Privacy Policy

Welcome to RecipeNest ("we", "our", "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected thereto (collectively, the “Site”). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

• Personal Data: When you register an account using Google Sign-In, we collect personal information such as your name, email address, and profile picture as provided by your Google account. When you use the contact form, we collect your name, email address, and message content.
• User Activity Data: We collect information about your activity on the Site to provide personalized features and improve our services. This includes recipes you save, reviews you write, recipes you "like," your login history (streaks), progress within RecipeNest Worlds (e.g., completed lessons), AI-generated suggestions you request, and your friend connections.
• Recipe Click Data: To understand which recipes are popular, we collect data on the recipes you click on. This may be associated with your user account if you are logged in.
• Search Data: To improve our site and understand user interests, we may collect and store search terms you enter into the search bar. If you are logged in, this search query may be associated with your user account ID.
• Derivative Data: Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site.

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:

• Create and manage your account.
• Enable user-to-user communications and interactions, such as saving recipes and managing friend lists.
• Provide personalized features like login streaks and progress tracking.
• Respond to your comments, questions, and support requests.
• Improve our website and offerings by analyzing search trends, recipe popularity, and user interests.
• Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Site.

We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience.

• What are cookies? Cookies are small text files stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are used to remember your preferences and actions over a period of time.
• Website Analytics: We partner with Google Analytics to allow tracking technologies on the Site through the use of third-party cookies. This helps us analyze and track users’ use of the Site to determine the popularity of certain content and better understand online activity.
• Opting Out: You can opt-out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can remove or reject cookies in your browser’s settings, but be aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of the Site.

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data that we hold.
• Right to Correction: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• Right to Deletion: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, including your account and all associated data, under certain conditions.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our support email. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.

We use Firebase, a Google service, for authentication and database services. Your user data is stored on Firebase servers. By using our site, you agree to Firebase's terms and privacy policy.

We use Google Analytics for tracking user behavior to improve our services. This involves the use of cookies.

RecipeNest is a participant in the AliExpress Affiliate Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to AliExpress.com. When you click on and/or make a purchase through a link to an affiliate product on our site, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: support@the-recipe-nest.com