Last updated: October 26, 2026
1. Who We Are
Balkan Feast is an independent recipe website dedicated to traditional Balkan cooking, regional food culture, and practical recipes for home cooks.
Our website address is https://balkanfeast.com.
The website is operated by Balkan Feast.
For privacy-related questions, please contact us at balkanfeast.com@gmail.com.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect certain information when you visit our website, interact with recipes, leave comments, or contact us.
Depending on how you use the website, this information may include:
- Your name and email address when you submit a comment.
- Information you voluntarily provide in comments or communications.
- Your IP address, browser type, and technical information associated with website requests.
- Recipe ratings, preferences, and other information associated with interactive recipe features.
We collect and use this information to operate the website, respond to inquiries, maintain security, prevent spam, and improve the experience of our visitors.
3. Comments and Recipe Ratings
When visitors leave comments, WordPress may collect information entered in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent information to assist with moderation and spam prevention.
Comments and recipe ratings may be publicly displayed after moderation.
If avatars are enabled, an anonymized hash generated from your email address may be provided to Gravatar to determine whether you have a profile image. You can learn more in the Automattic Privacy Policy.
Please avoid including sensitive personal information in public comments.
4. Recipe Features and Preferences
Balkan Feast uses WP Recipe Maker to provide interactive recipe features.
Depending on the features available on a recipe page, visitors may be able to adjust serving sizes, switch between US customary and metric measurements, rate recipes, or save personal recipe preferences and notes.
Some preferences may be remembered to make future visits more convenient.
These features may use browser storage, cookies, or other technical mechanisms depending on their configuration. Favorites stored locally in your browser are specific to that browser and can be lost when you clear its data.
5. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website may use cookies and related technologies to support essential website functions and remember certain visitor preferences.
For example:
- WordPress may offer commenters the option to remember their name, email address, and website for future comments.
- WordPress uses cookies for administrator login sessions and related settings.
- Recipe features may remember preferences, such as the selected measurement system.
You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain storage features may affect how some website functions behave.
If we introduce additional analytics, advertising, or tracking services, we will update this policy and provide applicable privacy choices before enabling them.
6. Website Hosting and Security
Balkan Feast is hosted using services provided by Hostinger.
Hosting and security systems may process technical information such as IP addresses, browser details, timestamps, and server requests.
This information is used to deliver website content, maintain reliable operation, diagnose technical problems, and protect the website against misuse.
You can find more information about Hostinger’s own privacy practices in its Privacy Policy.
WordPress services and email
We use WordPress with the Kadence theme, WP Recipe Maker, and LiteSpeed Cache to publish and deliver the website. Jetpack connects the site to WordPress.com and provides enabled services such as login protection. Automattic may process site and technical information through that connection and its enabled features. See the Automattic Privacy Policy and Jetpack privacy information for details.
Messages sent to our contact address are handled through Gmail, a Google service. Your email address and the information you send are used to read and respond to your inquiry. Please do not send sensitive personal information that is unnecessary for your question. Google describes its processing in its Privacy Policy.
7. Embedded Content and External Websites
Some articles may include embedded content from third-party websites, such as videos or other media.
Embedded content may behave as though you visited the external website directly. The external provider may collect information, use cookies, or process your interaction according to its own privacy policy.
Balkan Feast may also link to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of websites that we do not operate.
8. How We Use and Share Information
We use personal information only for purposes reasonably connected with operating and maintaining Balkan Feast, including:
- Responding to questions and correspondence.
- Moderating comments and recipe feedback.
- Supporting website functionality.
- Protecting the website from spam and abuse.
- Complying with applicable legal obligations.
Where required by applicable law, processing is based on an appropriate legal basis, such as legitimate interests, consent, or compliance with legal obligations.
Information may be processed by service providers supporting our hosting, website functionality, security, or communications. We may also disclose information where required by law.
9. How Long We Keep Information
We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, subject to applicable legal obligations.
Comments and related metadata may be retained to maintain ongoing discussions and help recognize subsequent comments.
Technical logs and backups are retained according to the applicable operational and security settings of our hosting environment.
When information is no longer needed, we take reasonable steps to delete it or otherwise handle it appropriately.
10. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location and applicable privacy laws, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:
- Request access to information we hold about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate information.
- Request deletion of certain personal information.
- Object to or request restrictions on certain processing.
- Withdraw consent where processing depends on consent.
- Request information about how your data is processed or shared.
Some requests may be subject to legal exceptions.
To submit a privacy-related request, contact us at balkanfeast.com@gmail.com.
11. International Data Processing
Because Balkan Feast serves an international audience and relies on third-party service providers, information may be processed in countries other than the country where you live.
Where applicable law requires safeguards for international transfers, we will take appropriate measures to address those requirements.
12. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information associated with our website.
However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
13. Children’s Privacy
Balkan Feast provides general cooking and recipe information and is not specifically directed at children under 13.
If you believe a child has provided personal information that should be removed, please contact us.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in website features, service providers, legal requirements, or data-handling practices.
The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last updated.
We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.
15. Contact Us
For questions or requests concerning this Privacy Policy, please contact:
Balkan Feast
Website: https://balkanfeast.com
Email: balkanfeast.com@gmail.com
Website operator: Balkan Feast