Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 22, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how The Lunch Break (“we”, “us”, and “our”) collects, uses, shares, and protects information when you visit https://www.thelunchbreak.co (the “Site”). The Site is a self-hosted WordPress food blog with recipes, comments, recipe ratings, email forms, affiliate links, analytics, and advertising.
By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information described in this Privacy Policy.
Information we collect
We may collect information you provide directly, including:
- Your name, email address, website URL, and comment content when you leave a comment.
- Your rating or review when you rate a recipe.
- Your name, email address, and message when you contact us through a form.
- Your name and email address when you join a newsletter, waitlist, or email list.
- Any other information you choose to send to us.
We may also collect information automatically when you use the Site, including:
- IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, and general location information.
- Pages viewed, links clicked, referring pages, search terms, timestamps, and interaction data.
- Cookie identifiers, advertising identifiers, consent preferences, and similar technologies.
- Information used to help detect spam, fraud, abuse, security issues, and repeated ratings or comments.
How we use information
We use information to:
- Operate, maintain, secure, and improve the Site.
- Publish and manage comments, ratings, and recipe feedback.
- Respond to contact form messages and reader requests.
- Send newsletters, waitlist updates, or other emails you have requested.
- Measure traffic, understand how readers use the Site, and improve content.
- Display, measure, and improve advertising.
- Track affiliate links and commissions where applicable.
- Comply with legal obligations and enforce our rights.
Cookies and similar technologies
The Site uses cookies, pixels, tags, local storage, and similar technologies. These may be used for essential site functionality, WordPress login/session security, comment preferences, spam prevention, analytics, advertising, affiliate tracking, embedded content, and social sharing features.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Some browsers and devices also provide controls for ad personalization or tracking. If the Site displays a consent or privacy choices tool, you can use it to manage available advertising and analytics choices.
Advertising and Mediavine
The Site works with Mediavine to manage advertising. Mediavine and its advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to collect or receive information from the Site and elsewhere on the internet and use that information to provide measurement services and deliver ads.
This may include information such as your IP address, device and browser information, page URL, approximate location, ad interactions, cookie identifiers, and consent choices. For more information, please review the Mediavine Legal & Privacy Center, including Mediavine’s privacy notices, cookie notice, and partners list.
Do not paste or send Mediavine account credentials, private publisher settings, or other private tokens through the Site.
Analytics
The Site may use Google Analytics and related measurement tools to understand how readers find and use the Site. Google may collect information such as your IP address, page URL, browser and device information, and interaction data. Google explains how it uses information from sites and apps that use its services at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites. You can also learn about the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Email, newsletter, and waitlist forms
If you sign up for emails, a newsletter, or a waitlist, we use the information you provide to send the requested messages. You can unsubscribe from marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link in those emails or by contacting us.
Comments and recipe ratings
When you leave a comment or recipe rating, the Site may collect and store your name, email address, website URL, comment text, rating, IP address, browser information, and timestamps. Your name, comment, rating, and any website URL you provide may be visible publicly. Your email address is not displayed publicly.
Comments may be checked through automated spam detection services. We may remove comments that are abusive, spam, misleading, or otherwise inappropriate.
Affiliate links and sponsored content
The Site may include affiliate links, product recommendations, sponsored content, or other commercial links. If you click an affiliate link or make a purchase through a partner site, that partner may collect information under its own privacy policy. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you. Affiliate disclosures will be displayed where required.
Embedded content and social features
Articles may include embedded content or sharing tools from third-party platforms such as Pinterest, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, or other services. Embedded content from another website behaves as if you visited that other website directly. Those services may collect data, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you are logged in to that service.
Images and recipe content may include Pinterest save or sharing features. If you use those features, Pinterest may process information under its own privacy policy.
Service providers
We may share information with service providers that help operate the Site, including WordPress-related hosting and infrastructure providers, security and spam-prevention tools, analytics providers, advertising partners, email or newsletter providers, form providers, affiliate platforms, and technical contractors. These providers may process information only as needed to provide their services or as otherwise described in their own privacy terms.
Legal bases for processing
Where privacy laws require a legal basis, we process personal information based on one or more of the following: your consent, performance of a contract or requested service, our legitimate interests in operating and improving the Site, compliance with legal obligations, and protection of our rights and the rights of others.
Your privacy choices and rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access to, correction of, deletion of, or portability of your personal information. You may also have rights to object to or restrict certain processing, withdraw consent, unsubscribe from emails, or opt out of certain targeted advertising or sharing.
To make a request, please contact us through the Contact page. We may need to verify your request before responding. You can also manage many cookie and advertising choices through your browser, device settings, and any privacy choices tool shown on the Site.
Data retention
We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Comments may remain on the Site unless removed by us or deleted in response to an approved request.
International visitors
The Site may be operated, hosted, or supported from countries other than your own. By using the Site, you understand that your information may be processed in countries with data protection laws that differ from those in your location.
Children’s privacy
The Site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, please contact us so we can review and remove it where appropriate.
Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to help protect information. No website, transmission, or storage system is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date above shows when this policy was most recently revised. Continued use of the Site after an update means you accept the revised policy.
Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to make a privacy request, please contact us through the Contact page.