Effective Date: October 23, 2026
1. Who we are
Rachnacooks.com (the "Site") is operated by Rachna Parmar, an individual based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India ("we," "us," or "our"). We are responsible for the personal data collected through the Site. Contact: rachnacooks@gmail.com.
This policy explains what we and our partners collect when you visit the Site, why, who receives it, and the choices you have. It forms part of our Terms of Service.
2. Information you give us
- Newsletter: your name and email address, stored by our email provider, Flodesk.
- Comments and ratings: your name, email address, comment text, and the IP address and browser details recorded with the comment. Comments may be checked by an automated spam-filtering service.
- Messages: anything you send us through the contact form or by email.
3. Information collected automatically, including by third parties
When you visit the Site, our advertising, analytics and embedded-content partners use cookies, pixels, tags, scripts and similar technologies. These tools run in your browser and send information directly to those third parties in real time, as you browse. This includes:
- Device and connection data: IP address, approximate location, browser, operating system, device type, screen size and language.
- Identifiers: cookie IDs, advertising IDs and similar identifiers that can recognise your browser across visits and across other websites.
- Browsing activity on the Site: the URLs of pages you view (which reveal the recipes and topics you look at), the page you came from, search terms entered in the Site's search box, time spent, scrolling, clicks, and interactions with ads and videos.
- Ad interaction data: which ads were shown, viewed or clicked.
We do not use session-replay, heatmap or keystroke-recording tools.
4. How information is used
- To run, secure and improve the Site
- To measure traffic and understand which recipes are popular
- To show advertising, including ads personalised to your interests, and to measure ad performance
- To earn commissions on affiliate purchases
- To send newsletters you signed up for
- To reply to comments and messages
- To prevent fraud and spam, and to comply with law
5. Who receives your information
- Advertising - Raptive: CMI Marketing, Inc., d/b/a Raptive ("Raptive") is a service provider of this Site for the purposes of placing advertising on the Site, and Raptive will collect and use certain data for advertising purposes. To learn more about Raptive's data usage, see Raptive's Creator Advertising Privacy Statement. Raptive works with advertising partners, who may also collect data through the Site. Raptive provides a "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" link in the footer of every page; selecting it restricts the use of your data for personalised advertising by Raptive and its partners. Raptive's advertising systems also honour the Global Privacy Control browser signal.
- Google Analytics 4 (Google LLC): reports on how visitors use the Site using cookies and similar identifiers, and receives your IP address, browser and device type, pages viewed and links clicked. See Google's Privacy Policy, or opt out with the Google Analytics opt-out add-on.
- Flodesk: stores newsletter subscribers' names and email addresses. Our newsletters contain tracking pixels that show whether and when an email was opened and which links were clicked, so we can make future emails more useful. See Flodesk's privacy policy.
- Slickstream (provided through Raptive): powers on-site search, recipe favourites and related-content features. It stores a reader identifier in your browser so your saved favourites persist between visits. See Slickstream's privacy policy.
- Cloudflare: provides security and performance services for the Site, including protection against bots and attacks. It processes your IP address and may set cookies for bot protection. See Cloudflare's privacy policy.
- Amazon Associates and other affiliate programmes: when you click an affiliate link, a cookie is placed in your browser to track purchases so we can earn a commission.
- Embedded content: YouTube (Google), Instagram and Facebook (Meta) and Pinterest may set cookies and collect data when you view or interact with their embedded content, under their own policies.
- Hosting and site services: our web host and WordPress plugins, which process data only to run and secure the Site.
- Legal reasons: where required by law, or to protect our rights or others' safety.
We do not sell your name or email address. Sharing browsing data with advertising partners may count as a "sale" or "sharing" under some US state laws; see Section 7.
6. Notice, consent and opting out
The technologies described in Section 3 start collecting information when a page loads. In the European Economic Area, the UK and other places where the law requires consent first, non-essential advertising and analytics cookies are used only after you agree through the consent banner shown there.
Visitors in the United States, including Florida: the advertising and analytics tools described above load by default when you visit, and collect the information described in Section 3 as you browse. By using the Site after being shown this policy, you agree to that collection by us and our partners. You can opt out at any time using the Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information link in the footer of every page, which restricts personalised advertising and related data use by our advertising partner and stops Google Analytics on the Site. If you do not agree, please opt out or do not use the Site.
You can also block cookies in your browser settings or email us. Opting out does not affect collection that happened before.
7. Your choices and rights
Everyone:
- Block or delete cookies in your browser settings (the Site may work less well).
- Opt out of interest-based ads through aboutads.info/choices and youronlinechoices.eu.
- Unsubscribe from emails using the link in any newsletter.
United States residents: depending on your state, you may have the right to confirm whether we process your personal data; to access, correct, delete or obtain a copy of it; and to opt out of targeted advertising, the sale or sharing of personal data, and profiling. Some of these laws apply only to businesses above certain size or revenue thresholds, and we may not be subject to all of them. To opt out of targeted advertising, use the Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information link in the footer; Raptive also treats a Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal as an opt-out for the browser that sends it. To exercise any other right, email rachnacooks@gmail.com with the subject line "Privacy Request" and your state of residence. We will respond within 45 days. If we decline your request, you may appeal by replying with "Appeal" in the subject line, and we will respond within 45 days. We will not discriminate against you for exercising these rights.
European Economic Area, UK and Switzerland: we rely on your consent for advertising and analytics cookies, and on legitimate interests to run and secure the Site. You may access, correct, delete, restrict or port your data, object to processing, withdraw consent, and complain to your local data protection authority.
India: under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and its Rules, you may access a summary of your personal data, correct or erase it, withdraw consent, nominate another person to exercise your rights, and raise a grievance (see Section 8).
To exercise any right, email rachnacooks@gmail.com. We may need to verify your identity and will respond within the time the applicable law requires.
8. Grievances (India)
Grievance contact: Rachna Parmar, rachnacooks@gmail.com, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. We will acknowledge grievances promptly and resolve them within the time set by law. If you are not satisfied, you may approach the Data Protection Board of India.
9. International transfers
We are based in India, and our service providers are located in the United States and other countries. Your data may be processed outside your country, where privacy laws may differ. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards offered by our providers.
10. Data retention
Newsletter data is kept until you unsubscribe. Comments stay published until you ask us to remove them. Messages you send us are kept as long as needed to respond. Data collected by advertising and analytics partners is retained under their own policies.
11. Children
The Site is intended for a general adult audience and is not directed at children. Users under 18 should use the Site only with a parent's or guardian's permission. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13, or from anyone under 18 in India without the verifiable parental consent the Digital Personal Data Protection Act requires. If you believe a child has given us personal data, contact us and we will delete it.
12. Security
We use reasonable safeguards, including HTTPS and access controls, but no website or transmission is completely secure.
13. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The new version will be posted here with an updated effective date.
14. Contact
Rachna Parmar, Rachna Cooks Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Email: rachnacooks@gmail.com