Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 12 Oct 2024

Welcome to Top Hot Recipes ! This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you interact with our website at https://tophotrecipes.com. We are committed to ensuring your privacy is protected. Please read this policy carefully to understand how we handle your data.

1. Who We Are

Welcome to Top Hot Recipes! Our website address is: https://tophotrecipes.com. Top Hot Recipes is a culinary blog designed to inspire and guide food enthusiasts of all levels. For any privacy concerns, please feel free to contact us via email at [email protected].

2. What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It

We collect the following types of personal data:

Personal Information: When you subscribe to our newsletter, leave comments, or contact us, we may collect personal details such as your name and email address.
Transactional Data: For any purchases made through the site (if applicable), we may collect billing and shipping details.
Technical Data: We collect data such as your IP address, browser type, and device details to improve your experience and for analytics purposes. This may also include cookies, tracking data, and usage patterns.

We collect this data for the following purposes:

To provide you with services, including our recipes and blog content.
To manage comments and prevent spam.
To communicate with you, including responding to inquiries or sending newsletters.
To analyze website traffic and improve performance.

3. Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you’re using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible to the public alongside your comment.

4. Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images on the site.

5. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance your experience. Cookies are small files stored on your device. You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings.

If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience, so you don’t need to re-enter them for future comments. These cookies last for one year.
We use temporary cookies when you visit the login page to check if your browser accepts cookies. These cookies are deleted when you close your browser.
When you log in, we store cookies with your login details and screen preferences. These cookies last two days for login and one year for screen preferences. If you log out, login cookies are removed.
If you publish or edit an article, a cookie will be saved to your browser with no personal data, which expires after one day.

6. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on Top Hot Recipes may include embedded content, such as videos, images, or articles. Embedded content from other websites behaves as though you’ve visited the original website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content.

7. Analytics

We use analytics services to track and analyze website traffic and usage. This helps us improve the user experience on Top Hot Recipes. You may opt out of tracking by adjusting your browser settings.

8. Who We Share Your Data With

We may share your data with third-party service providers for website hosting, analytics, and email distribution. These service providers are obligated to protect your data in line with this Privacy Policy.

For example, comments submitted may be checked by an automated spam detection service.

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal data to outside parties, except for trusted partners who assist in operating our website or conducting our business, and they must keep your information confidential.

9. How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically.
For registered users (if applicable), we store personal information provided in their user profiles indefinitely. Users can edit or delete their personal information at any time (except their username). Website administrators can also edit and view this information.

10. What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments on our site, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you’ve provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, except data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

11. Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service, and some data may be transferred outside the European Union. We ensure that such transfers comply with applicable data protection laws, such as the EU’s GDPR.

12. How We Protect Your Data

We take reasonable steps to secure your data, including encryption and regular security reviews. We also use two-factor authentication and limit access to personal data to authorized personnel only.

13. What Data Breach Procedures We Have in Place

In the event of a data breach, we will notify affected users and relevant authorities within the legally required timeframe. We also have internal systems for detecting and managing potential breaches.

14. What Third Parties We Receive Data From

If we receive information about you from third parties (e.g., advertisers or analytics providers), we will use it in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

15. Contact Information

For any privacy concerns, please contact us:

Email: [email protected]