Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

In Home Recipes is a food blog operated by private individuals located at 140 McMurray Rd, Buellton, CA 93427. We publish original recipes, cooking guides, and related content for informational purposes. We do not sell products, meal kits, or subscriptions. We do not provide nutritional counseling, dietary advice, or any form of medical guidance. Contact: contact@inhomerecipes.com | +1 (805) 344-5563.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information in two ways: information you provide directly, and information collected automatically when you use the site.

Information you provide directly includes your name, email address, phone number, and the content of any message you send through the contact form on this site. We do not collect payment information. We do not create user accounts.

Information collected automatically includes your IP address, browser type and version, device type, operating system, referring URL, pages viewed, and the date and time of your visit. This information is collected through cookies and similar tracking technologies. See Section 5 for details on cookies.

Information we do not collect: We do not collect sensitive personal information such as social security numbers, government ID numbers, health information, financial account numbers, biometric data, or geolocation data beyond approximate location inferred from IP address.

3. How We Use the Information We Collect

Information you provide through the contact form is used solely to respond to your inquiry. We do not add you to any mailing list without your explicit consent. We do not sell, rent, or trade your contact information to any third party.

Automatically collected information is used to understand how visitors use the site, to improve content and navigation, to maintain the technical operation of the site, and to detect and address security issues. We may use this information in aggregate, anonymized form to understand general traffic patterns.

We do not use your information for automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (US State Privacy Laws)

For visitors in states with applicable privacy laws, including California (CCPA/CPRA), Virginia (VCDPA), Colorado (CPA), Connecticut (CTDPA), and Texas (TDPSA), we process personal information on the following bases:

Contact form data is processed to fulfill your request for communication, which constitutes a legitimate purpose under applicable law. Analytical and operational data is processed based on our legitimate interest in operating a functional and secure website. Where we use non-essential cookies, we rely on your consent, which you may withdraw at any time through our cookie consent tool.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

This site uses cookies. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use the following categories of cookies:

Strictly necessary cookies are required for the basic operation of the site, including remembering your cookie consent preferences. These cannot be disabled.

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the site. These are non-essential and are only placed with your consent. We may use services such as Google Analytics, which processes data in accordance with Google's own privacy policies.

You may manage your cookie preferences at any time using the cookie consent banner that appears at the top of this site. You may also control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect site functionality.

6. Third-Party Services

We may use third-party services including Google Analytics for website traffic analysis and Google Maps for displaying our location on the contact page. These services have their own privacy policies and data practices. We encourage you to review those policies.

We do not use third-party advertising networks that place behavioral advertising cookies on this site. We do not participate in data broker networks. We do not sell personal information to any third party, as defined under the CCPA and other applicable laws.

We embed a Google Maps iframe on our contact page. Google may collect data through this embed in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy, available at policies.google.com/privacy.

7. Your Rights Under US Privacy Law

Depending on the state in which you reside, you may have rights including: the right to know what personal information we have collected about you; the right to request deletion of your personal information; the right to correct inaccurate personal information; the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information (we do not sell or share personal information); and the right to non-discrimination for exercising these rights.

California residents have additional rights under the CCPA/CPRA, including the right to limit the use of sensitive personal information (we do not collect sensitive personal information) and the right to appeal a denial of a rights request.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@inhomerecipes.com. We will respond within the timeframes required by applicable law (45 days for most US state laws, with one possible extension of an additional 45 days where reasonably necessary).

8. Data Retention

Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to respond to the inquiry and for a reasonable period thereafter for record-keeping purposes, not to exceed twelve months from the date of receipt unless a longer period is required by law.

Analytics data is retained in accordance with the retention settings configured in our analytics platform, generally not exceeding twenty-six months. Anonymized or aggregated data may be retained indefinitely.

9. Children's Privacy

This website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately at contact@inhomerecipes.com and we will take steps to delete that information promptly. This site complies with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or operational needs. When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of the site after a policy update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

For questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at contact@inhomerecipes.com or by mail at 140 McMurray Rd, Buellton, CA 93427.