Privacy Policy

Who We Are

Crumb & Cuisine is a food and baking website operated from Pakistan, publishing recipes, baking guides, and related content. While our content is written with a primarily U.S.-based audience in mind, the Site is publicly accessible and may be visited by readers from other countries.

Information We Collect

We collect personal information only where you choose to provide it. Currently, the confirmed way information is collected on this Site is:

• Contact Us Form: When you submit our contact form, we collect your name, email address, the reason for your message, and the content of your message, so that we can respond to you.

If, in the future, we add a newsletter signup, comment functionality, or any other data collection feature, this Privacy Policy will be updated to reflect that, including what information is collected and how it is used.

We do not currently operate a user account or login system, and no registration data is collected.

Like most websites, our server and hosting infrastructure may automatically log limited technical information (such as IP address, browser type, device information, and pages visited) as a standard part of operating and securing the Site. This occurs as a function of standard web hosting rather than a deliberate collection practice on our part.

How We Use Your Information

Information submitted through the Contact Us form is used solely to respond to your inquiry, question, or message. We do not use this information for marketing purposes unless you separately opt in to a communication (such as a future newsletter), and we do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.

Cookies & Similar Technologies

As a WordPress-based website, the Site may use cookies or similar technologies that are inherent to the WordPress platform or to plugins that may be active on the Site, such as those supporting basic site functionality. We do not currently confirm the use of dedicated analytics or advertising cookies; if such tools are added in the future, this policy will be updated accordingly, including guidance on how to manage or opt out of them where applicable.

You can generally control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect certain functionality of the Site.

Analytics

We do not currently confirm the use of a specific analytics platform (such as Google Analytics) on this Site. If an analytics tool is implemented in the future to help us understand how visitors use the Site, this Privacy Policy will be updated to name the tool and describe the data it collects.

Advertising

The Site does not currently confirm participation in any advertising network. Should advertising be introduced in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated to disclose the relevant network(s) and any related data practices, such as the use of advertising cookies.

Affiliate Links

The Site does not currently confirm participation in any affiliate program. If affiliate links (such as through Amazon Associates or a similar program) are used in the future, we may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through those links, at no additional cost to you. This Privacy Policy, along with our Disclaimer, will be updated to reflect any such program.

Third-Party Service Providers

We may rely on third-party service providers to operate the Site, such as our web hosting provider, which may process limited technical information (such as IP address and server logs) as a standard part of delivering the Site to you. We have not named a specific hosting provider in this policy; where relevant, such providers process data under their own privacy and security practices.

Social Media Links

The Site may include ordinary links to our social media profiles (such as Instagram or Pinterest). Clicking these links will take you to a third-party platform outside our control, and that platform’s own privacy policy will apply to your use of it. This is distinct from embedding third-party content directly on our pages; we do not currently confirm the use of embedded third-party widgets or feeds on the Site.

Comments

If WordPress commenting is enabled on the Site now or in the future, comments and any associated information you provide (such as a name or email address) may be visible publicly or processed by WordPress’s built-in commenting system. If this feature becomes active, this Privacy Policy will be updated with further detail.

Data Retention

We retain personal information, such as messages submitted through the Contact Us form, only for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to your inquiry and for legitimate recordkeeping purposes, unless a longer retention period is required by law. You may request deletion of your information at any time by contacting us using the details below.

Children’s Privacy

The Site is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we can address it appropriately.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you are located, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. We aim to honor applicable rights based on your location and the laws that apply to you, rather than assuming every right below applies to every visitor.

If you are located in the United States: depending on your state, you may have rights such as requesting access to, or deletion of, personal information you have submitted to us.

If you are located in the European Union, EEA, or United Kingdom: you may have rights available under applicable data protection law (such as the GDPR), which can include the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict processing of your personal information, and the right to object to certain processing.

To exercise any applicable privacy right, please contact us using the details at the end of this policy. We will respond in accordance with applicable law.

Do Not Track

Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” signal. There is currently no uniform industry standard for how websites should respond to this signal, and the Site does not currently make any specific representation about responding to Do Not Track signals differently from the general practices described in this policy.

Data Security

We take reasonable measures to help protect the personal information submitted to us. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

International Visitors

The Site is operated from Pakistan. If you are accessing the Site from outside Pakistan, please be aware that any information you provide may be processed in Pakistan or in other locations where our service providers operate, which may have data protection laws different from those in your jurisdiction.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices, the Site, or for legal and regulatory reasons. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date. This Privacy Policy should be read alongside our Disclaimer.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise a privacy right described above, please get in touch.