General Introduction
spoonandshore is all about easy, joyful cooking. You won't find any user accounts here, and spoonandshore never gathers your personal details directly. That means there’s no personal info for us to sell or share—ever.
Still, some information might get collected automatically through third-party tools we use to give you a better experience (like traffic analysis, customized ads, and embedded video content). This privacy policy is here to give you clear, straightforward details about these processes and how we work to safeguard your privacy when you browse spoonandshore.
Third-party services used
To keep spoonandshore running smoothly and help us offer you free recipe content, we partner with a few external services. These services let us track usage patterns, fund our content with ads, and add engaging video content to our pages. Here are a few of the main third-party tools we use:
- Google Analytics: Google’s traffic stats service gives us anonymous info about how people use our website (like how long you spend here and what you read). It helps us spot favorite recipes and improve spoonandshore. Google Analytics relies on cookies, but spoonandshore never receives any personal identification details from it.
- Google AdSense: This is how we display ads around the site. AdSense, owned by Google, delivers ads that help us keep spoonandshore free for everyone. The platform may set cookies to show you more relevant ads based on how you browse. However, spoonandshore doesn’t have access to any info that can personally identify you. If you’d like to learn more, check out Google’s privacy policy.
- Cloudflare Analytics: With Cloudflare’s traffic monitoring service, we can keep the site secure and quick. No identity-tracking cookies involved. The data (like IP addresses and browser details) is aggregated, meaning nobody can link it back to an individual user.
- YouTube: Sometimes we embed video recipes that are hosted on YouTube (part of Google). If you watch a video on spoonandshore, YouTube/Google might use cookies for things like counting views or tracking playback. If you’re signed in to your Google account, YouTube could associate viewings with your profile—but spoonandshore never sees this data. For more info, review Google’s privacy guidelines.
Cookies and consent
Cookies are tiny text files your browser saves when you check out a site. Here at spoonandshore, plus our third-party partners, we use cookies to enhance your browsing experience:
- Functional cookies: These are absolutely needed for the site to work right. For example, they remember your language preference or whether you've accepted cookies. Without them, certain website features might not function correctly.
- Analytics cookies: Both Google Analytics and Cloudflare Analytics use these to gather insight about site visits and interaction. This aggregated data helps us understand how visitors explore spoonandshore, so we can fine-tune our recipes and features.
- Advertising cookies: Google AdSense places these to show you ads. They can gather info about your interests or browsing patterns to make the ads more relevant to you.
By using spoonandshore, you’re agreeing to our cookie practices as outlined above. You’re free to control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers give you options to block, remove, or get notified about cookies. Just keep in mind, disabling them might impact your experience on spoonandshore and other sites, too.
Changes to this policy
We may update this privacy policy as our practices shift, we add new features, or new legal requirements kick in. Whenever something significant changes, we’ll let you know right on spoonandshore’s homepage or by posting a special reminder.
You can always see when this policy was last updated at the top of the page. It’s a good idea to check back from time to time to stay up to date with how we keep your data safe.
Contact
If you’ve got questions, want to raise a concern, or need anything clarified about our privacy policy, you can always reach out. Just send us an email at legal@spoonandshore.com. spoonandshore genuinely values your feedback, and we're happy to chat if you need help.
Conclusion
Thanks for taking the time to go through spoonandshore’s privacy policy. By using our site, you’re agreeing to the privacy standards we’ve described above. We hope we’ve helped you feel secure, so you can relax and enjoy our recipes. We really appreciate your trust—happy cooking!