At HowToDoRecipes.com, your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you interact with our website.
Comments
When you leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string. This information is used to help detect and filter spam.
We may use the Gravatar service to display profile pictures next to comments. Gravatar uses a hashed version of your email address to check if you have a profile picture associated. You can view their privacy policy here: https://howtodorecipes.com. After your comment is approved, your Gravatar profile image may appear publicly.
Media
If you upload images to the site, please ensure they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may download and extract location data from uploaded images.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience, so you don’t have to re-enter your details for future comments. These cookies last for one year.
If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
Upon login, we set cookies to save your login information and screen preferences:
- Login cookies last for two days
- “Remember Me” login lasts for two weeks
- Screen preference cookies last for one year
If you log out, the login cookies are removed. If you edit or publish an article, a cookie will be saved in your browser indicating the post ID. It contains no personal data and expires in 24 hours.
Embedded Content
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) from external websites. Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you visited the external site directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content—especially if you are logged into their platform.
Sharing of Personal Data
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
Data Retention
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This helps us recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
For users who register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal data at any time—except for their username, which cannot be changed. Website administrators may also access and update that information.
Your Data Rights
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you. You may also request the deletion of that data. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for legal, administrative, or security reasons.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.