Last updated: [08/09/2026]
1. Who We Are
maryberrycook.co.uk is an independent recipe website operated by Anna Louise (“we”, “us”, “our”). We are based in the United Kingdom. Our contact email is maryberrycook@gmail.com.
2. What Information We Collect
Information you give us
- Contact form submissions: your name, email address, and message content
- Email newsletter sign-ups: your email address (if we add a newsletter in future)
Information collected automatically
- Usage data: pages visited, time spent on pages, referring websites (via Google Analytics 4)
- Device information: browser type, operating system, screen size
- IP address (anonymised where required by GDPR)
- Cookies and similar tracking technologies, including those used for advertising (see Sections 4 and 5 below)
3. How We Use Your Information
- To respond to contact form enquiries
- To improve the content and user experience of the website
- To understand how visitors find and use the site (analytics)
- To display advertising, including personalised advertising, through Google AdSense
- To comply with our legal obligations
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for their own independent marketing purposes. Third-party advertising vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on your visits to this site and other sites, as described below.
4. Cookies
This site uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — to help the site function correctly, to understand how it is used, and to show relevant advertising.
Cookies we use
| Type | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Essential cookies | Required for the site to function (e.g. WordPress session cookies) |
| Analytics cookies | Google Analytics 4 — used to understand traffic and usage (anonymised) |
| Advertising cookies | Google AdSense and its partners — used to serve ads, measure ad performance, and personalise ads based on your browsing activity |
| Preference cookies | Remembering your cookie consent choice |
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings at any time. Disabling cookies may affect some functionality of the site, including whether you see personalised ads. You can also opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
5. Google AdSense & Advertising Cookies
This site uses Google AdSense to display advertising.
- Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies (including the DoubleClick DART cookie) to serve ads on this site based on your prior visits to this website and other websites on the internet.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to this site and/or other sites.
- You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
- Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
- Some of our advertising partners may also use cookies and web beacons on our site. Each of our advertising partners has its own privacy policy governing its use of such technology.
- Further information about how Google uses data when you use our site is available at Google’s Privacy & Terms site.
6. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services that may collect data in accordance with their own privacy policies:
- Google AdSense — displays advertising on the site and may use cookies for ad personalisation and measurement (Google Privacy Policy)
- Google Analytics 4 — website analytics (Google Privacy Policy)
- Google Search Console — search performance monitoring
- WPForms / Contact Form 7 — contact form processing
7. Data Retention
Contact form submissions are retained for up to 12 months and then deleted. Analytics data is retained in accordance with Google’s standard retention policies (26 months by default for GA4). Advertising cookies are retained according to Google’s own retention policies, as set out in Google’s Privacy Policy.
8. Your Rights (GDPR)
If you are located in the UK or European Economic Area, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- The right to access the personal data we hold about you
- The right to correction of inaccurate data
- The right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’)
- The right to restrict processing
- The right to data portability
- The right to object to processing, including to processing for interest-based advertising
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at maryberrycook@gmail.com. We will respond within 30 days.
9. Children’s Privacy
This website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected data from a child, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the ‘Last updated’ date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
11. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at: maryberrycook@gmail.com
