Privacy Policy — Recipe Almanac

1. About Recipe Almanac

Recipe Almanac (“we”, “us”, or “our”) is an open platform where anyone can share, discover, and save recipes. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle information collected when you use our website and services.

2. Information We Collect

We collect only the information necessary to operate the platform:

Account information — your username and email address when you register.
User-generated content — recipes, images, ratings, and comments you choose to post publicly.
Usage data — basic analytics such as pages visited, to help us improve the platform.
Device preferences — theme and display settings stored locally in your browser.

3. Open Platform & User-Posted Content

Recipe Almanac is an open platform. Users may post recipes, images, text, and other content of their choosing. We do not pre-screen every submission before it appears on the site.

We are not liable for content posted by users. Each user is solely responsible for ensuring that the content they submit — including recipes, photographs, and written descriptions — does not infringe on the intellectual property rights or copyrights of any third party.

If you believe content on Recipe Almanac infringes your copyright or is otherwise unlawful or unethical, please contact us (see Section 8). We will review reports in good faith and do our best to remove content that is found to violate applicable rights or our community standards.

4. Copyright & Intellectual Property

Recipe Almanac respects intellectual property rights and expects its users to do the same. By posting content on this platform you represent and warrant that:

You own the content you post, or have the right to share it.
Your content does not infringe the copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights of any third party.

We will investigate reported copyright infringements and remove or disable access to content that is found to be infringing. Repeat infringers may have their accounts suspended or terminated.

5. How We Use Your Information

To operate, maintain, and improve the platform.
To authenticate your account and keep it secure.
To respond to your feedback or support requests.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.
We do not serve advertisements.

6. Data Storage & Security

Your data is stored securely using Supabase, a managed database and authentication platform. We apply reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your information, but no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Your Rights

You may at any time:

Edit or delete recipes and content you have posted.
Update your account information via your profile settings.
Request deletion of your account by contacting us.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to report infringing or unethical content, or want to request account deletion, please reach out via the Feedback page or open an issue on our GitHub repository.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the effective date at the top of this page. Continued use of Recipe Almanac after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.