Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 19, 2026

Welcome to PinoyDelicacy.com (“we,” “our,” or “us”). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you may share when visiting our website.

PinoyDelicacy.com publishes Filipino recipes, cooking tips, food guides, and related culinary content. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and disclose information when you visit our website.

By using our website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information when you visit or interact with PinoyDelicacy.com.

Personal Information

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide, including:

• Your name and email address when you contact us.

• Information you submit through contact forms, feedback forms, or comments, if these features are available.

• Any other information you choose to provide when communicating with us.

You can browse our recipes without directly providing personal information.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:

• Your Internet Protocol (IP) address.

• Browser type and version.

• Device type and operating system.

• Pages and recipes you visit.

• The date, time, and duration of your visit.

• Referring websites and links you click.

• General geographic information, such as your approximate location.

We may use this information to understand website traffic, improve our content, maintain website security, and evaluate website performance.

2. Cookies and Similar Technologies

PinoyDelicacy.com may use cookies, web beacons, pixels, local storage, and similar technologies to improve your browsing experience.

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember preferences, understand visitor activity, and provide relevant services.

We may use cookies for the following purposes:

• Essential cookies: Support website functionality, security, and basic operations.

• Analytics cookies: Help us understand which recipes are popular and how visitors use our website.

• Preference cookies: Remember settings and improve your browsing experience.

• Advertising cookies: Help deliver advertisements, measure ad performance, limit repeated advertisements, and personalize advertising where permitted.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect some website features.

Where required by applicable law, we will request your consent before using non-essential cookies or similar technologies.

3. Google AdSense and Third-Party Advertising

PinoyDelicacy.com may display advertisements through Google AdSense and other third-party advertising networks.

These advertising partners may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, device identifiers, or similar technologies to collect information about your visits to this and other websites. They may use this information to deliver advertisements, measure advertising effectiveness, prevent fraud, and personalize ads where permitted by applicable law and your privacy choices.

Third-party advertising companies may use information about your browsing activity to show advertisements for products, services, or topics that may interest you.

The use of these technologies is governed by the respective advertising providers’ privacy policies.

For more information about Google’s advertising practices, visit:

https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

You can manage Google’s advertising preferences through:

https://myadcenter.google.com/

Google’s Privacy Policy is available at:

https://policies.google.com/privacy

Personalized Advertising

Depending on your location, applicable law, your consent choices, and available advertising settings, Google and other advertising partners may display personalized or non-personalized advertisements.

Personalized advertisements may use information associated with your browsing activity to help determine which advertisements are relevant to you.

Non-personalized advertisements may be based on the content of the page you are viewing, your general location, or other contextual information.

You may be able to control personalized advertising through the advertising provider’s settings. Disabling personalized ads does not necessarily eliminate all advertising or all advertising-related data collection.

Third-Party Advertising Cookies

Third-party advertisers may place or read cookies on your browser or use web beacons and IP addresses to collect information when advertisements appear on our website.

PinoyDelicacy.com does not control the data collection practices of independent advertising providers. We encourage you to review their privacy policies and available privacy controls.

4. Google Analytics and Website Analytics

We may use Google Analytics or other analytics services to understand how visitors interact with PinoyDelicacy.com.

These services may collect information such as pages viewed, session duration, device and browser information, approximate location, and referral sources.

We use analytics information to improve our recipes, website navigation, content quality, and overall visitor experience.

Analytics providers may use cookies or similar technologies to collect and process information according to their own privacy policies.

For more information about how Google uses information from websites that use its services, visit:

https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

5. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To operate, maintain, and improve PinoyDelicacy.com.

• To publish, organize, and improve Filipino recipes and related content.

• To respond to inquiries, feedback, and messages.

• To understand website traffic and visitor preferences.

• To display and measure advertisements.

• To support website security and prevent spam, fraud, and unauthorized activity.

• To comply with applicable legal obligations.

• To protect our rights and legitimate interests.

We do not require visitors to provide personal information simply to read our publicly available recipes.

6. How We Share Information

We may share information with the following categories of third parties when necessary for the purposes described in this policy:

• Advertising partners: Including Google AdSense and other advertising networks that deliver and measure advertisements.

• Analytics providers: Services that help us understand website usage and performance.

• Website hosting and technical service providers: Companies that support our website’s hosting, maintenance, security, and operation.

• Service providers: Providers that help us manage communications, comments, forms, or other website features, if applicable.

• Legal authorities: Government agencies, regulators, courts, or other parties when disclosure is required by law or necessary to protect legal rights and safety.

These parties may process information according to their own policies, contractual obligations, and applicable law.

We do not sell your name, email address, or other directly identifying personal information to third parties in exchange for payment. However, certain advertising or analytics activities may constitute “sharing,” “targeted advertising,” or similar regulated activities under some privacy laws.

Where applicable, you may have the right to opt out of these activities.

7. Third-Party Websites and Embedded Content

Our website may contain links to external websites, social media platforms, videos, or other third-party content.

For example, we may link to food brands, kitchen products, recipe resources, or social media pages.

Third-party websites and embedded services may collect information about you, use cookies, or track your interactions according to their own privacy policies.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of external websites. Please review their privacy policies before providing personal information or interacting with their services.

8. Email Communications and Contact Forms

If you contact us by email or through a website form, we may use the information you provide to respond to your inquiry.

We will retain these communications for as long as reasonably necessary to address your request, maintain relevant records, resolve disputes, or meet legal obligations.

If we introduce an email newsletter or promotional mailing list, we will explain the applicable subscription practices and provide an unsubscribe option where required by law.

9. Data Retention and Security

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information, the purpose of processing, legal obligations, and the requirements of our service providers.

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to help protect information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

However, no method of electronic storage or internet transmission is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Your Privacy Rights and Choices

Depending on your location and applicable privacy laws, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:

• Request access to personal information we hold about you.

• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.

• Request deletion of personal information, subject to applicable exceptions.

• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

• Object to or restrict certain processing activities.

• Opt out of certain targeted advertising, data sharing, or similar activities where applicable.

• Lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority.

To exercise an applicable right, contact us using the details provided in the Contact Information section below.

You can also manage cookies through your browser settings and advertising preferences through the relevant advertising providers.

We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests. Some requests may be limited by applicable legal requirements.

11. Children’s Privacy

PinoyDelicacy.com publishes recipes and general food-related content for a broad audience. Our website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable privacy laws.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children where parental consent or other legal authorization is required and has not been obtained.

If you believe a child has provided personal information to us inappropriately, please contact us so we can review the situation and take appropriate action.

Parents and guardians should supervise children’s internet use and help them understand how personal information may be shared online.

12. International Visitors

PinoyDelicacy.com may be accessed by visitors from the Philippines and other countries.

Depending on the services we use, information may be processed or stored in countries other than the country where you reside. Privacy laws in those countries may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

Where required, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that personal information is handled in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

13. Philippine Data Privacy Act

Where applicable, we aim to handle personal information in accordance with the Philippine Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173), its implementing rules and regulations, and other relevant privacy requirements.

Individuals whose personal information is processed may have rights under applicable law, including the right to be informed about processing and the right to request access, correction, blocking, or deletion where legally available.

You may find more information about the Philippine Data Privacy Act through the National Privacy Commission:

https://privacy.gov.ph/data-privacy-act-/

14. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” setting. Because there is no universally accepted standard for responding to these signals across all services, our website may not respond to every such signal.

Where required by applicable law, we will honor recognized privacy signals or opt-out mechanisms that apply to our website and processing activities.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our website, advertising partners, technologies, legal obligations, or privacy practices.

When we make changes, we will update the Effective Date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we handle information.

16. Contact Information

If you have questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, please contact us:

Website: https://www.pinoydelicacy.com/contact-us/

Please include sufficient information in your message so we can understand and respond to your inquiry.

Thank you for visiting PinoyDelicacy.com and being part of our Filipino food community.