Anne Morgan Effective Date: March 25, 2026
Website: https://deliasmithrecipes.uk
1. Introduction
Welcome to Delia Smith Recipes, an independent fan website created for educational and entertainment purposes. We respect your privacy and are committed to keeping your personal information secure. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect any data when you visit or interact with this website.
By using this website, you agree to the terms described below.
2. Independence and Fair Use Notice
This is an independent, fan-created website and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Delia Smith, her publishers, or the Delia Online brand.
All content is inspired by publicly available materials (TV shows, cookbooks, interviews, and online content). This website operates under the UK’s Fair Dealing and U.S. Fair Use laws for commentary, criticism, education, and review.
All copyrights, trademarks, and intellectual property belong to their respective owners.
3. Information We Collect
Information you provide directly: Your name and email address when you subscribe to our newsletter or download a free cookbook. We collect this through opt-in forms powered by Kit (formerly ConvertKit), our email service provider.
Information collected automatically: When you browse our site, we automatically collect your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, time spent on pages, and the date and time of your visit. This data is collected through server logs, Google Analytics 4, and our advertising technology partners.
We do not collect or store sensitive personal data (e.g., passwords, payment details, or identification).
4. How We Use Information
The information collected is used solely for: responding to your inquiries or feedback, monitoring traffic, performance, and engagement, improving site experience and functionality, sending you recipe newsletters and cooking tips (only if you have opted in), and ensuring compliance with applicable laws.
We do not sell, trade, or share your personal data with any third parties for their marketing purposes.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our site uses cookies and similar tracking technologies. These include:
Essential cookies: Required for the website to function properly, such as remembering your cookie consent preferences.
Analytics cookies: Used by Google Analytics to understand how you use our site, so we can improve it.
Advertising cookies: Used by our advertising partners to serve personalised ads based on your interests and browsing history. These cookies may track your activity across multiple websites.
When you first visit our site, you will be shown a consent banner where you can accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting the site.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. Please note that blocking all cookies may affect your experience on our site.
6. Advertising and Third-Party Partners
We use Google Ad Manager and Prebid.js header bidding to display ads on our site. This means that multiple advertising partners may collect and use data about your browsing behaviour to serve personalised ads.
Our advertising partners may collect information including your IP address, device and browser information, ad identifiers, browsing activity on this and other sites, and geographic location data. This information is used to display ads that are relevant to your interests.
Our current advertising partners include Google AdSense, Sovrn, Gourmet Ads, and other demand partners connected through our header bidding setup.
For a full list of Google’s advertising partners, please visit: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
For a full list of Sovrn’s advertising partners, please visit: https://www.sovrn.com/privacy-policy/
For information about opting out of Gourmet Ads and ad serving partners please visit: http://www.gourmetads.com/about/privacy-policy
We also use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors interact with our website. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
7. Email Newsletter
If you subscribe to our newsletter, your email address and name are stored with Kit (formerly ConvertKit), our email service provider. Kit’s privacy policy is available at: https://kit.com/privacy
We use your email to send you recipe newsletters, cooking tips, and occasional promotional content. Every email includes an unsubscribe link. You can opt out at any time by clicking “unsubscribe” in any email, or by contacting us directly at hello@deliasmithrecipes.uk.
We will never sell, rent, or share your email address with third parties for their marketing purposes.
8. External Links
Our website may link to external websites for reference or convenience. We are not responsible for the content, data handling, or security practices of these third-party websites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any personal information.
9. Amazon Associates Disclosure
As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. When you click on Amazon product links on our site and make a purchase, we may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. This helps support the running of this website.
10. Data Security
We use commercially reasonable measures to protect your personal information, including encrypted connections (HTTPS), secure hosting, and access controls. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
11. Your Rights Under GDPR (UK and European Users)
If you are located in the United Kingdom, the European Economic Area (EEA), or Switzerland, you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the UK Data Protection Act:
Right of access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to rectification: You can ask us to correct inaccurate data.
Right to erasure: You can ask us to delete your personal data.
Right to restrict processing: You can ask us to limit how we use your data.
Right to data portability: You can request your data in a machine-readable format.
Right to object: You can object to the processing of your data for direct marketing or where we rely on legitimate interests.
Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on your consent (such as advertising cookies or email marketing), you can withdraw that consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@deliasmithrecipes.uk. We will respond within 30 days.
Our legal basis for processing your data includes: your consent (for cookies and email marketing), our legitimate interests (for site analytics and security), and contractual necessity (for providing you the services you request).
12. Your Rights Under CCPA (California Users)
If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) give you the following rights:
Right to know: You can request details about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected, the sources of that data, the business purpose for collecting it, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it.
Right to delete: You can ask us to delete personal information we have collected from you.
Right to opt out of sale or sharing: Our use of advertising cookies may constitute a “sale” or “sharing” of personal information under the CCPA. You can opt out by adjusting your cookie preferences when the consent banner appears.
Right to non-discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your privacy rights.
To exercise your CCPA rights, contact us at hello@deliasmithrecipes.uk or use the cookie consent controls on our site.
13. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we become aware that we have collected data from a child under 16, we will delete it promptly. If you believe a child has provided us with their information, please contact us at hello@deliasmithrecipes.uk.
14. International Data Transfers
Your data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside your own, including the United States, where our advertising partners and service providers operate. When such transfers occur, appropriate safeguards are in place as required by applicable data protection laws.
15. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy. Email subscriber data is kept until you unsubscribe or request deletion. Analytics data is retained according to our Google Analytics settings (currently 14 months). Advertising data is managed by our advertising partners according to their own retention policies.
16. Disclaimer of Liability
All content is provided “as is” for informational and educational purposes only. We make no guarantees regarding the accuracy or completeness of any recipe or nutritional information. Use of the website is at your own discretion and risk.
17. Policy Updates
This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect new regulations or improvements. The “Effective Date” above will always show the most recent version. Your continued use of the website after updates means you accept the revised terms.
18. Opt Out
For information about opting out of Gourmet Ads and ad serving partners please visit https://www.gourmetads.com/about/privacy-policy
19. Contact
For any privacy, copyright, or legal inquiries, please contact:
Delia Smith Recipes
Email: hello@deliasmithrecipes.uk
