Cookies Policy

Cookies Policy for Muffin & Cake

Effective Date: March 21, 2025

At Muffin & Cake (www.muffinandcake.com), we use cookies and similar technologies to improve your user experience, analyze usage patterns, and personalize content. By using our website, you agree to the use of cookies as outlined in this policy. If you do not agree to the use of cookies, you can modify your settings or disable them by following the instructions in the relevant section below.

  1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. These files help the website remember your preferences, login status, and other browsing details to enhance your experience. Cookies can also be used to track your usage patterns and provide personalized content or advertising.

  1. Types of Cookies We Use

We use the following categories of cookies:

  • Essential Cookies
    These cookies are necessary for the operation of our website and for providing essential services, such as access to secure areas of the website and user authentication. Without these cookies, certain parts of the website may not function correctly.
  • Performance Cookies
    These cookies collect data on how users interact with the website. Information such as page load times, browsing behavior, and errors encountered is gathered to help us optimize the site and improve user experience. These cookies do not collect any personally identifiable information.
  • Functionality Cookies
    These cookies allow the website to remember user preferences (such as language, region, or font size), making browsing more convenient for users. Functionality cookies are optional and can be turned off through browser settings.
  • Targeting/Advertising Cookies
    These cookies are used to deliver targeted ads based on your browsing behavior, both on our website and across the internet. They track your interests and may be used to show you more relevant advertisements. You can control these cookies via browser settings or opt-out using various advertising platforms.
  1. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for various purposes, including:

  • To ensure the proper functioning of the website and features.
  • To analyze website traffic and identify trends, user preferences, and popular content.
  • To enhance user experience by personalizing content and displaying advertisements relevant to your interests.
  • To measure the effectiveness of advertisements and analyze visitor engagement.
  • To provide social media features (such as sharing content) and enable third-party applications on our website.
  1. Third-Party Cookies

We may use third-party services, such as analytics providers (Google Analytics) or advertising networks, that may place cookies on your device to collect data related to your activities across different websites. These third parties manage their own cookie policies and privacy practices, so we encourage you to review those policies to understand how they handle your information.

  1. Managing and Controlling Cookies

You have control over cookies in the following ways:

  • Browser Settings: Most browsers allow you to modify your cookie settings, which may include blocking or deleting cookies. However, please note that disabling cookies may impact the functionality of some features of the website.
  • Cookie Management Tools: Some third-party providers offer tools to manage cookie settings and opt-out of personalized advertising.

For more details on how to manage your cookies, you can refer to the “Help” section of your browser or visit allaboutcookies.org.

  1. Data Security and Retention

Cookies typically collect non-personal information. However, certain cookies, especially targeting and analytics cookies, may gather information that could potentially be used to identify you indirectly. We take reasonable steps to safeguard all data collected through cookies but cannot guarantee its absolute security due to the open nature of the internet. Data collected through cookies may be stored for varying periods depending on the cookie type. For example, session cookies are typically deleted after your session ends, while persistent cookies are stored for a longer period unless you delete them manually.

  1. Your Privacy Rights

As a user of Muffin & Cake, you have certain rights under privacy regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) if you are located in the European Union:

  • Right to Access: You can request access to the personal data we hold about you, including data collected via cookies.
  • Right to Rectification: You can request corrections to any inaccurate personal data we have about you.
  • Right to Erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data, including data collected through cookies, in certain circumstances.
  • Right to Restriction: You can restrict our use of your data under specific conditions.

Please contact us using the information below if you wish to exercise any of these rights or if you have any concerns regarding the use of cookies on our site.

  1. Changes to This Cookies Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will post any changes on this page, and the updated policy will be effective as of the date indicated at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy regularly to stay informed about how we use cookies.

  1. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about our cookies policy or would like more information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Emma Caldwell
Chef & Founder of Muffin & Cake
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.muffinandcake.com