General Introduction
Orchard Crust is dedicated to sharing easy-to-follow recipes in a friendly, no-fuss way. There aren't any user login options here, and Orchard Crust doesn't ask for or hold onto your personal info directly. That means your data isn't sold or distributed, either.
Still, it's important to let you know how some automatic data collection can happen through trusted third parties—like when gathering traffic stats or serving personalized ads and videos. This privacy policy explains in plain language how we handle this and the steps Orchard Crust takes to keep your experience safe and private whenever you're visiting our site.
Third-party services we use
Orchard Crust relies on a few outside services to keep things running smoothly and let you access all our free recipes. These companies help us see how you interact with Orchard Crust, support our content with ads, and make it easy to watch recipe videos on our pages. Here's a quick rundown of our main providers:
- YouTube: Orchard Crust sometimes shares recipe videos through YouTube, which is part of Google. Watching one of these on Orchard Crust might mean YouTube/Google puts cookies on your device to track stats or video plays (such as view counts). If you’re already logged into Google, these views might link to your profile, but Orchard Crust can't see that info. For all the details, check YouTube/Google’s privacy policy.
- Cloudflare Analytics: Orchard Crust uses Cloudflare to analyze site traffic and overall performance. Cloudflare doesn’t use identifying cookies—just aggregate info about your IP and movements, so we can fix bugs and make sure the site loads quickly and securely. Nobody's identified individually with this data.
- Google AdSense: Orchard Crust features ads provided by Google’s AdSense platform. These ads allow us to keep giving you access to recipes at no cost. AdSense uses cookies to display advertising that's relevant to you based on your browsing patterns. Orchard Crust can't see or access any of your private data that's handled by Google. Their privacy details are available on Google’s site.
- Google Analytics: This is Google’s tool for traffic measurement, used by Orchard Crust to understand which recipes are getting traction and how people are using the site. It keeps everything anonymous—info like what pages you check out or how much time you spend. Google Analytics may use cookies to help track this, but Orchard Crust doesn't get any data that could personally identify you.
Cookies and your choices
Cookies are tiny files that get saved on your device when you browse most websites—including Orchard Crust. Both Orchard Crust and our partners use cookies mainly to help you have the best site experience:
- Advertising cookies: Set by Google AdSense, these cookies keep track of your interests or browsing patterns so you get the most relevant ads possible.
- Analytics cookies: Cloudflare Analytics and Google Analytics use these to gather info about how you use Orchard Crust. This data is grouped together—nobody gets identified personally. It helps us learn how visitors are moving around Orchard Crust and how to make things better.
- Essential cookies: Without these, Orchard Crust wouldn’t remember preferences like language or cookie approval. They’re necessary for everything to run as it should.
By visiting Orchard Crust, you agree to these kinds of cookies being used for the reasons described above. You’re in control, though: Your browser settings let you remove cookies, block them, or get a warning before they’re placed. Just keep in mind, turning them off might mean not everything works as smoothly on Orchard Crust or other sites.
Updates to our policy
We might update this privacy policy. Sometimes practices shift, legal changes happen, or Orchard Crust starts using new services. Whenever there’s something big, you’ll see a clear update on our homepage or we’ll pop up a specific notice.
The date at the top shows when this policy was last updated. If you want to stay in the loop about our privacy approach, it’s a good idea to check this page now and then.
Get in touch
Got a question, some feedback, or need more details about Orchard Crust’s privacy policy? Drop us a line anytime at legal@orchardcrust.com. The team at Orchard Crust is always happy to help and answer anything that's on your mind.
Wrapping up
We appreciate you taking the time to read through Orchard Crust’s privacy approach. Using our site means you’re comfortable with how we handle your info as explained above. We really hope this helps you browse our recipes with total peace of mind. Thanks for trusting Orchard Crust, and happy cooking!