Last updated: April 2026

Welcome to DailyRealFood.com. Protecting your privacy and maintaining your trust is a priority for our team. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, how we use it, the choices you have, and the safeguards we maintain. The policy applies to all visitors and users of the DailyRealFood.com website and services operated by Daily Real Food (referred to throughout as “we”, “our”, or “Daily Real Food”).

1. Scope and Purpose

This page describes our practices for collecting, using, and sharing information through DailyRealFood.com. It covers:

  • What categories of data we collect;
  • How and why we use and retain data;
  • How cookies and similar technologies are used;
  • Interactions with third-party services and affiliate links;
  • Your rights and choices regarding your personal information;
  • Our data security practices and retention policies.

By accessing or using DailyRealFood.com, you agree to the terms set out in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly, information collected automatically, and information from third parties. We limit collection to what is necessary for the purposes described below.

Information You Provide Directly

  • Account and profile information: When you register for newsletters, create an account, or participate in promotions, you may provide your name, email address, postal address, and other profile details.
  • User content: Comments, recipe submissions, reviews, photographs, or other materials you post to the website.
  • Communications: Any messages you send to us, including responses to surveys or support requests.

Information Collected Automatically

We use automated technologies to collect data about your device and usage of the site:

  • Device and browser information: Type of device, operating system, browser type and version, screen resolution.
  • Usage data: Pages viewed, time and date of visits, referral URLs, search queries, interactions with site features.
  • Log data: IP address, server logs, error reports, and diagnostic information.

Information from Third Parties

We may receive data from third-party partners, including analytics providers, advertising partners, and social platforms, in accordance with their terms and your privacy settings with those services.

3. How We Use Your Information

We process personal information to operate, improve, and deliver our services, and to fulfill our legal and contractual obligations. Key purposes include:

  • Providing the service: To create and manage accounts, respond to inquiries, publish user-submitted content, and enable the features of DailyRealFood.com.
  • Communication: To send newsletters, administrative messages, updates, promotional offers where permitted, and to respond to your requests.
  • Personalization: To tailor content and recommendations, remember preferences, and display relevant recipes and articles.
  • Analytics and improvement: To analyze how users interact with the site, measure performance, and improve content, features, and user experience.
  • Advertising and monetization: To display and measure the effectiveness of advertisements and affiliate promotions. Where required, we rely on consent or legitimate interest to show relevant ads.
  • Security and compliance: To detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and other harmful activity and to comply with legal obligations.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (If You Are in the EEA)

For users in the European Economic Area, we rely on the following legal bases for processing personal data:

  • Contractual necessity: Processing necessary to provide services you request, such as sending newsletters you subscribed to.
  • Consent: Where we ask for your permission to use cookies or process sensitive data, we will rely on your consent. You can withdraw consent at any time via available tools.
  • Legitimate interests: For operations such as fraud prevention, analytics, and content improvement, where these interests are not overridden by your rights.
  • Legal obligation: To comply with laws and court orders.

5. Cookies and Similar Tracking Technologies

We and our partners use cookies, web beacons, pixels, local storage, and other tracking technologies to collect information and enhance your experience.

Types of Cookies We Use

  • Essential cookies: Required for site functionality, account management, and security. These cannot be turned off if you want to use core features.
  • Performance and analytics cookies: Collect anonymous data on site usage and performance to help us improve content and user experience.
  • Functionality cookies: Remember preferences and settings to personalize the site experience.
  • Advertising and targeting cookies: Used to deliver relevant ads and measure ad performance. These may be set by third-party advertising partners.

Your Choices About Cookies

You can control cookies in several ways:

  • Use your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Note that blocking essential cookies may affect site functionality.
  • Use any cookie preference tools presented on the site to opt out of non-essential cookies.
  • Opt out of targeted advertising through industry opt-out tools (for example, network advertising initiative tools) where available.

Please note that even if you opt out of certain tracking, you may still see contextual advertising that is not based on tracking technologies.

6. Third-Party Links and Embedded Content

DailyRealFood.com may include links to third-party websites, embedded content (such as videos or social feeds), or features provided by third parties. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those third parties.

  • External links: Clicking external links will direct you away from our site. Third-party sites operate under their own privacy practices.
  • Embedded content: Widgets, social plugins, and embedded videos may collect usage information and set cookies. Their collection and use of data are governed by the third party’s privacy policy.
  • Responsibility: We are not responsible for the privacy or security practices of third parties. We recommend reviewing their privacy policies before interacting with third-party services.

7. Affiliate Links and Monetization

DailyRealFood.com participates in affiliate marketing programs and displays promotional content. When you click affiliate links or make purchases through affiliate partners, we may receive a commission or referral fee at no additional cost to you.

  • Disclosure: Affiliate links are clearly disclosed where they appear, and content that contains affiliate relationships is identified accordingly.
  • Data shared: We may share basic referral information (such as tracking IDs) with affiliate partners to ensure proper crediting of sales or actions.
  • No impact on prices: Affiliate partnerships do not change the price you pay for third-party goods or services.

8. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information in limited circumstances, including:

  • Service providers: Companies that perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, analytics, email delivery, payment processors, and customer support. They are authorized to use your information only to provide those services.
  • Business transfers: In the event of a merger, sale, reorganization, or transfer of assets, user data may be transferred as part of the transaction and remain subject to this policy unless notified otherwise.
  • Legal requirements: To comply with legal processes, respond to lawful requests, enforce our agreements, or protect the rights, property, or safety of Daily Real Food, our users, or the public.
  • Aggregated or de-identified data: We may share anonymized or aggregated data that cannot reasonably be used to identify you.

9. Security Measures

We implement administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Examples include:

  • Encryption: Secure transmission protocols (such as TLS) for data in transit and encryption where appropriate for stored data;
  • Access controls: Limited access to data based on role and responsibility, use of strong authentication methods;
  • Monitoring: Systems to detect and respond to suspicious activity and security incidents.

While we strive to protect your information, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security and are not responsible for unauthorized access that is beyond our control.

10. Data Retention

We retain personal information as long as necessary to provide services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Retention periods vary depending on the type of data and purpose for which it was collected.

When data is no longer needed, we securely delete or anonymize it in accordance with internal retention schedules and applicable law.

11. Children’s Privacy

DailyRealFood.com is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that personal information from a child under 13 has been collected without verifiable parental consent, we will take steps to delete it promptly.

12. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. We describe common rights below and how to exercise them.

  • Access: You can request a copy of personal information we hold about you.
  • Correction: You may ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
  • Deletion: You can request deletion of personal information, subject to legal obligations to retain certain data.
  • Restriction or objection: You can ask us to restrict processing or object to processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing.
  • Data portability: Where applicable, you may request a machine-readable copy of personal information you provided to us.
  • Withdraw consent: If you gave consent for specific processing, you can withdraw it at any time; withdrawal will not affect processing lawful prior to withdrawal.

We will respond to verified requests in accordance with applicable law. We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests and may retain a limited amount of information to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce our agreements.

13. International Data Transfers

Daily Real Food operates in the United States. Personal data collected may be stored and processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate. Where transfers occur, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses, compliance with applicable laws, or other mechanisms to ensure a comparable level of protection.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices, legal obligations, or technology. When we make material changes, we will post the revised policy on DailyRealFood.com and update the “Last updated” date. Continued use of the site after changes indicates acceptance of the revised policy.

15. How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise any of the rights described in this policy, you can use the account settings and preference tools available on the site where applicable. We may require certain information to verify your identity and process your request. Please allow a reasonable period for us to respond as required by law.

16. Additional Notices

California residents: If you are a California resident, you may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), including the right to know, right to delete, and right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information for certain purposes. We do not sell personal information as defined under California law; however, we may engage in targeted advertising partnerships consistent with industry practices. California-specific requests will be handled in accordance with applicable law.

EU/EEA residents: For residents of the European Union and European Economic Area, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe our processing violates applicable data protection laws.

17. Effective Use and Responsible Consumption

We value transparency and meaningful control over personal information. We encourage users to review their privacy settings, manage cookie preferences, and make informed choices about sharing information on public areas of the site, such as comments and recipe submissions. Avoid posting sensitive personal information in public forums.

Thank you for trusting DailyRealFood.com. We are committed to protecting your privacy while delivering helpful, reliable content about real food, healthy living, and everyday cooking.