Privacy Policy

At www.stlcooks.com, the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance to us. This privacy policy document outlines the types of personal information is received and collected by www.stlcooks.com and how it is used.

Personal Data We at stlcooks.com understand the annoyance and burden of receiving unwanted junk mail or telephone solicitations. Entering your email address when submitting a recipe or commenting on other recipes does NOT add you to any email list, nor will it appear on the stlcooks.com website for others to see. stlcooks.com will also never release or sell any of our visitor information collected from recipe entries or comments. If you give us your email address to receive recipes by email, you will be able to opt-out of emails at any time using the link provided in all emails you receive. All information is held with the utmost integrity, and privacy.

Log Files Like many other Web sites, www.stlcooks.com makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol ( IP ) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider ( ISP ), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses, and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.

Cookies and Web Beacons www.stlcooks.com uses cookies only to track recipes you’ve Viewed or Rated. This data is used to provide a better user experience and prevent you from Rating a recipe more than once.

DoubleClick DART Cookie

.:: Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on www.stlcooks.com. .:: Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to your users based on their visit to www.stlcooks.com and other sites on the Internet.

.:: Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at the following URL – http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html

Some of our advertising partners may use cookies and web beacons on our site. Our advertising partners include :

Google Adsense – For more information on how Google uses cookie please visit https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/7549925?hl=en&ref_topic=1628432

Sovrn (Formerly Lijit) – For more information and to opt-out of cookies, please visit: https://info.evidon.com/pub_info/15622?v=1&nt=0&nw=false

These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to the advertisements and links that appear on www.stlcooks.com send directly to your browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies ( such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons ) may also be used by the third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and / or to personalize the advertising content that you see.

www.stlcooks.com has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers. You can opt out of receiving marketing communications and interest-based ads. Please see “Your Choices” for more information on your rights and how to exercise them.

You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. www.stlcooks.com’s privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or web sites.

If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.

Social Plugins The Website may also use social plugins (e.g., the Facebook “Like” button) to enable you to easily share information with others. When you visit our Website, the operator of the social plugin may be able to place a Cookie on your computer, enabling that operator to recognize individuals who have previously visited our Website.  For further details about the information shared via a social media plugin, you should refer to that social media website’s privacy statement.

This page last updated 3 January 2020