Privacy Policy

Last Updated: March 13, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to RecipeLM ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience when using our recipe extraction and cookbook service.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By continuing to use RecipeLM, you consent to the practices described in this policy.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Information

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

  • Register for an account
  • Subscribe to our service
  • Request customer support
  • Sign up for our newsletter
  • Participate in promotions or surveys

This information may include:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Password
  • Billing information
  • User preferences

2.2 Recipe and Cookbook Data

When you use our service to extract recipes or create a cookbook, we collect:

  • Recipe content you input or extract
  • Cookbook organization preferences
  • Recipe modifications and notes
  • Recipe sharing preferences

2.3 Usage Information

We automatically collect certain information about your device and how you interact with our service, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Operating system
  • Pages visited
  • Time spent on pages
  • Referring website
  • Feature usage patterns

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

  • Provide, maintain, and improve our services
  • Process transactions and send related information
  • Send administrative information, such as updates, security alerts, and support messages
  • Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
  • Personalize your experience and deliver content relevant to your interests
  • Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our service
  • Detect, prevent, and address technical issues
  • Protect against harmful or unlawful activity

4. Sharing Your Information

We may share your information in the following situations:

4.1 With Your Consent

We may share your information when you have given us permission to do so.

4.2 Service Providers

We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf.

4.3 Business Transfers

We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.

4.4 Legal Obligations

We may disclose your information where required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

4.5 Protection of Rights

We may disclose your information to protect and defend the rights, property, or safety of RecipeLM, our users, or the public.

5. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the security of your personal information. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

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6. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

  • The right to access your personal information
  • The right to rectify inaccurate personal information
  • The right to request the deletion of your personal information
  • The right to restrict the processing of your personal information
  • The right to data portability
  • The right to object to processing

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section.

7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier.

7.1 Types of Cookies We Use

We use the following types of cookies:

  • Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually set in response to actions made by you such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms.
  • Functional Cookies: These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
  • Analytics Cookies: These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.
  • Preference Cookies: These cookies enable our website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, such as your preferred language or the region you are in.

7.2 Managing Cookies

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may worsen your overall user experience, as it will no longer be personalized to you. It may also stop you from saving customized settings like login information.

7.3 Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the service and deliver advertisements on and through the service.

7.4 How Long Cookies Will Stay On Your Device

The length of time a cookie will remain on your device depends on whether it is a "persistent" or "session" cookie. Session cookies will remain on your device until you stop browsing. Persistent cookies remain on your device until they expire or are deleted.

7.5 Do Not Track

We honor Do Not Track signals and do not track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track browser mechanism is in place.

8. Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13, we will delete that information.

9. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to, and maintained on, computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

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10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our 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 at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

11. Contact Us

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

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