See also: California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Policy
Last updated: October 12, 2026
Who we are and what this policy covers
This policy explains what personal information Simply Happenings (simplyhappenings.com) collects, why we collect it, who sees it, and the choices you have. Simply Happenings is operated by Tiffany Nelson, LLC (“we,” “us,” “our”), which is responsible for the personal information it controls as described here.
For any privacy question or request, email tiffany@simplyhappenings.com.
This policy applies to everyone who visits the site, wherever you live, including visitors in the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Brazil. It does not cover other websites we link to, or the social media platforms where we have pages (see “Social media and embedded content” below).
Information we collect
We collect information you give us directly, information collected automatically when you visit, and summary statistics from the social media platforms where we have pages.
Information you give us
- Newsletter: your name and email address when you subscribe.
- Comments and recipe ratings: your name, email address, website URL (optional), your comment, and your star rating.
- Contact: your name, email address, and anything else you include when you write to us, including through our contact form (WPForms).
- Surveys, if we offer them: whatever you choose to submit.
Information collected automatically
When you visit, our website tools and partners may collect:
- Your IP address and approximate location.
- Browser type, device type, and operating system.
- Pages you view, time spent on pages, and the site you came from.
- How you interact with content and ads.
- Cookie identifiers and other online identifiers.
- Technical data used for performance, security, and troubleshooting.
Some of this counts as personal information under the GDPR and LGPD even though it does not name you.
Statistics from social media and search
We review the built-in analytics for our pages on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, and YouTube. These show us summary numbers such as views, reach, and followers. They do not tell us who individual viewers are.
We also use Google Search Console, which shows us summary data about how people find our site in Google Search, such as search terms and clicks.
How we use your information and why
We only use personal information for the purposes below. If you are in the EU, UK, or Brazil, the law requires a legal basis for each one, which we list here.
| Purpose | Information used | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|
| Send our newsletter | Name, email, email engagement | Consent |
| Publish and moderate comments and ratings | Name, email, comment text, rating | Legitimate interests (running an interactive recipe site) |
| Block spam, duplicate ratings, and fraud; keep the site secure | IP address, browser data, comment data | Legitimate interests (protecting the site and readers) |
| Understand traffic with Google Analytics | Online identifiers, usage data | Consent where required |
| Show and measure ads through Raptive | Online identifiers, usage data, approximate location | Consent where required; other applicable legal bases depending on the processing and jurisdiction |
| Answer your messages | Name, email, your message | Legitimate interests (responding to you) |
| Meet legal obligations | Varies | Legal obligation |
Brazil’s LGPD recognizes legal bases including consent, legitimate interests, and legal obligations. The legal basis for processing depends on the activity and applicable law.
Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time, and that does not affect what we did before you withdrew. Where we rely on legitimate interests, you can object (see “Your rights”).
We use service providers to help with these activities. They handle information under their own privacy policies and our agreements with them.
Cookies and similar technologies
Cookies are small files stored on your device. We use them in four ways.
| Category | What it does | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | Keeps the site working, prevents duplicate ratings, and remembers your name and email for next time if you tick the box on the comment form | WordPress; WP Recipe Maker (a cookie named WPRM_User_Voted_ followed by the recipe number, kept about 30 days) |
| Analytics | Shows us how many people visit and which pages they read | Google Analytics |
| Advertising | Delivers and measures ads, and may personalize them | Raptive and its ad partners |
| Affiliate | Lets Amazon credit us if you buy after clicking an Amazon link | Amazon |
Your choices. Where required by applicable law, consent must be obtained before non-essential analytics or advertising cookies are used. You can also manage cookies through your browser settings and use any available cookie or advertising privacy controls on the site. Blocking certain cookies may affect website features, such as saving your name for comments.
Google Analytics. Google Analytics collects usage data and online identifiers and sends them to Google. See Google’s Privacy Policy. You can also install Google’s browser opt-out add-on.
Advertising
CMI Marketing, Inc., d/b/a Raptive (“Raptive”) is a service provider of this Site for the purposes of placing advertising on the Site, and Raptive will collect and use certain data for advertising purposes. To learn more about Raptive’s data usage, click here: https://raptive.com/creator-advertising-privacy-statement
Comments, recipe ratings, contact form, and spam protection
When you leave a comment or rate a recipe, we store your name, email address, comment, rating, and IP address in our website’s database. Your name, comment, and rating may appear publicly. Your email address and IP address are not shown publicly.
We use the WP Recipe Maker plugin for ratings, recipe printing, and other recipe features. It uses your IP address and a cookie to prevent duplicate and fraudulent ratings. The plugin’s developer, Bootstrapped Ventures, states that it does not receive the personal information the plugin stores on our site.
Messages sent through our contact form (WPForms) are emailed to us and may also be saved in our website’s database, along with technical details such as your IP address and browser. We use them only to answer you and keep reasonable records.
We use Akismet, a service from Automattic, to filter spam. When you submit a comment, Akismet may process your IP address, browser information, referring URL, name, email address, and comment text. See the Automattic Privacy Policy.
If profile pictures (Gravatar) are enabled on our comments, WordPress may send a scrambled version of your email address to Automattic to look up your picture.
To have a comment or rating removed, email us (see “Your rights”).
Newsletter
We send our newsletter through Flodesk, and we only email you if you subscribe, based on your consent.
When you sign up, we collect your name and email address, and the form sends them to Flodesk. Flodesk also records your IP address, the date and time you subscribed, where you signed up, your last email activity, which links you click, and your device type. All of this is stored with Flodesk.
We use this information to send you the newsletter and updates or promotions related to what you signed up for. We will not sell, rent, or share your email address with third parties without your consent unless the law requires it.
You can unsubscribe at any time with the “Unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any email, or by emailing us. We will not resubscribe you unless you ask us to. Flodesk’s Privacy Policy explains how it handles your data.
Amazon affiliate links
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Simply Happenings takes part in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate program that lets sites earn fees by linking to Amazon. Some links on this site are Amazon affiliate links. If you click one and make a qualifying purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
When you click an Amazon link, Amazon may set cookies and collect information under its own privacy notice. We do not receive your Amazon account or purchase details.
Social media and embedded content
We run pages on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, and YouTube. When you follow, comment on, message, or otherwise interact with those pages, the platform collects and uses your information under its own privacy policy, not this one. The platforms give us summary statistics about our pages, such as Facebook Page Insights from Meta.
If a page on our site includes embedded content, such as a YouTube video or a Pinterest button, the platform that provides it may set cookies or collect data when the content loads. Those platforms’ privacy policies apply to that data.
We also use the Hubbub plugin for social share and save buttons. When you click one, you go to that platform, and its privacy policy applies.
Who we share information with, and international transfers
We share information with service providers and advertising partners to operate our website, deliver newsletters, measure website traffic, prevent spam, and display advertisements. Certain advertising-related data sharing may be considered a sale or sharing of personal information under applicable privacy laws.
| Provider | What it does for us | Where it is based |
|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | Website analytics | United States |
| Raptive and its ad partners | Advertising | United States |
| Flodesk | Newsletter delivery | United States |
| Automattic | Spam filtering (Akismet), profile pictures (Gravatar) | United States |
| Amazon Affiliates | Affiliate program | United States |
| Siteground | Website hosting, database storage, backups, and security | United States |
We may also disclose information if the law requires it or to protect our rights and the safety of others.
Because many of these providers operate in the United States, your information may be transferred there or to other countries if you visit from the EU, UK, or Brazil. Where required by applicable law, international transfers must be supported by appropriate legal safeguards. These may include Standard Contractual Clauses, applicable data privacy frameworks, or other legally recognized transfer mechanisms, depending on the provider and jurisdiction.
To ask for more information about international data transfers, email us.
How long we keep information
We keep personal information only as long as we need it for the purposes above.
| Information | How long we keep it |
|---|---|
| Newsletter name and email | Until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete it. We may keep a minimal record that you opted out so we do not email you again. |
| Comments and ratings | For as long as the post is live, or until you ask us to remove them. |
| IP addresses and spam-check data | Only as long as needed to prevent duplicate ratings, spam, and abuse. |
| Analytics data | For the retention period set in our Google Analytics account. |
| Messages to us | As long as needed to answer you and keep reasonable business records. |
| Records we must keep by law | For the period the law requires. |
When we no longer need information, we delete it or anonymize it.
Your rights
You can ask us to act on your personal information at any time, wherever you live. Depending on where you are, you have these rights.
EU and UK (GDPR)
- Access the personal information we hold about you.
- Correct information that is wrong or incomplete.
- Delete your information.
- Restrict how we use it.
- Object to our use of it, including for direct marketing.
- Receive your information in a portable format.
- Withdraw consent at any time.
- Complain to your local data protection authority (in the UK, the Information Commissioner’s Office).
Brazil (LGPD)
- Confirm that we process your information, and access it.
- Correct incomplete, inaccurate, or outdated information.
- Have unnecessary or excessive information anonymized, blocked, or deleted.
- Receive your information in a portable format.
- Have information deleted that we process based on your consent.
- Learn who we have shared your information with.
- Learn the consequences of refusing consent, and withdraw consent.
- Complain to Brazil’s data protection authority, the ANPD (Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados).
How to make a request. Email tiffany@simplyhappenings.com with “Privacy request” in the subject and tell us what you want. We may ask you to confirm your identity, for example by replying from the email address in question. We will respond to privacy requests within the timeframes required by applicable law. There is no charge for a normal request.
U.S. State Privacy Rights
Residents of certain U.S. states may have rights to access, correct, or delete personal information and to opt out of certain targeted advertising or data sharing, depending on applicable law.
To submit a privacy request, contact tiffany@simplyhappenings.com. Visitors may also use the “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link on our website, where available, to manage advertising privacy choices.
Children, security, changes, and contact
Children. Simply Happenings is a general-audience food and recipe site and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and think your child has given us information, email us, and we will review the request and delete the information as the law requires.
Security. We take reasonable steps to protect your information from unauthorized access or disclosure. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure. If a breach affects your information, we will notify you and the authorities as the law requires.
Changes. We may update this policy as the site, our providers, or the law change. We will update the “Last updated” date above and, for significant changes, post a notice on the site.
Contact.
Simply Happenings
Tiffany Nelson, LLC
731 SE Alices Road #1202
Waukee, IA 50263
tiffany@simplyhappenings.com