Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to StewSpire (“we,” “us,” “our”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data in an open and transparent manner. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, process, and disclose your information when you access or use our website, Stewspire.com (the “Website”). Please read this policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information to provide a better experience for our users. The types of personal information we may collect include:

• Personal Data You Provide to Us: This includes information you voluntarily provide, such as your name and email address when you subscribe to our newsletter, leave a comment, or contact us through our contact form.
• Usage Data Collected Automatically: When you visit StewSpire, we automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing activity. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referral URLs, pages viewed, and the dates/times of your visits.
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your interaction with our Website. You can find more details in our “Cookies and Web Beacons” section below.

3. How We Use Your Information

The information we collect is used for various purposes, including:

• To Provide and Maintain Our Website: To ensure the Website functions correctly and to personalize your experience.
• To Improve Our Content: To understand what recipes and content are popular, helping us create more of what you love.
• To Communicate With You: To respond to your comments or inquiries and to send you newsletters or other updates if you have subscribed.
• For Marketing and Advertising: To display relevant advertisements, which helps support the costs of running StewSpire.
• For Security and Fraud Prevention: To monitor for and prevent any fraudulent or malicious activity.

4. Cookies and Web Beacons

Like most websites, StewSpire uses ‘cookies’. These are small files stored on your device that help the Website function and remember your preferences (like login information or region). We use cookies to enhance your experience and analyze site traffic. Web beacons are small graphic files that allow us to count users who have visited certain pages. You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options, but doing so may affect your ability to use certain features of the Website.

5. Third-Party Services and Advertising

We may use third-party service providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Website, such as Google Analytics. We may also use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the Website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. These third parties have their own privacy policies addressing how they use such information.

6. Data Security

We take the security of your data seriously and implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. However, please remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

7. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data under laws like the GDPR or CCPA. These rights may include:

• The right to access, update, or delete the information we have on you.
• The right of rectification.
• The right to object to our processing of your personal data.
• The right of restriction.
• The right to data portability.
• The right to withdraw consent at any time.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.

8. Children’s Privacy

Our Website is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please do not hesitate to contact us. You can reach us at:

Email: contact@stewspire.com