Last updated: 2 November 2026
Welcome to Simply Bake. Your privacy matters to me, and I want you to understand how your information is collected and used when you visit my website.
This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected through simplybakeblog.com, why it is collected, how it may be shared and the choices you have.
If you have any questions, please contact me at info@simplybakeblog.com.
Who We Are
Simply Bake is a food and recipe blog operated from the United Kingdom.
Website: https://simplybakeblog.com/
Contact email: info@simplybakeblog.com
I am responsible for personal information collected and managed directly through Simply Bake. Some third-party services also process information according to their own privacy policies.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide
You may choose to share personal information when you:
- Leave a comment or rating on a recipe.
- Contact me by email.
- Create an account or save recipes through Slickstream.
- Use other optional features on the website.
Depending on the feature, this information may include your name, email address, website URL, comments and other details you choose to provide.
Please avoid including sensitive or private information in public comments.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit Simply Bake, the website and services it uses may collect certain technical information.
This can include:
- Your IP address.
- Browser and device information.
- Operating system.
- Pages visited and links clicked.
- Referring websites.
- Approximate geographic location.
- Dates and times of visits.
- Information about how you interact with the website.
This information is used for website operation, security, performance, analytics and advertising.
How Your Information Is Used
Information collected through Simply Bake may be used to:
- Operate and maintain the website.
- Display recipes, comments and other content.
- Respond to questions and messages.
- Provide recipe search and saved-favourites features.
- Understand how visitors use the website.
- Improve website performance and usability.
- Protect against spam, unauthorised access and other security threats.
- Display advertising and measure its performance.
- Meet applicable legal obligations.
Depending on the purpose, personal information may be processed on the basis of legitimate interests, consent or legal obligations.
Where consent is required, you can withdraw it using the relevant privacy controls or by contacting me.
Comments and Recipe Ratings
When you leave a comment or rating on Simply Bake, the information you enter may be stored along with technical information used to help prevent spam.
Your display name, comment, rating and any website link you provide may be publicly visible.
Your email address will not be published alongside your comment.
Comments may remain available on the website so other readers can benefit from recipe feedback, questions and answers.
If you would like to request the removal of a comment or personal information associated with it, please email info@simplybakeblog.com.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Simply Bake uses cookies and similar technologies to help the website function, remember preferences, improve performance, understand visitor activity and support advertising.
Cookies are small files stored on your device.
Some cookies are necessary for the website to work, while others may support analytics, personalisation or advertising.
Third-party services may also use cookies, pixels and similar technologies depending on the features you use and your privacy choices.
You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Please be aware that disabling certain cookies may affect how some website features work.
You can also review your advertising and cookie preferences through the Update Privacy Settings link available on the website.
Analytics
Simply Bake uses website analytics to understand how readers find and use the site.
Analytics information may include pages viewed, traffic sources, approximate geographic location, device and browser information, and interactions with website content.
This helps me understand which recipes readers enjoy and where the website could be improved.
Google Analytics may process information in accordance with Google’s privacy practices.
You can read Google’s Privacy Policy at:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
Advertising
Simply Bake displays advertisements managed by Mediavine.
Advertising helps support the costs of running the website and allows me to continue sharing recipes.
Mediavine and its advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to deliver advertisements, measure performance and, where permitted, personalise advertising.
The following disclosure is provided by Mediavine.
Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.0)
The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.
First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at https://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/.
Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.
The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:
- IP Address
- Operating System type
- Operating System version
- Device Type
- Language of the website
- Web browser type
- Email (in hashed form)
Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.
If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit Opt Out – NAI: Network Advertising Initiative. You may also visit http://optout.aboutads.info/#/ and http://optout.networkadvertising.org/# to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at YourAdChoices.com | AppChoices to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.
For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please click here.
Slickstream — Search and Saved Recipes
Simply Bake uses Slickstream to provide features such as recipe search, recommendations and saved favourites.
When you use these features, Slickstream may process information about your interactions with the website, including searches, recipes viewed and recipes saved.
Depending on your settings, favourites may be stored locally in your browser or connected to a Slickstream membership account.
If you create an account, Slickstream may collect information needed to provide access to your saved recipes across devices.
You can read Slickstream’s Privacy Policy at:
https://www.slickstream.com/privacy
If you would like to manage or delete your Slickstream account, please use the available account settings.
Website Security
Simply Bake uses Wordfence and other security measures to help protect the website against spam, malicious activity and unauthorised access.
Security services may process information such as IP addresses, login attempts and technical details needed to identify potential threats.
This information is used to help keep the website and its visitors safe.
Hosting and Caching
Simply Bake is hosted by BigScoots.
Hosting and caching services may process technical information needed to deliver website pages, maintain performance, troubleshoot problems and protect the website.
Caching may temporarily store copies of website pages to help them load more quickly.
Sharing Your Information
I do not sell email addresses or personal information collected directly through recipe comments or contact messages.
However, information may be processed by the third-party services used to operate Simply Bake, including providers responsible for:
- Website hosting and caching.
- Security and spam prevention.
- Website analytics.
- Advertising.
- Recipe search and favourites.
These providers may process information according to their own privacy notices and the services they provide.
Advertising providers may collect or share information as explained in the Mediavine disclosure above.
Personal information may also be disclosed where required by law or where reasonably necessary to protect the website and its visitors.
How Long Information Is Kept
Personal information is kept for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, unless a longer period is required by law.
For example, comments may remain available while the associated recipe is published so readers can continue to benefit from questions and feedback.
Technical, security and analytics information may be retained for different periods depending on the service and its configuration.
Third-party providers may apply their own retention periods.
You can contact me if you would like more information about personal information held directly by Simply Bake.
International Data Transfers
Some of the services used by Simply Bake operate outside the United Kingdom.
This means personal information may be processed or stored in other countries, including the United States.
Where required by applicable data protection law, appropriate safeguards must be used when transferring personal information internationally.
For more information about individual services, please refer to their privacy policies.
Your Privacy Rights
If you are in the United Kingdom, you may have rights under applicable data protection law, including the right to:
- Request access to personal information held about you.
- Ask for inaccurate information to be corrected.
- Request deletion of personal information in certain circumstances.
- Request that certain processing be restricted.
- Object to certain uses of your personal information.
- Request a copy of certain information in a portable format.
- Withdraw consent where processing relies on consent.
These rights are subject to applicable legal conditions and exceptions.
To make a privacy request relating to information managed directly by Simply Bake, please email:
I may need to verify your identity before responding to your request.
You can also raise a concern with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO):
For information held independently by third-party services, you may also need to contact the relevant provider.
Children’s Privacy
Simply Bake is intended for a general audience and is not specifically directed at children.
I do not knowingly collect personal information from children through the website.
If you believe a child has submitted personal information that should be removed, please contact me at info@simplybakeblog.com.
Links to Other Websites
Simply Bake may contain links to websites operated by other organisations.
I am not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those websites.
If you follow a link to another website, I recommend reviewing its privacy policy.
Keeping Your Information Secure
I take reasonable steps to protect information collected through Simply Bake, including using website security measures and established service providers.
However, no website or method of transmitting information over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated when the website changes, when services are added or removed, or when legal requirements change.
Any updates will be published on this page, along with a revised date at the top.
Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to make a request relating to your personal information, please get in touch.
Simply Bake
Website: https://simplybakeblog.com/
Email: info@simplybakeblog.com