Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 1, 2026

Welcome to PlantBasedPersian.com (“we,” “our,” or “us”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit PlantBasedPersian.com, how we use that information, and the choices available to you.

By using this website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Who we are

PlantBasedPersian.com is a recipe and lifestyle website dedicated to sharing vegan Persian recipes, plant-based cooking inspiration, and related content.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide Voluntarily

You may voluntarily provide personal information when you:

Subscribe to our email newsletter
Leave a comment on a recipe or blog post
Contact us by email

This information may include:

Your name
Your email address
Any information you choose to include in your message or comment

You are never required to provide personal information simply to browse our website.

Information Collected Automatically

Like most websites, PlantBasedPersian.com automatically collects certain information when you visit, including:

IP address
Browser type and version
Device information
Pages viewed
Date and time of your visit
Referring website
General geographic location based on IP address
Website usage information through cookies and similar technologies

This information helps us improve the performance, security, and functionality of our website.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

After your comment is approved, your profile picture may be publicly visible alongside your comment. Please avoid posting personal or sensitive information in comments.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

Cookies may be used to:

Remember your preferences
Improve website functionality
Help WordPress operate properly
Keep comment information for your convenience
Protect against spam and abuse

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain features of the website.

Email Newsletter

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address so we can send:

New recipe notifications
Plant-based cooking tips
Occasional announcements

You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in every email.

We do not sell or rent our email subscriber list.

Embedded Content From and Links to Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.) and links to third-party websites for your convenience or reference. Content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those third-party websites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing personal information.

How We Use Your Information

We may use your information to:

Operate and maintain PlantBasedPersian.com
Send newsletters to subscribers
Respond to your questions or messages
Moderate comments
Improve website content and user experience
Monitor website performance and security
Prevent spam, fraud, or abuse
Comply with legal obligations

Who we share your data with

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share information with trusted third-party service providers that help us operate our website, including services for:

Website hosting
Spam detection and prevention
Website security
Website analytics
Email newsletter management

These providers only receive the information necessary to perform their services and are expected to protect your information.

We may also disclose information when required by law or to protect our legal rights.

How long we retain your data

Comments and their associated metadata may be retained indefinitely to recognize and automatically approve future comments.

Email subscription information is retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion.

If you contact us by email, we may retain correspondence as necessary to respond to your inquiry or comply with legal obligations.

What rights you have over your data

Depending on where you reside, you may have rights under applicable privacy laws, including the right to: request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information as provided by applicable law.

This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised Effective Date. Continued use of PlantBasedPersian.com after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.