Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 24, 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how MealsMama (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects personal information when you use our website at https://www.mealsmama.com (the “Site”). By using the Site, you agree to this Privacy Policy.

We use your personal data to operate and improve the Site, to personalize content, to measure performance, and to deliver advertising. If you do not agree with this Policy, please do not use the Site.

1. Information We Collect

Information you provide to us

  • Contact details (e.g., name, email address) when you submit a form (Contact, newsletter), leave a comment, or otherwise communicate with us.
  • Content you submit (e.g., comments, recipe ratings, messages).

Information collected automatically

  • Device and usage data (IP address, browser type, operating system, referring/exit pages, pages viewed, timestamps, approximate location).
  • Cookies, pixels, tags, and similar technologies as described in the Cookies & Tracking section.

Information from third parties

  • Analytics and advertising partners (e.g., aggregated or pseudonymized data about how you interact with our Site and ads).

We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal information (e.g., health, political opinions) nor do we intentionally collect information from children (see Children’s Privacy).

2. How We Use Your Information

We use personal information for:

  • Site operation & services: provide and maintain the Site, features (comments, recipe ratings), and customer support.
  • Communication: respond to inquiries; send transactional or service messages.
  • Personalization & performance: remember preferences; improve content, layout, and user experience.
  • Analytics: measure traffic and performance (e.g., which pages are most visited).
  • Advertising & monetization: show, measure, and improve ads; prevent fraud and abuse.
  • Legal & compliance: enforce our Terms, protect our rights, comply with law.

3. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to:

  • keep you logged in and remember preferences,
  • analyze traffic and performance,
  • deliver, cap, and measure advertising.

You can control cookies in your browser settings and via our cookie banner / preferences tool. Disabling cookies may affect certain features.

Advertising cookies (AdSense/Ezoic & partners)

We may display ads served by third-party ad networks (including Google AdSense and/or Ezoic). These partners may set cookies to deliver personalized or non-personalized ads, perform frequency capping, and measure effectiveness.

  • Learn more about Google’s ads & technologies: policies.google.com/technologies/ads
  • Google Ads settings & opt-out: adssettings.google.com
  • Industry opt-out (US): aboutads.info/choices and youradchoices.com/control

Where required, we request your consent (e.g., via our cookie banner) before placing non-essential or advertising cookies.

4. Analytics

We may use analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics or similar) to understand how users interact with the Site (page views, user flows, device types). These tools may use cookies or similar identifiers. You can typically opt out via your browser add-ons or our cookie preferences.

5. Disclosure of Information

We may share information:

  • With service providers (hosting, email delivery, analytics, ad networks, security) bound by contractual confidentiality.
  • For legal reasons: to comply with law, lawful requests, or to protect rights, safety, and security.
  • Business transfers: in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

We do not sell personal information in the conventional sense. Some states treat targeted advertising or cross-context behavioral advertising as a “sale” or “sharing”; see Your Privacy Rights (US) below.

6. Retention

We keep personal information for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Policy (e.g., to provide services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes), then delete or anonymize it.

7. Security

We use commercially reasonable safeguards to protect personal information. No method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure; we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Children’s Privacy

The Site is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe your child provided personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.

9. Your Privacy Choices & Rights (United States)

Depending on your state (e.g., California (CCPA/CPRA), Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah), you may have rights to:

  • Know/Access what personal information we collect and how we use it;
  • Correct inaccuracies;
  • Delete personal information;
  • Opt out of sale/sharing or targeted advertising;
  • Limit use/disclosure of certain sensitive information (if applicable);
  • Non-discrimination for exercising your rights.

To exercise these rights or to submit a privacy request, contact us (see Contact below). If your state requires verification or an appeals process, we will follow applicable procedures. For targeted advertising opt-out, you may also use the cookie banner preferences and the industry tools listed above (aboutads.info/choices).

California “Shine the Light.”

California residents may request certain information about our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. Submit a request via the Contact section.

10. Visitors from the EEA/UK (Legal Bases)

If you are in the EEA/UK, we process personal data under these legal bases (as applicable):

  • Consent (e.g., analytics/ads cookies where required),
  • Legitimate interests (e.g., Site functionality, security, basic analytics),
  • Contract (to provide requested services),
  • Legal obligation (compliance with law).

You may have rights under the GDPR/UK GDPR (access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection, consent withdrawal). To exercise these rights, contact us. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.

11. Third-Party Links

The Site may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices. Review their privacy policies before providing personal information.

12. Do Not Track

Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” (DNT) signal. Because there is no common industry standard, we do not respond to DNT signals. We honor legally required signals and consent choices where applicable.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the updated version on this page and revise the “Last updated” date above. Where required by law, we will notify you and/or seek consent for material changes.

14. Contact Us

If you have questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, contact us at:
📧 [email protected]
Or visit: https://www.mealsmama.com/contact/