Welcome to Shared Recipes Club

Welcome to Shared Recipes Club ("Shared Recipes Club," "we," "our," or "us").

Shared Recipes Club allows anyone to browse our public recipe collection free of charge. Public recipe pages are supported in part by advertising.

Members enjoy an ad-free experience within members-only areas of the website, along with access to premium features including My Kitchen, meal planning, pantry management, shopping lists, AI-powered tools, recipe submissions, reviews, ratings, and other membership features.

We believe your kitchen belongs to you. Whether you are browsing our public recipes or are a member, we are committed to protecting your personal information and being transparent about how it is collected, used, and safeguarded.

By using Shared Recipes Club, you agree to this Privacy Policy.

1. Who We Are

Shared Recipes Club is an independent online recipe and meal planning community designed to make cooking, meal planning, grocery shopping, and family collaboration easier.

Our goal is simple: help people spend less time organizing meals and more time enjoying them.

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at admin@sharedrecipes.club.

2. Information We Collect

We collect only the information reasonably necessary to operate and improve Shared Recipes Club.

Account Information

When you create an account, we may collect:

• Name
• Email address
• Username
• Encrypted password
• Membership status
• Country or region
• Account preferences

Payment Information

Membership payments are securely processed by our payment provider.

Shared Recipes Club does not store complete payment card information on our own servers.

Our payment processor may collect billing information necessary to process transactions. Please review your payment provider's privacy policy for additional information.

Your Private My Kitchen

Your private kitchen belongs to you.

Information you choose to store in your personal My Kitchen may include:

• Meal plans
• Shopping lists
• Pantry inventory
• Grocery reminders
• Household profiles
• Dietary preferences
• Allergies
• Nutritional goals
• AI meal planning requests
• Private recipes
• Recipe notes
• Saved recipes
• Collections
• Calendar reminders
• Personal planning information

This information is private by default.

It is never visible to other members unless you intentionally choose to share it using a feature specifically designed for collaboration.

Member Contributions

Only active members may submit content to the Shared Recipes Club community.

Member contributions may include:

• Recipes
• Recipe photographs
• Ratings
• Reviews
• Comments
• Public profile information
• Community discussions

Information you voluntarily submit for publication may be visible to other members and, where applicable, to visitors of the public recipe collection.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect:

• IP address
• Browser type
• Device information
• Operating system
• Pages visited
• Session duration
• Referral information
• Error logs
• Cookie identifiers

This information helps us improve website performance, prevent fraud, troubleshoot technical problems, understand how our services are used, and maintain the security of the website.

3. Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Keep members signed in
• Remember preferences
• Maintain secure sessions
• Improve website performance
• Measure website usage
• Detect fraud and abuse

Where required by law, we will request your consent before placing non-essential cookies.

You may disable cookies through your browser settings, although some features of the website may not function properly.

4. Advertising

The public recipe collection is supported in part by advertising.

Advertisements may be served by Google and other advertising partners. These providers may use cookies or similar technologies to measure advertising performance and display advertisements in accordance with their own privacy policies.

Advertising is displayed only on public recipe pages.

Members with an active subscription enjoy an ad-free experience throughout members-only areas of Shared Recipes Club.

Shared Recipes Club does not provide advertisers with your private My Kitchen information, including your:

• Meal plans
• Shopping lists
• Pantry inventory
• Household profiles
• Allergy information
• Nutritional goals
• AI feature inputs
• Private recipes
• Personal notes

Information stored within your private My Kitchen is never used by Shared Recipes Club to personalize advertising.

5. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Create and manage your account
• Process memberships
• Provide customer support
• Operate your private My Kitchen
• Save recipes and collections
• Generate meal plans and grocery lists
• Provide AI-powered features
• Publish recipes and reviews you choose to submit
• Improve our services
• Detect fraud and abuse
• Maintain website security
• Comply with legal obligations

We do not sell your personal information to data brokers.

6. AI Features

Some Shared Recipes Club features use artificial intelligence to assist with:

• Meal planning
• Recipe suggestions
• Ingredient substitutions
• Pantry recommendations
• Grocery lists
• Nutritional estimates

Information submitted to AI features is processed solely to provide the requested service.

AI-generated content should be considered a helpful guide and should not replace professional medical, nutritional, or dietary advice. Users remain responsible for verifying ingredients, allergens, nutritional information, cooking instructions, and food safety.

7. Your Personal Kitchen Stays Personal

One of the core principles of Shared Recipes Club is that your kitchen belongs to you.

Information stored in your private My Kitchen, including meal plans, grocery lists, pantry inventories, nutritional goals, household profiles, allergy information, AI feature inputs, private recipes, and personal notes, is private to your account.

We do not:

• Sell this information
• Share it with advertisers
• Publish it publicly
• Allow other members to access it unless you intentionally choose to share it

Only authorized personnel and trusted service providers may access limited information when necessary to operate, secure, maintain, or support the service.

8. Sharing Information

We may share information only with trusted service providers who help us operate Shared Recipes Club, including:

• Payment processors
• Website hosting providers
• Cloud infrastructure providers
• Email service providers
• AI service providers
• Security and fraud prevention providers
• Analytics providers
• Advertising partners, for public recipe pages only

These providers may process personal information only as necessary to provide their services and are contractually required to protect your information.

We may also disclose information where required by law or when necessary to protect our rights, users, or the security of the service.

9. International Data Transfers

Because Shared Recipes Club serves users around the world, your information may be processed in countries other than your own.

Where required by applicable law, including the GDPR and UK GDPR, we use appropriate safeguards, including Standard Contractual Clauses or other lawful transfer mechanisms, when transferring personal information internationally.

10. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction with similar privacy laws, we process personal information based on one or more of the following legal bases:

• Performance of a contract
• Your consent
• Compliance with legal obligations
• Legitimate interests that do not override your rights and freedoms

11. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:

• Access your personal information
• Correct inaccurate information
• Delete your personal information
• Restrict processing
• Object to certain processing
• Withdraw consent
• Receive a portable copy of your information
• Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority

We will respond to valid requests within the timeframes required by applicable law.

12. California Privacy Rights

California residents may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).

Shared Recipes Club does not sell personal information.

California residents may request access to, correction of, or deletion of their personal information, subject to applicable law.

13. Data Retention

We retain personal information only as long as necessary to:

• Operate the service
• Comply with legal obligations
• Resolve disputes
• Enforce our agreements
• Prevent fraud and abuse

When a membership ends:

• Your account becomes inactive.
• Premium features become unavailable until membership is restored.
• Your private My Kitchen information remains securely associated with your inactive account unless you request account deletion.
• Recipes, reviews, ratings, and other content you have contributed to the community remain available unless you request their removal during account deletion.

Certain information may be retained where required by law, including accounting, tax, fraud prevention, security, and legal compliance.

14. Account Deletion

You may request deletion of your account at any time.

When an account is deleted:

• Your personal account information will be deleted or anonymized where appropriate.
• Your private My Kitchen information, including meal plans, grocery lists, pantry inventory, household profiles, and personal notes, will be permanently deleted or anonymized unless retention is required by law.
• During the account deletion process, you may choose whether your submitted recipes, reviews, ratings, and other community contributions should also be removed. If you choose not to remove them, they may remain available to the community with unnecessary personal information removed where practical.
• Certain records may be retained where required by applicable law or to protect the integrity and security of the service.

15. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

Although we work hard to protect your information, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

16. Children's Privacy

Shared Recipes Club is not intended for children below the age at which they may legally consent to data processing under applicable law.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children without appropriate authorization. If we become aware that such information has been collected, we will take appropriate steps to remove it.

17. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

If we make material changes, we will notify users through the website, email, or other appropriate means.

The Effective Date at the top of this policy will indicate the latest revision.

18. Contact Us

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

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority if you believe your personal information has been processed in violation of applicable law.