Privacy Policy
Your privacy is important to us
Last updated: 13 August 2026
Privacy at a Glance
Here's how we handle your information at TheRandomRecipe
Minimal Data Collection
We only collect what we need to provide you with the best recipe experience.
Secure Storage
Your data is protected with industry-standard security measures.
Your Control
You can manage your preferences and delete your data at any time.
Information You Provide:
- • Recipe preferences and saved recipes
- • Search queries and browsing behavior on our site
- • Feedback and comments you submit
- • Contact information if you reach out to us
Automatically Collected Information:
- • Device information (browser type, operating system)
- • Usage data (pages visited, time spent, features used)
- • IP address and general location
- • Cookies and similar tracking technologies
- • Provide Services: Display recipes, save your preferences, and improve functionality
- • Personalization: Recommend recipes based on your interests and dietary preferences
- • Analytics: Understand how users interact with our site to improve performance
- • Communication: Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
- • Security: Protect against spam, abuse, and security threats
- • Legal Compliance: Meet legal obligations and enforce our terms
We do not trade or rent your personal information, and we never sell it for money. We may share information in these limited circumstances:
- • Service Providers: Third-party services that help us operate (analytics, hosting, etc.)
- • Advertising Partners: Our ad-management partner and its vendors receive data used to serve and measure ads. Some US privacy laws define this as a “sale” or “sharing” of personal information — see section 5 for how to opt out
- • Legal Requirements: When required by law or to protect rights and safety
- • Business Transfers: In case of merger, sale, or other business transaction
- • Consent: When you explicitly agree to share information
We use cookies for:
- • Remembering your recipe preferences and saved items
- • Analyzing site traffic and user behavior
- • Providing personalized recipe recommendations
- • Ensuring site security and preventing abuse
You can control cookies through your browser settings, but some features may not work properly if disabled. Advertising cookies are governed separately by the consent controls described in section 5.
Advertising on this site is managed by Journey by Mediavine, a service of Mediavine, Inc. Mediavine and its third-party advertising vendors use cookies, web beacons, device identifiers, and similar technologies to serve, measure, and personalise ads based on your visits to this and other websites. You can read Mediavine's privacy policy for details of the data they process and the vendors they work with.
- • Our advertising partners and their vendors use cookies and device identifiers to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other sites.
- • Ad inventory on this site is sold programmatically. Under some privacy laws, sharing data with advertising partners for targeted advertising is treated as a “sale” or “sharing” of personal information.
- • You may opt out of personalised advertising via the Network Advertising Initiative, the Digital Advertising Alliance, or, in the EU, Your Online Choices.
- • For details on how Google uses information from sites that use its services, see Google's policy.
If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, our advertising partner presents an IAB TCF-compliant consent banner that asks for your consent before personalised ads are served. If you are in a US state with an applicable privacy law, a “Your Privacy Choices” control lets you opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information for targeted advertising. You can reopen either control at any time to change or withdraw your choices.
These controls govern advertising only. Our own analytics are described in sections 3 and 4.
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:
- • Access: Request a copy of your personal data
- • Correction: Update or correct inaccurate information
- • Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data
- • Portability: Receive your data in a portable format
- • Objection: Object to processing for certain purposes
- • Restriction: Limit how we process your data
Security Measures:
- • Encryption of data in transit and at rest
- • Regular security audits and updates
- • Limited access to personal data by authorized personnel
- • Secure hosting and backup systems
Data Retention:
We retain your information for as long as necessary to provide our services or as required by law. You can request deletion of your data at any time.
Contact Information:
If you have questions about this privacy policy or want to exercise your rights, contact us:
Policy Updates:
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We'll notify you of significant changes by posting the updated policy on this page with a new "Last updated" date.
Questions About Your Privacy?
We're here to help. Contact us if you have any questions about how we handle your data.