Privacy Policy

Overview

At CookSoups, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website cooksoups.com.

Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

Information We Collect

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information about your device and your visit, including:

• IP address (anonymized)
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referring website
• Pages visited and time spent on pages
• Time and date of your visit
• Country/region (derived from IP)

Information You Provide

We may collect information you voluntarily provide when you:

• Subscribe to our newsletter
• Contact us via email
• Leave comments or feedback

Analytics Services

We use the following analytics services to understand how visitors use our website:

Plausible Analytics

We use Plausible Analytics, a privacy-focused analytics tool. Plausible:

• Does not use cookies
• Does not collect personal data
• Does not track users across websites
• Is fully compliant with GDPR, CCPA, and PECR
• Data is hosted in the EU

Plausible collects only aggregate, anonymous data about page views and referral sources. No consent banner is required as no personal data is processed.

Umami Analytics

We also use Umami, another privacy-focused analytics solution that:

• Does not use cookies
• Does not collect personal information
• Anonymizes all visitor data
• Is GDPR compliant

Vercel Analytics

Our website is hosted on Vercel, which provides basic analytics including:

• Page view counts
• Performance metrics (page load times)
• Geographic distribution (country-level)

Vercel Analytics is privacy-friendly and does not use cookies or track individual users.

Advertising

Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

For more information about how Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps, visit: How Google uses data.

Third-Party Advertising

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites. You may opt out of third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. We use the following types of cookies:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you, such as setting your privacy preferences.

Advertising Cookies

These cookies are set by our advertising partners (Google AdSense) to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on other sites. They do not directly store personal information but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device.

Managing Cookies

You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly.

Your Rights (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights:

• Right to Access: You can request copies of your personal data.
• Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct inaccurate or complete incomplete data.
• Right to Erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data.
• Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we restrict the processing of your data.
• Right to Data Portability: You can request that we transfer your data to another organization.
• Right to Object: You can object to our processing of your personal data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@cooksoups.com.

Your Rights (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

• The right to know what personal information is being collected
• The right to know whether your personal information is sold or disclosed
• The right to say no to the sale of personal information
• The right to access your personal information
• The right to equal service and price, even if you exercise your privacy rights

Data Retention

We retain collected information for as long as necessary to provide you with your requested service. Analytics data is retained in aggregate form and does not identify individual users.

When you subscribe to our newsletter, we retain your email address until you unsubscribe.

Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We have no control over the content and practices of these sites and cannot accept responsibility for their respective privacy policies.

Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Email: hello@cooksoups.com