General Introduction
Berry Cottage offers a food-focused platform where ease of use and community spirit take center stage. We've designed our site without login requirements and don't directly gather any personal details about you. As a result, we never trade or distribute any of your individual information.
We'd still like to clarify how certain data might be automatically gathered through third-party tools we implement to enhance your browsing journey (such as site analytics, customized ads and video content). This privacy statement seeks to provide clear, transparent insights into these practices and how we safeguard your information and privacy while you explore Berry Cottage.
Third-party services used
To ensure Berry Cottage runs smoothly and continues providing complimentary recipes, we utilize various external services. These tools help us track site usage patterns, support our content through advertising revenue, and enhance our pages with rich video materials. Here's an overview of the key external services we implement:
- Google Analytics: This Google-provided traffic assessment tool collects anonymous usage data (like page views and session duration). These insights help us identify our most beloved recipes and make site improvements. While Google Analytics may employ cookies for data tracking, Berry Cottage never gathers information that could personally identify you.
- Google AdSense: As Google's advertising solution, this platform enables ad placement throughout our site. These advertisements support our operation while keeping content free for you. AdSense might deploy cookies to display relevant ads based on your browsing behavior. Berry Cottage cannot access the personal information Google uses for ad customization. You'll find more details in Google's privacy documentation.
- Cloudflare Analytics: This traffic analysis service from Cloudflare lets us monitor site performance without identity-tracking cookies. It helps us identify potential technical problems and maintain a fast, secure platform. Information gathered by Cloudflare (including IP addresses and browsing patterns) appears in aggregate form only and isn't used for individual identification.
- YouTube: We occasionally integrate cooking videos hosted on YouTube (a Google-owned platform). When viewing these videos on Berry Cottage, YouTube/Google may place cookies to monitor playback and gather statistics (such as view counts). If you're signed into a Google account, YouTube might link your viewing activity to your profile, though we have no visibility into this data. Additional information appears in YouTube/Google's privacy documentation.
Cookies and consent
Cookies are tiny text files that save on your device when you visit websites. Berry Cottage and its partners use cookies to enhance your site experience:
- Functional cookies: These vital cookies ensure proper site operation (such as saving your language choices or consent preferences). Without these, certain site features might not work correctly.
- Analytics cookies: Deployed by Google Analytics and Cloudflare Analytics to gather site traffic information. This aggregated data helps us understand how visitors navigate Berry Cottage, allowing us to improve content quality and site performance.
- Advertising cookies: Utilized by Google AdSense for ad delivery. They might record your interests and browsing patterns to present more targeted advertisements.
By using Berry Cottage, you're acknowledging acceptance of cookie usage as outlined above. You can always control or remove cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers let you block cookies, delete them, or receive alerts before installation. Keep in mind that disabling cookies might impact your experience on Berry Cottage and other websites.
Changes to this policy
Our privacy policy may change over time. We might update it to reflect shifts in our practices, introduce new services, or comply with emerging legal requirements. For major revisions, we'll provide clear notification on our site (through homepage announcements or special alerts).
The revision date shown at the top of this document indicates when we last updated these terms. We recommend checking this page periodically to stay informed about our current privacy practices.
Contact
If you've got questions, concerns or inquiries about this privacy policy, please reach out to us. You can send an email to [email protected]. We're always delighted to connect with our users and address your questions.
Conclusion
We appreciate you taking time to review Berry Cottage's privacy policy. When you use our site, you're accepting the data practices described throughout this document. We hope this information provides peace of mind and lets you enjoy our recipes with complete confidence. We value your trust – now it's time to get cooking!