Privacy Policy for FizzingCulture.com

At FizzingCulture.com, your privacy is important to us. This privacy policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website, subscribe to our newsletter, or engage with our content about fermenting, gut health, and natural wellness.

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://fizzingculture.com. We are passionate about promoting better gut health, natural fermentation, and helping people live healthier, happier lives.

What Personal Data We Collect and Why

Newsletter Subscriptions

When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your name and email address. This data is used solely to send you updates, recipes, tips, and other content related to fermentation and gut health. We never share your email or personal data with third parties.

Comments

When you leave a comment on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to help detect spam. If you use Gravatar, an anonymized string from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to display your profile picture.

Media

If you upload images to the site, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images posted on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies. These cookies last for one year and exist to improve user experience. Additional cookies are used when you log in, access the admin area, or edit content. These cookies contain no personal data unless specified and typically expire within days or weeks.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the other website directly. These websites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you’re logged in to that site.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics and Google Search Console to better understand our audience and improve our content. These tools collect anonymized data such as browser type, device type, location (general), and user behavior on our site. This data is used only for website performance, SEO, and content optimization.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not share your personal data with third parties. If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email for security purposes.

How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments and associated metadata are stored indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically. For users who register (if applicable), we store the information provided in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal data at any time, except for their username.

Your Rights Over Your Data

You can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you or ask us to delete your data. This does not include data we are required to keep for legal or administrative purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be scanned by automated spam detection services.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please visit our [Contact page] or email us at info@fizzingculture.com.