Last updated: August 11, 2026
At Simona Cooks, accessible from https://simonacooks.com, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit our website, how we use it, and the choices you have regarding your information.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://simonacooks.com
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, you can contact us through our Get in Touch page.
What Information We Collect
Depending on how you use our website, we may collect the following information:
- Your name and email address when you leave a comment.
- Your name, email address, and any other information you choose to provide when you contact us through our Get in Touch form.
- Technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, and information about how you interact with our website.
- Information collected through cookies and similar technologies.
You can browse and read the recipes on our website without directly providing personal information.
Comments
When you leave a comment on our website, we may collect the information you provide in the comment form, such as your name, email address, website address, comment, IP address, and browser information.
This information may be used to manage comments and help prevent spam.
Please remember that information you voluntarily include in a public comment may be visible to other visitors. Do not include private or sensitive information in comments.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam-detection service.
Get in Touch Form
If you contact us through our Get in Touch form, we collect the information you choose to provide, such as your name, email address, and the content of your message.
We use this information to respond to your inquiry, communicate with you, and handle your request.
We do not use information submitted through the Get in Touch form for marketing purposes unless you separately give us permission to do so.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website and to improve our recipes, content, website performance, and overall user experience.
Google Analytics may collect information such as:
- IP address or an approximate location derived from it;
- Device and browser information;
- Pages visited;
- Time spent on pages;
- How visitors arrived at our website; and
- Information about interactions with our website.
Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies to collect this information.
Where required by applicable law, we will request your consent before using non-essential analytics cookies.
Google may process information collected through Google Analytics according to its own privacy policy and terms.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to provide essential website functionality, remember certain preferences, and understand how visitors use our website.
Cookies may be used for purposes including:
- Essential website functionality;
- Comment functionality; and
- Analytics through Google Analytics.
Where required by law, we will ask for your consent before placing non-essential cookies, such as analytics cookies.
You can also control or delete cookies through your browser settings.
Embedded Content From Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, social media posts, or other content from third-party websites.
Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor had visited the other website directly.
These websites may collect information about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.
Examples may include services such as YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram, or other platforms that may be embedded in our content.
We do not control the privacy practices of these third-party websites, and we encourage you to review their respective privacy policies.
Who We Share Your Data With
We may share or allow access to personal information with trusted third-party services when necessary to operate and improve our website.
These may include:
- Google Analytics, for website analytics;
- Spam-detection services, to help protect comments and forms from spam; and
- Website hosting, security, and technical service providers necessary to operate our website.
We do not sell your personal information.
Some third-party providers may process information outside the European Economic Area. Where required, appropriate safeguards will be used for international transfers of personal data.
How Long We Retain Your Data
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
Comments and their associated information may be retained for as long as the comment remains published on our website, unless we have a reason to remove or delete it.
Information submitted through the Get in Touch form may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to your inquiry and maintain appropriate records.
Analytics information may be retained according to the applicable retention settings of Google Analytics.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
Depending on where you live and the laws that apply to you, you may have rights regarding your personal information.
These may include the right to:
- Request access to personal information we hold about you;
- Request correction of inaccurate information;
- Request deletion of your personal information;
- Request restriction of certain processing;
- Object to certain processing;
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent; and
- Request a copy of certain personal information in a portable format.
To exercise your privacy rights, please contact us through our Get in Touch page.
You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority if you believe your personal information has been handled unlawfully.
Children’s Privacy
Our website is not specifically directed toward children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us through our Get in Touch page so that we can take appropriate steps to delete the information.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, services, or legal requirements.
Any changes will be posted on this page together with an updated “Last updated” date.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, how we handle your personal information, or would like to exercise your privacy rights, you can contact us through our Get in Touch page or by email:
Email: simona.ja072@gmail.com
Website: https://simonacooks.com