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Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 04, 2026

Welcome to decodreamhome.com (the “Website”), a recipe and food blog operated by Decodream Home (“we,” “us,” or “our”). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Website at https://www.decodreamhome.com, including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected thereto (collectively, the “Site”).

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Site. We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Effective Date” of this Privacy Policy. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

Personal Data

Personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, and any other information you voluntarily provide to us when you choose to participate in various activities related to the Site, such as subscribing to a newsletter, submitting a comment on a recipe, filling out a contact form, or entering a promotion. You are under no obligation to provide us with personal information of any kind, however your refusal to do so may prevent you from using certain features of the Site.

Derivative Data

Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site. We also collect data about your interactions with our recipes and content.

Cookies and Web Beacons

We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. A cookie is a small data file that we transfer to your computer’s hard disk for record-keeping purposes. We use the following types of cookies:

  • Essential Cookies: Required for the operation of our Site.
  • Analytics Cookies: To recognize and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around the Site.
  • Functionality Cookies: To recognize you when you return to our Site and remember your preferences.
  • Advertising Cookies: To record your visit to our Site, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed to make our Site and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests.

You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies via your browser settings. If you disable cookies, some features of the Site may not function properly.

Analytics Data

We use third-party analytics services, including but not limited to Google Analytics, to collect, monitor, and analyze this data. Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how users use the Site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Site (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. You can opt-out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

2. How We Use Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:

  • Create and manage your account (if applicable).
  • Send you a newsletter or other communications regarding our recipes, food tips, and blog updates.
  • Respond to your comments, inquiries, and requests.
  • Improve the content and functionality of our recipe blog.
  • Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Site.
  • Provide you with targeted advertising based on your browsing history and interests.
  • Comply with legal obligations and resolve disputes.

3. Legal Bases for Processing (GDPR for EU Users)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), we process your personal data under the following legal bases:

  • Consent: Where you have given us explicit consent to process your personal data for a specific purpose, such as receiving our newsletter.
  • Contractual Necessity: Where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you, such as providing access to our Site or fulfilling a request.
  • Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, such as improving our Site, conducting analytics, and ensuring the security of our services, provided these interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.
  • Legal Obligation: Where processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation.

4. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:

Third-Party Service Providers

We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. Examples include: email marketing platforms (e.g., Mailchimp), analytics providers (e.g., Google Analytics), hosting providers, and advertising networks. We require these parties to agree to process such information based on our instructions and in compliance with this Privacy Policy.

Advertising Partners

We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the Site. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. We may also participate in affiliate marketing programs, where we earn a commission on purchases made through links on our Site.

Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) comply with a legal obligation, (b) protect and defend our rights or property, (c) prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Site, (d) protect the personal safety of users of the Site or the public, or (e) protect against legal liability.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Site and hold certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site. We use the following types of cookies:

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are essential for the Site to function properly.
  • Performance Cookies: These collect information about how visitors use the Site, e.g., which pages visitors go to most often.
  • Functionality Cookies: These allow the Site to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
  • Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests.

For more information about cookies, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

6. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies. We will also retain usage data for internal analysis purposes. Usage data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Site, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

7. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, we cannot guarantee complete security if you provide personal information.

8. Your Rights Under GDPR (EU Users)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following data protection rights:

  • Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
  • Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
  • Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email: [email protected].

9. Your Rights Under CCPA and CPRA (California Residents)

If you are a resident of California, you have specific rights regarding your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). This section describes those rights and how to exercise them.

Categories of Personal Information Collected

In the preceding twelve (12) months, we have collected the following categories of personal information:

  • Identifiers such as name, email address, IP address.
  • Internet or other electronic network activity information, such as browsing history, search history, and information regarding your interaction with our Site.
  • Geolocation data (approximate location based on IP address).
  • Inferences drawn from any of the above to create a profile about you.

Your Rights

  • Right to Know: You have the right to request that we disclose what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell.
  • Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information that we have collected, subject to certain exceptions.
  • Right to Correct: You have the right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information that we maintain about you.
  • Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing: We do not sell your personal information in the traditional sense. However, we may share your information with third-party advertising partners for cross-context behavioral advertising, which may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” under California law. You have the right to opt out of this sharing. To exercise this right, please contact us at [email protected] or use the “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link on our Site.
  • Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information: We do not process sensitive personal information for purposes other than those authorized by law.
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA/CPRA rights.

To exercise your rights, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us by emailing [email protected]. We will respond to your request within 45 days.

10. Your Rights Under CalOPPA

California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA) requires us to disclose how we respond to Do Not Track (DNT) signals. We currently do not respond to DNT signals. We may also use third-party services that collect personally identifiable information about your online activities over time and across different websites. We do not knowingly permit such third parties to collect personally identifiable information about your online activities over time and across different websites when you use our Site.

11. Children’s Privacy (COPPA)

We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. Our Site is not directed to children under the age of 13 (or under the age of 16 in certain jurisdictions). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at [email protected]. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

12. International Transfers

Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction. If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal data, to the United States and process it there. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise your rights under applicable law, please contact us at:

Decodream Home
Website: https://www.decodreamhome.com
Email: [email protected]
Jurisdiction: United States of America, State of New York