Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 19, 2026

Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how InstantSavorly ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit our website at instantsavorly.com (the "Site"). By using this Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

1. Information We Collect

Personal Information You Provide

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, including:

Name and email address (via the contact form or newsletter signup)
Comments or reviews you post on recipe pages
Any other information you choose to share with us directly

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our Site, we automatically collect certain technical information, including:

IP address and approximate geographic location
Browser type, device type, and operating system
Pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URLs
Cookies and similar tracking technologies (described below)

2. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze site traffic, and serve relevant advertisements. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. You will be asked to consent to non-essential cookies on your first visit via our cookie consent banner.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies: Required for the site to function properly (e.g., storing your cookie consent preference). These cannot be disabled.
Analytics Cookies (Google Analytics): We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our Site. It collects anonymized data such as pages visited, session duration, and traffic sources to help us improve our content. You can opt out via the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. Google's Privacy Policy
Advertising Cookies (Google AdSense): We partner with Google AdSense to display advertisements on our Site. Google AdSense uses cookies and the DoubleClick cookie to serve ads based on your interests and prior visits to this and other sites. Google and its partners may collect and use data for ad personalization. How Google uses information from sites that use its services
Third-Party Cookies: Our embedded features (such as Disqus comments and social sharing buttons) may set their own cookies subject to their respective privacy policies.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can manage or withdraw your consent to non-essential cookies at any time through the cookie consent banner. You may also control cookies through your browser settings — however, disabling certain cookies may impact site functionality. For more information on managing cookies, visit allaboutcookies.org.

3. Google AdSense and Ad Personalization

InstantSavorly uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Through this service:

Google uses the DoubleClick cookie to serve personalized ads based on your visits to this and other websites on the internet
You can opt out of personalized advertising at any time by visiting Google Ad Settings
You can opt out of third-party vendor cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page or aboutads.info
California residents may opt out under CCPA using the same Google Ad Settings link above

We do not control the content of third-party advertisements displayed on our Site. Ad content is determined by Google based on your browsing history and interests.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

Provide, operate, and maintain our Site and its features
Send newsletters and recipe updates (only if you opted in)
Respond to your inquiries submitted via the contact form
Analyze Site usage to improve content, design, and user experience
Display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
Comply with applicable legal obligations

We will never sell your personal information to third parties, nor use it for purposes beyond those stated in this policy without your explicit consent.

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We may share data only with:

Google LLC: For analytics (Google Analytics) and advertising (Google AdSense) purposes, as described above
Email Service Provider (Kit/ConvertKit): To manage our newsletter mailing list. Only your email address and name are shared
Formspree: Our contact form submissions are processed by Formspree, subject to their privacy policy
Disqus: Comment functionality is provided by Disqus, subject to their privacy policy
Legal Authorities: If required by law, court order, or to protect our rights, property, or safety

6. Your Rights

GDPR (European Economic Area residents)

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

Right of Access: Request a copy of the data we hold about you
Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten")
Right to Restrict Processing: Ask us to limit how we use your data
Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
Right to Object: Object to processing of your personal data for certain purposes

CCPA (California residents)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California residents have the right to know what personal data is collected, request deletion of their data, and opt out of the sale of personal information. We do not sell personal information. To exercise your rights, contact us using the details in Section 10 below.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@instantsavorly.com. We will respond within 30 days.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only as long as necessary:

Google Analytics data: retained for 26 months, then automatically deleted
Newsletter subscriber data: retained until you unsubscribe
Contact form submissions: retained for up to 12 months, then deleted

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Our Site uses HTTPS encryption for all data transmission. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately and we will delete that information.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Email: privacy@instantsavorly.com
Contact Form: instantsavorly.com/contact
Website: InstantSavorly, instantsavorly.com