Privacy Policy | Aletia DuPree

Who this policy covers

This Privacy Policy applies to the website and online services operated by Aletia DuPree Homemade, LLC, referred to here as “Aletia DuPree,” “we,” “us,” or “our.” It covers recipe browsing, accounts, saved recipes, comments, communications, consent choices, and any advertising or analytics technology activated on this site.

Links to stores, social networks, television stations, publications, and other websites lead to services with their own privacy practices. This policy does not control those outside services.

Notice at collection

We may collect the following categories of personal information for the purposes shown.

Category	Examples	Primary purposes
Identifiers	Name, email address, account or provider identifier, IP address	Newsletter subscriptions, sign-in, security, support, comments, saved recipes
Content and preferences	Comments, ratings, saved recipes, consent choices	Provide requested features, moderation, remember choices
Internet activity	Browser, device, referring page, pages viewed, interaction timestamps	Security, troubleshooting, audience measurement when allowed
Communications	Messages and information you send to us	Respond to requests and maintain records
Advertising data	Cookie or device identifiers, general location, ad views and interactions	Ad delivery, measurement, fraud prevention when activated and allowed

We do not ask for sensitive personal information such as government identifiers, financial credentials, precise geolocation, health information, or biometric data. Please do not include sensitive information in comments or messages.

How information is collected

From you: when you subscribe to the newsletter, sign in, save a recipe, submit a comment or rating, contact us, or set privacy choices.
From your browser or device: through essential logs, cookies, local storage, and similar technology.
From service providers: including Supabase for community account authentication, hosting and security providers, and analytics or advertising providers you permit.

Why we use information

We use personal information to:

deliver recipes, search, saved recipes, ratings, and moderated comments;
authenticate accounts and protect the site from spam, abuse, and fraud;
respond to questions, requests, and privacy inquiries;
maintain and improve accessibility, reliability, and performance;
understand audience interests when analytics permission is granted;
provide and measure advertising when advertising permission is granted; and
comply with law, enforce terms, and protect legal rights.

Cookies and privacy choices

Essential technology supports security, sign-in, comments, saved recipes, and the storage of your consent choice. Google Analytics and advertising categories are off by default until you choose otherwise. “Accept all,” “Reject optional,” and “Customize” are available with equal access from the consent notice.

You can reopen the controls from the “Open privacy and cookie settings” button on this page or the “Privacy and cookie settings” link in the footer of every page. Clearing browser storage may also clear your selection, in which case the site will ask again.

We recognize the Global Privacy Control signal. When your browser sends it, advertising permission is kept off as an opt-out of sale or sharing for targeted advertising. Basic page counts also honor Global Privacy Control and Do Not Track.

Basic page counts

To improve this website, we count views of public content pages in daily totals by page path. This first-party counter does not use visitor IDs, analytics cookies, fingerprinting, or cross-site tracking. Its database stores only a date, a public page path, and a count; it does not store IP addresses, individual timestamps, referrers, query strings, or browsing histories. Requests pass through our hosting provider, which separately processes technical information to operate and protect the site.

Basic counts are on by default for new visitors. You can turn off “Basic page counts” in Privacy and cookie settings, or select “Reject optional.” We honor earlier analytics rejections and browser Global Privacy Control or Do Not Track signals for this counter. Counts are not shared with advertising partners and are not used for profiling. They measure page views, not unique people.

This is separate from Google Analytics, which loads only with your analytics permission.

Advertising, Google AdSense, and Media.net

Google AdSense and Media.net advertisements support our recipe pages. Each provider loads only after you allow it in the privacy controls. Advertising is available to eligible international visitors; it remains off when location cannot be determined. In the EEA, UK, and Switzerland, Google’s certified consent message collects your regional choices before we request a Google ad. Media.net currently runs only for eligible U.S. visitors, in separate content placements alongside Google AdSense. Permission for one provider does not authorize the other.

Google, Media.net, and their advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to process IP addresses, browser and device details, advertising identifiers, general location, page context, ad impressions, and interactions for ad delivery, measurement, security, fraud prevention, and personalization when permitted.

Rejecting optional technology or sending Global Privacy Control keeps these ad requests off. You can withdraw permission in the footer privacy controls; a page reload stops the advertising code. You can also manage or withdraw European advertising consent through Google’s “Privacy and cookie settings” link. Declining that consent keeps our advertising placements off.

Some U.S. laws may define targeted advertising disclosures as a “sale” or “sharing” even when no money is exchanged for personal information. Use “Privacy and cookie settings” in the site footer, Global Privacy Control, or the applicable provider control to opt out where those rights apply.

Cookbook orders

When you order a cookbook, we use your name, contact details, delivery address, and order information to process payment, fulfill your order, and provide order updates. WooCommerce supports our order records and fulfillment. Stripe securely processes card details; this website does not store your full card number or security code. Essential cart and payment-session cookies keep checkout working.

Retention

We keep information only as long as reasonably necessary for the stated purpose:

saved recipes remain until you remove them or the related account data is deleted;
comments and ratings remain while published or needed for moderation and recordkeeping;
contact messages are kept while needed to respond and are ordinarily archived or deleted within 24 months;
security and technical logs are generally retained for no longer than 12 months unless an incident requires longer preservation;
daily page-count aggregates are retained for a rolling 90 days, with expired totals removed when new counts are recorded;
privacy request records may be kept for up to 24 months to document compliance; and
consent choices remain on your device until you change them or clear browser storage.

Information may be retained longer when required by law, necessary for a legal claim, or preserved in a limited backup cycle.

Your privacy rights

Depending on where you live and whether a particular law applies, you may have the right to know or access personal information, correct it, delete it, obtain a portable copy, restrict or object to processing, opt out of targeted advertising or certain disclosures, limit certain sensitive-data uses, withdraw consent, and receive equal service without discrimination for exercising a right.

You may use an authorized agent where permitted. We may need information reasonably necessary to verify a request. If we deny a request, you may reply with “Privacy Appeal” and explain why you believe the decision should be reconsidered. You may also contact the regulator or attorney general in your place of residence.

We do not offer a financial incentive for personal information. We do not knowingly sell or share personal information of anyone under 16 for targeted advertising.

Submit a privacy request

Visitors in the EEA, United Kingdom, and Switzerland

Where applicable, we process information with your consent, to perform a service you request, to comply with legal obligations, or for legitimate interests such as site security, moderation, and basic operation when those interests are not overridden by your rights. You may withdraw consent at any time without affecting earlier lawful processing. The footer link provides a direct way to reopen privacy and cookie settings.

Information may be processed in the United States or other countries. When required, appropriate transfer safeguards are used. You may complain to your local data protection authority.

Children's privacy

This general-audience site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from a child under 13. If you believe a child has submitted personal information, contact us so it can be reviewed and deleted as appropriate.

Security and changes

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information. No online service can promise absolute security.

This policy may change as the site, vendors, or law changes. The effective date at the top will be updated, and material changes will receive additional notice when appropriate.

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