PRIVACY POLICY
Effective date: September 6, 2025
PRIVACY POLICY
Scope
This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit alicetayloreats.com (the “Site”), read our content, leave comments/ratings, subscribe to emails, or contact us. It doesn’t cover third-party sites we link or embed.
Who we are
“Alice Taylor Eats,” “we,” “us,” or “our” operates alicetayloreats.com (the “Site”), which publishes recipes, articles, and blog posts.
Contact:
Email: info@alicetayloreats.com
Your consent
When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. By using the Site or giving us information (e.g., via forms), you consent to this Policy.
What we collect
Information you provide:
Contact details (e.g., name, email) via contact forms or email.
Newsletter sign-ups (email; optionally name).
Comments/recipe ratings (display name, email if required, comment text, rating, timestamp).
Giveaway entries.
Information collected automatically:
Usage data (pages viewed, links clicked, timestamps, referring URL), general device/browser info, and IP address (for security/anti-spam and approximate location).
Cookies, local storage, pixels.
From third parties:
Aggregated or pseudonymous insights from analytics and advertising/affiliate partners.
Data from social embeds (e.g., YouTube, Instagram/Pinterest) per their policies.
We do not intend to collect sensitive categories (e.g., health data). Please don’t submit them.
How we collect it
Directly from you (forms, comments, email).
Automatically via your browser and cookies when you use the Site.
From service providers (e.g., analytics/anti-spam) that help us operate the Site.
How do we use your personal information?
We use your information to communicate with you;
When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, reply to messages; send newsletters if you subscribe; provide you with information or advertising relating the Site.
Why we use information
Operate & improve the Site; publish content; fix issues.
Communicate (reply to messages; send newsletters if you subscribe).
Moderation & safety (detect spam/fraud; secure the Site).
Analytics (understand what content helps readers).
Compliance (legal obligations, records).
Advertising/affiliates to measure performance and limit frequency.
Cookies & analytics
We use:
Essential cookies for core site features and security.
Analytics to understand traffic and improve content (e.g., GA4 or Plausible).
Performance/personalization to remember preferences (e.g., saved recipes).
Advertising/affiliate cookies to measure conversions and limit frequency.
We use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site. Learn how Google uses your personal information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.
Sharing information
We don’t sell your personal information for money. We share information with:
Service providers under confidentiality (hosting/CDN, email/newsletter, analytics, anti-spam).
Advertising/affiliate partners for measurement/limits; in some jurisdictions this may be considered “sharing” for targeted advertising.
Public (comments you publish).
Legal/protection (to comply with law or protect rights).
Business transfers (if we ever reorganize).
Your rights
Your rights depend on where you live; we’ll respond as the law requires.
EU/UK (GDPR): rights to access, correction, deletion, restriction, portability, and objection; withdraw consent where processing is based on consent; complain to a supervisory authority. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.
United States (state laws including California): rights to know/access, delete, correct, and opt-out of sale/sharing or targeted advertising; non-discrimination for exercising rights; recognition of valid GPC signals. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.
New Zealand: you can request access and correction under the Privacy Act 2020. If we can’t resolve a concern, you may complain to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC).
How to submit a request: email info@alicetayloreats.com with the subject “Privacy Request,” tell us the right you’re exercising, and be ready to verify your identity. Authorized agents may act where allowed by law.
Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures (HTTPS, access controls, limited retention). No method is 100% secure.
International transfers
Your information may be processed outside your country (e.g., where our providers host data). Where required, we use appropriate safeguards (e.g., standard contractual clauses).
Links & embeds
Our articles may link to other sites or include embedded content (e.g., videos/social posts). Their data collection is governed by their own policies; we recommend reviewing them.
Children
The Site is for a general audience and not directed to children under 13. If a child has provided information, contact us to delete it.
Changes to this Policy
We may update this Policy periodically. The “Effective date” shows the latest version. For material changes, we’ll highlight updates here.
Contact
Questions or requests: info@alicetayloreats.com
Complaints
First, please contact us so we can try to resolve your concern. If you’re in New Zealand and remain unsatisfied, you can complain to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner. If you’re elsewhere, you can contact your local data protection authority.