Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 5, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Salam Recipes (“we”, “us”, “our”), operator of the website recipes.salamblog.com/ (the “Website”), collects, uses, shares, and protects information about visitors (“you”, “your”). By using the Website, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

1. Who We Are

Salam Recipes is a food and recipe publication operating the website recipes.salamblog.com/. For the purposes of data protection law, we act as the data controller of the personal information described in this policy.

Contact for privacy matters: [email protected]

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide Voluntarily

  • Contact messages: your name, email address, and the content of your message when you email us or use a contact form.
  • Comments: your name, email address, comment content, IP address, and browser user agent string when you leave a comment.
  • Newsletter subscription: your email address, and optionally your first name, if you subscribe.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

  • IP address and approximate geographic location (country or city level).
  • Browser type and version, operating system, and device type.
  • Pages visited, time spent on pages, referring website, and exit pages.
  • Date and time of your visit and clickstream behaviour.
  • Cookie identifiers and similar technologies (see our Cookie Policy).

2.3 Media Files

If you upload images to the Website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS), because other visitors may be able to download and extract that data.

3. How We Use Your Information

  • To operate, maintain, and improve the Website and its content.
  • To respond to your enquiries, comments, and support requests.
  • To display and measure advertising, including personalised advertising where permitted.
  • To analyse traffic and understand which recipes and topics are most useful.
  • To detect, prevent, and address spam, abuse, fraud, and security incidents.
  • To send newsletters or updates where you have subscribed.
  • To comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms and Conditions.

4. Legal Bases for Processing (EEA and UK Visitors)

  • Consent: for non-essential cookies, personalised advertising, and marketing emails. You may withdraw consent at any time.
  • Legitimate interests: for website security, spam prevention, aggregated analytics, and improving our content.
  • Contractual necessity: where processing is needed to provide a service you requested.
  • Legal obligation: where we must retain or disclose data to comply with applicable law.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to remember your preferences, measure traffic, and deliver advertising. Categories used on this Website include strictly necessary cookies, preference cookies, analytics cookies, and advertising cookies. Full details, including how to control cookies, are in our Cookie Policy.

6. Advertising and Google AdSense

  • Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this Website or other websites.
  • Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this and/or other sites on the Internet.
  • You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
  • You may opt out of third-party vendor cookies for personalised advertising at www.aboutads.info/choices or optout.networkadvertising.org.
  • Third-party vendors and ad networks that we do not control may also serve ads on this Website. You may visit their individual websites to opt out of their cookies where they offer that option.
  • Where required by law, we request your consent through a consent management platform before non-essential advertising cookies are placed, in line with Google’s EU User Consent Policy.

Google’s practices are described in the Google Privacy & Terms – How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

7. Analytics

We may use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the Website. Google Analytics collects information such as pages viewed, session duration, and approximate location, and processes it on our behalf. You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

8. Embedded Content From Other Websites

Articles on this Website may include embedded content such as videos, images, or social media posts. Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you had visited that other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.

9. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information for money. We may share information with:

  • Service providers such as our hosting company, email delivery service, analytics provider, and security or anti-spam services.
  • Advertising partners such as Google AdSense, for the purposes described in Section 6.
  • Legal authorities where disclosure is required by law, court order, or to protect our legal rights or the safety of others.
  • A successor entity in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, subject to this policy.

10. International Data Transfers

Our service providers may store or process information in countries outside your own, including the United States. Where personal data is transferred out of the EEA or the UK, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses or an applicable adequacy decision.

11. Data Retention

  • Comments: retained indefinitely so that follow-up comments can be recognised and approved automatically.
  • Contact emails: retained for up to 24 months after our last correspondence with you.
  • Newsletter data: retained until you unsubscribe.
  • Analytics data: retained according to the provider’s default retention settings.

12. Your Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:

  • Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Request deletion of your personal data (“right to be forgotten”).
  • Object to or restrict certain processing, including direct marketing.
  • Request a portable copy of the data you provided to us.
  • Withdraw consent at any time, without affecting processing carried out before withdrawal.
  • Lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority.

To exercise any of these rights, email [email protected]. We may ask you to verify your identity before acting on a request, and we will respond within the period required by applicable law.

13. California Privacy Rights (CCPA / CPRA)

California residents have the right to know what personal information is collected, to request deletion or correction of that information, to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information (which under California law can include the use of advertising cookies for cross-context behavioural advertising), and not to be discriminated against for exercising these rights. To submit a request, email [email protected] with the subject line “California Privacy Request”.

14. Children’s Privacy

This Website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under the age of 13 (or under 16 in some jurisdictions). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

15. Data Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures, including HTTPS encryption, access controls, and regular software updates, to protect your information. However, no method of transmission or storage over the Internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

16. Third-Party Links

The Website contains links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.

17. Changes To This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The revised version will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. Material changes will be highlighted on the Website. Continued use of the Website after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

18. Contact Us

Questions about this Privacy Policy may be sent to [email protected].