Privacy Policy

Effective Date: April 27, 2024

Welcome to ThePastaRecipes.com (“we,” “our,” “us”). Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.thepastarecipes.com (“Site”). Please read this policy carefully. By accessing or using our Site, you agree to the terms outlined in this Privacy Policy.

1. Who We Are

ThePastaRecipes.com is operated by Freya Bousari, located in Austin, Texas. You can contact us via email at [email protected].

2. What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It

We collect various types of information to provide and improve our services to you:

a. Personal Identification Information:

  • Name: When you subscribe to our newsletter or leave a comment.
  • Email Address: For newsletter subscriptions, comments, and responding to inquiries.
  • Contact Information: If you reach out via our contact forms.

b. Non-Personal Identification Information:

  • Browser Type, Operating System, Access Times, Pages Viewed: Collected through cookies and analytics to understand how users interact with our Site.

c. Cookies and Tracking Technologies:

  • Cookies: Used to enhance your browsing experience, remember your preferences, and analyze site traffic.
  • Web Beacons and Pixels: Utilized for tracking the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns and gathering analytics data.

d. User-Generated Content:

  • Comments and Feedback: Information you provide when leaving comments or feedback on our blog posts.

e. Sensitive Personal Data:

  • Health-Related Data: We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal data related to health.

3. Comments

When visitors leave comments on the Site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

Collected Information:

  • Name
  • Email Address
  • Website (optional)
  • Comment Content

4. Media

If you upload images or other media files to the Site, the information contained in those files will be accessible by other users and thus is public.

5. Contact Forms

Our Site includes contact forms that allow you to communicate with us directly.

Collected Information:

  • Name
  • Email Address
  • Message Content

Retention Period:

  • Contact form submissions are retained for six months for customer service purposes and are not used for marketing.

6. Cookies

We use cookies to improve your experience on our Site. Cookies are small data files stored on your device that help us understand how you use our Site and customize your experience.

Types of Cookies We Use:

  • Essential Cookies: Necessary for the operation of our Site.
  • Performance Cookies: Help us analyze Site usage to improve performance.
  • Functionality Cookies: Remember your preferences and settings.
  • Advertising Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements.

You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.

7. Analytics

We use Google Analytics to track and analyze website traffic and user behavior. This helps us understand how visitors interact with our Site and improve our content and services.

User Opt-Out:

Privacy Policy Link:

8. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors andUnable to generate a response due to content filter violations.