Privacy Policy

1. About this Policy

The Zeal of the Chefs publishes recipes, cooking articles, and food-safety information. In this Policy, “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to The Zeal of the Chefs. This Policy describes how information is handled when you visit zealofthechefs.org (the “Site”), contact us, or use an optional feature such as comments or email updates where available.

This Policy does not cover third-party websites, services, or platforms that we do not operate. Their own privacy notices apply.

2. Information You Provide

If you contact us, we may receive the name, email address, message, and other information you choose to include. If the Site offers comments, a newsletter, or another optional feature, we may receive the information you submit for that feature, such as your email address, display name, comment, or subscription preferences. Please avoid sending sensitive personal information through public comments or ordinary email.

3. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the Site, its hosting, security, or website platform may process technical information such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser and device details, pages requested, referring page, and the date and time of a request. These records may be used to deliver pages, diagnose errors, protect the Site, and understand general traffic.

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Site platform or service providers may use cookies or similar technologies to keep the Site working, remember preferences, protect against abuse, or measure traffic if analytics are enabled. You can manage cookies through your browser settings; blocking some cookies may affect site features.

5. How We Use Information

We may use information to operate and secure the Site; respond to questions; provide features you request; send email updates if you subscribe; fix technical problems; understand how visitors use our recipes and articles; and comply with legal obligations. We use information for purposes related to the reason it was provided and as otherwise described in this Policy.

6. When We Share Information

We may share information with service providers that help host, secure, maintain, or operate the Site or any optional feature you use. They may process information for those services under their own terms and, where applicable, our instructions.

We may also disclose information when required by law, to address security or fraud concerns, to protect rights and safety, or as part of a business transfer. We may share information at your direction or with your consent.

7. Retention

We keep information for as long as reasonably needed for the purposes described in this Policy, including responding to you, maintaining the Site, protecting it, and meeting legal obligations. Retention periods vary by the type of information and the service that stores it. We delete or de-identify information when it is no longer needed, where practical and as required by law.

8. Security

We use reasonable measures intended to protect information handled through the Site. No website, email service, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure, so please do not send sensitive information through public comments or ordinary email.

9. Your Choices and Privacy Rights

You can choose not to submit information, although some requested features may then be unavailable. If you receive optional email updates, use the unsubscribe instructions in the message or contact us.

Depending on where you live, privacy laws may give you rights to request access to, correction of, or deletion of certain personal information, or to object to or limit certain uses. To make a request, contact us using the details below. We may need to verify your request and will respond as required by applicable law.

10. Children’s Privacy

The Site is intended for a general audience and is not designed to knowingly request personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the Site, contact us at info@zealofthechefs.org so we can review the request and take any action required by law.

11. Links to Other Websites

The Site may link to other websites or include third-party content. We do not control those services and are not responsible for their privacy practices. Review the privacy notice of any third-party site or service you visit.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Policy as the Site or our practices change. We will post the updated version here and change the “Last updated” date. If a change requires additional notice under applicable law, we will provide that notice.

13. Contact Us

For privacy questions or requests, contact The Zeal of the Chefs at info@zealofthechefs.org.