This Privacy Overview describes how The Recipe Realm ("we," "us," "our") collects, uses and discloses personal information through https://thereciperealm.com (the "Site"), and explains the choices and rights you have, including those granted by US state privacy laws.
1. Information we collect
When you email us
We receive your email address, any name you share, and the contents of your message.
When you request a dinner passport
The dinner passport form asks for your first name and email address (required) and an optional phone number. It also records the cuisines you select, who you cook for, dietary needs, heat tolerance, how adventurous you'd like the plan to be, any notes you add (such as allergies, dislikes or kitchen details), the date and time of the request, and your confirmation that you're 18 or older and consent to our use of this information.
We use this information only to prepare and email your plan and respond to follow-up questions. We don't use it for marketing, put you on a mailing list, sell it, or share it for targeted advertising. Each request is emailed to our team, and a copy is held in a server directory that is closed to the public. If your notes include allergy or health information, that's your choice, and we use it only to tailor your plan.
Collected automatically
Our hosting provider keeps ordinary server logs — IP address, browser and device type, pages visited and times — to keep the Site secure and running. If we enable analytics or advertising, those services may collect device identifiers, browsing activity on the Site and approximate location through cookies and similar technologies.
Swap finder
The ingredient swap finder runs entirely in your browser. We don't receive what you search for.
2. How we use information
- Responding to messages and preparing dinner passports;
- Running, securing and improving the Site;
- Understanding Site usage, if analytics are enabled;
- Showing and measuring ads, if advertising is enabled; and
- Complying with legal requirements.
3. Google advertising and analytics
Google Analytics, Google AdSense and Google Ads may run on the Site.
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to this Site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- You can opt out of personalized advertising in Google Ads Settings, and opt out of some other vendors' personalized-advertising cookies at www.aboutads.info/choices.
Learn how Google uses information from sites that use its services, and see our Cookie Details.
4. Disclosure of information
We disclose personal information to vendors that help operate the Site, such as our host and email provider, who are obligated to protect it. If analytics or advertising are enabled, cookie data is disclosed to those providers. We may also disclose information when legally required or to protect rights and safety.
We do not sell personal information for money. Some state laws may nevertheless classify advertising cookies as a "sale" or "sharing" for cross-context behavioral advertising. You can opt out at any time — see section 6.
5. How long we keep information
Dinner passport requests and emails are deleted within 12 months, or sooner on request, unless we're legally required to keep them. Server logs follow our host's schedule, and analytics and advertising data follow each provider's retention settings.
6. Your privacy rights in the US
If you live in a state with a comprehensive privacy law — including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Utah, Texas, Oregon and others — you may have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you and confirm whether we process it;
- Correct inaccurate information;
- Delete your information;
- Receive a portable copy;
- Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information and of targeted advertising; and
- Exercise these rights without discrimination.
To submit a request, email [email protected] with "Privacy request" in the subject and describe what you'd like us to do. We'll verify your identity by confirming the request from the email address associated with your information. Authorized agents may act on your behalf where state law permits. If we decline your request, reply with "Appeal" in the subject line and we'll respond within the time the law requires.
To opt out, visit Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. We honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) browser signals as an opt-out.
California "Shine the Light": we don't share personal information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes.
7. Children
The Site is designed for adults and is not directed to children under 13. In compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), we don't knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Dinner passport requests are open only to people 18 and older. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, contact us and we'll delete it.
8. Security
The Site uses HTTPS, and passport requests are stored in a directory closed to the public. No system is fully secure, but we use reasonable protections.
9. Do Not Track
We don't respond to browser "Do Not Track" signals because no common standard exists; we do honor Global Privacy Control as explained above.
10. Updates to this overview
We may update this Privacy Overview. The date at the top shows when it last changed, and we'll post a notice on the Site for significant updates.
11. Contact
Email [email protected] with privacy questions.