General Introduction
Soup Buffer brings you a friendly space packed with delicious recipes, where simplicity comes first. There's no sign-up needed, and Soup Buffer never directly gathers your personal information. That means we don't share or sell data about you—ever.
Still, some data may get collected automatically through certain third-party tools that make your time here better. These can include things like website usage stats, custom ads, and video content. This privacy policy is here to clearly walk you through how this works and what Soup Buffer does to look after your privacy every time you visit soupbuffer.com.
Third-party services used
To keep Soup Buffer running smoothly and recipes free for everyone, we use a few services from other companies. These partners help us keep the lights on with ads, track what content you like, and add videos right to our pages. Here's a look at Soup Buffer's most used third-party tools:
- Google Analytics: This Google tool gives us a big-picture look at website traffic. It gathers non-personal data like which pages are visited or how long folks stay. That tells us which recipes hit the spot and how we can make Soup Buffer even better. Google Analytics may use cookies, but Soup Buffer never receives or tracks info that can identify you personally.
- Google AdSense: This is Google's ad network, letting us show ads on soupbuffer.com. AdSense helps support the site so you can keep using it for free. It may use cookies to show you ads you'll find more interesting based on your browsing. Soup Buffer doesn’t get access to your personal info used for tailoring these ads. To dive into details, you can always check Google's privacy info online.
- Cloudflare Analytics: Cloudflare gives us insight into how the site's performing, but without using cookies that point to you. This keeps soupbuffer.com running fast and spotting any tech hiccups as soon as possible. Information from Cloudflare, like IPs or browsing data, is kept general and can’t be traced to you.
- YouTube: Sometimes you'll see cooking videos from YouTube (also a Google service) added to our pages. If you're logged in to Google while you watch, YouTube might tie those views to your profile—but Soup Buffer can't see any of that info. YouTube/Google may set cookies to measure video views or track how the player works. Check out YouTube's privacy policy if you want to know more.
Cookies and consent
Cookies are short text snippets your device saves when you browse the web. Soup Buffer and our partners sometimes use cookies to make your time here better:
- Functional cookies: These are crucial for making soupbuffer.com work, like remembering your language choice or if you've agreed to cookies before. Skip these, and some site features won’t work right.
- Analytics cookies: Used by Google Analytics and Cloudflare Analytics, these collect broad stats about how the site gets used. It’s all combined (not personal), so we can see where to make the site faster and more helpful for you.
- Advertising cookies: Google's AdSense might use this kind to match ads to your interests or track what you click on—so ads are more suited to you.
By using Soup Buffer, you agree to our cookie use as explained. You can manage or remove cookies anytime in your web browser settings. Most browsers let you block, erase, or get warnings about cookies before they're set. Just so you know, blocking cookies could make some parts of soupbuffer.com—and other sites—not work as expected.
Changes to this policy
Soup Buffer may update this privacy policy from time to time. We might do this to reflect changes in our site, roll out new features, or meet new rules. If there’s a hefty change, we’ll make it obvious on soupbuffer.com—maybe through a banner or a special notification.
You’ll find the most recent update date right at the top of this page. Feel free to come back now and then to see the latest info on how Soup Buffer keeps your data safe.
Contact
Got a question or worry about Soup Buffer's privacy policy? Don’t hesitate to reach out. Just send an email over to legal@soupbuffer.com. We're always happy to help or hear your thoughts!
Conclusion
Thanks for checking out Soup Buffer's privacy policies. By enjoying soupbuffer.com, you’re agreeing to the practices we’ve outlined above for keeping your info secure. We hope you find confidence in our approach—now dig in and have fun cooking! We appreciate your trust.