Privacy Policy

Introduction

Welcome to Shimmer Recipes, located at shimmerrecipes.com. My name is Alisha R. Naquin, and I am the owner and operator of this website. Your privacy is of the utmost importance to me. Whether you are searching for secure recipes to feed your family or looking for quick meal prep tips, I want you to feel safe and informed while browsing this site.

This Privacy Policy outlines the types of personal information that is received and collected by Shimmer Recipes and how it is used. My journey as a home cook began years ago in Tacoma, where I learned the value of community and trust. I carry those same values into how I handle your user data. By using this website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with the terms outlined here, please discontinue your use of the site.

Information We Collect

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our service to you. This collection happens in a few ways:

Personal Data

While using Shimmer Recipes, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. This may include, but is not limited to:

  • Your email address (when you subscribe to our newsletter)
  • Your first and last name (when you leave a comment or contact us directly)
  • Social media profile information (if you interact with us through social platforms)

Usage Data

We may also collect information on how the website is accessed and used. This Usage Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also 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 see if you are using it.

How We Use Your Information

Shimmer Recipes uses the collected data for various essential purposes to ensure you have the best experience possible:

  • To provide and maintain the website: Ensuring the recipes and images load correctly and the site remains functional.
  • To notify you about changes: Keeping you updated on our service or policy updates.
  • To allow participation in interactive features: Enabling you to leave comments, rate recipes, and engage with the community.
  • To provide customer care and support: Responding to your questions, feedback, or technical issues.
  • To provide analysis or valuable information: Helping us understand which easy recipes are most popular so we can create more of the content you love.
  • To monitor the usage of the website: Tracking technical performance and preventing fraudulent activity.
  • To send newsletters: If you have opted-in, we use your email to send you weekly recipes and kitchen tips. You can opt-out at any time.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Like most modern websites, Shimmer Recipes uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.

We use cookies to:

  • Remember your preferences and various settings (such as your name in a comment field).
  • Understand how you navigate the site via Google Analytics.
  • Show you relevant advertisements that help keep this website free to use.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our website effectively. For more information on managing cookies, please visit your browser’s help pages.

How We Protect Your Information

The security of your data is a top priority for me. Whether I am sharing a secret family recipe or managing user data, I strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information. Shimmer Recipes uses SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption to ensure that the data transferred between your browser and our server is encrypted and secure.

However, please remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. We limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors, and other third parties who have a business need to know.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location (such as the EEA or California), you may have certain data protection rights. Shimmer Recipes aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data. You have the following rights:

  • The right to access: You can request copies of your personal data held by us.
  • The right to rectification: You can request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • The right to erasure: Under certain conditions, you can request that we erase your personal data.
  • The right to restrict processing: You can object to our processing of your personal data under specific circumstances.
  • The right to data portability: You can request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization or directly to you.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided at the bottom of this page. We may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

Third-Party Services

We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our website, to provide the website on our behalf, to perform website-related services, or to assist us in analyzing how our website is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Common third-party services used on Shimmer Recipes include:

  • Google Analytics: To monitor and analyze web traffic.
  • Email Service Providers: Such as Mailchimp or ConvertKit for newsletter delivery.
  • Advertising Partners: Such as Mediavine, AdThrive, or Google AdSense, which may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits.
  • Social Media Buttons: Like Pinterest and Facebook, which may track your interaction with their features on our site.

Children’s Privacy

Shimmer Recipes does not address anyone 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 are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. 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.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, your user data, or our practices regarding secure recipes, please do not hesitate to reach out. I am committed to transparency and am happy to assist you.

Alisha R. Naquin
Shimmer Recipes
Saginaw, MI, USA
Email: [email protected]

This policy was last updated on October 2023.