Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 29, 2026

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy describes how munchiecooking.com (hereinafter “the Site,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, shares, and safeguards the personal information of visitors (hereinafter “you,” “your,” or “the user”) in connection with their use of the Site. By accessing the Site, you acknowledge that you have read this policy and accept its terms.

This policy is designed to comply with applicable data protection laws, including but not limited to the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR), the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018, the ePrivacy Directive, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the CPRA, and other equivalent regulations in jurisdictions where the Site is accessible.

2. Data Controller

The controller responsible for processing the data collected through the Site is the publisher of munchiecooking.com. For any inquiry regarding the protection of your data, you may contact us at: [email protected].

3. Data We Collect

We collect only the data strictly necessary for the operation, analytics, and economic sustainability of the Site. The categories of data processed include:

  • Browsing data: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, approximate device identifier, internet service provider, pages viewed, session duration, referrer URL, preferred language, time zone.
  • Technical data: screen resolution, device type (mobile, desktop, tablet), performance and error information related to the Site.
  • Cookie and similar identifier data: see the dedicated section below.
  • Voluntarily provided data: when you contact us by form or email, the information you submit (name, email address, content of your message).

We do not collect special categories of personal data within the meaning of Article 9 GDPR (racial or ethnic origin, opinions, health data, etc.). We do not engage in solely automated decision-making producing legal effects concerning you.

4. Purposes of Processing

Your data is processed for the following purposes:

  • to ensure the proper functioning and security of the Site;
  • to analyze audience metrics and improve the content offered;
  • to deliver advertising, including personalized advertising where you have provided consent;
  • to prevent fraud, abuse, and cyberattacks;
  • to respond to your inquiries when you contact us;
  • to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations.

5. Legal Basis

Pursuant to Article 6 GDPR, the processing of your data relies on:

  • your consent (Article 6(1)(a)) for non-essential cookies and personalized advertising;
  • legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f)) for security, fraud prevention, and anonymized audience measurement;
  • pre-contractual or contractual measures (Article 6(1)(b)) when you submit an inquiry;
  • compliance with legal obligations (Article 6(1)(c)) where the law requires us to retain certain information.

6. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Site uses cookies, pixel tags, and similar identifiers (hereinafter “cookies”). A cookie is a small file that the browser stores on your device. We distinguish between:

  • Strictly necessary cookies: essential to the operation of the Site (session, security, storage of your consent choice). They do not require prior consent.
  • Audience measurement cookies: enable us to understand how the Site is used and to improve its content. These cookies are set after your consent, except where they are configured in a strictly anonymized mode in line with regulatory guidance.
  • Advertising cookies: enable our partners to deliver advertising tailored to your interests and to measure its effectiveness. They are set only with your explicit consent, collected through the Consent Management Platform (CMP) displayed on your first visit.

You may modify or withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie management tool available on the Site, or by configuring your browser to refuse cookies. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out previously.

7. Advertising Partners and the IAB TCF

The Site funds its content through the display of advertising. To this end, we work with advertising partners (sales houses, real-time bidding platforms, audience measurement providers) that adhere to the Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF) v2.2 of IAB Europe. When you access the Site from the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, a consent management window allows you to accept, reject, or fine-tune purposes and partners.

The current list of partners (“Vendor List”) is available directly from the consent window and on the IAB Europe website. Each partner remains responsible for the processing it carries out on its own behalf, in accordance with its own privacy policy.

8. Sharing With Third Parties

Your data may be disclosed to:

  • our technical service providers (hosting, infrastructure, security, CDN) acting as processors within the meaning of Article 28 GDPR;
  • our advertising partners (see section 7), as joint controllers or independent controllers, strictly within the limits of the purposes you have accepted;
  • competent public authorities where required by law;
  • our legal counsel where necessary to assert, exercise, or defend our rights.

We do not sell your personal information. California residents have the right to opt out (“Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information”), accessible through the consent management window.

9. International Transfers

Some of our service providers and partners may process your data outside the European Economic Area, in particular in the United States. Such transfers are framed by the safeguards provided in Article 46 GDPR, namely:

  • Standard Contractual Clauses adopted by the European Commission;
  • certifications under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, where applicable;
  • supplementary technical and organizational measures (encryption, pseudonymization).

10. Data Retention

Retention periods follow the recommendations of supervisory authorities and the European Data Protection Board:

  • audience measurement cookies: maximum 13 months;
  • advertising cookies: duration set by each partner and indicated in the CMP, capped at 13 months;
  • connection logs (server logs): maximum 12 months;
  • communications by form or email: 3 years from last contact;
  • archiving for evidentiary purposes: applicable statutory limitation period.

11. Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to safeguard the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of your data: TLS encryption in transit, access controls, logging, regular security updates, backups. Since no information system is impervious, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

12. Your Rights

In accordance with Articles 15 to 22 GDPR, you are entitled to the following rights:

  • the right of access to your data;
  • the right to rectification of inaccurate or incomplete data;
  • the right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”);
  • the right to restriction of processing;
  • the right to data portability;
  • the right to object to processing, in particular for direct marketing;
  • the right to withdraw consent at any time;
  • the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (in the UK, the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk; in the EU, your national data protection authority).

California residents additionally enjoy specific rights under the CCPA/CPRA, including the right to know, the right to delete, the right to correct, and the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information.

To exercise these rights, write to [email protected] indicating the subject of your request and attaching, where appropriate, proof of identity. We will respond within one month of receipt of your request, extendable by two further months in case of particular complexity.

13. Children

The Site is not directed at children under the age of 16 (Article 8 GDPR) or under the age of 13 (CCPA / COPPA). We do not knowingly collect data from children without prior consent of their legal guardians. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we may delete it.

14. Changes to This Policy

This policy may be amended at any time to reflect legal, technical, organizational, or editorial developments. The date of the most recent update appears at the top of the document. We invite you to consult it periodically. Material changes will, where appropriate, be the subject of enhanced notice on the Site.

15. Contact

For any question relating to this Privacy Policy or to the exercise of your rights, please contact us at: [email protected].