Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 17, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Eat With Mellow (“we,” “us,” “our”) collects, uses and protects your personal information when you visit https://eatwithmellow.com (the “Site”), subscribe to our emails, or leave a comment or rating.
We keep things simple: we only collect what we need to run the Site, send you recipes you asked for, and understand which recipes you love most. We never sell your personal information.
1. Who we are
Eat With Mellow is operated by Oussama Ben, based in Morocco. As the operator of the Site, we are the “data controller” responsible for your personal information.
Contact: hello@eatwithmellow.com
2. Information we collect
Information you give us
- Newsletter sign-up: your email address and, if you choose to share it, your first name.
- Comments and recipe ratings: your name, email address, website (optional), your comment, your star rating, and the date and time you posted.
- Messages: your name, email address and anything you write when you contact us by email or through our contact form.
Information collected automatically
When you browse the Site, some information is collected through cookies and similar technologies, such as:
- your IP address (used briefly for security and spam filtering),
- browser type, device type and operating system,
- pages you visit, how long you stay, and the site that referred you,
- your approximate location (country or city level).
Your cookie choices
Our cookie banner (CookieYes) records the choices you make so we can respect them on your next visit.
We do not knowingly collect sensitive information (such as health data, religion or ethnicity), and we ask that you don’t share it in comments.
3. How we use your information and our legal bases
If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, the GDPR requires us to explain the legal basis for each use of your data.
| What we do | Data used | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|
| Send you our newsletter and new recipes | Email, first name | Your consent |
| Publish and moderate comments and ratings | Name, email, comment, rating, IP address | Our legitimate interest in running a recipe community |
| Reply to your messages | Name, email, message | Our legitimate interest in answering you |
| Measure traffic and understand which recipes are popular | Analytics data (see Section 5) | Your consent, given through the cookie banner |
| Keep the Site secure and block spam | IP address, browser data | Our legitimate interest in protecting the Site |
| Meet legal obligations | Any data required by law | Legal obligation |
4. Our email newsletter (Kit)
When you subscribe, your email address (and first name, if given) is stored by Kit (kit.com), the email service we use to send our newsletter. Kit is based in the United States.
- You’ll only receive emails you signed up for.
- Every email includes an unsubscribe link. You can leave anytime, in one click.
- Kit may collect basic information about how you interact with our emails (for example, whether an email was opened or a link was clicked). This helps us send recipes you actually want.
- We never sell, rent or share your email address with other companies for their marketing.
Kit’s privacy policy: https://kit.com/privacy
5. Cookies and analytics
We use cookies to make the Site work, to remember your preferences, and to understand how visitors use the Site. You can read the full details, including the list of cookies, in our Cookie Policy.
Cookie consent (CookieYes)
We use CookieYes to display our cookie banner and record your consent. Visitors in the EEA, UK and other regions where consent is required will not have analytics cookies set until they accept them. You can change your choices at any time using the Cookie Settings link at the bottom of every page.
Google Analytics 4 (via Google Site Kit)
We use Google Analytics 4, installed through the Google Site Kit plugin, to see things like which recipes are read most, how visitors find us, and which devices they use. This information is aggregated and does not tell us who you are. Google Analytics 4 does not log or store IP addresses.
- Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- How Google uses data from sites that use its services: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
- Opt out of Google Analytics on all websites: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
6. Comments and recipe ratings
When you leave a comment or rating, we collect the data shown in the comment form, plus your IP address and browser information, to help detect spam.
- An anonymized string created from your email address (called a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check whether you use it and display your profile picture. Gravatar’s privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/
- Comments may be checked by an automated spam-filtering service.
- Your name, comment and rating are visible to the public once approved. Your email address is never published.
- If you leave a comment, you can choose to save your name, email and website in cookies so you don’t have to fill them in again next time.
7. Affiliate links
Some of our posts include affiliate links, including links to Amazon. When you click one, Amazon may set its own cookies to track the referral. We do not receive your name, address or what you personally bought, only general reports of sales and commissions. Learn more in our Affiliate Disclosure.
8. Embedded content and social sharing
Recipes may include embedded content or buttons from other websites, such as Pinterest “Save” buttons, Instagram posts or YouTube videos. Embedded content behaves exactly as if you had visited that other website. These services may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you are logged in to them.
9. Advertising
We do not currently display advertising on the Site. If we partner with an advertising network in the future, we will update this Privacy Policy and our Cookie Policy before any ads go live, explain what data the network collects, and ask for your consent where the law requires it.
10. Who we share your information with
We only share personal information with trusted service providers who help us run the Site, and only as much as they need:
- Website hosting: [YOUR HOSTING PROVIDER], which stores the Site and its database.
- Kit: email newsletter.
- Google: analytics (Google Analytics 4 and Site Kit).
- CookieYes: cookie consent management.
- WordPress and its plugins: comments, recipe cards and ratings, spam protection.
We may also disclose information if the law requires it, or to protect the rights, safety or property of Eat With Mellow, our readers or others.
We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.
11. International data transfers
Eat With Mellow is operated from Morocco, and some of our service providers are located in the United States and other countries. This means your information may be processed outside the country where you live. When we use providers outside the EEA or UK, we rely on recognized safeguards, such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses or the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, where applicable.
12. How long we keep your information
| Data | How long |
|---|---|
| Newsletter subscription | Until you unsubscribe. After that, we keep only your email on a suppression list so we never email you again by mistake. |
| Comments and ratings | For as long as the comment is published on the Site. |
| Messages you send us | Up to 24 months after our last exchange. |
| Google Analytics data | 14 months, then automatically deleted. |
| Cookie consent records | 12 months, then you’ll be asked again. |
13. Your rights
You have rights over your personal information, depending on where you live.
If you are in the EEA or UK (GDPR)
You have the right to:
- access the personal data we hold about you,
- correct inaccurate data,
- ask us to delete your data,
- restrict or object to how we use your data,
- receive your data in a portable format,
- withdraw your consent at any time (this does not affect what we did before you withdrew it),
- lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
If you are in the United States
Residents of California and several other U.S. states (including Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah and Texas) have the right to:
- know what personal information we collect and how we use it,
- access and receive a copy of it,
- correct it,
- delete it,
- opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information. We do not sell or share your personal information.
We will never treat you differently for exercising your privacy rights.
If you are in Morocco
Under Law No. 09-08 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data, you have the right to access, correct and object to the processing of your data. You may also contact the Commission Nationale de contrôle de la protection des Données à caractère Personnel (CNDP): https://www.cndp.ma
How to exercise your rights
Email us at hello@eatwithmellow.com. We will reply within 30 days. To protect your privacy, we may ask you to confirm your identity before acting on your request.
14. Children’s privacy
Eat With Mellow is a recipe blog for adults. It is not directed to children under 13 (or under 16 in the EEA and UK), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. Our baby and toddler recipes are written for parents and caregivers. If you believe a child has given us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
15. How we protect your information
We use reasonable measures to protect your information, including a secure HTTPS connection, regular updates, backups and restricted access to our admin area. No website or online service is 100% secure, but we take the care of your information seriously.
16. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, for example when we add a new tool or start working with an advertising partner. When we do, we’ll change the “Last updated” date at the top. For important changes, we may also let our subscribers know by email.
17. Contact us
Questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal information? We’re happy to help.
Eat With Mellow Operated by Oussama Ben, Morocco Email: hello@eatwithmellow.com