Privacy Policy

Who We Are and How to Contact Us

Packed Plate is operated by Márcia Cardoso in Portugal. Márcia Cardoso is the controller responsible for the personal information described in this policy.

Our website is packedplate.com. For privacy questions or requests, please use our Contact page.

Information We Collect and Why

Contact messages

When you contact us, we receive the information you provide, such as your name, email address, subject and message. We use it to handle and respond to your message, manage correspondence, address recipe questions or corrections, and deal with collaboration or business inquiries where relevant.

We also process relevant technical information, such as IP addresses and browser or device information, to operate the site, prevent spam and protect against misuse.

Comments and recipe ratings

When you leave a comment or recipe rating, we collect the information you enter in the comment form. Approved comments and ratings may appear publicly with the name you provide. We do not publish the email address you enter in the comment form.

Technical information may be used for moderation and spam prevention. Where Gravatar is enabled, an identifier derived from your email address may be sent to Automattic to check for an avatar, which may appear beside your comment.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use Packed Plate, such as which pages are viewed and how people interact with the site. This helps us understand what is useful and improve the website.

Analytics may involve cookies or similar technologies. Where required, analytics is activated only after you consent, and you can change your cookie preferences later. You can read more about how Google uses information from sites that use its services.

Email updates

You can choose to subscribe to email updates. We use the information you provide, primarily your email address, to send the updates you request and manage your subscription.

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. Newsletter signup is separate from the Contact form. Contact form users and commenters are not automatically subscribed.

Why we use your information: We process personal information only when we have a legal basis to do so. Depending on the situation, this may include our legitimate interests in operating and protecting the site and responding to your questions, taking steps you request in connection with a potential business agreement, complying with legal obligations, or your consent for things like optional analytics cookies and email subscriptions.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies for necessary site functions and security, to remember comment details if you choose that option, for analytics, and to support active site features such as subscriptions.

Where consent is required, optional cookies are used only after you agree. You can accept or reject optional cookies and change your choices later through the site’s cookie preference controls.

You can also manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking necessary cookies may affect how some features work.

Service Providers and International Transfers

Third-party providers help us host, deliver and protect the website, handle email and contact messages, understand site use and manage subscriptions. They receive information needed for those services. This includes Google and Automattic for Gravatar where used.

Further information is available in Google’s Privacy Policy and Automattic’s Privacy Policy.

Some providers process information outside the European Economic Area, including in the United States. Google describes its use of applicable adequacy arrangements and standard contractual clauses. Automattic describe contractual safeguards, including European Commission-approved standard contractual clauses, where applicable. You can contact us for more information about the safeguards relevant to your information.

How Long We Keep Information and Protect It

We keep personal information only as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose it was collected for, correspondence, legitimate business and record-keeping needs, and legal obligations. For messages, this depends on whether the inquiry has been resolved, whether follow-up is needed and whether records are needed for a business relationship or legal obligation.

Subscription information is kept while your subscription is active. Limited records may be retained to honor unsubscribe requests or demonstrate consent. Comments and ratings may remain while the relevant content is published, subject to valid privacy requests and applicable obligations.

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information. No website, storage system or method of transmission can be guaranteed completely secure.

Your Rights and Choices

Because Packed Plate is operated from Portugal, our handling of personal information is subject to the GDPR. Depending on the circumstances, you may have rights to access, correct or delete your personal information, restrict or object to its use, or receive a portable copy. These rights can have legal limits or exceptions.

Where processing relies on consent, you can withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal. You can change optional cookie preferences through the site’s controls and unsubscribe from email updates using the link in our emails.

To exercise your rights or ask a privacy question, please use our Contact page.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. In Portugal, this is the Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD). You may also contact the authority in the EU country where you live or work, or where you believe an infringement occurred.

If you live in the United States, you may also have rights under applicable state privacy laws. These rights vary by state and apply only where the relevant law covers Packed Plate.

Children’s Privacy

Packed Plate is a general-audience recipe website and is not specifically directed at children. If you believe a child’s personal information has been submitted improperly, please contact us so we can review it and take appropriate action.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy when site features, providers, data practices or legal requirements change. We will post the updated version here and provide additional notice where required.

Last updated: October 20, 2026