Privacy Policy

Who We Are
Our website address is: https://EducatedCooking.com. At educatedcooking.com, we are committed to maintaining the privacy and protection of your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your data.

Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It

  1. Comments

    • When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
    • An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://EducatedCooking.com/privacy-Policy. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

  2. Health and Wellness Forms and Inquiries

    • We may collect information that you provide voluntarily, such as when you fill out health or wellness-related forms, participate in surveys, or submit inquiries. This may include health-related concerns or interests to help us provide relevant content.
    • Purpose: This information helps us understand user interests and provide content tailored to health and wellness topics relevant to our audience.

  3. Media Uploads

    • If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

  4. Cookies

    • Comments: If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience, so you don’t have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
    • Login Information: When you log in, several cookies will be set up to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out, the login cookies will be removed.
    • Session Cookies: We may set temporary session cookies to remember your browsing history or selected content for easier access during your visit.

  5. Analytics and Tracking

    • We use third-party analytics tools like Google Analytics to track website traffic and visitor engagement. These tools use cookies to collect non-personally identifiable data about your interactions with the site, such as pages visited, time spent, and device type. This data helps us improve our content and user experience.

  6. Embedded Content from Other Websites

    • Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.

Who We Share Your Data With

  • We do not share your personal information with third-party marketers or advertisers. However, for the purposes of analysis, functionality, and service improvements, we may share anonymized and aggregate data with our partners.
  • Health Tools and Calculators: Some sections of our site may include health-related tools, such as BMI calculators or wellness assessments, which may require basic data input. This data is not stored and is only used to provide immediate results to the user.

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
  • Account Information: For users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username).

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, except for data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Health Disclaimer

All information on educatedcooking.com is provided for educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified health provider with any questions regarding a medical condition.