Last updated: August 2026
Recipe Luxury respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This page explains how we comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and what rights you have over the information we hold about you. It sits alongside our Privacy Policy, which describes our practices in full.
Who we are
Recipe Luxury (recipeluxury.com) is a recipe website that publishes home cooking content. For the purposes of the GDPR, we act as the data controller for the personal data collected through this website. If you have any questions about how we handle your data, you can reach us through our contact page.
What data we collect
We aim to collect as little personal data as possible. Depending on how you use the site, this may include:
| Data | When We Collect It | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Name and email address | When you send us a message through the contact form | So we can reply to you |
| Comment content and name | If you leave a comment on a recipe | To display and moderate comments |
| IP address, browser and device information | Automatically on every visit | Security, and understanding how the site is used |
| Pages visited and time on site | Automatically, via analytics | To improve our recipes and site experience |
| Cookie preferences | When you respond to our cookie notice | To remember your choice |
Our legal basis for processing
Under the GDPR, we must have a lawful basis for using your personal data. We rely on the following:
- Consent — for non-essential cookies, analytics, and personalised advertising. You give this by accepting our cookie notice, and you can withdraw it at any time.
- Legitimate interests — for keeping the website secure, preventing spam and abuse, and understanding aggregate traffic patterns so we can improve our content.
- Legal obligation — where we are required to retain or disclose information by law.
Your rights under the GDPR
If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you have the following rights over your personal data. We will honour any valid request free of charge and within one month.
| Your Right | What It Means |
|---|---|
| Right of access | You can ask for a copy of the personal data we hold about you. |
| Right to rectification | You can ask us to correct data that is inaccurate or incomplete. |
| Right to erasure | Also called the “right to be forgotten” — you can ask us to delete your personal data. |
| Right to restrict processing | You can ask us to pause how we use your data while a concern is resolved. |
| Right to data portability | You can ask for your data in a common, machine-readable format. |
| Right to object | You can object to processing based on our legitimate interests, including profiling for advertising. |
| Rights on automated decisions | You will not be subject to decisions based solely on automated processing that significantly affect you. |
How to exercise your rights
To make any of the requests above, send us a message through our contact form and tell us which right you would like to exercise. To protect your privacy, we may ask you to confirm your identity before we act — usually by replying from the email address associated with the data.
We will respond within one month. If your request is unusually complex, we may extend this by a further two months and will let you know if that happens.
Cookies and consent
When you first visit Recipe Luxury, a cookie notice appears explaining that we use cookies. Essential cookies keep the site working properly. Non-essential cookies — analytics and advertising — help us understand how the site is used and allow our advertising partners to show relevant ads.
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by clearing the cookies stored by your browser for this site, which makes the notice reappear on your next visit. You can also block or delete cookies entirely in your browser settings, though some parts of the site may not work as intended.
Advertising and third parties
We use third-party services that may process data on our behalf or as independent controllers. The main ones are:
- Google AdSense — serves advertising and may use cookies to personalise the ads you see. You can manage this at Google Ads Settings, or opt out of many third-party vendors at aboutads.info.
- Google Analytics — measures aggregate site usage so we know which recipes are helpful.
- Our hosting provider — stores the website and its data securely on our behalf.
Some of these providers are based outside the EEA. Where data is transferred internationally, it is done under safeguards recognised by the GDPR, such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses or an adequacy decision.
How long we keep your data
- Contact form messages — kept only as long as needed to handle your enquiry, then deleted.
- Comments — kept while they remain published, so conversations stay readable.
- Analytics data — retained in aggregate form according to our analytics provider’s standard retention period.
- Cookie preferences — stored in your own browser until you clear them.
How we protect your data
Recipe Luxury is served entirely over an encrypted HTTPS connection, and our contact form includes protections against spam and abuse. We limit access to any personal data to those who genuinely need it to run the site. No system can be guaranteed completely secure, but we take reasonable and appropriate measures to safeguard your information.
Children’s data
This website is not directed at children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from them. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it.
Complaints
If you believe we have not handled your personal data properly, we would genuinely like the chance to put it right — please contact us first. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority. In the EU you can find yours through the European Data Protection Board; in the UK, the supervisory authority is the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Changes to this notice
We may update this GDPR notice as our practices or the law evolve. Any changes will be published on this page with a revised date at the top. We encourage you to check back occasionally.