Last updated: 8 August 2026
Recipes by the Eye respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how personal information is collected, used and protected when you visit recipesbytheeye.com, subscribe to our newsletter, contact us, or submit information through the website.
1. Who we are
Recipes by the Eye is operated by Stefanos Kokkos, an individual based in the United Kingdom.
Website: recipesbytheeye.com
Privacy contact: connect@recipesbytheeye.com
For UK data protection purposes, the operator of Recipes by the Eye is the data controller for the personal information described in this policy.
2. Information we may collect
Depending on how you use the website, we may collect information including:
- your email address when you subscribe to the newsletter;
- your name or other details if you choose to provide them;
- information you send when contacting us or submitting a recipe, dish idea, suggestion or enquiry;
- technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information and basic server logs;
- cookie and consent preferences; and
- information generated through your interaction with the website and its features.
Please do not submit sensitive personal information through the website unless it is genuinely necessary.
3. How we use personal information
We may use personal information to:
- send newsletters and email updates you have requested;
- respond to enquiries, suggestions and submissions;
- operate, maintain and secure the website;
- remember your cookie and privacy choices;
- prevent misuse, spam and security incidents;
- understand and resolve technical problems; and
- comply with legal or regulatory obligations.
4. Our lawful bases
Under UK data protection law, we need a lawful basis for using personal information.
Depending on the circumstances, we may rely on:
- Consent — for example, when you choose to subscribe to our email newsletter or consent to optional cookies where applicable.
- Legitimate interests — for example, operating and securing the website, responding to enquiries and protecting Recipes by the Eye from misuse, where those interests are not overridden by your rights.
- Legal obligation — where we need to retain or disclose information to comply with applicable law.
5. Email newsletter and Kit
If you subscribe to the Recipes by the Eye newsletter, we collect the information you provide, such as your email address, so that we can send you recipes, updates and other email content you have requested.
We use Kit to manage newsletter subscriptions and deliver emails. Kit processes subscriber information on our behalf.
Kit may process or store personal information in the United States and other countries. Kit states that it uses recognised data-transfer safeguards where required, including mechanisms designed for transfers of UK personal data.
You can unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in our emails. If you unsubscribe, limited information may be retained where necessary to record and respect your opt-out request.
6. Contact messages and submissions
If you contact Recipes by the Eye or submit a dish idea, recipe suggestion, question or other information, we use the information you provide to review and respond to your message and, where relevant, to consider your submission.
Submitting an idea does not automatically mean that it will be published or used.
7. Affiliate links
Recipes by the Eye may contain affiliate links to third-party websites and retailers, including Amazon.
If you click an affiliate link, you will be taken to a third-party website. That third party may collect information about your visit in accordance with its own privacy and cookie policies.
Recipes by the Eye may receive commission when qualifying purchases are made through affiliate links. We do not receive your payment-card details from Amazon or other third-party retailers.
8. Cookies and similar technologies
The website uses cookies and similar technologies where necessary for the website to function and to remember privacy or consent choices.
Recipes by the Eye uses a cookie-consent system to help visitors manage applicable cookie preferences.
Where optional cookies or similar technologies require consent, they should not be used until the appropriate consent has been provided.
For more information, please see our Cookie Policy.
9. Website hosting, security and technical information
Like most websites, Recipes by the Eye may generate technical logs when visitors access the site. These can include information such as IP address, browser information, date and time of access and requested pages.
This information may be processed by our hosting, security and technical service providers where reasonably necessary to operate the website, maintain reliability, identify faults and protect against malicious activity.
10. Who we may share information with
We do not sell personal information.
Where necessary, personal information may be processed or shared with:
- Kit, for newsletter management and email delivery;
- website hosting, security and technical service providers;
- email and communications service providers;
- professional advisers where reasonably necessary; and
- government bodies, regulators, courts or law-enforcement authorities where disclosure is required by law.
Service providers are permitted to process personal information only as necessary to provide their services or as otherwise permitted by applicable law.
11. International processing
Some service providers may process information outside the United Kingdom.
Where UK personal information is transferred internationally, we take reasonable steps to ensure an appropriate transfer mechanism or safeguard is used where required by law.
For example, Kit may process subscriber information in the United States and other countries and provides contractual and other transfer safeguards for international data transfers.
12. How long we keep information
We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected and for legitimate administrative, security or legal requirements.
For example:
- newsletter information is generally retained while you remain subscribed;
- limited unsubscribe information may be retained so that we can respect your request not to receive further marketing emails;
- enquiries and submissions are retained only for as long as reasonably necessary to deal with them and any related administrative or legal matters; and
- technical and security logs are retained according to the operational and security requirements of the website and relevant service providers.
13. Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
However, no internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
14. Your data protection rights
Depending on the circumstances, UK data protection law may give you rights including the right to:
- ask for access to your personal information;
- ask for inaccurate information to be corrected;
- ask for personal information to be erased;
- ask us to restrict how your information is used;
- object to certain uses of your information;
- receive certain information in a portable format where the right applies; and
- withdraw consent where we rely on consent.
These rights are not absolute and may depend on the circumstances and the lawful basis being used.
To make a privacy request, contact connect@recipesbytheeye.com.
15. Complaints
If you have concerns about how Recipes by the Eye uses your personal information, please contact us first so that we can try to resolve the issue.
You also have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data protection regulator.
16. Third-party websites
Recipes by the Eye may link to websites operated by third parties. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites. Please review their privacy information when visiting them.
17. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when the website, its services or applicable legal requirements change.
The date at the top of this page shows when the policy was last updated.