General Introduction
homecooktales is all about easy, friendly cooking. There aren't any user accounts here, so we never ask for your personal info. We also never share or sell data about our visitors.
Still, some data might get collected automatically by services we use to enhance your visit—like website analytics, personalized ads, or embedded videos. This privacy policy walks you through exactly what happens, and how homecooktales keeps your privacy safe while you browse the site.
Third-party services used
homecooktales relies on various third-party services to keep the site running smoothly and recipes free for everyone. These partners let us track site stats, display ads, and share videos. Here are the main platforms we use:
- YouTube: Sometimes you'll find embedded videos from YouTube on homecooktales. YouTube, owned by Google, uses cookies to keep track of video views and usage stats (like total plays). If you're signed into Google, YouTube can connect this info to your Google profile, but homecooktales doesn't see any of that. For more details, check out Google’s privacy documentation.
- Cloudflare Analytics: Cloudflare helps us track website performance and traffic, all without storing cookies that pinpoint your identity. They gather broad data (like IP address or browsing behavior), which is grouped and never tied to you as an individual. This lets us spot any issues and keep our site speedy and secure.
- Google AdSense: We show ads with Google AdSense, which keeps homecooktales free. Cookies might be placed to match ads to what you like or browse. homecooktales doesn't have access to the private info Google uses for ad targeting. You can learn more from Google’s privacy info.
- Google Analytics: This tool from Google collects anonymous visitor info (like page views and time on site), helping us figure out which recipes you love most and how to improve things. Google Analytics uses cookies, but homecooktales never sees anything that could identify you.
Cookies and consent
When you visit homecooktales, cookies—tiny files saved to your device—may be set by us or our partners. Here's how homecooktales and these services use cookies to enhance your browsing:
- Advertising cookies: Set by Google AdSense to choose and personalize ads based on what you may be interested in.
- Analytics cookies: Used by both Cloudflare Analytics and Google Analytics to understand site traffic and usage. All stats are grouped together and help us update content and improve performance, but nothing points back to you.
- Functional cookies: These are essential for basic site features, like hanging on to your language selection or any consent choices. Without them, parts of homecooktales might not operate as expected.
By using homecooktales, you're letting us use cookies as outlined above. If you'd like, you can clear or control cookies anytime via your browser settings. Most browsers let you block, erase, or get warned before cookies are set. Just keep in mind, turning off cookies could affect how homecooktales—plus other sites—work for you.
Changes to this policy
Our privacy policy could get updated now and then. If our data handling methods change, we adopt new services, or regulations change, we'll update this page and let you know—such as a message on homecooktales’s homepage or a specific notice.
The revision date shown above tells you when this policy was last changed. It's a good idea to check back occasionally so you stay up to speed with how your information is handled on homecooktales.
Contact
Got any questions, feedback, or requests about this privacy policy? We'd love to hear from you. Just shoot an email to legal@homecooktales.com. homecooktales is always happy to connect and help answer your concerns.
Conclusion
Thank you for reading our privacy policy. When you use homecooktales, you're agreeing to these privacy practices that keep your info safe. We hope this gives you peace of mind and helps you enjoy our recipes worry-free. Thanks for trusting homecooktales, and happy cooking!