Privacy Policy

Last Updated: May 1, 2026

At High Protein Cooking with Lena Hart (“we,” “our,” or “us”), accessible at highproteincooking.com, your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website, subscribe to our newsletter, or interact with our content.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

• Personal Information You Provide: When you sign up for our newsletter, contact us via email or our contact form, or leave a comment, we may collect your name and email address.
• Automatically Collected Data: When you visit our site, certain information is automatically collected, such as your IP address, browser type, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps. This is done through standard web technologies like cookies and analytics tools.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To send you newsletters, new recipe notifications, and other content you’ve subscribed to (you may opt out at any time).
• To respond to your inquiries and messages.
• To analyze and improve our website’s performance and user experience using aggregated data (e.g., Google Analytics).
• To protect the security and integrity of our site.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Like most websites, we use cookies — small text files placed on your device — to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our site so we can improve content and design.

We use:

• Essential cookies: Necessary for the website to function (e.g., remembering your cookie consent).
• Analytics cookies: Through Google Analytics, we collect anonymized data about site traffic and usage patterns. No personally identifiable information is stored in these cookies.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect your experience on our site.

4. Third‑Party Services

We use trusted third‑party services that may also collect data on our behalf:

• Google Analytics: Provides anonymized traffic and usage statistics. Google’s privacy policy can be found here.
• Email Marketing Provider: When you subscribe to our newsletter, your name and email are stored with our email platform (e.g., MailerLite, ConvertKit). You can unsubscribe at any time.

These services have their own privacy policies, and we encourage you to review them.

5. Affiliate Links & Sponsored Content

Some of our recipes or posts may contain affiliate links. If you click on an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only recommend products we genuinely use and love. The presence of affiliate links does not influence our recipe content or reviews. All sponsored content will be clearly identified.

6. Data Security & Retention

We implement standard security measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, or as required by law.

7. Your Rights

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

• The right to access, update, or request deletion of the personal information we hold about you.
• The right to withdraw consent at any time (e.g., by unsubscribing from our emails).
• The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].

8. Children’s Privacy

Our website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately and we will take steps to delete it.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please reach out:

📧 Email: [email protected]
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