Privacy Policy

Effective Date/Last Updated: October 11, 2025

1. Who We Are

Welcome to Nutrition by Kristine (“we,” “our,” or “us”).
Our website address is: https://www.nutritionbykristine.co

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your data when you visit our website, leave comments, or interact with our content.

2. Information We Collect

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide or that is automatically collected through normal website use. This includes:

  • Identifiers: Name, email address, IP address, and browser information.
  • User activity: Information about how you use our site, such as pages visited, time on page, and interactions.
  • Comments: When you leave a comment, we collect the data shown in the comment form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
  • Cookies: Small files stored on your device to improve your browsing experience. (See Section 4 below.)
  • Media: If you upload images, please avoid uploading files with embedded location data (EXIF GPS).

We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors under the age of 13.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use personal information for the following purposes:

  • To display content, respond to comments, and improve website functionality
  • To detect spam and maintain website security
  • To understand how users interact with our content (e.g., through analytics)
  • To comply with legal obligations

4. Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies so you don’t have to re-enter this information later.
Other cookies may be used for:

  • Functionality: remembering your preferences
  • Security: verifying logins and detecting spam
  • Analytics: understanding website traffic trends

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

You can disable cookies through your browser settings at any time.

5. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves the same way as if you visited those other websites. These third-party sites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction with their content.

6. Third-Party Services

We may use third-party tools and services, such as:

  • Gravatar for profile images associated with comments
  • Spam detection services to keep the site secure
  • Analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics) to help us understand website usage

These third-party services have their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review them.

7. Newsletter & Marketing Communications

If you choose to subscribe to our email newsletter, we collect your name and email address. We use this information to send you monthly newsletters that may include recipes, nutrition tips, wellness articles, and occasional updates about services or offerings.

Your subscription is entirely voluntary, and you can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any email.

We use MailerLite as our email marketing platform to securely manage and send our newsletters. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to MailerLite for processing. View MailerLite’s Privacy Policy.

Legal Basis (for users in the EU/UK):
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, we rely on your explicit consent to collect and process your information for newsletter purposes. You can withdraw your consent at any time by unsubscribing.

Subscriber Rights:

  • You have the right to access, update, or request deletion of your personal information.
  • You may unsubscribe at any time without penalty.
  • We will remove your email address from our mailing list upon your request.

Data Retention & Protection:
We will retain your personal information only for as long as you remain subscribed. If you unsubscribe, your information will be deleted from our active mailing list. MailerLite uses secure systems and industry-standard measures to protect your data.

8. How Long We Keep Your Data

  • Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely.
  • User accounts (if applicable) store information as long as the account is active.
  • Analytics data may be retained as needed to improve the website.

9. Your Rights Under the CCPA (California Residents)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to:

  • Know what personal information we collect, use, and share.
  • Access your personal information.
  • Request deletion of your personal information, subject to legal exceptions.
  • Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information (we do not sell your personal information).
  • Non-discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

To make a request, contact us at: hello@nutritionbykristine.co
We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.

10. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

We do not sell or share personal information as defined under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
If this changes in the future, we will update this Privacy Policy and provide an easy way to opt out.

11. How We Protect Your Information

We use security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no system is 100% secure, and you share information at your own risk.

12. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. If we make significant changes, we’ll update the date at the top of this page.
Your continued use of the site after any changes indicates acceptance of the updated policy.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or privacy requests, please contact: hello@nutritionbykristine.co