Effective Date: September 15, 2026
Last Updated: September 15, 2026
Sarah’s Vegan Kitchen LLC (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates https://sarahsvegankitchen.com (the “Site”). We are committed to safeguarding your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information across the Site and our related services.
1. Information We Collect
- Directly Provided Information: When you subscribe to our newsletter, register for an account or membership, leave a comment, or contact us, we collect details such as your name, email address, username, billing contact details, and message content.
- Payment & Transaction Details: If you purchase an ad-free membership or subscription, your payment details (credit card number, billing address) are collected and processed directly by our third-party payment processors (such as Stripe or PayPal). We do not store full payment card numbers on our servers.
- Automatically Collected Technical Data: When you visit the Site, our systems automatically collect device identifiers, IP addresses, browser types, operating systems, referring URLs, pages viewed, time spent on pages, and general geographic location.
- Cookies, Pixels & Embedded Media: We use cookies, tracking pixels (such as the Pinterest Tag), and third-party media embeds to deliver functionality, analyze traffic, and serve targeted ads.
2. How We Use Personal Information
We use your data to:
- Operate, maintain, and secure the Site.
- Manage user accounts, verify active ad-free memberships, and process subscription renewals.
- Deliver regular email newsletters, recipe updates, and notifications via Kit (ConvertKit) when you have opted in.
- Moderate and publish recipe ratings, comments, and community submissions.
- Analyze reader engagement using Google Analytics 4 (GA4).
- Deliver programmatic digital advertising and measure ad performance for visitors not enrolled in ad-free tiers.
3. Analytics, Email & Third-Party Services
- Google Analytics 4 (GA4): We use GA4 to evaluate traffic and engagement trends. You can opt out of GA4 tracking by installing the official Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
- Kit (ConvertKit): Our email service provider processes subscriber records to deliver newsletters. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any email.
- Embedded Video (YouTube): We embed video content hosted by YouTube (Google LLC). When you view pages with embedded videos, YouTube may place cookies on your device and collect viewing interactions subject to Google’s Privacy Policy.
- Social & Tracking Tags: The Site may use tracking pixels (such as the Pinterest Tag) to evaluate content performance and serve relevant interest-based campaigns.
4. Programmatic Advertising Disclosure (Raptive)
This Site is affiliated with CMI Marketing, Inc., d/b/a Raptive (“Raptive”) for the purposes of placing advertising on the Site. Raptive collects and uses certain data for advertising purposes.
Raptive may use first-party and third-party cookies, device identifiers, and similar technologies to associate user activity across websites to display personalized advertisements tailored to your interests. To learn more about Raptive’s data collection practices, ad technology, and opt-out options, please review the Raptive Creator Advertising Privacy Statement.
5. Affiliate Disclosures (Amazon Associates)
Sarah’s Vegan Kitchen LLC participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. When you click on an Amazon link, Amazon places cookies to assign commissions on qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you.
6. US State Privacy Rights (Colorado, California, etc.)
Residents of Colorado, California, Virginia, and other states with comprehensive consumer privacy statutes have specific statutory rights:
- Right to Know & Access: You have the right to request access to the categories and specific pieces of personal data we have collected about you.
- Right to Delete & Correct: You may request that we delete or correct inaccuracies in your personal information, subject to statutory record-keeping requirements.
- Targeted Advertising / Sale & Share Opt-Outs: Disclosing technical identifiers to third-party ad networks for personalized advertising may constitute a “sale,” “share,” or “targeted advertising” under applicable state laws. You may opt out by clicking the “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link in our website footer, by enabling a recognized Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal on your browser, managing your preferences through the Raptive Creator Advertising Privacy Statement, or emailing your request to our contact address.
We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights. To submit a request, contact us at sarah@sarahsvegankitchen.com.
7. European & UK Resident Rights (GDPR / UK GDPR)
For visitors accessing the Site from the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, our processing is based on:
- Your consent (for marketing emails and non-essential cookies via our consent tools).
- Contractual necessity (to manage your ad-free membership account and fulfill access).
- Our legitimate business interests (site security, fraud prevention, content delivery, and core operational analytics).
You may request access, correction, deletion, or portability of your data by contacting us.
8. Children’s Privacy
The Site is not directed to children under 13 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
9. Contact Us
For questions regarding this policy or our privacy practices, contact:
Sarah’s Vegan Kitchen LLC
c/o Northwest Registered Agent LLC
1500 N Grant St Ste N
Denver, CO 80203, US
Email: sarah@sarahsvegankitchen.com
