Who We Are
On The Stove is a recipe website created to share approachable home cooking, kitchen tips, and meal ideas. This privacy policy explains what information may be collected when you visit or interact with the website.
How your information is handled
This policy explains what information On The Stove may collect, why it is used, and the choices you have when you visit the site.
Last updated: May 19, 2026
Your privacy matters. This page is intended to give readers a clear, plain-language overview of the data practices connected with On The Stove.
On The Stove is a recipe website created to share approachable home cooking, kitchen tips, and meal ideas. This privacy policy explains what information may be collected when you visit or interact with the website.
We may collect information you voluntarily provide, such as your name, email address, website URL, comment content, or messages submitted through contact forms.
We may also automatically collect basic technical information, including your IP address, browser type, device information, referring pages, pages visited, and general usage data.
Information may be used to operate and improve the website, respond to messages, manage comments, send updates you requested, prevent spam, measure site performance, and understand which recipes and pages are most helpful.
We do not sell your personal information.
When visitors leave comments, the site may collect the information shown in the comments form, along with the visitor IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
Comments may be visible publicly once approved. Please avoid sharing private information in a comment that you do not want other visitors to see.
The website may use cookies and similar technologies to remember preferences, support site features, measure traffic, and improve reader experience.
You can disable cookies through your browser settings. Some parts of the website may not work as expected if cookies are disabled.
If you subscribe to emails, we use your email address to send the updates you requested. You can unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link in an email or by contacting us.
We may use analytics tools to understand website traffic, popular content, referring websites, and general visitor behavior. Analytics information is typically aggregated and used to improve the website.
Some pages may include advertising, sponsored content, or affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, On The Stove may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
Advertising partners may use cookies or similar technologies to provide relevant ads and measure ad performance.
Articles may include embedded content such as videos, images, recipe cards, or social media posts. Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited those websites directly.
Those websites may collect data, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.
We may use trusted third-party services for hosting, analytics, email delivery, spam prevention, security, advertising, or other website operations.
These services may process limited information as needed to provide their services and are responsible for their own privacy practices.
We keep personal information only as long as needed for the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer period is required or permitted by law.
Comments, contact messages, subscription records, and technical logs may be retained to manage communication, prevent abuse, maintain records, and keep the website secure.
This website is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, please contact us so we can remove it.
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to certain uses of your personal information.
You can also unsubscribe from emails, disable cookies in your browser, or contact us with privacy-related requests.
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. When changes are made, the updated date on this page will be revised.
For questions about this privacy policy or to make a privacy request, please contact On The Stove through the contact page.