Privacy Policy
inspirecipe (“we,” “us,” “our”) is a multilingual recipe reference site. This policy explains what information we collect when you visit inspirecipe.com, how we use it, and the choices you have — including the cookies used for analytics and advertising. We keep it plain, because a privacy policy nobody can read protects nobody.
Information we collect
We do not ask you to create an account, and we do not sell personal information. Most of what we collect is standard technical data your browser sends to any website:
Usage data — the pages you view, the links you click, referring pages, and how long you stay, collected in aggregate through analytics. Device and browser information — browser type and version, operating system, screen size, and language preference. Approximate location and IP address — your IP address is processed to deliver the page, guard against abuse, and derive a coarse (country/region-level) location for analytics and advertising.
If you subscribe to our newsletter, we store the email address you provide so we can send it. If you rate a recipe, we store the numeric rating. We do not attach your name or identity to either.
How we use your information
We use the information above to serve and render pages, remember your language, measure which recipes are useful, keep the site secure and free of abuse, and — where advertising is enabled — to show ads that help fund the site. We do not use it to build a marketing profile of you by name, and we do not sell it.
Cookies and similar technologies
Cookies are small files a site stores in your browser. We and our third-party providers use cookies and similar technologies (such as local storage and pixels) for two purposes: analytics (understanding aggregate traffic so we can improve the site) and advertising (measuring and, where enabled, personalizing ads).
You can control or delete cookies in your browser settings, and you can block them entirely — the recipes will still work, though some preferences (like your chosen language) may not be remembered.
Advertising and third-party ad cookies
We may display advertising served by Google, including through Google AdSense. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites.
Google’s use of advertising cookies — including the DoubleClick cookie — enables Google and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to inspirecipe and/or other sites on the internet. These advertising cookies are set and read by the ad networks, not by us, and may collect information such as your IP address, device identifiers, and the pages you view.
You can opt out of personalized advertising using the controls below.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager (Google) and Ahrefs Web Analytics to understand aggregate, non-identifying traffic patterns — which pages are visited, from where, and on what devices. These services may set their own cookies or use similar identifiers. We use their reports only in aggregate; we do not use them to identify individual visitors by name.
Data retention
Analytics and advertising data are retained according to the providers’ own retention schedules. Newsletter email addresses are kept until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete them. Recipe ratings are kept in aggregate. We keep personal data no longer than we need it for the purposes described here.
Your privacy rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, or delete the personal data we hold about you, to object to or restrict certain processing, and to withdraw consent. Because we hold very little identifiable data, the most common request is simply to remove a newsletter email — you can do that from any newsletter, or by contacting us. To make any request, email us at the address in the Contact section; we will respond within the time required by applicable law.
Children’s privacy
inspirecipe is a general-audience cooking site and is not directed to children under 13 (or the minimum age of digital consent in your country). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.
AI-assisted content
In the interest of transparency: recipes and photos on inspirecipe are created with AI assistance and organized under editorial personas, not written by the named individuals as real people. This disclosure is about how our content is made; it does not change how we handle your data, described above.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy as the site evolves or as laws change. When we do, we revise the “Last updated” date at the top. Material changes will be reflected here; please review the page periodically.
How to contact us
Questions about this policy or your data? Email us at the address on our Contact page and we’ll help.
Your ad choices
You can opt out of personalized advertising at any time: