Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Martis Guleryan ("we", "us") handles information when you visit joyfulhomecooking.com (the "Site"). If you have questions, contact us at info@joyfulhomecooking.com.

Information we collect

Information you give us

• Newsletter: your email address and your consent, when you subscribe.
• Contact form and reviews: your name, email address and message or review. Your email is never published.

Information collected automatically

• Server logs: our hosting provider records standard technical data such as IP address, browser type and pages requested, for security and reliability.
• Cookies and similar technologies: only if you accept them, our advertising and analytics partners may set cookies. See our Cookie Policy.
• On-device storage: your saved recipes, preferred units (US or metric) and cookie choice are stored in your own browser using local storage. This information is not sent to us.

How we use information

• To send the newsletter you asked for (every email includes an unsubscribe link).
• To reply to messages and publish reviews you submit.
• To understand which recipes are useful and improve the Site (with your consent).
• To show advertising that helps keep the Site free (with your consent for personalized ads).
• To keep the Site secure and comply with the law.

Third parties

We share information only with service providers that help us run the Site, such as our hosting provider, our email service provider, and — when enabled and only after your consent — Google (AdSense and Google Analytics). When you click a Pinterest "Save" button, you go to Pinterest and its own privacy policy applies. We do not sell your email address.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to this and other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising at Google Ads Settings.

Your choices and rights

• Cookies: choose "Essential only" in Cookie settings (footer) at any time.
• Email: unsubscribe using the link in any newsletter.
• Access and deletion: email us to request a copy or deletion of personal information we hold about you.

US state privacy rights. Depending on where you live (for example California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia or other states with consumer privacy laws), you may have the right to know, access, correct and delete personal information, and to opt out of "sale", "sharing" or targeted advertising. To opt out of targeted advertising on this Site, choose "Essential only" in Cookie settings. To exercise other rights, email us; we will not discriminate against you for doing so.

Children

The Site is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Data retention and security

We keep personal information only as long as needed for the purposes above, and we use reasonable safeguards to protect it. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.

Changes

We may update this policy and will change the "Last updated" date above when we do.