General Introduction
Frosted Thyme is all about easy, joyful home cooking. There aren’t any user accounts, so we don’t directly gather your personal details. That means we never sell or give away any personal info about you.
Still, we want you to know how some information could be picked up automatically when you use Frosted Thyme. Certain third-party tools help us enhance your visit—things like site analytics, relevant ads, or playing embedded videos. This privacy policy breaks down what gets collected, why it matters, and how Frosted Thyme keeps your data safe every time you browse our site.
Third-party services used
To keep Frosted Thyme running smoothly and our recipes free, we rely on several outside tools. They help us see what’s working on the site, support our work with ads, and let us add video features. Here’s a look at the main third-party services we use:
- Google Analytics: This tool by Google helps us follow site traffic anonymously, like what pages you check out or how long you stay. It gives us insight into which dishes you love most and where we can make improvements. Google Analytics may use cookies, but Frosted Thyme doesn’t see any info that could reveal your identity.
- Google AdSense: Google’s ad network lets us show relevant ads, which helps cover our costs so you can enjoy free recipes. AdSense often relies on cookies to pick what ads you’ll see based on your browsing. Frosted Thyme can’t access any personal data Google uses for these ads. To learn more, you can read Google’s privacy policy.
- Cloudflare Analytics: Cloudflare gives us a peek at our website’s traffic and speed without cookies that recognize you personally. This helps us catch bugs and keep things loading quickly and securely. Data Cloudflare gathers (such as your IP address or general browsing info) is always combined and never tied back to you directly.
- YouTube: Sometimes, you’ll spot video recipes on Frosted Thyme from YouTube (which is part of Google). When you play one, YouTube/Google cookies might track your viewing and collect stats (like play counts). If you’re signed into your Google account, YouTube could pair views with your profile, but Frosted Thyme never gets access. For more details, check out YouTube or Google’s privacy policy.
Cookies and consent
Cookies are little text files saved on your device when you visit a site. Frosted Thyme and our selected partners use cookies to boost your experience when you’re here:
- Essential cookies: These help Frosted Thyme work as it should—things like remembering your language or your choices about cookies. Without these, some features might break.
- Analytic cookies: Google Analytics and Cloudflare Analytics use these to look at site usage and traffic. Stats are always grouped, so we get the benefits of the data but not personal identifiers. It all helps Frosted Thyme improve content and run better.
- Ad cookies: Google AdSense utilizes these to display ads, sometimes based on your interests or pages you visit—just to serve up more relevant promos.
By browsing Frosted Thyme, you’re okay with us using cookies in these ways. Want to change your cookie settings? Head to your browser options, where most allow you to block, erase, or control cookies—or even get alerts before one’s set. If you turn off cookies, some functions on Frosted Thyme (and other sites) may not work quite right.
Changes to this policy
Our privacy policy might get updated. If we make changes—maybe there’s a new service or updated rules—you’ll always see them here. Any big shifts? We’ll call it out clearly on Frosted Thyme, like through a homepage message or another special notice.
The date up top always shows when the policy was last refreshed. It’s smart to check in with this page now and then so you’re in the know about any new privacy guidelines we’re following.
Contact
Got questions or want to reach out about this privacy policy? We’d love to help. You can drop us a line at legal@frostedthyme.com. Frosted Thyme is always eager to hear from you and answer any concerns.
Conclusion
Thanks for taking the time to check out Frosted Thyme’s privacy policy. By using our site, you agree to everything described above about protecting your information. We hope this clears things up and lets you dive into our recipes worry-free. We’re grateful for your trust—happy cooking!