Privacy Policy
Last updated: April 6, 2026
Who We Are
Simply by Maha (“we”, “us”, or “our”) operates the website simplybymaha.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide
- Account information: When you sign in with Google, we receive your name, email address, and profile photo from Google.
- Contact form: When you use our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and message content.
- Newsletter: If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address.
- Comments and reviews: When you post a review on a recipe, we collect your name and comment content.
Information Collected Automatically
- Usage data: We use Google Analytics to collect information about how you interact with our site, including pages visited, time spent, and referring URLs.
- Cookies: We use cookies and similar technologies for authentication, analytics, and advertising purposes.
How We Use Your Information
- To provide and maintain our website and services
- To process your contact form submissions and respond to inquiries
- To send newsletter emails if you have subscribed
- To allow you to save favourite recipes and post reviews
- To analyse website usage and improve our content
- To display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
Google AdSense & Advertising
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites on the Internet. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics (GA4) to understand how visitors use our site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to our site. We use this information solely to improve our website. Google Analytics collects the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit our site, but does not combine it with any other data held by Google.
You can prevent Google Analytics from recognising you on return visits by disabling cookies in your browser or by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Affiliate Links
Our website contains affiliate links to products on Amazon.ca. When you click on an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. These links are marked with rel="sponsored".
Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services:
- Google OAuth: For user authentication
- Google Analytics (GA4): For website analytics
- Google AdSense: For advertising
- Vercel Analytics: For performance monitoring
- Resend: For transactional emails (contact form)
Each of these services has their own privacy policies governing their use of your data.
Data Retention
We retain your account data for as long as your account is active. If you wish to delete your account and associated data, please contact us at simplybymaha@gmail.com.
Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate data
- Request deletion of your data
- Opt out of marketing communications
- Disable cookies through your browser settings
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at simplybymaha@gmail.com.
Children's Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected data from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the “Last updated” date.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at simplybymaha@gmail.com or through our contact page.