Privacy Policy

1. Privacy at a glance

• No analytics, advertising, remarketing, affiliate, or social tracking scripts are loaded.
• No third-party cookies are set by this website.
• No form entries are submitted to a database owned by this website.
• No payment card details are requested or accepted on this website.
• Essential first-party storage is used only to remember your cookie choice.

2. Information we collect

Email requests

The request form on the article page opens a prefilled message in your email app. It may include your name, email address, selected topic, and message. Your email provider and ours process the message in order to deliver it. This website does not send the form contents to a server-side database.

Technical delivery data

A web server, hosting provider, or content delivery service may process standard technical data such as an IP address, browser type, requested page, and request time in order to deliver the site, maintain availability, and protect against abuse. We do not use technical logs on this site for advertising profiles or cross-site tracking.

Cookie choices and preferences

When you make a cookie choice, the site writes a small first-party value in your browser. If you allow optional preference storage, the site may also save whether you prefer reduced motion. These values are described in the table below.

3. Cookies and browser storage

Cookies are small text values stored by your browser. This site also uses local browser storage as a fallback when cookies are blocked by browser settings. Both methods are first-party: they are set by the site you are visiting and are not shared with advertising networks.

No cookie on this site is used for behavioral advertising, cross-site identification, or sale of personal information.

4. How information is used

• To answer flavor-list, ingredient, allergen, and custom-batch questions you send by email.
• To remember your cookie choice so the notice does not reappear on every page.
• To apply an optional reduced-motion preference when you have chosen to save it.
• To keep the site functional and to investigate technical problems or abuse.

We do not use information from this site to make automated decisions, build advertising audiences, or send marketing campaigns without a separate, clear request from you.

5. Sharing and service providers

We do not sell, rent, or share personal information with data brokers or advertising networks. Email messages are handled by the email services used by the sender and recipient. Hosting, security, or delivery providers may process technical data as needed to serve the website. Those providers operate under their own terms and privacy practices.

If the site is later connected to checkout, analytics, advertising, or customer-account tools, this policy must be updated and the cookie notice revised before those tools are enabled.

6. Retention

Cookie values are set to expire after 180 days. Optional preference values can be removed earlier by choosing essential-only storage or by clearing site data in your browser. Email correspondence may remain in the recipient inbox for as long as it is needed to answer the request and keep a record of the conversation. You may ask us to delete a message by replying to it from the same email address.

Technical server logs, where present, are controlled by the hosting provider and are typically retained for security and operational purposes. This website does not provide an interface for accessing or exporting those logs.

7. Your choices

You can choose essential-only storage, allow optional preference storage, or reopen the settings panel at any time. Choosing essential-only storage removes the optional reduced-motion value and does not restrict access to the article or the privacy policy.

You can also delete cookies and site data through your browser settings. Blocking all storage may cause the cookie notice to appear again on each visit.

8. Children's privacy

This website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. It does not knowingly collect personal information from children. If a parent or guardian believes a child has sent personal information to the contact address, please email us and we will review the message and remove it where appropriate.

9. Security

No method of internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure. Please do not send passwords, payment card numbers, government identifiers, health information, or other sensitive personal data through the request form. Use the email address below only for ordinary flavor and ingredient questions.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when the site changes or when a clearer explanation is needed. The effective date and last-reviewed date at the top of this article will be updated when a change is published. Material changes to data collection will also be reflected in the cookie notice before the new collection begins.