PRIVACY POLICY

Privacy Policy for MinneCravings

Last Updated: May 2025

Welcome to MinneCravings! Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website https://www.minnecravings.com (the “Site”), subscribe to our newsletter, or engage with us on social media.

1. Information We Collect

a. Information You Provide Voluntarily

  • Newsletter Signup: When you sign up for our newsletter, we collect your name and email address.
  • Comments or Contact Forms: If you contact us or leave a comment, you may provide your name, email address, and message content.

b. Information We Collect Automatically

  • Cookies & Tracking: We use cookies and similar tracking tools to understand how visitors interact with the Site. This may include IP addresses, browser type, time spent on pages, and referring websites.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use your information to:

  • Send periodic emails with recipes, travel tips, and blog updates
  • Respond to your comments or messages
  • Improve the performance, design, and content of the Site
  • Monitor website traffic and trends
  • Prevent spam and protect against unauthorized access

3. Third-Party Services

We may use third-party services to help operate our blog or provide additional features. These may include:

  • Email Marketing Tools (e.g., Mailchimp, ConvertKit): For managing newsletter subscriptions
  • Social Media Platforms (e.g., TikTok, Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook): We may link to or embed content from these platforms. Your interactions with them are subject to their own privacy policies.
  • Analytics Tools (e.g., Google Analytics): To understand user behavior and improve the site

These platforms may collect your data independently based on their own terms and conditions.

4. Cookies

We use cookies to:

  • Personalize content and remember user preferences
  • Track website traffic and performance
  • Help us understand which content is most useful to our readers

You can disable cookies through your browser settings, but some features of the Site may not function properly.

5. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to others. We may share data with trusted third-party services (as listed above) for the purpose of operating the blog and its features.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you
  • Request correction or deletion of your data
  • Opt out of marketing communications at any time (unsubscribe links are included in every newsletter)

To make a request, contact us at: minnecravings @ gmail.com

7. Children’s Privacy

This website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

8. Security

We take appropriate steps to protect your personal data from loss, misuse, or unauthorized access. However, no internet transmission is ever 100% secure.

9. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.

10. Contact Us

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

Email: minnecravings @ gmail.com