Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 7, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Cuisines Guide (https://cuisinesguide.com, “we”, “us”) collects, uses and protects your information when you visit our website, use our recipe tools, create an account or buy products from our shop. Cuisines Guide is run from Georgia.

1. Information we collect

Information you give us

Comments, forum posts and submitted recipes: your name, email address, the content you post and your IP address (used to prevent spam).
Account registration: username, email address and password (stored in encrypted form).
Orders from our shop: your name, shipping address, email address and phone number, plus the products you order.
Contact form and newsletter: your name, email address and your message. If you subscribe to our newsletter, we keep your email address until you unsubscribe.

Information collected automatically

Technical data such as your browser type, device, approximate location (country/city), the pages you visit and how you reached our site.
Cookies and similar technologies (see section 5).

2. Ask the Chef (AI cooking assistant)

Our “Ask the Chef” assistant answers cooking questions using an AI service provided by Anthropic. When you send a question, the text of your question and the related recipe information from our site are sent to Anthropic to generate an answer. We do not store your questions on our website and we do not attach your name or email to them. To prevent abuse, we temporarily keep a technical record linked to your IP address to limit the number of questions per day; it is deleted automatically after 24 hours. Please do not enter personal or sensitive information in your questions. AI answers may contain mistakes – always use your own judgement, especially regarding allergies and food safety.

3. How we use your information

To run the website and show you recipes and articles.
To process, ship and support your orders, and to handle returns and refunds.
To reply to your messages and comments.
To send you our newsletter, if you subscribed.
To prevent spam, fraud and abuse.
To understand how visitors use the site and improve it.
To show ads and measure the results of our marketing, where you have agreed to this.

4. Who we share information with

We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with service providers that help us run Cuisines Guide:

Payments: PayPal processes all payments. We never see or store your full card details.
Order fulfilment: products in our shop are shipped directly by our suppliers (for example through AliExpress, using the DSers service). To deliver your order, we share your name, shipping address and phone number with the supplier and the delivery company.
AI assistant: Anthropic, as described in section 2.
Analytics and website services: Google (Analytics, Search Console, Site Kit) and Jetpack/WordPress.com statistics.
Marketing and social media: Pinterest, Reddit and Meta (Facebook/Instagram) may receive information about visits and purchases through their tags, to measure ads. Share buttons (AddToAny) connect to the social network you choose.
Newsletter: MailPoet, to send our emails.
Authorities, if required by law.

Some of these providers are located outside Georgia, including in the United States and the European Union. They process data under their own privacy policies.

5. Cookies

We use cookies to keep you logged in, remember your cart, remember your preferences, measure traffic and, where you agree, for advertising. Third-party services listed above may set their own cookies. You can accept or refuse non-essential cookies in our cookie banner where available, and you can delete or block cookies in your browser settings at any time. Blocking some cookies may affect how the site works (for example, the shopping cart).

6. How long we keep your information

Order records: as long as needed for the order, returns and legal and tax obligations.
Comments and forum posts: until you or we delete them.
Accounts: until you ask us to delete your account.
Newsletter: until you unsubscribe.
Ask the Chef limit records: 24 hours.

7. Your rights

You can ask us to:

tell you what personal information we hold about you and give you a copy;
correct information that is wrong;
delete your information (unless we must keep it for legal reasons, for example order records);
stop sending you marketing emails (you can also use the “unsubscribe” link in every email).

If you live in the European Union or the UK, you also have the right to object to or restrict processing, to data portability, and to complain to your local data protection authority. In Georgia, you can contact the Personal Data Protection Service of Georgia.

To make a request, email us at the address below. We will reply within 30 days.

8. Children

Our website is not directed at children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. Purchases must be made by adults.

9. Security

Our website uses HTTPS encryption and we take reasonable steps to protect your information. However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.

10. Links to other websites

Our articles may link to other websites. We are not responsible for their content or privacy practices.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The date at the top shows when it was last changed.

12. Contact us

Questions about your privacy? Email us at [email protected] or use our contact page.