Welcome to midorecipes! Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to safeguarding your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights over your information.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://midorecipes.com.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent to help detect spam. An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if available) becomes visible to the public within the comment context. For more on Gravatar’s privacy practices, please refer to Gravatar Privacy Policy.
Media
If you upload images to midorecipes, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from images you post.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on midorecipes, you may choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience on future comments. These cookies last for one year.
Upon visiting our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie holds no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, additional cookies save your login information and screen preferences. Login cookies last two days, while screen options cookies last one year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for two weeks, while logging out removes login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, a cookie storing the post ID will be saved, expiring after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on midorecipes may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from external sites behaves as though you’ve visited the other site directly, and these websites may collect data, use cookies, track your interactions, or monitor engagement if you are logged into their site.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address is included in the reset email for security purposes.
How Long We Retain Your Data
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically. For registered users, we store personal information in their profiles, which users can view, edit, or delete at any time, except for usernames. Website administrators can also view and edit user information.
Your Data Rights
If you have an account or have left comments on midorecipes, you can request an export of the personal data we hold about you, or ask us to erase it. This does not include data we’re required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked using an automated spam detection service to ensure a safe and clean environment for our community.