Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit cookingwithfabian.com (the “Site”), how we use it, who we share it with, and the choices and rights you have. We care about your privacy and want to be transparent about our practices.

Last updated: 18 June 2026

1. Who we are

Cooking with Fabian is a food blog and recipe website operated by Cooking with Fabian, based in Budapest, Hungary. For the purposes of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we are the “data controller” of the personal information described in this policy.

If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your data, you can reach us at legal@cookingwithfabian.com.

2. Information we collect

Information you give us directly

Email address — when you subscribe to our newsletter, recipe updates, or download a free resource.
Comment information — your name, email address, website (optional), and the content of your comment when you leave one on a post.
Contact details — any information you provide when you email us or use a contact form, such as your name, email address, and the contents of your message.

Information collected automatically

When you visit the Site, certain information is collected automatically by us and by the third-party services we use:

Your IP address (often truncated or anonymized by our analytics tools), browser type and version, and device type.
Operating system, screen size, and language settings.
The pages you view, the time and date of your visit, how long you stay, and the website or search term that referred you.
General location inferred from your IP address (typically country, region, or city level).

This information is collected through cookies and similar technologies and is used in aggregated, mostly non-identifying form to understand how the Site is used and to improve it.

3. Cookies and tracking technologies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. We and our partners use cookies and similar technologies (such as pixels and local storage) for purposes including:

Essential cookies — required for the Site to function (for example, remembering your comment details or cookie-consent choices).
Analytics cookies — to measure traffic and understand how visitors use the Site.
Advertising cookies — used by advertising partners to deliver and measure ads.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings, and you can refuse non-essential cookies through the consent banner shown when you first visit (where applicable). Blocking some cookies may affect how parts of the Site work.

4. Analytics

We use the following analytics services to understand how our Site is performing:

Google Analytics, a service provided by Google LLC. Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how visitors use the Site. The information generated (including a truncated IP address) is processed by Google. You can opt out by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. Learn more in Google’s Privacy Policy.
StatCounter, a web analytics service that helps us track visitor numbers and page views. You can learn about StatCounter’s practices and opt out via the StatCounter privacy and opt-out page.

We use this data only to understand and improve the Site. We do not use it to identify you personally.

5. Comments

When you leave a comment on the Site, we collect the data shown in the comment form (your name, email address, and optional website), along with your IP address and browser user-agent string to help with spam detection.

Comments are moderated. We review comments before they are published and may edit, decline, or remove comments that are spam, abusive, off-topic, or otherwise inappropriate.
An anonymized string created from your email address (a “hash”) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check whether you are using it. After your comment is approved, your profile picture (if any) is visible to the public alongside your comment.
We may use an automated spam-filtering service to review comments. This service may process your comment, name, email address, IP address, and browser information to determine whether a comment is likely to be spam.

If you leave a comment, you may request that we delete the personal data we hold about you in connection with it (see Your privacy rights).

6. Email and newsletters

If you subscribe to our newsletter or recipe updates, we collect your email address (and, optionally, your name) so that we can send you content such as new recipes, cooking tips, and occasional updates about the Site. We may use an email marketing provider (such as MailerLite / Mailchimp / Kit) to store subscriber information and send these emails on our behalf.

We send marketing emails only on the basis of your consent or, where permitted, our legitimate interest in keeping subscribers informed.
Every email includes an unsubscribe link. You can opt out at any time, and you can also contact us directly to be removed.
Our email provider may collect limited analytics, such as whether you opened an email or clicked a link.

We will never sell your email address.

7. Advertising

This Site is supported by advertising. We work with third-party advertising partners and/or an advertising network such as Mediavine, Raptive, or Google AdSense to display ads on the Site. These partners may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites, and to measure the effectiveness of those ads.

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to the Site or other sites.
Advertising partners may collect information such as your IP address, device identifiers, and browsing activity.
If you are in the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, you will be asked for consent to personalized advertising through our consent management platform before such cookies are used.

You can manage personalized advertising through the following resources:

8. Affiliate links and disclosure

Some posts on this Site may contain affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. As an Amazon Associate, we may earn from qualifying purchases. Affiliate programs may use cookies to track referrals from our Site to the merchant. We only recommend products we genuinely believe in, and using these links helps support the running of the Site.

9. Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this Site may include embedded content (for example, YouTube videos, recipe cards, social media posts, or images). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you had visited that other website. These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content, including if you have an account and are logged in to that site. We do not control the privacy practices of these third parties.

10. How we use your information

We use the information we collect to:

Operate, maintain, and improve the Site and its content.
Display and moderate comments.
Send newsletters and updates you have requested.
Respond to your questions and messages.
Understand how visitors use the Site through analytics.
Display advertising that helps support the Site.
Detect, prevent, and address spam, fraud, abuse, and security issues.
Comply with our legal obligations.

11. Legal bases for processing (GDPR)

If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, we process your personal data on the following legal bases:

Consent — for example, when you subscribe to our newsletter or agree to non-essential cookies and personalized advertising. You may withdraw consent at any time.
Legitimate interests — for example, to understand and improve our Site, secure it against abuse, and manage comments, where these interests are not overridden by your rights.
Legal obligation — where we must process data to comply with applicable law.

We do not sell your personal information. We share information only with:

Service providers who help us run the Site, such as our web host, analytics providers, email marketing provider, spam-filtering service, and advertising partners. These providers process data on our behalf or as independent controllers under their own privacy policies.
Legal and safety reasons — where we are required to do so by law, or to protect our rights, users, or the public.

13. How long we keep your data

Comments and their metadata are kept indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically, unless you ask us to remove them.
Newsletter subscriptions are kept until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete your data.
Contact messages are kept for as long as needed to handle your request and a reasonable period afterward.
Analytics data is retained according to the settings and policies of our analytics providers.

14. Your privacy rights

Depending on where you live, you may have some or all of the following rights regarding your personal data:

The right to access the personal data we hold about you.
The right to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
The right to erase your data (“right to be forgotten”).
The right to restrict or object to certain processing.
The right to data portability.
The right to withdraw consent at any time, without affecting prior lawful processing.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at legal@cookingwithfabian.com. If you leave comments, you can also request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us, and ask us to erase it (this does not include data we must keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes).

If you are in the EU, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. In Hungary, this is the Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (NAIH) — naih.hu.

15. Your California privacy rights

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the CPRA, gives you the right to:

Know what personal information we collect, use, and disclose.
Request deletion of your personal information.
Correct inaccurate personal information.
Opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
Not be discriminated against for exercising your rights.

We do not sell personal information for money. However, the use of advertising and analytics cookies may be considered “sharing” under California law. You can opt out by adjusting your cookie/consent settings on the Site and by using the advertising opt-out tools listed in the Advertising section, or by contacting us at legal@cookingwithfabian.com.

16. Children’s privacy

This Site is not directed at children under the age of 16 (or under 13 in the United States), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it.

17. Data security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information against loss, misuse, and unauthorized access. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

18. International data transfers

Some of the third-party services we use (such as Google and StatCounter) may store and process data outside your country, including in the United States. Where data is transferred outside the EEA or UK, those providers use safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses to protect your information.

19. Links to other websites

Our Site may contain links to other websites that we do not operate. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of any site you visit.

20. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

21. Contact us

If you have any questions, requests, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us:

Email: legal@cookingwithfabian.com
Website: https://cookingwithfabian.com
Operated by: Cooking with Fabian, Budapest, Hungary

This Privacy Policy is provided as general information and does not constitute legal advice.