This Privacy Policy explains how Gust Gourmet (gustgourmet.com) collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you visit this website. By using this site, you agree to the practices described below. If you have any questions, you can reach us at the address on our Contact page.
Last updated: June 2026
Who We Are
Gust Gourmet is a food blog focused on elevated home cooking inspired by Romanian tradition and global flavours. The website is operated by Andra, based in the United Kingdom. Our website address is https://gustgourmet.com.
What Data We Collect and Why
Analytics
We use Google Analytics (via Google Site Kit) to understand how visitors use this website. This includes data such as pages visited, time spent on the site, approximate location (country/region level), browser type, and device type. This data is anonymised and aggregated — we cannot identify you personally from it.
Google Analytics sets cookies in your browser to track sessions. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Advertising
This website uses (or intends to use) Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. For more information on how Google uses data when you use our site, visit How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
Contact Form
When you submit our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. We use this information solely to respond to your enquiry. We do not store form submissions beyond what is needed to reply, and we do not add you to any mailing list without your explicit consent.
Comments
If you leave a comment on this site, we collect your name, email address, and the comment text. Your email address is not displayed publicly. Comments are checked through an automated spam detection service (Akismet). Approved comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognise and approve follow-up comments automatically.
Cookies
This website uses cookies for the following purposes:
- Functional cookies — set by WordPress to manage your session if you log in or leave a comment.
- Analytics cookies — set by Google Analytics to collect anonymised usage data (see Analytics section above).
- Advertising cookies — set by Google AdSense to serve relevant advertisements (see Advertising section above).
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of this website. Where required by law, we will ask for your consent before placing non-essential cookies.
Embedded Content
Some pages on this site may include embedded content from third-party services (such as YouTube videos or social media posts). Embedded content behaves as if you had visited that third-party website directly, and those services may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with the content.
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal data to third parties. Data is shared only with the third-party services described in this policy (Google Analytics, Google AdSense) and only to the extent necessary for those services to function.
Your Rights
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- The right to access the personal data we hold about you.
- The right to request correction of inaccurate data.
- The right to request deletion of your data.
- The right to object to or restrict how we process your data.
- The right to data portability.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via our Contact page. We will respond within 30 days.
Data Retention
Comment data is retained indefinitely unless you request deletion. Contact form submissions are kept only as long as needed to respond to your message. Analytics data is retained in accordance with Google Analytics default retention settings (up to 26 months).
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date at the top. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
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