PRIVACY POLICY

The Food Aunt
Effective Date: December 7, 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how The Food Aunt collects, uses, stores, and protects personal information from visitors of thefoodaunt.com.

Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal data:
• Name and email address when voluntarily submitted (comments, newsletter signup, forms)
• Log data such as IP address, browser type, pages visited, and timestamps
• Cookies and tracking technologies used for analytics and advertising
• Information collected by third-party advertisers such as Google AdSense

How We Use Your Information

The Food Aunt uses personal data for:
• Website functionality and performance
• Responding to inquiries and communication
• Sending newsletters and updates (with consent)
• Improving content and user experience
• Analytics and advertising personalization
• Protecting the website against misuse or security threats

Cookies & Tracking

The Food Aunt uses:
• Essential cookies for website operation
• Analytics cookies (Google Analytics or similar)
• Advertising cookies from networks such as Google AdSense
• Third-party tracking to measure ad performance

Users may disable cookies through their browser settings.

Third-Party Disclosure

We may share non-personal aggregated data with:
• Advertising networks
• Analytics providers
• Service providers supporting site operations

We do NOT sell personal data.

Google AdSense & Advertising Partners

The Food Aunt uses Google AdSense, which may use cookies such as the DoubleClick cookie to:
• Serve personalized ads
• Track ad engagement
• Provide interest-based advertising

Users can opt out of personalized ads through Google’s Ads Settings.

Data Protection & Security

We implement technical and organizational measures to safeguard personal data, including encryption where appropriate and restricted access to administrative systems.

International Data Transfers

Data may be processed or stored on servers located outside your country. We ensure all transfers comply with applicable data protection laws.

Children’s Privacy

The Food Aunt does not knowingly collect data from children under 13. If such data is discovered, it will be deleted promptly.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may request:
• Access to your data
• Correction of inaccurate data
• Deletion of personal information
• Restriction of processing
• Withdrawal of consent for marketing

Requests may be sent to admin@thefoodaunt.com.

Changes to This Policy

The Food Aunt may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Updates will be posted with a revised effective date.

Contact

For privacy questions or data requests:
admin@thefoodaunt.com