Privacy Policy for I've Been Cooking

1. Introduction

"I've Been Cooking" ("we," "our," or "us") operates the website ivebeen.cooking and related services, including our Pinterest app. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle information in relation to our website and services.

2. Information Collection

We collect minimal information necessary to operate our website and services. This may include:

• Usage data (e.g., pages visited, time spent on site)
• Cookies for site functionality and analytics

We do not collect personally identifiable information unless explicitly provided by you (e.g., if you contact us).

3. Analytics and Marketing Tools

We use various analytics and marketing tools to improve our website and services, including:

• Microsoft Clarity and Microsoft Advertising
• Google Analytics
• Klaviyo
• Other similar analytics and marketing tools

These tools capture how you use and interact with our website through behavioral metrics, heatmaps, session replay, and other tracking technologies. This helps us improve and market our products/services, determine the popularity of content, optimize site performance, enhance security, prevent fraud, and deliver targeted advertising.

Website usage data is captured using first and third-party cookies and other tracking technologies. For more information about how these services collect and use your data, please refer to their respective privacy policies:

• Microsoft Privacy Statement
• Google Privacy Policy
• Klaviyo Privacy Policy

4. Use of Information

We use collected information to:

• Improve our website and services
• Analyze usage patterns
• Respond to user inquiries
• Optimize site performance
• Enhance security and prevent fraud
• Deliver targeted advertising
• Personalize user experience
• Conduct email marketing campaigns

5. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or rent users' personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners and trusted affiliates.

6. Data Security

We adopt appropriate data collection, storage, and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your personal information and data stored on our website.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access any personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of any inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your information

8. Pinterest App

Our Pinterest app is used solely to share our own content on Pinterest. This app:

• Does not collect or store any personal information from Pinterest users
• Is used only to post our recipe content to our Pinterest board
• Does not interact with or access Pinterest users' data

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify users of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: