General Overview
Sweet by Emma is a recipe platform focused on simplicity and a warm community. There's no account system here, and we don’t directly collect your personal information. This means we don't sell or share any personal data about you.
That said, we'd like to explain how some data might be automatically collected through third-party services we use to enhance your experience (e.g., website analytics, personalized ads, and embedded videos). This privacy policy aims to give you a clear and transparent understanding of these practices and how we safeguard your data and privacy while navigating Sweet by Emma.
Third-Party Services We Use
To ensure Sweet by Emma works smoothly and continues offering free recipes, we rely on services from third-party providers. These services help us understand how you interact with our platform, fund our content through advertisements, and enrich the site with video content. Below are the main third-party services we utilize:
- Google Analytics: A tool provided by Google to analyze site traffic, collecting anonymous data such as visited pages and time spent on the site. This helps us determine which recipes are a hit and ways to improve the website. Google Analytics may utilize cookies to track this data, but Sweet by Emma doesn't collect any personally identifiable information.
- Google AdSense: Google's ad platform that displays advertisements on our site. These ads help fund our free recipes. AdSense might use cookies to display ads relevant to your browsing activity. Sweet by Emma doesn’t have access to the personal data Google uses for ad personalization. For more details, check Google’s privacy policy.
- Cloudflare Analytics: Cloudflare provides a web traffic analysis service that lets us monitor performance and visits without relying on identifiable cookies. This helps us quickly fix technical issues and ensures the site remains fast and secure. The aggregated, non-identifiable data collected by Cloudflare (e.g., your IP address and browsing info) isn’t linked back to you personally.
- YouTube: Occasionally, we embed recipe videos hosted on YouTube (a platform owned by Google). Watching a YouTube video on Sweet by Emma may result in cookies from YouTube/Google tracking playback and viewing statistics (e.g., watch count). If you’re logged into your Google account, YouTube might link your viewing to your profile. However, Sweet by Emma doesn’t have access to any of this data. For more details, check YouTube/Google’s privacy policy.
Cookies and Your Consent
Cookies are tiny text files saved on your device during your visit to a website. Sweet by Emma and associated third parties use cookies to enhance your browsing experience:
- Functionality Cookies: These essential cookies ensure the platform works as intended (e.g., remembering your language preference or consent options). Without them, some site features might not function properly.
- Analytics Cookies: Google Analytics and Cloudflare Analytics utilize these to gather aggregated information about site usage and traffic. This data helps us refine Sweet by Emma and improve your overall experience.
- Advertising Cookies: Used by Google AdSense, these cookies may record your interests or browsing patterns to serve ads tailored to you.
By accessing Sweet by Emma, you acknowledge and consent to the use of cookies as described above. You can control cookies through your browser settings by blocking or deleting them, or by opting for alerts before their installation. Note that disabling cookies could limit some features on Sweet by Emma and other sites.
Policy Updates
This privacy policy might change over time. Updates could reflect changes to our practices, the introduction of new services, or compliance with updated legal regulations. If major changes occur, we’ll clearly notify you on our site (such as with a homepage notice or special announcement).
The update date listed at the top of this policy marks the most recent revision. We encourage you to check this page occasionally to stay informed about our privacy practices.
Get in Touch
Have questions, concerns, or feedback about this privacy policy? Feel free to reach out to us! You can send an email to legal@sweetbyemma.com. We'd love to hear from you and will gladly address any queries you might have.
Wrapping Things Up
Thanks for taking the time to read through our privacy policy. By using Sweet by Emma, you agree to the practices outlined here for safeguarding your data. We hope this clarifies things for you, so you can enjoy our recipes worry-free. Thanks for trusting us, and happy cooking!