Privacy Policy

Diane Recipes found at https://dianerecipes.com/ (“Website”) is governed by the following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”). The protection of your privacy is important to dianerecipes.com. The purpose of this privacy commitment is to describe how we collect, use, disclose, transfer, and store your data. Please take the time to familiarize yourself with our practices regarding the protection of personal data and do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Information Collection and Use

Information You Provide: We may collect personal information from you, such as your name or email address, when you voluntarily submit it to the Website, for instance, by leaving a comment, subscribing to a newsletter, or filling out a contact form. Additionally, when you create a user profile, you can choose a username, and we will securely store this information. Your password remains encrypted and is not accessible in our records.

Information We Obtain from Others

We may receive information about you from other sources if you link your Facebook, Instagram, and/or Google accounts to your user profile. This may include your name, email address, and profile picture associated with those accounts. The Website also uses the Facebook commenting system, and if you choose to comment on a post, your profile picture will be visible.

Automatically Collected Information

When you access the Website, we automatically collect certain information about your device, such as your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages viewed, and the dates/times of access. We may also gather data on your interactions with the Website, such as links clicked.

Cookies:

The Website may use cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser, to enhance your browsing experience. We utilize both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which remain on your browser until deleted, to personalize your interactions with the Website.

Use of Your Information

We utilise the information we collect in the following ways :

Website Operations: To effectively operate and maintain the Website.
Account Management: To create your account, identify you as a user of the Website, and personalize your experience.
Promotional Communications: To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each promotional email will include instructions on how to opt-out of future mailings.
Administrative Communications: To send you administrative communications, including emails related to your account, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts.
Customer Support: To respond to your comments, inquiries, and provide user support.
Advertising: To track and measure advertising on the Website.
Security: To protect against unauthorized or illegal activities, and to investigate and deter such activities.

Who we share your data with

When you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for verification purposes.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to facilitate the automatic approval of follow-up comments.

For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username, which cannot be changed. Website administrators also have access to and can modify this information.

What rights you have over your data

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