Privacy Policy

Effective date: March 4, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Global Recipe Journal By Rakan Bakhashwain (“Global Recipe Journal,” “we,” “us,” “our”) collects, uses, and shares information when you visit our website (the “Site”).

1) Information We Collect

A) Information you provide

  • Contact messages: If you use our “Contact Us” form, you may provide your name, email address, and message content. We use this only to respond to you.
  • Comments: If you post a comment using Blogger Comments, the information you submit is processed through Blogger/Google systems.

B) Information collected automatically

  • Log data: Like most sites, we may receive information such as IP address, device/browser type, pages visited, and timestamps.
  • Cookies & similar technologies: We and our partners (such as Google) may use cookies or similar technologies for ads, analytics, and site functionality.

2) How We Use Information

  • To operate and improve the Site and its performance.
  • To respond to inquiries you send us.
  • To measure traffic and usage patterns via analytics (including Google Analytics 4).
  • To display advertising (including Google AdSense).
  • To protect against spam, abuse, and security issues.

3) Advertising (Google AdSense) & Cookies

We display ads on the Site, including ads provided by Google. Advertising partners may use cookies or similar technologies to:

  • Serve ads, measure ad performance, and prevent fraud.
  • Show more relevant ads where permitted (personalized ads), depending on your location, consent status, and Google settings.

Your choices:

EEA/UK/Switzerland notice: In certain regions (such as the EEA/UK/Switzerland), consent may be requested before storing or accessing cookies for ads/measurement, depending on legal requirements and the tools in use.

4) Analytics (GA4)

We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand how visitors use the Site (for example: which pages are visited and how the Site performs).

  • We do not intentionally send personally identifiable information (PII) to Google Analytics.
  • If you want to opt out of Google Analytics tracking across websites, Google provides an opt-out browser add-on: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

5) Google Translate Widget

The Site may offer translation via the Google Translate widget. Translations are provided for convenience and may not be fully accurate. Using translation features may involve processing by Google.

6) AI-Assisted Content

Some text and/or images may be created or improved with the assistance of AI tools. This does not mean we collect additional personal data from you for that purpose. We aim for accuracy, but AI-assisted content can contain errors, so please verify critical details (especially ingredients and food safety steps).

7) Sharing of Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information in limited ways:

  • Service providers/partners: Such as Google services used for hosting (Blogger), ads (AdSense), analytics (GA4), and translation (Google Translate).
  • Legal/security: If required by law or to protect rights, safety, and security.

8) Data Retention

We keep contact messages only as long as needed to respond and maintain reasonable records. Comments are retained according to Blogger/Google settings and availability.

9) Children’s Privacy

The Site is intended for a general audience and is not specifically directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, please contact us and we will take reasonable steps to address it.

10) Security

We use reasonable measures to protect the Site, but no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.

11) Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Effective date” above reflects the latest version.

Contact

If you have privacy questions or requests, contact us here:

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