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I believe in free speech, but if you leave offensive or downright nasty comments that cause offence to me or other readers your comment will be deleted without response.

My comments are managed by Disqus. They are responsible for collecting and storing any data you provide when commenting on this site. You can find out more here. Through my Disqus dashboard, I have access to your email address and IP address. This data is password protected and I will never share it with a third party.

Cookies & Affiliate Links

Please note that browsing or clicking on links on Rachel Phipps may result in cookies being installed on your web browser. In all new and recent posts these are all clearly marked. However, some archived posts may have not yet been updated to reflect this. Aside from these cookies, the only personal information this site collects is your name and email address when you leave a comment. This information will not be shared with any third parties, and will only be used to contact you personally if you have requested a reply, or you are commenting to enter a contest which you have won. This data will only ever be collected with your permission, and you have the right to email me to ask what data is held on you or for your information to be deleted at any time.

How Your Data Is Stored

This blog allows third party companies (including Google Analytics) to serve ads and/or collect certain anonymous information such as your location and site activity when you visit. This data will be stored indefinitely. These companies may use non-personally identifiable information (e.g. click stream information, browser type, time and date, subject of advertisements clicked or scrolled over) during your visits to this and other sites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services likely to be of a bit more interest to you. These companies usually use a cookie or third party web beacon to collect this information. To learn more about this visit the NAI’s website. To opt-out of this type of advertising, you can click here. Google Analytics data will never be shared with anyone else, except in the form of statistics that include total readership, such as ___ total views were received this month, or ___% of readers are based in London. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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I promise that I will only use the information you provide when you sign up to my mailing list to send you my monthly newsletter, weekly updates (for example I might sometimes share products I’m loving with affiliate links) and exciting news about my cookbooks.

You can change your mind at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the footer of any email you receive from me, or by sending me an email. I will treat your information with respect, and never share it with a third party without your permission. For more information about my privacy practices please visit my website. By clicking below, you agree that I may process your information in accordance with these terms.

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The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.

First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.

Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.

The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:

  • IP Address
  • Operating System type
  • Operating System version
  • Device Type
  • Language of the website
  • Web browser type
  • Email (in hashed form)

Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.

If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.

For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.

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