Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, & Legal Notice for Vikki Cooks

Welcome to Vikki Cooks (operated by Vikki Vicatos). We are committed to maintaining the trust and confidence of our visitors while respecting your online privacy. This document outlines our Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, Recipe & Food Safety Disclaimer, and Site Terms.

1. PRIVACY POLICY

Analytics & Automatically Collected Data

This website collects personal information to power our site analytics, including:

  • Information about your browser, network, and device.

  • Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website.

  • Your IP address.

This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:

  • Clicks

  • Internal links

  • Pages visited

  • Scrolling

  • Searches

  • Timestamps

We provide this information to Squarespace, our website analytics and hosting provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.

Information You Provide Voluntarily

We collect personal information directly from you when you interact with our site:

  • Comments & Inquiries: If you leave comments on blog posts, contact us via email, or subscribe to site updates, we may collect personal details such as your name, handle, or email address.

Third-Party Services & Integrations

Our site integrates third-party tools to display interactive features and render recipe content:

  • Instagram (Social Media Feed): We feature an embedded Instagram image carousel feed. Interacting with this feed or clicking through to our profile allows Instagram (Meta Platforms, Inc.) to collect user interaction data and place cookies. For details on how Meta manages your data, please view the Instagram Privacy Policy.

  • Recipe Cards (Recipes Generator Embed): We use third-party recipe card embed tools (such as RecipesGenerator.com) to structure, format, and render our printable recipe cards and structured schema data. These embedded tools process basic technical data necessary to display recipe details cleanly on your device.

How We Use Your Information

Purpose - Description

Site Functionality

To deliver web content smoothly across standard browsers and mobile devices.

Communication

To respond to your direct inquiries, feedback, or recipe questions.

Analytics & Improvement

To monitor visitor traffic via Squarespace and assess which budget recipes, gadget guides, or preservation tips are most helpful.

Interactive Features

To render dynamic site elements, such as embedded recipe cards and live social media feeds.

Data Security & Privacy Rights We take reasonable technical steps to safeguard any information processed on our site. We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. You may request to update, view, or remove any personal data you have voluntarily provided to us at any time.

2. COOKIE POLICY

This Cookie Policy explains how Vikki Cooks ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website. It outlines what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control our use of them.

What Are Cookies? Cookies and similar technologies are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. They allow site hosts and service providers to securely serve pages, remember user preferences, and process site activity.

For detailed information about viewing the specific cookies dropped on your device, visit The cookies Squarespace uses.

How We Use Cookies

We organize the cookies used on our website into two primary categories:

  • Necessary & Required Cookies: These essential cookies are always used. They allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you, prevent security threats, and enable standard navigation.

  • Analytics & Performance Cookies: These cookies are used on this website only when you acknowledge our cookie banner. We use analytics and performance cookies to view site traffic, activity, and other performance data.

Summary of Cookie Categories

Category - Purpose - Status

Necessary & Required

Enables basic navigation, security, and secure delivery of web content via Squarespace.

Always Active

Analytics & Performance

Tracks site traffic, user activity, clicks, and page views to help us improve site content.

Requires Banner Acknowledgment

Functional & Interactive

Powers interactive features such as embedded recipe tools and our Instagram feed.

Active Upon Interaction

Your Options & Managing Cookie Preferences

  • Cookie Banner: When you first visit our website, non-essential analytics cookies remain disabled until you acknowledge or accept our cookie banner.

  • Browser Controls: You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept, block, or clear cookies. Please note that restricting strictly necessary cookies may impact the overall security and functional delivery of the site.

3. RECIPE & FOOD SAFETY DISCLAIMER

The recipes, preservation guides (including jam-making, pickling, and dehydrating), and kitchen gadget tips on Vikki Cooks are provided for general home cooking and informational purposes only.

While every effort is made to ensure recipes are safe and reliable, readers are responsible for:

  • Checking all ingredients for personal food allergies, intolerances, or dietary requirements.

  • Practicing proper food safety, hygiene, and recommended internal cooking temperatures.

  • Following safe sterilization and food preservation methods to avoid food spoilage.

  • Reading and following individual manufacturer instruction manuals for kitchen appliances (such as soup makers, dehydrators, or slow cookers).

Vikki Cooks (Vikki Vicatos) is not liable for adverse reactions, failed recipe outcomes, or improper food handling by readers.

4. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP & SITE TERMS

Intellectual Property & Ownership All content published and made available on Vikki Cooks—including, but not limited to, original recipes, text, blog writing, step-by-step methods, graphics, photography, logos, and overall website design—is the exclusive intellectual property of Vikki Cooks (operated by Vikki Vicatos) unless otherwise stated.

Use of Website Content You are welcome to browse this site, print individual recipes for your personal, non-commercial home cooking, and share links to our content.

However, you may not:

  • Copy, scrape, reproduce, republish, or redistribute our original recipe text, blog copy, or photographs on another website, blog, social media platform, or printed publication without prior written permission.

  • Claim any original content, photos, or recipes created by Vikki Cooks (Vikki Vicatos) as your own work.

If you would like to feature a recipe or photograph from Vikki Cooks on your own website or platform, please contact us for permission and ensure proper attribution with a direct link back to the original post.

User Comments & Conduct

If you post comments or submit content on this website:

  • You agree not to post abusive, unlawful, spammy, or offensive material.

  • We reserve the right to review, edit, or remove any user-generated comments or contributions at our sole discretion.

External Links & Embedded Services This website may contain links to third-party websites or feature embedded content (such as social media feeds like Instagram or third-party recipe card widgets). We do not control and are not responsible for the content, security, or practices of any third-party websites.

Governing Law These site terms, disclaimers, and policies are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales (United Kingdom).

UPDATES TO THESE POLICIES

We may periodically update these policies to reflect site enhancements, platform adjustments, or regulatory compliance. Any modifications will be published directly on this page.

CONTACT US

For any questions regarding these policies, please reach out via our website contact page or by emailing Vikki Cooks.