GDPR Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 21/01/2025 GDPR Privacy Policy

Welcome to HappierRecipes.com . This Privacy Policy describes how Happier Recipes collects, uses, and shares your personal information in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). By using our Website, you agree to the terms outlined below.

1. Who We Are

Happier Recipes

We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled responsibly.

2. Personal Data We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

  • Contact Details: Name, email address, and any other data you include when contacting us or subscribing to newsletters.
  • User-Generated Content: Comments, recipe reviews, or other content you voluntarily submit.

2.2 Information Automatically Collected

  • Device & Usage Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, and pages visited.
  • Cookies & Tracking: We use cookies and similar technologies to remember your preferences and analyze site performance.

3. Why We Collect Your Data

We collect your personal data for several purposes:

  1. Site Functionality
    • To display content, manage user accounts, and maintain security.
  2. Communication
    • To respond to inquiries, send newsletters, and provide updates about new recipes or features (based on your consent).
  3. Analytics & Improvement
    • To understand how users interact with our Website, thereby helping us improve design, content, and user experience (based on our legitimate interests).
  4. Legal Compliance
    • To fulfill our obligations under applicable laws and regulations.

Under the GDPR, we process your data based on:

  • Consent: For newsletters, marketing emails, or where you explicitly agree to share your data.
  • Legitimate Interests: For site functionality, analytics, and security measures.
  • Legal Obligations: Where processing is necessary for compliance with EU or member state law.

5. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, track user sessions, and gather analytical data. You can manage or disable cookies via your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may limit certain features or functionality on our Website.

6. Data Sharing & Disclosure

We do not sell or rent your personal data. However, we may share information with:

  1. Service Providers
    • Third-party vendors (e.g., hosting, analytics) who help us operate the Website.
  2. Legal Obligations
    • Authorities or law enforcement, if required by law or to protect our legal rights.
  3. Business Transfers
    • In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your data may be part of such a transaction.

7. International Data Transfers

Your data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Nonetheless, we ensure that appropriate safeguards (such as Standard Contractual Clauses) are in place to protect your data.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by law. Once your data is no longer needed, we securely erase or anonymize it.

9. Your GDPR Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access: Request a copy of your personal data.
  • Rectification: Update or correct inaccurate information.
  • Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): Ask us to delete your data when it is no longer needed.
  • Restriction: Limit how we process your data in certain situations.
  • Data Portability: Obtain your data in a commonly used format.
  • Objection: Opt out of certain types of data processing or direct marketing.
  • Withdraw Consent: Where consent is the legal basis, withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please email us at [email protected]. We will respond in accordance with GDPR timelines and guidelines.

10. Security Measures

We use appropriate security measures (e.g., SSL encryption, secure hosting) to protect your data. Nevertheless, no method of online transmission is entirely foolproof, so you share data at your own risk.

11. Updates to This Policy

We may modify this GDPR Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this page. By continuing to use the Website, you agree to the revised policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or wish to exercise any GDPR rights, contact us at:

Happier Recipes
[email protected]

We value your trust and will make every effort to address any inquiries or requests promptly.