment details, remembering your login, and customizing your display options.

Comments: You may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies for future comments, which will last for one year.
Login: When logging in, we set cookies to save your login info and screen display choices. These cookies last up to two days, with display preferences lasting one year.
Editing Content: If you edit or publish content, an additional cookie will be stored, which includes no personal data and expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images). Embedded content from other websites behaves as though you visited the external site directly, which may collect data, use cookies, and include third-party tracking if you are logged into that site.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not share your personal data with third parties. However, if you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

Data Retention

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely for automatic recognition and approval of follow-up comments. For registered users, personal information in user profiles is stored as long as the account exists. Users can edit or delete personal information at any time, except for usernames.

Your Data Rights

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an export of the personal data we hold about you or request deletion of your personal data. This does not include data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service to ensure security and usability.