Privacy Policy

Foodie Gujarati is a vegetarian recipe blog operated by Khushi Ramani, based in India. This website is available at foodiegujarati.com. For any privacy-related queries, you can reach us at anavi.foodkitchen@gmail.com.

We collect information in the following limited ways:

• Contact formWhen you fill in the contact form, we collect your name, email address, and message. This information is used solely to respond to your enquiry.
• Usage data via Google AnalyticsWe use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with the site. This includes pages visited, time spent, device type, and general location (country/city level). No personally identifiable information is collected by Google Analytics on our behalf.
• CookiesGoogle Analytics places cookies on your browser to distinguish returning visitors and track sessions. No other cookies are used by this website.

We use the information we collect to:

• Respond to contact form enquiries
• Understand site usage and improve content and navigation
• Monitor for technical errors or issues

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.

This website uses the following third-party services that may process data independently:

• Google Analytics — for traffic and behaviour analytics. See Google's Privacy Policy.
• YouTube — recipe videos are embedded from YouTube. YouTube may set cookies and collect data per their own privacy policy.
• Amazon Associates — some pages include affiliate links to products on Amazon. Clicking these links may result in a cookie being set by Amazon. As an Amazon Associate, Foodie Gujarati earns a small commission from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.
• Instagram / Facebook — Instagram reel thumbnails may be loaded. Meta's privacy policy applies to any data their servers collect from your browser.

This website uses cookies placed by Google Analytics to track website usage. These are analytics cookies only. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, or by adjusting your browser settings to refuse cookies.

Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry. Analytics data is retained by Google per their standard retention periods. We do not maintain a separate database of visitor records.

Depending on where you are located, you may have certain rights over your personal data:

• India (DPDP Act 2023) — You have the right to access, correct, and request deletion of your personal data.
• European Union (GDPR) — You have rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, and data portability.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at anavi.foodkitchen@gmail.com.

This website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. Your continued use of the website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

For any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please write to us at anavi.foodkitchen@gmail.com.