Privacy Policy
Effective date: January 31, 2026
CheapQuickVegan (“we”, “our”, or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share information when you visit our website https://www.cheapquickvegan.com.
1. Information We Collect
When you use our website, we may collect the following types of information:
- Personal information you provide: When you leave comments or contact us via a form, you may provide your name, email address, or other contact details. Name and email are optional for comments.
- Automatically collected information: We collect information about your device, browser, IP address, pages you visit, and how you interact with our site using cookies, analytics tools, or similar technologies.
- IP addresses: We collect and store IP addresses when you submit comments, ratings, or share recipes. This information is used solely for spam prevention and abuse detection.
- User interactions: We collect data about your interactions with recipes, including ratings, comments, shares, and favorites to improve our service and prevent abuse.
2. How We Use Your Information
- Provide and improve our website and services.
- Communicate with you, including responding to inquiries or sending updates.
- Display and moderate user-generated content (comments and ratings).
- Prevent spam, abuse, and duplicate submissions.
- Personalize content and ads in compliance with applicable laws.
- Monitor and analyze site usage and trends.
3. User-Generated Content (Comments & Ratings)
When you leave a comment or rating on our recipes, we collect:
- Name (optional): Displayed publicly with your comment.
- Email address (optional): Not displayed publicly. Used only for moderation purposes.
- Comment text and rating: Displayed publicly on the recipe page.
- IP address: Stored for spam prevention and abuse detection. Not displayed publicly.
- Ownership token: A random identifier stored in your browser's localStorage to allow you to edit or update your own comments/ratings.
Moderation: All comments are subject to moderation before being published. We reserve the right to remove comments that violate our community guidelines.
Your control: You can delete your own comments/ratings using the delete function on the comment, or request deletion by contacting us at cheapquickvegan@gmail.com or using our Contact form (select "Data Deletion Request").
4. Local Storage
We use your browser's local storage (a type of web storage) to store certain preferences and data locally on your device. This data never leaves your device unless you explicitly sync it:
- Favorite recipes: Recipe IDs of recipes you've marked as favorites.
- Rating tokens: Random identifiers that allow you to update your ratings on recipes.
- Comment ownership tokens: Random identifiers that allow you to edit or delete your own comments.
You can clear this data at any time by clearing your browser's local storage or site data for our website.
6. Third-Party Services
Our site may use third-party services such as Google AdSense, analytics tools, or social media widgets. These services may collect information about your use of the site to provide personalized ads, measure performance, or improve their services.
We do not share your personal information with third parties for their independent marketing purposes without your consent.
7. Data Retention
We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy:
- Comments and ratings: Retained indefinitely unless you request deletion or we remove them for violating our guidelines.
- IP addresses: Retained for up to 2 years for spam prevention purposes.
- Contact form submissions: Retained as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry.
- Analytics data: Aggregated and anonymized data may be retained indefinitely for statistical purposes.
You may request deletion of your personal data at any time by contacting us at cheapquickvegan@gmail.com or using our Contact form (select "Data Deletion Request").
8. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access or request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Request corrections or deletions of your personal data.
- Withdraw consent for data processing where consent is the legal basis.
- Opt-out of certain tracking or marketing communications.
- Object to processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at cheapquickvegan@gmail.com or use our Contact form (select "Data Deletion Request").
10. Children's Privacy
Our website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete it.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Effective Date" at the top will indicate the latest version. We encourage you to review this page periodically for any changes.
12. GDPR Compliance
If you are visiting from the European Union, we comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This means:
- We obtain your consent before using non-essential cookies and tracking technologies.
- You have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data.
- You can withdraw consent for tracking cookies at any time through our cookie settings in the site's footer or browser settings.
- We do not share your personal data with third parties for their independent marketing purposes without your consent.
To exercise your GDPR rights, please contact us at cheapquickvegan@gmail.com or use our Contact form (select "Data Deletion Request").
13. Contact Us
- Email: cheapquickvegan@gmail.com
- Website: https://www.cheapquickvegan.com