General Introduction
Bowl Notch is all about easy, fuss-free recipes with a warm community vibe. We skip user accounts and don't ask for your personal information directly. That means Bowl Notch won't ever sell or hand out your details.
Still, we want to be clear about how some info might get picked up automatically through outside tools we use to make your time here better—like visitor stats, personalized ads, or embedded videos. This policy is here so you know exactly what data gets collected, why we use it, and how Bowl Notch keeps your privacy protected while you're browsing.
Third-party services used
Bowl Notch depends on several outside platforms so our site runs smoothly and stays free for everyone. These tools help us learn about visitor habits, keep the lights on with ads, and add extra flair like videos. Here’s a rundown of our main partners:
- Cloudflare Analytics: With Cloudflare, we keep an eye on how Bowl Notch performs and how folks use our pages. They don't identify you with cookies. Instead, they look at things like IP addresses and browsing details as bigger groups, so nobody gets singled out personally. This helps us fix hiccups fast and run a speedy, secure site.
- YouTube: Sometimes you’ll spot recipe videos from YouTube right on Bowl Notch. When you hit play, YouTube (which is part of Google) may drop cookies to count views or see how videos get watched. Logged into Google? Viewing activity could be tied to your profile over there, but Bowl Notch can't see this info. For Google's and YouTube’s exact policies, check their respective privacy pages.
- Google AdSense: To keep Bowl Notch free and support awesome recipes, we show ads using Google's AdSense. Relevant ads use cookies to match your browsing habits, but Bowl Notch doesn't get access to any personal ad data collected by Google.
- Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to get broad insights about how visitors use Bowl Notch—like popular pages or how long folks stay. The data is anonymous, tracked with cookies, and simply helps us figure out what’s working best. At no point does Bowl Notch see anything that could identify you personally.
Cookies and consent
Cookies are just tiny bits of text saved on your device when you swing by Bowl Notch. We use cookies along with our partners for a few reasons to make browsing better:
- Advertising cookies: These cookies help Google AdSense show more matching ads, based on what you like or browse regularly.
- Analytics cookies: Both Google Analytics and Cloudflare Analytics use these to get visitor stats and site usage trends. The info is put together as large groups, helping Bowl Notch tweak our site and content for everyone.
- Functional cookies: Without these, Bowl Notch wouldn't remember things like your language preference or consent choices. Some features wouldn't work properly at all without them.
By hanging out on Bowl Notch, you’re cool with our cookie use as explained above. If cookies aren't your thing, just use your web browser settings to remove or block them—or get notified before they're set. But a heads up: turning off cookies could limit your experience here and possibly on other sites, too.
Changes to this policy
We might refresh this privacy notice now and then. Updates can happen if our methods change, new tools are added, or the law says so. Any major bumps, we’ll highlight them somewhere obvious on Bowl Notch—like the homepage or a special alert.
Make a habit of checking the 'last updated' date near the top of this policy so you always know our latest privacy approach. We recommend dropping by every so often to stay in the loop with Bowl Notch's privacy details.
Contact
Got questions, worries, or requests about our privacy approach? Reach out anytime! Shoot us an email at legal@bowlnotch.com. Bowl Notch is always happy to chat with folks and answer anything on your mind.
Conclusion
Thanks for stopping to read Bowl Notch’s privacy policy. By using Bowl Notch, you're agreeing to how we keep your data safe as explained here. We hope you feel secure and enjoy exploring our recipe collection. Your trust means a lot to us—happy cooking!