1) Information We Collect

• Account information: username, email, and optional profile details.
• User content: recipes, photos, comments, ratings, and related metadata.
• Technical data: IP address, device and browser info, log files, and usage analytics.
• Cookies & similar technologies: for authentication, preferences, performance, and analytics.

2) How We Use Your Data

• Operate, maintain, and improve the platform and user experience.
• Publish and display user-submitted recipes and interactions.
• Personalize content, recommendations, and features.
• Moderate content and enforce community standards and Terms.
• Communicate important notices about your account or service updates.
• Protect security, prevent fraud/abuse, and ensure platform integrity.

3) Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to keep you signed in, remember preferences, measure performance, and analyze traffic. You may control cookies via your browser, but certain features may not function properly if cookies are disabled.

4) Content Ownership & Retention

Recipes and media you publish remain part of the Granny Zen Kitchen community. By submitting content you grant us a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, reproduce, display, and distribute your content across our services and promotional channels.

Deleting your account does not remove previously published recipes or public interactions (e.g., comments/ratings). This preserves community value and recipe continuity, as described in our Terms & Conditions.

5) When We Share Data

We do not sell your personal information. We may share limited data with:

• Service providers who support hosting, analytics, security, email delivery, or customer support.
• Authorities, when required to comply with the law or valid legal process.
• Other users, but only information you choose to make public (e.g., recipes, comments, profile name/avatar).

6) Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information. However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7) Your Rights & Choices

• Access & Update: You can review and update your account information in your profile settings.
• Deletion: You may request account deletion. As noted, published recipes and public content remain after account deletion.
• Cookies: Manage cookie preferences via your browser settings.
• Contact: You can request info about the data we hold or ask questions via the Contact page.

8) Children’s Privacy

The platform is not intended for children under the age applicable in your jurisdiction for online consent. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child without appropriate consent, we will take steps to delete it.

9) International Transfers

Depending on your location and our infrastructure/providers, your data may be processed in other countries. We take steps designed to ensure appropriate protections consistent with applicable laws.

10) Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Effective date” reflects the latest version. Continued use after updates constitutes acceptance of the revised Policy.

11) Contact Us

Questions or requests about this Privacy Policy? Reach us via the Contact page. For urgent matters, include “Privacy Inquiry” in the subject.