Privacy Policy

Effective Date: April 2026
Site: pinksaltfood.com | Operated by: Mabel Winslow

This Privacy Policy describes how pinksaltfood.com (“the Site,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and protects information from visitors and users (“you”) who access or interact with this website.

By using pinksaltfood.com, you consent to the data practices described in this policy. If you do not agree with any part of this policy, please discontinue use of the Site. We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide Voluntarily

We collect personal information only when you choose to provide it. This includes:

  • Name and email address — when you contact us through the site’s contact form or via direct email
  • Email address — when you subscribe to a newsletter or content update list, if applicable
  • Message content — any information you voluntarily include in a contact form submission or email inquiry

We do not require account registration to read, browse, or use any content on this Site. We do not collect payment information of any kind.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit pinksaltfood.com, certain information is collected automatically by our servers and third-party services, including:

  • Your Internet Protocol (IP) address
  • Browser type and version
  • Device type and operating system
  • Pages visited and time spent on each page
  • Referring URL (the page you visited before arriving at this Site)
  • Date and time of your visit

This information is collected in aggregate and is used solely for the purposes of site performance analysis, troubleshooting, and improving the reader experience. It is not used to identify individual users unless required by law.

Log Files

Pinksaltfood.com follows standard industry practice in the use of log files. These files record visitor activity automatically as part of hosting analytics. Information collected in log files includes IP addresses, browser types, Internet Service Provider (ISP) identifiers, referring and exit pages, timestamps, and click data.

This data is not linked to any personally identifiable information. It is used to analyze site traffic trends, diagnose technical issues, and understand how readers engage with content.

Cookies

What Cookies Are

Cookies are small text files placed on your device by a website you visit. They are widely used to make websites function correctly and to provide analytical and advertising information to site operators.

How We Use Cookies

Pinksaltfood.com uses cookies for the following purposes:

  • Analytics — to understand how visitors navigate the Site and which content is most useful
  • Advertising — to serve relevant advertisements through third-party ad networks (see Section 5)
  • Functionality — to remember user preferences where applicable

Managing Cookies

You may choose to disable cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain features on this Site and on third-party sites you visit. Instructions for managing cookies are available through your browser’s help documentation.

Pinksaltfood.com uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense is a third-party advertising service operated by Google LLC. As part of this service, Google uses the DoubleClick DART cookie to serve ads to visitors of this Site based on their prior visits to pinksaltfood.com and other websites on the Internet.

The DART cookie enables Google and its partners to serve ads based on a user’s browsing behavior. This is sometimes referred to as interest-based or personalized advertising.

You may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network Privacy Policy at the following address: policies google

Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visits to this Site and/or other sites on the Internet. Pinksaltfood.com does not have access to or control over the cookies used by Google or any other third-party advertiser. We encourage you to review Google’s privacy policy directly for full details on data collection and opt-out options.

Pinksaltfood.com participates in affiliate marketing programs. This means that some links to products — including salt brands, kitchen equipment, grinders, and other culinary items — are affiliate links. If you click one of these links and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.

Affiliate relationships do not influence our editorial content, product reviews, or recommendations. We only reference products we have genuinely used or researched. All affiliate relationships are disclosed in compliance with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Endorsement Guidelines.

Current affiliate programs we may participate in include, but are not limited to:

  • Amazon Associates (Amazon.com affiliate program)
  • Other specialty food or kitchenware affiliate networks as applicable

Where affiliate links appear in an article, a disclosure notice will be present at or near the top of that post.

Third-Party Privacy Policies

Pinksaltfood.com contains links to external websites, including advertisers, affiliate retailers, and reference sources. This Privacy Policy applies solely to pinksaltfood.com. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content or privacy practices of any third-party site. We strongly encourage you to review the privacy policy of every external website you visit.

Children’s Privacy

Pinksaltfood.com does not knowingly collect any personal information from children under the age of 13. This Site is not directed at children, and we do not have actual knowledge of collecting personal data from minors. If you believe a child has submitted personal information to this Site, please contact us immediately at [email protected] and we will take steps to remove it promptly.

CCPA — California Consumer Privacy Act

If you are a resident of the State of California, you have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regarding your personal information.

Your rights under the CCPA include:

  • The right to know — You may request that we disclose what personal information we have collected about you, the categories of sources from which it was collected, the purposes for which it is used, and any third parties with whom it has been shared.
  • The right to delete — You may request that we delete personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain legal exceptions.
  • The right to opt out — You have the right to opt out of the sale of your personal information. Pinksaltfood.com does not sell personal information to third parties.
  • The right to non-discrimination — We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights.

To submit a CCPA request, please contact us at [email protected] with the subject line “CCPA Privacy Request.” We will respond within 45 days as required by law.

GDPR — General Data Protection Regulation

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom, you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) with respect to your personal data.

Your rights under the GDPR include:

  • Right of access — You may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to rectification — You may request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
  • Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”) — You may request that we delete your personal data where there is no compelling reason for us to continue processing it.
  • Right to restrict processing — You may request that we limit how we use your personal data under certain circumstances.
  • Right to data portability — You may request that we transfer your personal data to you or to another controller in a structured, commonly used format.
  • Right to object — You may object to our processing of your personal data where we rely on legitimate interests as the legal basis for processing.

Legal basis for processing: Where we collect personal data (such as via a contact form), our legal basis is your freely given consent. You may withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to withdrawal.

To exercise any GDPR right, please contact us at [email protected] with the subject line “GDPR Data Request.” We will respond within 30 days as required.

Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the personal information you submit through this Site from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of data transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security and encourage you not to transmit sensitive personal data via contact forms or email.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests related to this Privacy Policy — including CCPA or GDPR data requests — please contact us at: [email protected]

We will make every reasonable effort to respond to your inquiry within the timeframes required by applicable law.

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