General Introduction
Pinnerplates is a food recipe platform where things stay simple and relaxed. There aren't any accounts to create, and we don't gather your personal details ourselves. That means we never sell or share your personal info.
That said, we do want to be open about how certain outside partners may automatically collect some data to make pinnerplates better for you—think analytics, personalized ads, or embedded videos. This policy's here to walk you through what gets collected, how it works, and the steps pinnerplates takes to keep your info private and secure while you browse around.
Third-party services used
To keep pinnerplates running smoothly and free to use, we team up with several third-party providers. They help us learn about how folks use the site, pay for content with ads, and add things like cooking videos. Below you’ll find a rundown on the third-party tools pinnerplates uses:
- YouTube: Sometimes, you’ll spot a pinnerplates recipe video on the site, hosted through YouTube (owned by Google). Watching these clips can trigger cookies from YouTube/Google to keep track of how many views a video gets or its playback stats. If you’re signed into a Google account, YouTube might connect that viewing with your profile—but pinnerplates never sees or receives any of that info. For more, check out YouTube/Google’s own privacy page.
- Cloudflare Analytics: Cloudflare gives us site traffic and speed stats. They let us monitor performance and catch tech hiccups, all without cookies that identify you personally. The info Cloudflare collects (like an IP address or navigation behavior) gets grouped together, so nobody gets singled out.
- Google AdSense: Through Google’s AdSense, pinnerplates shows ads to help support everything you enjoy for free here. AdSense uses cookies to deliver more relevant ads based on what you browse, but pinnerplates doesn't access or collect your ad personalization data. Want more info? Google’s privacy policy is the spot.
- Google Analytics: This tool, made by Google, helps pinnerplates understand which recipes are a hit and how people find and use our pages. It tracks things like session times or page visits using anonymized data, and sometimes cookies. No personally identifying info is ever passed along to us via Google Analytics.
Cookies and consent
Cookies are those small text files your browser saves when you hop onto a website. At pinnerplates and with our trusted partners, we use cookies for a better browsing experience:
- Advertising cookies: These are from Google AdSense and help show ads that fit what you like. They might take note of your browsing habits to make ads more useful.
- Analytics cookies: Google Analytics and Cloudflare Analytics use these to help us gather stats on how the site’s used. The info is combined and anonymized, helping pinnerplates see what’s working or where to tweak things for smoother performance.
- Functional cookies: They’re the behind-the-scenes helpers that keep pinnerplates working right—like remembering what language you picked or saving your consent choices. Some features just wouldn’t run without them.
By browsing pinnerplates, you’re agreeing to these cookie uses. You’ve always got the option to manage or wipe cookies in your browser’s settings. Most browsers let you block, erase, or get a heads-up before cookies save themselves. Keep in mind, turning off cookies might make pinnerplates or other sites less smooth for you.
Changes to this policy
Sometimes our privacy policy will get an update. Changes may happen whenever we shift our practices, add new features, or need to follow new rules. If there’s a major update, pinnerplates will post a clear alert—look for a message on the homepage or a special notification.
The 'last updated' note at the top shows when these details were most recently refreshed. We recommend swinging by this page from time to time to keep up with how pinnerplates handles privacy.
Contact
Got a question or concern about privacy on pinnerplates? Don’t be shy—just reach out to us! Drop us a line at legal@pinnerplates.com. We love chatting with our users and will always try to answer your questions promptly.
Conclusion
Thanks for giving this privacy policy a read! By sticking around on pinnerplates, you’re letting us follow the steps above to look after your info. We hope this clears things up and gives you peace of mind while you try our recipes. Thanks again for trusting pinnerplates—happy cooking!