Cook Season

Privacy Policy

Last Updated: October 2025

At Cook Season (accessible from https://cookseason.com/), one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by Cook Season and how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information in a few different ways to provide you with the best possible experience on our recipe site.

A. Personal Information You Provide

When you visit Cook Season, we may ask for personal information, including but not limited to:

  • Newsletter Subscription: Your email address and first name when you sign up for our recipe newsletter.
  • Comments: Your name, email address, and website URL (optional) when you leave a comment or review on a recipe.
  • Contact Forms: Your name, email, and message content when you reach out to us via our Contact page.

B. Log Files

Like many other websites, Cook Season makes use of log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. The information collected by log files includes:

  • Internet Protocol (IP) addresses
  • Browser type and version
  • Internet Service Provider (ISP)
  • Date and time stamp
  • Referring/exit pages
  • Number of clicks

This data is not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

2. Cookies and Web Beacons

Like any other website, Cook Season uses “cookies.” These cookies are used to store information including visitors’ preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users’ experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other information.

DoubleClick DART Cookie

Google is one of a third-party vendor on our site. It also uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to serve ads to our site visitors based upon their visit to https://cookseason.com/ and other sites on the internet. However, visitors may choose to decline the use of DART cookies by visiting the Google ad and content network Privacy Policy at the following URL – https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

  • Provide, operate, and maintain our website
  • Improve, personalize, and expand our content (e.g., understanding which recipes are most popular)
  • Understand and analyze how you use our website
  • Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
  • Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes (newsletters)
  • Find and prevent fraud

4. Third-Party Privacy Policies

Cook Season’s Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

Advertising Partners

Some of advertisers on our site may use cookies and web beacons. Our advertising partners generally include:

  • Google AdSense

Affiliate Links

Cook Season may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the website. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions.

5. GDPR Data Protection Rights

We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

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

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

6. Children’s Information

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

Cook Season does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

7. Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its Terms and Conditions.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.