When you sign up for our cooking courses or browse our recipes, we collect certain information to provide you with the best learning experience. Think of it like gathering ingredients before starting a recipe – we only take what's necessary.

We collect personal details you provide directly, such as your name, email address, and contact information when you register for courses or subscribe to our newsletter. If you're based in Greece or anywhere else in Europe, we follow GDPR requirements to the letter.

Your information helps us create a personalized learning experience. We use it to send course updates, recommend recipes based on your preferences, and improve our platform based on how students interact with our content.

Sometimes we'll analyze aggregated data to understand trends – like which vegan dessert courses are most popular in Athens versus Thessaloniki. But this analysis never identifies individual students.

We also use your email to send important updates about course schedules, new content releases, and occasionally educational tips that might interest you. You can opt out of marketing emails anytime, though we'll still need to send essential account-related messages.

We store your data on secure servers located within the European Union, which means your information benefits from strong EU data protection laws. Our technical team implements industry-standard encryption and security measures to protect against unauthorized access.

Payment information never touches our servers directly. We work with PCI-compliant payment processors who handle that sensitive data according to strict financial security standards.

We keep your personal information for as long as your account remains active, plus an additional period as required by Greek and EU law for business record-keeping. Course completion certificates and academic records are retained longer to verify your achievements.

As someone interacting with a platform operating in Greece, you have comprehensive rights over your personal data. The GDPR gives EU residents strong protections, and we extend these rights to all our users regardless of location.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at help@connect-recipes.com. We'll respond within 30 days as required by GDPR. If you're not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority.

Like most websites, we use cookies – small text files stored on your device that help us remember your preferences and understand how you use our platform. Some cookies are essential for basic functionality, while others help us improve your experience.

Essential cookies keep you logged in and remember your course progress. Analytics cookies (which you can decline) help us understand which recipes are most popular and where students might be getting stuck in our video tutorials.

You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings, though blocking essential cookies might limit some platform features. We don't use cookies for cross-site tracking or share cookie data with advertising networks.

We work with carefully selected service providers who help us run our platform smoothly. These include payment processors, email delivery services, video hosting platforms, and analytics tools. Each provider has access only to the specific data they need to perform their service.

All our third-party partners are contractually bound to protect your information and use it only for the purposes we specify. We regularly review their security practices and compliance with data protection regulations.

If you access our courses through integration with other platforms or educational institutions, those organizations may have their own privacy policies governing how they handle your information.

While our primary servers are in the EU, some of our service providers operate globally. When data moves outside the European Economic Area, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place through Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.

For users in Greece and other EU countries, these transfers comply fully with GDPR requirements for international data movement. Your rights remain protected regardless of where data is temporarily processed.

Our platform is designed for adults and teenagers aged 16 and older. We don't knowingly collect personal information from children under 16 without parental consent. If we discover we've inadvertently collected such data, we'll delete it promptly.

If you're a parent or guardian who believes your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately so we can remove it from our systems.

We update this privacy policy occasionally to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. When we make significant changes, we'll notify you via email and display a notice on our platform.

The "Last Updated" date at the top shows when we most recently revised this policy. We encourage you to review it periodically, especially before sharing new personal information with us.