Effective Date: October 27, 2025
Who we are
Hilda's Kitchen Blog ("we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit or interact with our website, https://hildaskitchenblog.com (the "Site").
Consent
By using this Site, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
What Personal Data We Collect
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor's IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
Contact Form
We don't retain your name and email address that we receive through the contact form.
Mailchimp
We use Mailchimp to fulfill blog subscriptions and to send our subscribers emails when new recipes are posted. To learn more about Mailchimp's privacy policy, please see the link below:
https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select "Remember Me," your login will persist for two weeks. However, if you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor had visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who We Share Your Data With
We use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site-you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant, or other lawful requests for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.
Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no transmission or storage system is 100% secure.
data Retention
Comments and associated metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Children's Privacy
This Site is not directed to children under 13 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us, and we will delete it promptly.
Where We Send Your Data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Advertising
CMI Marketing, Inc., d/b/a Raptive ("Raptive") is a service provider of this Site for the purposes of placing advertising on the Site, and Raptive will collect and use certain data for advertising purposes. To learn more about Raptive's data usage, click here: https://raptive.com/creator-advertising-privacy-statement
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy at any time. The updated version will be indicated by the "Effective Date" above. Continued use of the Site constitutes acceptance of any revisions.
Contact Information
For questions about this Privacy Policy, contact:
Hilda's Kitchen Blog
Email: [admin@hildaskitchenblog.com]
Governing Law: The laws of the State of Montana, United States