Effective July 12, 2026
This policy explains what personal information cheesecurds.com collects, why, and what you can do about it. It applies to this website only.
1. Information we collect
When you read the site. Our hosting provider records standard server logs: IP address, browser type, pages requested, and timestamps. These are used for security and site reliability. We also collect analytics data, described in Section 3.
When you subscribe to the newsletter. We collect your email address and the date you subscribed. We use it to send the newsletter and for no other purpose.
When you contact us. We retain the correspondence in order to respond and to track corrections. Contacting us does not add you to any mailing list.
2. What we do not do
We do not sell, rent, or trade personal information. We do not display advertising on this site. We do not use advertising or social media tracking pixels, including those operated by Meta, TikTok, X, or LinkedIn. We do not use session recording or heat-mapping tools.
3. Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4, deployed via Google Tag Manager, to measure which pages are read and how visitors arrive.
Google Analytics collects: pages viewed, approximate location at the country or region level, device and browser type, referring website, and time on page. It sets first-party cookies (_ga and _ga_<ID>) to distinguish returning visitors from new ones.
We have disabled the following in our Google Analytics configuration:
- Google Signals. Your activity on this site is not associated with your Google account or used to build a cross-site profile.
- Ads personalization signals. Analytics data from this site is not shared with Google's advertising products and is not used for remarketing.
Google Analytics 4 does not log or store IP addresses. Google acts as our data processor. See Google's privacy policy.
Google Tag Manager is a tag management system, not a tracker. The only tag deployed through it is Google Analytics.
You can opt out using Google's browser opt-out add-on, or by declining analytics in our cookie notice.
4. Cookies
The only cookies set by this site are the two Google Analytics cookies identified in Section 3. They are set only if you accept analytics cookies. If you decline, no cookies are set.
You can change your preference at any time using the cookie settings link in the footer.
5. Third-party services
The following third parties may receive data as a result of your visit:
- Google (Analytics and Tag Manager) — analytics, as described in Section 3. Loaded only after consent.
- WP Engine / Flywheel — our hosting provider, which processes server logs on our behalf.
6. Affiliate links
Some outbound links to retailers are affiliate links. If you purchase through one, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.
Affiliate participation does not influence our reviews, scores, or rankings. Our editorial policy on this is set out in our editorial standards.
Once you follow an outbound link, the destination site's privacy policy governs the collection and use of your data. We receive only attribution information regarding whether a purchase occurred.
7. Your rights
You may request access to the personal information we hold about you, request a copy of it, request correction, or request deletion. Contact privacy@cheesecurds.com. We respond within 30 days.
If you are in the EU or UK, you have rights under the GDPR to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, and objection, and the right to withdraw consent to analytics at any time. Our legal basis for analytics is consent; for newsletter delivery, consent; for server logs, legitimate interest in site security and reliability.
If you are a California resident, you have rights under the CCPA/CPRA to know, delete, and correct personal information. We do not sell personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.
8. Data retention
- Analytics data: 14 months, then deleted automatically.
- Newsletter subscriptions: until you unsubscribe.
- Correspondence: as long as needed to respond and maintain corrections records.
- Server logs: per our hosting provider's standard retention period.
9. Children
This site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information. If you believe a child has provided us with information, contact us and we will delete it.
10. Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, we will update the effective date above.
11. Contact
cheesecurds.com
privacy@cheesecurds.com