General Introduction
Pumpkin Hearth is a cooking recipe platform dedicated to keeping things friendly and straightforward. You won't find accounts here, and we never ask for your personal info. We also don't share or sell anything about you.
Still, some details may be automatically collected with the help of outside services to make your visit smoother—things like traffic analytics, personalized ads, or embedded videos. This privacy notice will break down how that works and what Pumpkin Hearth does to keep your information safe while you're browsing pumpkinhearth.com.
Third-party services used
Pumpkin Hearth relies on several third-party tools to power our recipes and keep the site running at no cost to you. They help us deliver video, measure visits, and show ads to fund our content. Take a look below for the main services we partner with:
- YouTube: Sometimes we add recipe videos from YouTube (owned by Google) onto Pumpkin Hearth. Watching these videos can enable YouTube/Google cookies. These track video views and collect basic usage stats. If you're signed in to Google, YouTube may link your watching habits to your account—but Pumpkin Hearth can't see or access any of that info. Want more details? Check YouTube/Google's privacy policy.
- Cloudflare Analytics: Cloudflare provides analytics so we can review site traffic performance and keep Pumpkin Hearth speedy and secure. No cookies are used to personally identify you. The stats Cloudflare collects (like IP addresses and browsing patterns) are grouped together and never trace back to individuals.
- Google AdSense: Google's AdSense is the ad system that places ads across pumpkinhearth.com. Ads support our site so you can keep enjoying free recipes. AdSense cookies may factor in your browsing for relevant ads, but Pumpkin Hearth never sees the data Google uses for ad targeting. Read up in Google's privacy policy for extra info.
- Google Analytics: Analytics from Google let us see which pages and recipes get the most attention, along with visit counts and time spent. These stats (collected with cookies) give us clues to improve content and usability, but none of it can identify you personally. Pumpkin Hearth can't access personal user information through these stats.
Cookies and consent
Cookies are little text files saved on your device whenever you visit a website. Pumpkin Hearth and our third-party partners use cookies to upgrade your experience here:
- Advertising cookies: Google AdSense relies on these cookies to keep ads interesting and suited to your tastes. They can pick up on your browsing and interests to fine-tune ad selection.
- Analytics cookies: Both Google Analytics and Cloudflare Analytics use cookies to gather site data and visitor trends. These stats, always combined and anonymous, let us review how folks use Pumpkin Hearth so we can tweak content and performance.
- Functional cookies: They're vital for things like storing your language settings or preferences. Without functional cookies, several features on pumpkinhearth.com won't behave as expected.
By browsing Pumpkin Hearth, you accept the cookie practices above. If you want, you can block or delete cookies using your browser's options. Most browsers include controls to manage cookies, delete them, or enable warnings before any cookies get set. But keep in mind—turning off cookies could affect how Pumpkin Hearth and other sites work for you.
Changes to this policy
We might update this privacy notice from time to time. Changes can happen when we start new practices, launch extra services, or need to match new legal rules. When big updates occur, Pumpkin Hearth promises to flag this clearly on pumpkinhearth.com—maybe with a homepage banner or a notification.
Check the top of this document for our most recent revision date. We recommend you visit this page occasionally to stay up to date on how Pumpkin Hearth keeps your privacy secure.
Contact
If there's something on your mind about our privacy notice or you'd like to reach us for any reason, just drop Pumpkin Hearth a message. You can send questions to legal@pumpkinhearth.com. We're happy to hear from you and ready to help with anything you need.
Conclusion
Thanks for taking the time to learn how Pumpkin Hearth protects your privacy. By using pumpkinhearth.com, you're agreeing to these practices. We're glad you trust us, and hope you feel comfortable exploring our recipes. Happy cooking—and thank you for being part of the Pumpkin Hearth family!