Privacy Policy - First Step Recipes

Effective Date: 12/31/2024

Last Updated: 12/2/2025

Welcome to firststeprecipes.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you visit our website, firststeprecipes.com. By using our Website, you agree to the practices described in this policy. We invite you to read this policy carefully.

1. Information We Collect

Personal Information
When you contact us, subscribe to our newsletter, or comment on our blog posts, we may collect personal information such as your name, email address, and any other details you provide.

Non-Personal Information
We collect non personal information such as browser type, IP address, time zone, device type, and pages visited. This information is collected through cookies, tracking pixels, and similar technologies.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

Improve the content, performance, and functionality of our Website.
Send you newsletters, updates, or promotional materials (if you have subscribed).
Respond to your inquiries and comments.
Analyze website performance, user behavior, and advertising effectiveness.
Deliver relevant advertisements and measure their performance.

Newsletter Communications
We send newsletters only to users who have voluntarily subscribed and provided consent. Subscribers receive recipe updates, cooking tips, and related content. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in any email or by contacting us directly at [email protected].

3. Advertising and Third-Party Data Sharing

We partner with third-party advertising networks, including HB Agency, Google Ads, and Microsoft/Bing Ads, to display ads on our Website. These partners may use cookies, device identifiers, and similar technologies to collect information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide you with targeted advertising based on your interests.

What They May Collect:

IP address
Browser type and device information
Pages visited and time spent
Interaction with ads

How This Data is Used:

To show ads relevant to your interests
To measure ad performance and effectiveness
For ad frequency control

Opt-Out Options:
You can opt out of interest-based advertising from many providers by visiting:

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to:

Enhance your browsing experience
Analyze traffic and performance
Personalize content and ads

You can control or disable cookies in your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some features of our Website.

5. Third-Party Links

Our Website may contain links to external sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these websites. Please review their privacy policies before sharing personal information.

6. Email Communications and Newsletter Service

If you subscribe to our newsletter, your email address will be stored and processed securely through our email service provider, Mailchimp (or your selected provider). Mailchimp helps us manage subscriptions, send newsletters, and analyze engagement data such as open and click rates. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing in accordance with their privacy policy.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any email or by contacting us at [email protected]. We do not share or sell subscriber email addresses to third parties.

7. Data Security

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information. However, no online transmission or storage system can be guaranteed 100% secure.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights to:

Access and receive a copy of your data
Request correction or deletion
Object to or restrict processing
Withdraw consent for data use

To exercise these rights, email us at [email protected].

9. Children’s Privacy

Our Website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy periodically. Any changes will be posted here with an updated effective date.

11. GDPR Compliance

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

Right to Access Request a copy of your personal data.
Right to Rectification Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”) Request deletion of your data in certain circumstances.
Right to Restrict Processing Request that we limit the way we use your data.
Right to Data Portability Request transfer of your data to another provider.
Right to Object Object to processing for legitimate interests or direct marketing.
Right to Withdraw Consent Withdraw your consent for data processing at any time.

To exercise these rights, email us at [email protected]. We will respond within one month as required by GDPR.

If your data is transferred outside your home country, we ensure such transfers comply with GDPR using Standard Contractual Clauses or other approved safeguards. In the event of a data breach that poses a risk to your rights and freedoms, we will notify you and the relevant supervisory authority within 72 hours in accordance with GDPR Article 33.

12. Ezoic Services

This website uses the services of Ezoic Inc. (“Ezoic”), including to manage third-party interest-based advertising. Ezoic may employ a variety of technologies on this website, including tools to serve content, display advertisements and enable advertising to visitors of this website, which may utilize first and third-party cookies.

A cookie is a small text file sent to your device by a web server that enables the website to remember information about your browsing activity. First-party cookies are created by the site you are visiting, while third-party cookies are set by domains other than the one you’re visiting. Ezoic and our partners may place third-party cookies, tags, beacons, pixels, and similar technologies to monitor interactions with advertisements and optimize ad targeting. Please note that disabling cookies may limit access to certain content and features on the website, and rejecting cookies does not eliminate advertisements but will result in non-personalized advertising. You can find more information about cookies and how to manage them here.
The following information may be collected, used, and stored in a cookie when serving personalized ads:

IP address
Operating system type and version
Device type
Language preferences
Web browser type
Email (in a hashed or encrypted form)

Ezoic and its partners may use this data in combination with information that has been independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements across various platforms and websites. Ezoic’s partners may also gather additional data, such as unique IDs, advertising IDs, geolocation data, usage data, device information, traffic data, referral sources, and interactions between users and websites or advertisements, to create audience segments for targeted advertising across different devices, browsers, and apps. You can find more information about interest-based advertising and how to manage them here.
You can view Ezoic’s privacy policy here, or for additional information about Ezoic’s advertising and other partners, you can view Ezoic’s advertising partners here.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact us at:

Email: [email protected]
Website: firststeprecipes.com