Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 2026

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This Privacy Policy explains how The Seasoned Hearth (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, and protects information when you visit www.theseasonedhearth.co.za (the “Site”). Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to being transparent about how your data is handled.

1. Information We Collect

We do not directly collect personal information from visitors browsing the Site. Limited personal information is collected only in the following circumstances:

Contact form submissions. If you use the Contact page, your name, email address, and message are used solely to respond to your enquiry.

Newsletter subscriptions. If you subscribe to our newsletter, your email address is stored for the purpose of sending recipe updates. You may unsubscribe at any time using the link in any newsletter email.

Comments. If you leave a comment on a post, your display name and comment are stored and displayed by Blogger (Google) as part of the comment system. Please do not include sensitive personal information in comments.

In addition, third-party services used on this Site may automatically collect certain non-personal data, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent on the Site, and referring website addresses.

2. Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser. This Site uses cookies through the following Google services:

• Blogger — the platform that hosts this Site
• Google Analytics — to understand how visitors use this Site
• Google AdSense — to display relevant advertisements

You can control or disable cookies at any time through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect how some features of this Site function.

3. Google AdSense and Advertising

This Site participates in the Google AdSense programme, which allows Google to display advertisements to visitors. Google uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this Site and other websites across the internet.

Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this Site and/or other sites on the internet. You may opt out of personalised advertising at any time by visiting Google’s Ads Settings or www.aboutads.info.

For more information on how Google collects and uses data, please visit Google’s Privacy Policy.

4. Google Analytics

This Site uses Google Analytics to collect anonymised data about visitor behaviour, including page views, session duration, and general geographic location. This information is used only to improve the content and experience on this Site. No personally identifiable information is collected. You may opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

5. Third-Party Links

Some posts on this Site may contain links to external websites. The Seasoned Hearth is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any external website you visit.

6. How We Protect Your Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party. Information collected through this Site is used only for the purposes described above. The Blogger and Google platforms that operate this Site maintain their own security infrastructure in accordance with Google’s privacy standards.

7. Children’s Privacy

This Site is not directed at children under the age of 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal information through this Site, please contact us and we will take steps to remove it.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date. Continued use of this Site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

9. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please reach out via our Contact page.

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The Seasoned Hearth · K.B. Shivuri · Kempton Park, South Africa