Privacy Policy & Cookie Policy

Welcome to Mery Voice Recipes (meryvoicerecipes.com). Your privacy is of paramount importance to us. This Privacy Policy document describes the types of personal and non-personal information collected, recorded, and utilized by Mery Voice Recipes, as well as how we safeguard your data in compliance with international privacy regulations including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

1. Information We Collect

When you browse Mery Voice Recipes, we may collect information in two ways: information you provide voluntarily and information collected automatically through standard web protocols.

• Voluntarily Provided Information: When you subscribe to our recipe newsletter (Meal Club) or contact us via our contact form or direct email, we collect your name, email address, and the contents of your message.
• Automatically Collected Log Data: Like most web platforms, our servers automatically log standard technical data when you visit. This may include your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, referring/exit pages, operating system, timestamp, and pages visited.
• Local Storage: We use your browser's local storage solely to store your site preferences (such as light/dark mode preference and your saved favorite recipes) locally on your device.

2. Cookies and Web Beacons

Mery Voice Recipes uses cookies to store information about visitors' preferences, record user-specific information on which pages the user accesses or visits, and customize web page content based on visitors' browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. Detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers' respective websites.

3. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising

Google is one of the third-party vendors on our site. Google uses cookies, commonly known as DoubleClick DART cookies, to serve ads to our site visitors based upon their visit to meryvoicerecipes.com and other sites on the internet.

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to your website or other websites.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
• Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
• Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info or the Network Advertising Initiative.

4. Web Analytics

We use privacy-friendly web analytics (such as Vercel Web Analytics) to understand aggregate visitor trends, measure page performance, and improve our recipe loading speeds. These analytics collect anonymized metrics without tracking individual user identities across multiple domains.

5. Affiliate Disclosure & External Links

Our website may contain links to external websites, including official social media channels (YouTube, Facebook) and recommended kitchen tools. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. Note that these external sites are not operated by us; therefore, we strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of these websites. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

6. GDPR Privacy Rights (Data Protection for EU/EEA Users)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights under the GDPR, including:

• The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict or object to processing: You have the right to request that we restrict or cease the processing of your personal data.
• The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you.

7. CCPA Privacy Rights (California Consumer Privacy Act)

Under the CCPA, California consumers have the right to:

• Request that a business disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.
• Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business collected.
• Request that a business that sells a consumer's personal data, not sell the consumer's personal data. (Please note: We do NOT sell personal data).

8. Children's Information (COPPA Compliance)

Protecting children's privacy online is especially important. Mery Voice Recipes does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We advise you to review this page periodically for any changes. Any updates become effective immediately upon being posted on this page.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please reach out to us at:

• Website: meryvoicerecipes.com/contact.html
• Email: meryoffaith@gmail.com
• YouTube: @tasteofempires