General Introduction
sweetandsear.com is all about bringing you approachable recipe inspiration in a relaxed way. On sweetandsear, you won't find user accounts or direct collection of your info. That also means sweetandsear never shares or sells any of your personal data.
Even so, a few tech tools behind the scenes may gather basic details through third-party services. This helps us show you things like stats, ads, and videos to make your time here better. This privacy policy gives you a straightforward look at what's collected, how it's used, and the steps sweetandsear takes to safeguard your privacy during your visit.
Third-party services used
sweetandsear works with external services to keep things running smoothly and to offer free recipes. These partners help sweetandsear see how the site gets used, serve up ads, and bring in special content like videos. You'll find these main services on sweetandsear.com:
- Google Analytics: sweetandsear uses this tool for tracking traffic and seeing what parts of the site you all like most. It gathers anonymous info like which pages are busy or how long folks hang out. Google Analytics relies on cookies, but sweetandsear never sees data that could personally pinpoint you.
- Google AdSense: Ads on sweetandsear come through this platform. They help sweetandsear keep recipes free for everyone. AdSense also uses cookies to show ads that might interest you based on your browsing. Sweetandsear can't see any personal info Google might use to shape those ads. Want more details? Google spells it all out in their privacy policy.
- Cloudflare Analytics: To keep things zippy and safe, sweetandsear turns to Cloudflare. It monitors site speed and traffic, all without using identifying cookies. The info Cloudflare pulls in (like IP addresses and overall browsing patterns) is aggregated, so nothing ties directly back to you.
- YouTube: When you watch a video recipe on sweetandsear.com, it's usually from YouTube. YouTube's (part of Google) cookies may get set so your video playbacks and view stats are tracked. If you're logged in to your Google account, video activity could link to your profile, but sweetandsear can't access any of that info. Full details are over in YouTube and Google's privacy docs.
Cookies and consent
Cookies are tiny text files your browser keeps for sites you visit. sweetandsear, along with its tech partners, uses cookies for a smoother browsing experience:
- Functional cookies: These are needed to make sweetandsear.com work as it should—things like remembering your chosen language or your privacy choices. Without these, some features may not be available.
- Analytics cookies: Used by Cloudflare and Google Analytics, these cookies help sweetandsear learn how the site gets used. The data is looked at as a whole and helps sweetandsear improve both recipes and site speed.
- Advertising cookies: Google AdSense cookies track what you might like, so ads on sweetandsear are more relevant to you and your tastes.
By visiting sweetandsear.com, you're agreeing to the cookie use just described. If you'd rather not use cookies, adjust your browser's privacy settings—most let you delete or block cookies, or give a heads-up before they're set. But remember, disabling cookies may impact your experience on sweetandsear or elsewhere on the web.
Changes to this policy
This privacy statement could change now and then. sweetandsear may update it to follow new laws, add new services, or adjust the way things work. If there's anything big, sweetandsear will call it out clearly on the site (you might see a homepage note, for example).
The date up top shows when sweetandsear last revised this page. It's a good idea to drop by every so often, so you're always in the know about privacy updates from sweetandsear.
Contact
If you've got a question, concern, or just need to reach out about privacy on sweetandsear, send a note anytime. Email sweetandsear at legal@sweetandsear.com. sweetandsear loves hearing from its community and is ready to help however possible.
Conclusion
Thanks for spending a few moments reading sweetandsear's privacy policy. When you use sweetandsear.com, you're saying yes to the privacy approaches described above. sweetandsear hopes you'll feel secure and focus on enjoying every recipe. Big thanks for dropping by and happy cooking!