Last Updated: January 1, 2026
Effective Date: 30th May 2025
Hey there! We know privacy policies can feel like reading a legal textbook, so we’re going to be as straightforward and human as possible here. At No Baking Dessert, we take your privacy seriously—not just because we legally have to (though we do), but because we genuinely respect your trust.
This policy explains what information we collect when you visit our site, why we collect it, how we use it, and what rights you have regarding your personal data. If anything’s unclear, just email us at [email protected]. Jennifer usually responds to these questions, and she’s happy to explain things in plain English.
Who We Are
Website: www.nobakingdessert.com
Business Name: No Baking Dessert
Location: 1920 Windflower Ct, Montgomery, AL 36117, USA
Contact Email: [email protected]
We’re a small team of recipe developers—Jennifer, Meriam, and Jessie—creating no-bake dessert recipes from our kitchens in Alabama. We run this website to share recipes, connect with dessert lovers, and help people make delicious treats without turning on their ovens.
Information We Collect
Information You Give Us Directly
When you interact with our site, you might voluntarily share information with us. Here’s what we might collect and why:
- Email Newsletter Subscriptions: When you sign up for our recipe newsletter, we collect your email address (and sometimes your first name if you provide it). We use this to send you new recipes, dessert tips, and occasional updates about what we’re working on.
- Comments on Recipes: If you leave a comment on a recipe, we collect your name (or whatever name you choose to use), email address, and the content of your comment. We need your email to notify you of replies, but we won’t display it publicly or share it with others.
- Contact Form Submissions: When you reach out through our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and whatever message you send us. We use this solely to respond to your question or concern.
- Recipe Ratings & Reviews: If you rate or review a recipe, we collect that feedback along with your name (if provided) to help other readers and improve our recipes.
Information Collected Automatically
Like most websites, we automatically collect certain technical information when you visit:
- Usage Data: Which pages you visit, how long you stay, which recipes you view, and how you navigate through our site. This helps us understand what content is most helpful.
- Device & Browser Information: Your device type (phone, tablet, computer), browser type (Chrome, Safari, Firefox), operating system, and screen resolution. This helps us ensure the site works well for everyone.
- IP Address & Location: Your general location (city/state level, not your exact address) based on your IP address. This helps us understand where our readers are and create regionally relevant content.
- Cookies & Tracking Technologies: Small text files stored on your device that help us remember your preferences and understand how you use our site. More on this below.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for specific purposes that directly benefit your experience:
- To Deliver Content You Requested: Sending newsletter recipes, responding to your emails, notifying you about comment replies.
- To Improve Our Recipes & Content: Understanding which recipes are popular, which instructions need clarification, and what content you’re searching for helps us create better resources.
- To Enhance Website Functionality: Making sure the site loads quickly, displays properly on your device, and provides a smooth experience.
- To Communicate With You: Responding to questions, troubleshooting problems, and occasionally sending updates about significant site changes or new features.
- To Maintain Site Security: Protecting against spam, abuse, and security threats to keep the community safe.
- To Analyze Performance: Using aggregate data (not personally identifiable) to understand trends, measure engagement, and make informed decisions about content strategy.
What we DON’T do: We don’t sell your personal information. Ever. We don’t share your email with third-party marketers. We don’t send you unrelated promotional content. We don’t track you across other websites for advertising purposes.
Cookies & Tracking Technologies
Okay, let’s talk cookies (the digital kind, not the delicious kind). Cookies are small text files that websites store on your device to remember information about you. Here’s what we use and why:
Essential Cookies (Required)
- Session Cookies: These remember you as you move through the site—like keeping you logged into your account or remembering items in your saved recipes. These expire when you close your browser.
- Security Cookies: These help protect against fraud and keep your account secure.
Analytics Cookies (Optional)
- Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how people use our site—which recipes are popular, which pages people visit, how long they stay. This data is anonymized and helps us improve content. You can opt out using browser settings or browser extensions like Google’s opt-out tool.
Functionality Cookies (Optional)
- Preference Cookies: These remember your choices like measurement units (cups vs. grams), dietary preferences, or whether you’ve dismissed certain notifications.
Advertising Cookies (Third-Party)
- Ad Network Cookies: We display ads through third-party networks (like Google AdSense) to help support the site. These networks may use cookies to show relevant ads based on your browsing. You can control ad personalization through your Google Ads Settings or use browser extensions that block tracking.
Managing Cookies: Most browsers let you control cookies through settings. You can block all cookies, allow only certain cookies, or delete cookies after each session. Note that blocking essential cookies may affect site functionality (like staying logged in).
Third-Party Services We Use
To run this site effectively, we work with some trusted third-party services. Here’s who they are and what they do:
- Email Service Provider (e.g., Mailchimp, ConvertKit): Manages our newsletter subscriptions and sends recipe emails. They have access to subscriber email addresses but are contractually prohibited from using them for their own purposes.
- Web Hosting Provider: Stores our website files and ensures the site is accessible 24/7. They have access to server logs but don’t use personal information for marketing.
- Google Analytics: Provides website traffic analysis. Data is anonymized and governed by Google’s privacy policies.
- Comment Platform (if applicable): Manages reader comments and discussions. May collect email addresses for notification purposes.
- Ad Networks (e.g., Google AdSense, Mediavine): Display advertisements on our site. These services may collect browsing data to serve relevant ads.
- Payment Processors (if applicable): If we sell products or services, payment information is processed securely by third parties like Stripe or PayPal. We never see or store full credit card numbers.
Each third-party service has its own privacy policy governing how they handle data. We choose partners carefully and only work with reputable services that take privacy seriously.
How We Protect Your Information
We take data security seriously and implement reasonable measures to protect your information:
- SSL Encryption: Our website uses HTTPS encryption to secure data transmitted between your browser and our servers.
- Secure Hosting: Our hosting provider maintains industry-standard security measures including firewalls, regular backups, and intrusion detection.
- Limited Access: Only our team members (Jennifer, Meriam, and Jessie) have access to personal data, and only when necessary to respond to inquiries or manage subscriptions.
- Regular Updates: We keep our website software, plugins, and security measures up to date to protect against vulnerabilities.
- No Unnecessary Storage: We don’t collect or store more information than we need, and we delete data when it’s no longer necessary.
However, no method of internet transmission is 100% secure. While we do our best to protect your personal information, we can’t guarantee absolute security. If you become aware of any security breach, please contact us immediately at [email protected].
Your Privacy Rights
You have important rights regarding your personal information. Here’s what you can do:
For All Users (Regardless of Location)
- Access Your Data: Request to see what personal information we have about you.
- Correct Inaccuracies: Ask us to update or correct any incorrect information.
- Unsubscribe: Opt out of email newsletters anytime using the unsubscribe link in any email, or by emailing us directly.
- Delete Your Data: Request that we delete your personal information (with some exceptions for legal record-keeping).
For European Union Residents (GDPR Rights)
If you’re in the EU, you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
- Right to Data Portability: Request your data in a commonly used, machine-readable format.
- Right to Restrict Processing: Ask us to limit how we use your data in certain circumstances.
- Right to Object: Object to data processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent for data processing at any time (where consent is the legal basis).
- Right to Lodge a Complaint: File a complaint with your local data protection authority if you believe your rights have been violated.
For California Residents (CCPA/CPRA Rights)
If you’re in California, the California Consumer Privacy Act gives you these rights:
- Right to Know: Request details about what personal information we’ve collected, used, disclosed, or sold about you.
- Right to Delete: Request deletion of your personal information (with certain exceptions).
- Right to Opt-Out: We don’t sell personal information, but you have the right to opt out of such sales if our practices ever change.
- Right to Non-Discrimination: We won’t discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.
How to Exercise Your Rights
To exercise any of these rights, email us at [email protected] with “Privacy Rights Request” in the subject line. We’ll respond within 30 days (or sooner). We may ask you to verify your identity to protect against fraudulent requests.
Children’s Privacy
Our website is intended for general audiences and is not directed at children under 13 years old. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
If you’re a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at [email protected], and we’ll delete it promptly.
While kids are absolutely welcome to use our recipes with parental supervision (and we love hearing about young bakers!), any accounts, comments, or newsletter subscriptions should be created and managed by adults.
Ezoic Services
Ezoic Services
This website uses the services of Ezoic Inc. (“Ezoic”), including to manage third-party interest-based advertising. Ezoic may employ a variety of technologies on this website, including tools to serve content, display advertisements and enable advertising to visitors of this website, which may utilize first and third-party cookies.
A cookie is a small text file sent to your device by a web server that enables the website to remember information about your browsing activity. First-party cookies are created by the site you are visiting, while third-party cookies are set by domains other than the one you’re visiting. Ezoic and our partners may place third-party cookies, tags, beacons, pixels, and similar technologies to monitor interactions with advertisements and optimize ad targeting. Please note that disabling cookies may limit access to certain content and features on the website, and rejecting cookies does not eliminate advertisements but will result in non-personalized advertising. You can find more information about cookies and how to manage them here.
The following information may be collected, used, and stored in a cookie when serving personalized ads:
- IP address
- Operating system type and version
- Device type
- Language preferences
- Web browser type
- Email (in a hashed or encrypted form)
Ezoic and its partners may use this data in combination with information that has been independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements across various platforms and websites. Ezoic’s partners may also gather additional data, such as unique IDs, advertising IDs, geolocation data, usage data, device information, traffic data, referral sources, and interactions between users and websites or advertisements, to create audience segments for targeted advertising across different devices, browsers, and apps. You can find more information about interest-based advertising and how to manage them here.
You can view Ezoic’s privacy policy here, or for additional information about Ezoic’s advertising and other partners, you can view Ezoic’s advertising partners here.
International Data Transfers
We’re based in the United States (Alabama specifically), and our website servers are located in the U.S. If you’re accessing our site from outside the United States, your information will be transferred to and processed in the U.S.
The U.S. may have different data protection laws than your country. By using our website, you consent to this transfer. We work with third-party services that comply with international privacy frameworks like the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework when handling data from European users.
Data Retention
We keep your personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy:
- Newsletter Subscriptions: Until you unsubscribe or request deletion.
- Comments: Indefinitely (as they’re part of our public content), unless you request deletion or we determine they violate our community guidelines.
- Contact Form Submissions: Typically 1-2 years after resolution, primarily for reference if follow-up questions arise.
- Analytics Data: Google Analytics automatically deletes user-level data after 14-26 months (depending on our settings).
- Server Logs: Typically 30-90 days for security and troubleshooting purposes.
When data is no longer needed, we securely delete or anonymize it so it can’t be associated with you.
Links to Other Websites
Our site includes links to other websites—sometimes to ingredient suppliers, kitchen equipment we recommend, or related resources. We’re not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites.
When you click a link leaving No Baking Dessert, we encourage you to read that site’s privacy policy. This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected on nobakingdessert.com.
Affiliate Links: Some links may be affiliate links, meaning we earn a small commission if you make a purchase (at no extra cost to you). These links help support our site, but they don’t affect how we handle your personal information.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or website functionality. When we make changes:
- We’ll update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page
- For significant changes, we’ll notify newsletter subscribers via email
- We’ll post a notice on our homepage for 30 days
Continued use of our website after changes take effect means you accept the updated policy. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we’re protecting your information.
Your Consent
By using our website, subscribing to our newsletter, or interacting with our content, you consent to this Privacy Policy and our collection and use of information as described here.
If you don’t agree with this policy, please don’t use our site or provide us with any personal information. You can still enjoy our recipes by visiting without creating an account or subscribing—we just won’t be able to send you updates or respond to inquiries.
A Personal Note From Our Team:
Look, we get it—privacy policies can feel overwhelming and impersonal. Here’s the truth: we’re three people who love desserts and want to share that joy with you. We don’t want your email address to sell it or spam you. We want it so we can send you recipes you’ll actually use and maybe brighten your Tuesday with a new dessert idea.
We treat your information the way we’d want ours treated—with respect, care, and only when necessary. If you ever have concerns or questions, we’re real humans who genuinely want to help. Just reach out. — Jennifer, Meriam & Jessie
Contact Us About Privacy
Questions about this Privacy Policy? Concerns about how your data is handled? Want to exercise your privacy rights? We’re here to help.
Email: [email protected]
Put “Privacy Question” in the subject line for fastest response
Mail:
No Baking Dessert – Privacy Matters
1920 Windflower Ct
Montgomery, AL 36117
USA
Response Time: We typically respond to privacy inquiries within 48 hours, often sooner. For formal privacy rights requests (access, deletion, etc.), we’ll respond within 30 days as required by law.
Thank you for trusting us with your information. Now go make something delicious! ❤️