This privacy policy details how Wonders of Cooking uses and protects any information that you give while using https://www.wondersofcooking.com/
When you are requested to share personal information for identification purposes while using this website, rest assured that it will be handled in compliance with our privacy policy.
Please note, Wonders of Cooking reserves the right to modify this policy periodically by making updates to this page. It is advisable to review this page occasionally to ensure you agree with any modifications. The current policy was last revised on 3/4/2024 and is effective as of that date.

Disclosure
WondersOfCooking.com (hereby referred to as Website) is dedicated to maintaining your privacy and the protection of your personal information. This Website is a personal blog, written and edited by me (the Owner(s)).
For questions about this Website or its privacy policy, please email madison@WondersOfCooking.com.
This Website accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, affiliate marketing, paid insertions, or other forms of compensation. Any forms of compensation received may influence topics or posts made on this Website. All paid or sponsored content will be clearly identified as such within all posts or advertising space associated with the paid or sponsored content.
The owner(s) of this Website is not compensated to provide opinions on products, services, websites or any other topics. All views and opinions expressed on this Website are purely of the blog owner(s). The owner(s) will only endorse products or services that the owner(s) believe, based on their experience and expertise, are worthy of such endorsement. Any product claim, statistic or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider.
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Privacy Policy
This privacy policy outlines what information is collected on the Website and by its trusted third parties and how that information is used. It also includes your opt-out options. By using this Website, you are consenting to the practices and collection of information detailed in this privacy policy.
What Information Does this Website Collect?
This Website recognizes that the privacy of your personal information is important.
This Website collects information that falls under two categories: (1) information you supply when you subscribe to receive emails or leave comments on the Website, and (2) tracking information or cookies collected as you navigate through the Website.
Does the Website Disclose Information to Outside Parties?
The Website and its owner(s) do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who process information on the Website's behalf and assist in operating the Website, conducting business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. The Website may release your information only when the Website or its Owner(s) believe release is appropriate for compliance with the law, enforcing the Website's policies, or protecting the Website and its owner(s) or others rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
What Does this Website Use Your Information For?
The information collected from you may be used in the following ways:
- To personalize your experience. (Advertisers such as Google AdSense may use your location to show relevant ads. An LA-based bakery ad to someone in California, for example.)
- To improve the Website. (For example, data analytics tools help the owner(s) better understand user feedback and which post topics are the best areas of focus.)
- To give notice of Website updates, promotions, products, or other site features.
(1) Signing Up to Receive Email Newsletters:
When you fill in one of the email subscription opt-in boxes, the Website will send you the weekly email newsletters you signed up for. You will receive 1-2 emails per week sharing the Website's new recipes and posts, news from WondersOfCooking.com, and/or product offers or discounts. If you subscribe to the Website's email newsletters, you consent to the data you share being stored and processed in order to receive the emails. The personal data you share consists of your first name, email address, and IP Address which can also give location information. The data you provide is only used for email communication purposes and is never shared or distributed to any third parties. Your email and personal data information you shared is stored with MailChimp, the Website's email subscription service provider, which has its own privacy policy and levels of security to protect your data. You can read about MailChimp's privacy policy here.
The Website and its Owner(s) track how readers engage, interact and click through the Website's emails. If you wish to opt out of email analytics or no longer wish to receive email newsletters, please click the “unsubscribe” button at the bottom of the email newsletters you receive in your inbox. Once you have unsubscribed from email communications, your personal information will then be erased and any data that shows up in the subscription services reports will then be anonymized.
You can always re-join email communications later on if you wish to, and it will start a brand new contact.
Comments:
Any information that you disclose in a comment form on the Website becomes public information. This information may be used, collected or read by other users on the Website or its Owner(s). Please use caution when disclosing your personal information.
(2) What Information Does the Website Track?
Cookies or Web Beacons:
This Website uses third party advertisements to support the Website. Some of these advertisers may use technology such as cookies and web beacons when they advertise on this Website, which will also send these advertisers (such as Google through the Google AdSense program) information including your IP address, your ISP, the browser you used to visit the Website, and in some cases, whether you have Flash installed. As referenced above, this is generally used for showing certain ads based on location or websites visited (such as showing grocery ads to someone who frequents cooking websites.)
Cookies may be used from time to time to store your personal preferences when visiting the Website. An example of this would be only showing a pop-up menu to you once. If you accept cookies, you can always clear your browser history of cookies later on if you no longer want your preferences stored. The Website does not collect any personally identifiable information from cookies. Read more about how Google AdSense uses cookies on this Website below in the "Advertising Privacy Statement."
You can choose to disable or selectively turn off the Website's cookies or third-party cookies in your browser settings, or by managing preferences in programs such as Norton Internet Security or similar security programs. However, doing so can affect how you are able to interact with the Website as well as other sites. This could include the inability to login to services, programs, or accounts.
For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/.
Web beacons are programming code that may be used on the Website or email newsletters to track how users navigate the Website, count the number of visitors, and monitor email campaign success rates (which emails were opened, which links were clicked.)
Browser Information:
As with most sites, WondersOfCooking.com may gather and store information such as IP addresses, MAC addresses, type of browser, ISP, how you arrived at the Website via referring and exit pages, your operating system, date and time of your visits and click stream data or how you navigate the Website. Tracking user navigation around the Website allows the owner(s) to analyze trends and demographic information about users as a whole. This data is never linked to personal information.
Advertising Privacy Statement:
This Website uses Google AdSense for the purpose of placing advertising on the Website. This Website also uses Google Analytics to understand how users interact with the Website and improve user experience.
When you visit a website that uses Google AdSense, Google Analytics, or has embedded YouTube videos, your web browser automatically sends certain information to Google. Google AdSense uses cookies and tracking technology to collect and process certain data for advertising purposes. This data is used to deliver personalized ads to the user, improve user experience, develop new services, and protect against fraud and abuse. Other data Google AdSense collects includes but is not limited to IP Address, which may give device location information, browsing histories including the page you're on, cookies, website preferences, and device preferences. You can read more about Google AdSense's privacy policy and how they use information here.
You can turn Google ad personalization on or off by visiting your Google ad settings.
If ad personalization is off, Google will not collect or use your information to personalize ads. However, you will still see ads on the Website, and they may not be as useful. Your information can still be used for the purposes Google outlines, such as to protect against fraud or spam and to measure effectiveness of the advertising.
There are several things you can do to control the information that is shared by your device when you visit websites that use Google services. You can read more about that here under "How you can control the information collected by Google on these sites and apps".
You can also read more general information about opting out of data collection at the NAI's (the Network Advertising Initiative) website.
If you still do not wish to share this information with Google, you always can discontinue use of the Website.
Third Party Links
The Website may occasionally include or offer links to other websites including social sharing buttons, links, graphics, or banners. This includes links to other food blogs, such as in a round-up post. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. The Website and its Owner(s) therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. It is your responsibility to review the privacy policies at those websites to ensure you agree with their privacy policies.
Below is a non-exhaustive list of some of the third party sites the Website may reference or link to:
- Amazon privacy policy and data collection. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
- Google AdSense privacy policy and data collection. The Website's advertising network.
- Etsy privacy policy and data collection. The Website links to Etsy to sell digital products made by the Website's Owner(s). The Website directs to this third party for the sale of the product, and therefore does not play a role in the payment processing, order fulfillment, sales tax, collection of data, or anything to do with the sale of the digital product. All sales are conducted through Etsy and fulfilled through Etsy.
- MailChimp privacy policy and data collection. This is the trusted third party source in which all email communications are conducted.
- Pinterest privacy policy and data collection. The Website references and uses Pinterest as a form of social media marketing.
- WordPress privacy policy and data collection. The Website operates on WordPress.org software.
- Google Site Kit Plug-In privacy policy and data collection. The Website uses Google Site Kit for analytic information such as site visits, sessions, pages the user visited, clicks, top performing pages, referral sites, and the country the user resides in.
- MonsterInsights privacy policy and data collection. The Website uses MonsterInsights for analytic information such as site visits, sessions, pages the user visited, clicks, top performing pages, referral sites, and the country the user resides in.
- Cultures for Health As an affiliate, the Website earns a small commission at no extra cost to you from qualifying purchases.
COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance):
The Website, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older. The Website and its Owner(s) care about protecting children’s privacy. We do not knowingly collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. Children who are under 13 should not provide any information about themselves on the internet (including names, email addresses, and phone numbers).
Security
The Website maintains a secured network to prevent loss, alteration or misuse of information that is collected. We make no assurances to you or any third party about the Website's ability to prevent any loss, alteration or misuse of information resulting from a third parties loss, misuse, or alteration of information that is collected.
Visiting the Website From Outside the US
By using the Website, you agree to having your information stored in US based servers and third parties as stated in this Privacy Policy.
Your Consent
By using the Website, you consent to this Disclosure and Privacy Policy.
Changes to the Website's Disclosure and Privacy Policy:
The Website and its Owner(s) reserve the right to change, update, or modify the privacy policy at any time without any notice or as required by applicable laws. All changes will go into effect immediately upon updating this privacy policy and the modification date below. It is your responsibility to read through this privacy policy and any or all of its modifications to determine whether you are still in agreement with its terms.
The Website's disclosure and privacy policy was last updated on May 30th, 2023.