Privacy Policy
This policy explains what information The Kitchen Geeks may receive, why it is used, how long it may be retained and which choices are available to readers.
Who controls the site information
The Kitchen Geeks operates the website at thekitchengeeks.co.uk. Privacy questions and data requests can be sent to info@thekitchengeeks.co.uk. When you contact us, please provide enough information to identify the relevant message or request, but do not send passwords, payment-card details or unrelated identity documents.
This policy applies to information handled through the website, including server logs, contact messages, analytics, cookie choices and affiliate-link activity that is available to us. A retailer, affiliate network, embedded service or external website acts under its own privacy notice when you move to its domain.
Information collected automatically
Web servers normally create technical logs when a page is requested. These records may include an IP address, date and time, requested URL, browser information, referring page and response status. Logs help deliver the site, diagnose faults, protect accounts, investigate abuse and understand whether automated traffic is placing unusual demand on the service.
Security and caching services may process similar technical data to block malicious requests, limit repeated login attempts, serve pages efficiently and maintain availability. We aim to keep access limited to people and providers who need the information for those purposes. Log retention can vary with hosting, security and legal requirements.
Analytics
The site may use analytics to understand broad patterns such as popular pages, approximate device type, referral source and navigation paths. Analytics should be configured to collect only information useful for improving the publication and measuring whether pages answer reader needs. We do not use analytics as a reason to publish fabricated personal profiles.
Where consent is required for non-essential analytics cookies, those tools should not load until the reader has made the relevant choice. Browser controls, consent settings and blocking tools may also limit collection. Aggregated reports can be retained longer than raw event data because they no longer need to identify a particular visit.
Cookies and similar technologies
Cookies are small values stored by a browser. Essential cookies may support security, session management, consent preferences or other functions needed to operate the site. Analytics and affiliate technologies may use additional identifiers where permitted. The exact cookies can change when a provider, plugin or affiliate programme changes.
You can remove or block cookies through browser settings, although a strict block may affect site functions or retailer attribution. If the site provides a consent control, use it to update non-essential choices. A retailer or affiliate network may set its own cookies after you follow an external link, and its privacy notice should explain those practices.
Contact messages and forms
When you email us or submit a contact form, we receive the information you choose to provide, such as your name, email address, subject, message and any supporting link. The information is used to answer the enquiry, evaluate a correction, manage a partnership discussion, handle a privacy request and keep a limited record of the correspondence.
Do not send sensitive personal data unless it is necessary and requested. Messages may be checked for spam or malicious content by hosting, security, email or form providers. We retain correspondence for as long as it is reasonably useful for the enquiry, dispute prevention, accounting, legal obligations or editorial history, then delete or reduce it where practical.
Affiliate links and external retailers
An affiliate link may include a publisher identifier, campaign value or link code. When you follow it, the affiliate network or retailer may use cookies or similar methods to attribute a later purchase. We may receive reporting about clicks, qualifying transactions, commission and returned orders. Ordinary reports do not need to include card details or the contents of every reader purchase.
The retailer controls checkout information, delivery addresses, account details and payment processing on its service. Review the retailer and network privacy notices before providing personal information. The Kitchen Geeks cannot alter a retailer account, erase an order record or issue a refund because it is not the seller.
Third-party content and embeds
A page may link to or embed material from another service, such as a video, social post, map, document or image host. An embedded service can receive technical information when the embed loads and may place cookies under its own rules. We aim to avoid unnecessary embeds and to use direct links when they provide the same editorial value with less tracking.
External links are provided for context, evidence or shopping routes. Following one leaves our domain. We do not control the security, availability, content or privacy practices of the destination and cannot guarantee that a page remains unchanged after our article is published.
Legal bases and legitimate interests
Depending on the activity and applicable law, processing may rely on consent, performance of a requested service, compliance with a legal obligation or legitimate interests. Legitimate interests can include operating a secure publication, responding to messages, preventing fraud, maintaining records, improving content and measuring site performance. We consider whether those interests can be achieved with less information and whether reader rights outweigh the need.
Data sharing, storage and security
Information may be handled by service providers that support hosting, email, forms, security, analytics, caching, backups and affiliate reporting. Providers should receive only the access needed for their role and may process data in other countries subject to their contracts and applicable transfer safeguards. We may also disclose information when required by law or when reasonably necessary to protect rights, safety and the integrity of the service.
No online service can promise absolute security. We use proportionate measures such as access controls, updates, backups, encrypted connections and login protection, but readers should also avoid sending secrets through ordinary email. If a significant incident affects personal information, we will assess notification duties under applicable law.
Your rights and policy changes
Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict or object to certain processing, and to receive some information in a portable form. You may also withdraw consent for future processing where consent is the basis. Rights can have legal limits, and we may need proportionate verification before acting on a request.
Send a privacy request to info@thekitchengeeks.co.uk and describe the relevant interaction. You may also complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office if you believe data protection law has not been followed. This policy may be updated when tools, providers or legal requirements change. The current version published on this page applies from its stated update date.