Privacy Policy
Effective date: November 1, 2026
This policy describes what information is handled when you visit ilgattogoloso.com, a food blog about Italian recipes, baking and desserts, and food photography. The operator is the person running the site, and the words we and us refer to the operator.
Visit logs on our servers
When a page of recipes is requested, the server that delivers it records a log entry. It can include your IP address, the date and time, the page you opened, your browser and device type, and the page that sent you here. We use these logs to keep the site working, to notice errors and abuse, and to see in broad terms which recipes and guides are read. Our lawful basis is the legitimate interest of keeping a small food site secure and running.
Cookies and similar technology
The site may use basic cookies or similar storage that pages need in order to display and work properly. Nothing beyond that is in place today. If the site ever adds analytics, advertising or affiliate tracking, this policy will be updated to say so before they start.
Controls in your browser
Whoever reads a risotto recipe on this site can clear stored cookies, switch to a private window or add a tracker-blocking extension. Where your browser sends a do-not-track or global privacy signal, we will honour it as an opt-out wherever the technology we use allows.
Emails and forms
If you write to [email protected], we receive your email address and whatever you choose to tell us, perhaps a recipe correction or a photography question. We use it to answer you and to fix the page concerned, because you asked for a reply and accurate recipes matter to readers. Your note about a sponsa dough or a lighting problem stays between us unless you tell us it may be quoted.
Newsletters
If a newsletter or sign-up form is ever offered, the details you enter will be used only to send what you asked for, such as new recipes. Each message will explain how to unsubscribe. The basis is your consent when you sign up.
Outside services
Delivering a website depends on outside providers, such as hosting and content delivery services. They may receive technical data about your visit so pages reach you, under their own privacy notices. The site currently has no embedded videos or social widgets; if it ever adds embeds, analytics tools, advertising or affiliate networks, this policy will be revised first.
How long data is kept
Visit logs are held for a short, limited time before being deleted or boiled down to anonymous counts of page views. Emails are kept for as long as they help us answer you, correct a recipe or meet a legal duty, and are then deleted.
Asking about your data
Depending on your location, you can ask us to tell you what we hold about you, to fix or erase it, to stop a particular use or to hand you a copy. To make a request, email [email protected] and describe what you want. Because we could otherwise hand your details to the wrong person, we may ask a question or two to confirm it is you, and we will answer within the period the law allows.
Withdrawing consent
Where we rely on your consent, for instance for a newsletter or any optional cookie, you may withdraw it at any time. The Cookie Policy page linked in the footer explains the steps for cookies, and for a mailing list you can simply email us.
Complaints to a regulator
If you are unhappy with how your data has been handled, you may complain to your local data protection authority if you are in the EU, EEA or UK, or to the OAIC if you are in Australia.
Young readers
Ilgattogoloso is a cooking and baking site meant for adults, and it is not aimed at under-13s, even though a child may enjoy a biscuit recipe. We do not knowingly collect personal details from a young cook who visits ilgattogoloso.com. A parent who wants a child’s message removed can email us, name the message, and we will delete it.
Security
The inbox behind this site is protected by access limits, and pages travel over encrypted connections. Even so, nothing sent across the internet can be guaranteed safe, so please keep sensitive details out of your messages.
Data crossing borders
The providers that host and deliver this site may process data in other countries, where the rules may differ from those where you live.
Updates to this policy
If the way this food blog handles data changes, this text will be rewritten. The date at the very top tells you which version you are reading.
Complaints and consent
Where we rely on your consent, you can withdraw it at any time; this does not affect anything done before. The Cookie Policy lists every cookie this site sets and explains how to change your choice. You also have the right to complain to a regulator: your local data protection authority in the EU, EEA or UK (the ICO in the UK), or the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner in Australia.