Privacy Policy

At CraveyCook.com, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring your personal data is handled responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

1. Who We Are
Our website address is: https://craveycook.com.

2. Information We Collect
When you leave a comment on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string to assist in spam detection.
If you upload images, please avoid embedding location data (EXIF GPS) to protect your privacy. 

3. Use of Your Data 

  • Your comment data (including your name and email) is retained indefinitely to facilitate ongoing conversations and moderation.
  • An anonymized hash of your email may be provided to the Gravatar service to display your profile picture if you use Gravatar. You can view their privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
  • Cookies are used to enhance your experience, such as remembering your login details and preferences.

4. Cookies 

  • If you leave a comment, cookies may store your name, email, and website for one year.
  • Login cookies last for two days unless “Remember Me” is selected, in which case they last for two weeks.
  • Screen options cookies persist for one year.
  • When editing or publishing an article, a cookie saves the post ID for one day.

5. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles may contain embedded content (videos, images, articles). These external sites may collect data, use cookies, and track interactions as per their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for their practices.

6. Sharing Your Data
Your data may be shared with third parties if you request a password reset, which involves sending your IP address via email.

7. Data Retention 

  • Comments and related metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve future comments automatically.
  • Registered users’ personal data, as provided in their profiles, can be viewed, edited, or deleted at any time by the user or site administrators.

8. Your Rights
If you have an account or have left comments, you may request an exported copy of your personal data or request its deletion, subject to legal or administrative obligations.

9. Data Security and Monitoring
Visitor comments are checked through automated spam detection tools to prevent abuse. 

10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us.