GDPR

Effective Date: 10/10/2025

At WhatToCook.Blog, your privacy matters to us. We are committed to safeguarding your personal data and ensuring compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This document explains how we collect, use, and protect your information.

Who We Are

The responsible party (data controller) for your data is:

WhatToCook.Blog
Email: [email protected]

What Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

  • Contact Information: Your name, email address, and any details you provide when you contact us or subscribe to our newsletter.
  • Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our website, such as your IP address, device type, browser information, and pages visited.

Why We Process Your Data

We process your data for the following purposes:

  • Communication: To respond to your inquiries, comments, or requests and provide information about our recipes and content.
  • Subscriptions: To send newsletters, updates, or promotional offers you may find interesting, if you have subscribed.
  • Site Improvement: To analyze site usage, troubleshoot issues, and improve the overall user experience and performance of our website.

We process your personal information based on the following legal grounds:

  • Your Consent: When you explicitly agree to receive communications, subscribe to our newsletter, or otherwise opt in.
  • Legitimate Interests: For essential business operations such as maintaining and improving the website, provided these interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.

How Long We Keep Your Data

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this statement or as required by applicable law. When your data is no longer needed, we will securely delete it or anonymize it so that it can no longer be linked to you.

Your Rights Under GDPR

As a data subject, you have the following rights:

  • Access: Request confirmation that we process your personal data and obtain a copy of the data we hold about you.
  • Correction: Ask us to rectify any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
  • Erasure: Request the deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances (“right to be forgotten”).
  • Restriction: Ask us to restrict the processing of your data in specific situations.
  • Portability: Request the transfer of your personal data to another organization or directly to you, where technically feasible.
  • Withdraw Consent: Withdraw your consent at any time where processing is based on consent, without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.

How to Exercise Your Rights

To make a request or inquire about your personal data, please contact us:

Email: [email protected]

We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests to protect your data.

Raising a Complaint

If you believe your data is not being handled in accordance with GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority (for example, a Data Protection Authority in your EU member state, the ICO in the UK, etc.).

Changes to This Statement

We may update this GDPR Compliance Statement from time to time. When we make changes, the “Effective Date” at the top of this page will be updated. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your data.

Thank you for trusting WhatToCook.Blog with your personal information.