Template notice: This is a template privacy policy for Syrup & Steam, a recipe blog. Please review it and adapt it to the site’s actual practices before relying on it.
Who we are
Syrup & Steam is a home-coffee recipe blog. Our website address is: https://syrupandsteam.com.
Cookies
This website uses cookies to make it work well and to remember your preferences. For example, if you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in a cookie so you do not have to fill them in again. We also use cookies for login, site preferences, analytics, and advertising. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but some parts of the site may not work as well.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use this blog, for example which recipes are popular and how visitors find the site. Google Analytics may collect information such as your IP address, browser type, device, pages visited, and time spent on the site. This information is used in aggregated form to improve our recipes and content. You can opt out of Google Analytics with the Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on or through your browser settings.
Google AdSense and advertising cookies
We may show ads through Google AdSense. Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies, including the DoubleClick DART cookie, to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and other sites on the internet. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party advertising cookies through the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.
Affiliate links
Some links on this site are affiliate links, for example links to products on Amazon. If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, Syrup & Steam may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Please see our Affiliate Disclosure page for details.
Comments data
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. After your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment. If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
What data we collect and who we share it with
We collect only the information you give us, such as comments and messages, and technical information collected automatically, such as cookies and analytics data described above. We do not sell your personal information. We share data only with the service providers needed to run the site, such as our hosting provider, analytics and advertising providers, and spam-detection services. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely. For users who register on our website, if any, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Website administrators can see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Contact for privacy questions
If you have questions about this privacy policy or about your personal data, please contact us through our Contact page and we will answer you by email.