General Introduction
seasonedstates is all about making recipes easy and enjoyable for everyone. We skip user accounts and don't gather your info directly. That means we never share or sell anything personal about you.
Still, we use some outside services to help make seasonedstates better. You'll see things like site analytics, targeted advertising, and videos—these may collect certain data automatically. In this privacy policy, we'll walk you through what data might be picked up by these tools, how it's used, and what seasonedstates does to safeguard your privacy as you browse our site.
Third-party services used
To keep seasonedstates running well and offer you recipes at no cost, we rely on a few third-party providers. These help us learn how folks use the site, pay for our work with ads, and let us enhance pages with embedded video content. Below are the main services seasonedstates uses:
- Cloudflare Analytics: Cloudflare helps us track how the site performs and spot issues, all without using cookies to pinpoint you. The info collected, like your IP address or how you browse, is aggregated and doesn’t identify you personally.
- YouTube: Occasionally, we embed clips hosted on YouTube right on seasonedstates. Watching these videos can place YouTube/Google cookies that measure views and playback. If you’re signed in to Google, your watching might be tied to your profile, but seasonedstates never sees any of this info. For details, check YouTube/Google’s privacy guidelines.
- Google Analytics: This Google-powered tool gathers anonymous stats about who visits, which pages are seen, or how long you stay. It helps us spot your favorite recipes and how to improve seasonedstates. Google Analytics operates with cookies, but seasonedstates doesn't handle or collect data that could personally name you.
- Google AdSense: Google AdSense lets us display ads to fund our free content. Cookies might keep track of your interests to show you more fitting ads. We don’t have access to personal details Google may use for ad targeting. If you want to learn more, see Google's privacy terms.
Cookies and consent
Cookies are brief text files saved to your device when you stop by a website. Both seasonedstates and some third-party services use cookies to make your visit smoother:
- Advertising cookies: These come from Google AdSense and let us show ads based on what you like or browse for. They help make ads you see more relevant to you.
- Analytics cookies: Google Analytics and Cloudflare Analytics both use cookies to gather general info on how our visitors use seasonedstates. We look at group trends, not individuals—this helps us boost our content and website speed.
- Functional cookies: Some cookies are key to making the site work right, like remembering your chosen language or cookie preferences. If you turn them off, you might lose some features.
By using seasonedstates, you agree to these cookies being used as described. You can always limit or delete cookies from your browser settings. Most browsers let you block or erase cookies, or get a warning before they're added. Keep in mind that turning off cookies could change how seasonedstates and other sites work for you.
Changes to this policy
Our privacy policy may change over time. We'll update this page if we tweak our data practices, use new service providers, or need to meet new legal rules. When something major changes, we'll highlight it on seasonedstates—such as a homepage alert or a special notice.
The last revision date right at the top tells you when this policy was last refreshed. We suggest you check back here regularly to stay up to date on how seasonedstates protects your privacy.
Contact
If you’ve got questions, concerns, or want to ask about our privacy approach, just reach out. Drop us an email at legal@seasonedstates.com. seasonedstates is always happy to hear from you and help clarify anything you need.
Conclusion
Thanks for reading through seasonedstates's privacy details. By using our site, you're agreeing to our data and privacy approach as explained above. We hope this policy gives you peace of mind so you can enjoy every recipe here. Thanks for being with us and happy cooking!