Effective Date: November 2025
Contact Email: Contact@cookbymolly.com
At Cook by Molly, accessible from https://cookbymolly.com/, protecting your personal data is one of our top priorities. This GDPR Compliance Statement explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679.
1. Data Controller
The data controller responsible for your personal data is:
Lori Wilcox
Email: Contact@cookbymolly.com
Website: https://cookbymolly.com/
2. Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following types of personal data:
- Your name and email address (when you subscribe to our newsletter or contact us).
- Data automatically collected through cookies (e.g., IP address, browser type, time zone).
- Any information voluntarily provided through forms, comments, or surveys.
3. Purpose of Data Collection
We use your information to:
- Send newsletters, recipes, and updates you subscribed to.
- Improve our website content and user experience.
- Respond to your questions and feedback.
- Comply with legal obligations.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
We process personal data based on one or more of the following legal grounds:
- Your consent (for newsletters, cookies, and marketing).
- Our legitimate interests (improving the website and analytics).
- Contractual necessity (when providing a service or information you requested).
- Legal compliance (where required by law).
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website uses cookies to improve performance, analyze traffic, and personalize content. You can choose to accept or reject cookies through your browser settings. For more details, please see our [Cookie Policy].
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or as required by law.
7. Your Rights Under GDPR
Under GDPR, you have the following rights:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): Ask us to delete your personal data.
- Restriction: Request limitation of data processing.
- Portability: Request transfer of your data to another controller.
- Objection: Object to certain processing activities (e.g., marketing).
- Withdraw Consent: You can withdraw your consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at Contact@cookbymolly.com.
8. Data Security
We use appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
9. Third-Party Services
We may use third-party tools (such as Google Analytics or advertising networks) that process data in compliance with GDPR. These providers have their own privacy policies, which we recommend reviewing.
10. International Data Transfers
If your data is transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure adequate protection through standard contractual clauses or other legal safeguards.
11. Updates to This Policy
We may update this GDPR statement from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. Any updates will be posted on this page with a new effective date.
12. Contact Information
If you have any questions about this GDPR statement or your personal data, please contact:
Lori Wilcox
Email: Contact@cookbymolly.com
Website: https://cookbymolly.com/