Privacy Policy

1. Overview

Pare ("we," "us," "our") operates the website pare.recipes (the "Service"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. It applies to all visitors regardless of location, including residents of the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom (UK), California, and other US states with privacy legislation.

By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the Service.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

When you use Pare, you may voluntarily provide information such as recipes, pantry items, meal plans, and shopping lists. Pare does not require you to create an account or provide personally identifiable information (PII) such as your name, email address, or phone number to use the Service.

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you access the Service, certain information is collected automatically, including:

• Device information — browser type and version, operating system, device type
• Usage data — pages visited, time and date of visits, time spent on pages, referring URLs
• IP address — collected by third-party analytics and advertising services (see Section 4)
• Cookies and similar technologies — see Section 3 below

2.3 Information We Do Not Collect

We do not collect:

• Names, email addresses, phone numbers, or other personal contact information
• Payment or financial information
• Precise geolocation data
• Social Security numbers or government identifiers
• Sensitive personal information (health, biometric, racial/ethnic origin data)

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use the following types of cookies:

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. However, blocking strictly necessary cookies may impair the Service's functionality.

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect data independently:

These third parties operate under their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review them. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party.

5. How We Use Your Information

We use information collected through the Service to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain the Service
• Save your recipes, pantry items, meal plans, and shopping lists
• Understand and analyze usage trends to improve the Service
• Display advertisements that support our free Service
• Detect, prevent, and address technical issues
• Comply with legal obligations

6. Legal Bases for Processing (EEA/UK Users)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom (UK), we process your personal data under the following legal bases as defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• Legitimate Interest — We process usage data to improve and maintain the Service. We have assessed that this processing does not override your fundamental rights.
• Consent — We rely on your consent for non-essential cookies (analytics and advertising). You may withdraw consent at any time by adjusting your browser cookie settings or using the opt-out tools described in Section 3.
• Contract Performance — Processing necessary to provide the Service you have requested (e.g., saving your recipes and pantry data).
• Legal Obligation — Where we are required to process data to comply with applicable law.

7. Your Rights Under GDPR (EEA/UK Users)

If you are a resident of the EEA or UK, you have the following rights under the GDPR:

• Right of Access — You may request a copy of the data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification — You may request correction of inaccurate data.
• Right to Erasure — You may request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten").
• Right to Restrict Processing — You may request that we limit how we use your data.
• Right to Data Portability — You may request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Right to Object — You may object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes.
• Right to Withdraw Consent — Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.
• Right to Lodge a Complaint — You have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority (e.g., the ICO in the UK, CNIL in France, or BfDI in Germany).

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Your Rights Under CCPA/CPRA (California Residents)

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) provides you with specific rights regarding your personal information.

Categories of Personal Information Collected

In the preceding 12 months, we may have collected the following categories of personal information:

Your California Privacy Rights

• Right to Know — You can request details about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected, the purposes for collection, the categories of sources, and any third parties with whom we share it.
• Right to Delete — You can request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain legal exceptions.
• Right to Correct — You can request correction of inaccurate personal information.
• Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing — We do not sell your personal information. We do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising as defined under the CPRA.
• Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Information — We do not collect sensitive personal information as defined by the CCPA/CPRA.
• Right to Non-Discrimination — We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your privacy rights.

"Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information"

Pare does not sell personal information to third parties. We do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. Google AdSense may use cookies for ad personalization; you can opt out at Google Ads Settings or via the DAA opt-out page.

To exercise your rights, contact us at [email protected]. We will verify your identity and respond within 45 days.

9. Additional US State Privacy Rights

Residents of other US states with comprehensive privacy laws — including but not limited to Virginia (VCDPA), Colorado (CPA), Connecticut (CTDPA), Utah (UCPA), Texas (TDPSA), Oregon (OCPA), Montana (MCDPA), Iowa (ICDPA), Indiana (INIPA), and Tennessee (TIPA) — may have similar rights, including:

• Right to Access — Confirm whether we process your personal data and access such data.
• Right to Delete — Request deletion of personal data you have provided.
• Right to Correct — Request correction of inaccuracies in your personal data.
• Right to Opt-Out — Opt out of the processing of personal data for targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.
• Right to Data Portability — Obtain a copy of your personal data in a portable format.
• Right to Appeal — If we decline your privacy request, you may appeal our decision by contacting us.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].

10. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers transmit "Do Not Track" (DNT) signals. There is currently no uniform standard for interpreting DNT signals. We do not currently respond to DNT signals. However, you can control tracking through the cookie opt-out tools described in Section 3.

11. International Data Transfers

Our Service is hosted in the United States. If you are accessing the Service from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate.

For EEA/UK users, such transfers are conducted in compliance with applicable data protection laws, including through the use of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission, or other legally recognized transfer mechanisms.

12. Data Retention

We retain your session data (recipes, pantry items, meal plans, shopping lists) for as long as your anonymous session remains active. Since your data is tied to a browser cookie, clearing your cookies will effectively remove your association with stored data.

Analytics data collected by Google Analytics is retained according to Google's data retention policies.

13. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your information, including encryption in transit (HTTPS/TLS), secure server infrastructure, and access controls. However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

14. Children's Privacy

The Service is not directed at children under the age of 13 (or 16 in the EEA/UK). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us immediately at [email protected] and we will promptly delete it.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. For material changes, we will make reasonable efforts to notify users (such as a notice on the Service). Your continued use of the Service after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

16. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

For GDPR-related inquiries, EEA/UK residents may also contact their local data protection authority.

For CCPA-related inquiries, California residents may also contact the California Attorney General's Office.