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Lavender Crumb Hive

Privacy Policy

Last Updated: July 4, 2025

Welcome to Lavender Crumb Hive. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains:

  1. What data we collect
  2. How we use it
  3. When and why we share it
  4. Your rights

1. Information We Collect

Personal Data

  • Data you provide when interacting with the site (e.g., name, email via comments, recipe submissions, or newsletter sign-up)
  • Correspondence you send us (e.g., contact form messages)

Technical & Usage Data

  • IP address, browser type, device information collected via analytics
  • Cookies stored in your browser, such as:
  • comment_author_(hash) – pre-fills comment forms, expires in 1 year
  • WPRM_User_Voted_%recipe% – records recipe ratings, expires in 30 days

2. How We Use Your Data

  • To respond to comments, recipe submissions, and newsletter requests
  • To analyze how visitors use our site and improve content and design
  • To detect and prevent spam or site abuse

3. Sharing & Disclosure

We do not sell your personal information. We only share data when necessary:

  • With our email service provider (for sending newsletters)
  • With our recipe plugin (e.g., WP Recipe Maker) to store rating data locally
  • With spam protection tools (like Akismet) to manage comment spam
  • With analytics providers to collect anonymous usage statistics

We may also disclose information if required by law or to protect our rights.

4. Cookies & Tracking

You may disable cookies via your browser settings, but this might limit certain site features (e.g., comment convenience, rating functionality).

5. Data Retention

  • Comments, recipe submissions, and ratings are retained indefinitely unless deleted by you or us
  • Cookies expire according to their set durations (1 year for comment cookies, 30 days for rating cookies)

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you have rights that may include:

  • Accessing the data we hold about you
  • Requesting correction or deletion
  • Withdrawing consent
  • Receiving your data in a portable format

To exercise these rights, contact us at [your email address].

7. Security

We protect your data using the following measures:

  • SSL encryption (HTTPS)
  • Regular updates to WordPress, themes, and plugins
  • Spam filtering and secure hosting environment

8. Children’s Privacy

Our site is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect their data. If you believe we have information about a child under 13, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be noted by the “Last Updated” date above.

10. Contact Us

Lavender Crumb Hive
Email: lavendercrumb@gmail.com

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