🧁 CookingCost

1. Introduction

Welcome to CookingCost ("we," "our," or "us"), operated by Blue Spruce Botanical Company LLC as a DBA. We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you use our website at cookingcost.com (the "Service").

2. Information We Collect

Information you provide directly:

• Recipe names and ingredient data you enter into the app
• Notes and custom ingredient names you save
• Any information you voluntarily provide when contacting us

Information collected automatically:

• Browser type and version
• Device type (mobile, tablet, desktop)
• Pages visited and time spent on the site
• Referring website addresses
• General geographic location (country/region level only)

Local Storage: CookingCost saves your recipes and custom ingredients directly on your device using browser local storage. This data does not leave your device and is not transmitted to our servers.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain the CookingCost service
• Improve, personalize, and expand our service
• Understand and analyze how you use our service
• Develop new features and functionality
• Communicate with you for customer service purposes
• Display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense

4. Google AdSense & Advertising

CookingCost uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense may use cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites on the internet.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the internet.

• You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings
• You may opt out of third-party vendor use of cookies by visiting Network Advertising Initiative

5. Cookies

CookingCost uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier.

We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential cookies: Required for the app to function properly
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website
• Advertising cookies: Used by Google AdSense to serve relevant advertisements

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, some portions of our service may not function properly.

6. Data Storage & Security

Your recipe data and custom ingredients are stored locally on your device using browser local storage technology. This means:

• Your recipe data stays on your device
• We do not have access to your saved recipes
• Clearing your browser data will delete your saved recipes
• Data is not shared between different devices or browsers

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect any information we do process against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

7. Children's Privacy

CookingCost does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from children without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information.

8. Third-Party Links

Our service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

10. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• The right to access information we hold about you
• The right to request correction of inaccurate data
• The right to request deletion of your data
• The right to object to processing of your data
• The right to data portability

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information below.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us: