Privacy Policy
Last updated: March 23, 2026
Introduction
Welcome to Halloumi Salad! This Privacy Policy describes how Halloumi Salad ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and discloses information when you visit and use our website. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience while enjoying our delicious recipes.
By using our website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use our website.
Information Collected
When you visit our website, we may collect certain information about your device and your interaction with our site. This information is primarily collected to help us understand how our site is used, improve its functionality, and ensure its security. The types of information we may collect include:
- IP Address: Your Internet Protocol (IP) address, which is a numerical label assigned to your device during a browsing session. This can be used to determine your general geographic location.
- Browser Type: Information about the web browser you are using (e.g., Chrome, Firefox, Safari).
- Operating System: Information about the operating system on your device (e.g., Windows, macOS, Android, iOS).
- Pages Visited: Details about the specific pages you view on our website, the time spent on those pages, and the order in which they were viewed.
- Referral Source: The website or search engine that directed you to our site.
This information is generally collected in an aggregated and anonymized form for analytical purposes, meaning it does not directly identify you personally, but helps us understand broad user trends.
Cookies
Our website uses "cookies" to enhance your experience. Cookies are small data files placed on your device's browser by a website. They allow the website to remember your actions and preferences over a period of time.
- How We Use Cookies: We use cookies for various purposes, including website functionality (e.g., remembering your preferences), analytics (understanding how users interact with our site), and occasionally for personalization.
- Your Choices: You have the option to accept or refuse cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. However, this may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Third-Party Services
We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our website, provide services on our behalf (e.g., website hosting, analytics), or to assist us in analyzing how our website is used. These third parties have access to your information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
Examples of third-party services we might use include:
- Analytics Services: Tools like Google Analytics to help us understand website traffic and usage patterns. These services typically collect data like your IP address, browser type, and pages visited, which they process according to their own privacy policies.
- Embedded Content: Our website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) from other websites. This embedded content behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.
We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of these third-party services, as we have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Advertising
Our website may display advertisements from third-party advertising networks. These advertisers may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your visits to our and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. This is known as interest-based advertising.
We do not control the privacy practices of these third-party advertisers. You can often opt-out of personalized advertising by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out Page or the Digital Advertising Alliance Opt-Out Page, or through your device settings.
Children's Privacy
Our website is not intended for individuals under the age of 13 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please do not hesitate to contact us:
