Privacy Policy

Last Updated: November 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how Recipes for Reform LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, doing business as JavaCupcake ("JavaCupcake," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares information about you when you visit or use https://javacupcake.com ("Website").

By using the Website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the Website.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in three main ways: information you provide, information collected automatically, and information from third parties.

A. Information You Provide Voluntarily

You may choose to provide personal information, including:

Contact details - such as your name, email address, and website URL when:
- Subscribing to newsletters or email updates
- Registering with Grow to unlock premium content or save and print recipes
- Leaving comments on posts
- Filling out forms or contacting us directly
Account information (Grow) - If you register or sign in using Grow by Mediavine, we may receive information associated with your Grow profile, such as your email address and saved preferences on the Website.
Content you submit - Such as comments, recipe ratings, or messages you send through contact forms.

You are not required to provide this information, but if you choose not to, certain features of the Website (like saving recipes or receiving newsletters) may not be available.

B. Information Collected Automatically

When you access the Website, we automatically collect certain information about your device and how you use the site, such as:

IP address
Browser type and version
Operating system and device type
Referring and exit pages
Pages viewed and links clicked
Date and time of your visit
General location information (approximate)

This information is used to:

Operate and maintain the Website
Improve performance and user experience
Detect and prevent fraud or abuse
Support advertising, analytics, and personalization

C. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Website uses cookies and similar technologies (such as pixels, tags, and web beacons) to:

Store visitors' preferences
Record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit
Ensure that visitors are not repeatedly shown the same banner ads
Customize Website content based on visitor browser type or other information
Support the functionality of Grow, Mediavine ads, and other third-party services

You can disable cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of the Website.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for purposes including:

Operating, maintaining, and improving the Website
Customizing content and user experience
Delivering newsletters, updates, and other communications you have requested
Enabling you to save and print recipes, and access premium content via Grow
Responding to your comments, questions, and support requests
Providing and optimizing advertising (including interest-based ads)
Analyzing traffic, trends, and usage patterns
Protecting the security and integrity of the Website
Complying with legal obligations and enforcing our policies

We do not sell your personal information in the common-sense meaning of "sell." Where applicable privacy laws (such as California's) define "sale" and "sharing" more broadly to include certain data uses for targeted advertising, you may exercise your rights via the "DO NOT SELL OR SHARE MY PERSONAL INFORMATION" link in the Website footer.

3. Third-Party Services

We work with several third-party service providers and partners in order to operate the Website and deliver functionality.

A. Email Service Provider - ConvertKit

We use ConvertKit to manage email subscriptions and to deliver newsletters and other email communications. When you subscribe, your name and email address are stored and processed by ConvertKit.

ConvertKit's use of your personal information is governed by its own privacy policy.

B. Grow by Mediavine

We use Grow (a product by Mediavine) to offer features such as:

Unlocking access to premium content
Saving and printing recipes
Creating a user profile to interact more deeply with the Website

When you register or sign in with Grow, your personal data (such as email address and saved preferences) may be used to support site functionality and may also be used in connection with interest-based advertising, as outlined in this Privacy Policy and Mediavine's privacy practices.

You will see language near Grow signup forms such as:

"We use your personal data for interest-based advertising, as outlined in our Privacy Notice."

C. Advertising - Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)

The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first-party and third-party cookies.

A cookie is a small text file sent to your computer or mobile device by a web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity.

First-party cookies are created by the Website you are visiting.
Third-party cookies are used in behavioral advertising and analytics and are created by a domain other than the Website you are visiting.

Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons, and similar technologies ("Tags") may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising.

Your internet browser allows you to block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser's cache. See your browser's Help section for more information. Without cookies, you may not be able to take full advantage of all Website features. Rejecting cookies does not mean you will no longer see ads; instead, you may see non-personalized ads.

When serving personalized ads, the Website may collect, via cookies:

IP address
Operating system type and version
Device type
Language of the Website
Web browser type
Email address (in hashed form)

Mediavine Partners may use this data to link to other information they have collected independently to deliver targeted advertisements. They may also separately collect data from other sources (such as advertising IDs or pixels) and link that data to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including across devices, browsers, and apps. This data can include usage data, device information, interactions with ads and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and referral information, and may be used to create audience segments for targeted advertising.

For more information about this practice and your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection:

Visit the National Advertising Initiative opt-out page
Visit the Digital Advertising Alliance and Network Advertising Initiative websites
On mobile, you may use AppChoices or your device's platform controls to limit ad tracking

For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects, and their data collection and privacy policies, please refer to Mediavine's own privacy resources (linked from their official Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1) notice).

4. Other Third-Party Links and Services

The Website may contain links to third-party websites, products, or services that are not controlled by JavaCupcake. Your use of such sites is governed by their own terms and privacy policies. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of any third-party site.

We may share your information:

With service providers who perform services on our behalf (such as hosting, email delivery, analytics, and advertising)
With advertising and analytics partners as described above (e.g., Mediavine, Grow)
If required by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request
To protect the rights, property, or safety of JavaCupcake, our users, or others
In connection with a business transfer (such as a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets)

We do not sell, distribute, or reveal users' email addresses or other personal information to unrelated third parties without your consent, except as described in this Privacy Policy or as required by law.

6. Your Choices and Rights

A. Email Communications

You can unsubscribe from our email newsletters at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link in the footer of our emails or by contacting us directly.

B. Cookies and Interest-Based Advertising

You may:

Adjust your browser settings to block cookies or notify you when they are set
Clear existing cookies from your browser
Use the opt-out tools provided by industry groups such as:
- Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA)
- Network Advertising Initiative (NAI)
- European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (where applicable)

Please note: opting out of interest-based advertising does not mean you will not see ads; it means ads will be less tailored to your interests.

If you are a California resident, you may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (as amended by the CPRA), including the right to:

Know what categories of personal information we collect and use
Request access to and deletion of your personal information
Request correction of inaccurate information
Opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising

You can exercise certain rights-especially the right to opt out of "sale" or "sharing"-by clicking the "DO NOT SELL OR SHARE MY PERSONAL INFORMATION" link in the Website footer or by contacting us using the information below.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law, contract, or legitimate business need (such as recordkeeping or dispute resolution).

If you request deletion of your personal information, we will honor that request where required by law. In some cases, we may need to retain certain information for legal, tax, or security reasons; in such cases, your data will no longer be actively used and will be stored separately in an archive.

8. Data Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or disclosure. However, no system is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security of your data transmitted to or from the Website.

9. Children's Privacy

The Website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If you believe we have collected personal information from a child under 13, please contact us so we can delete it.

10. International Visitors

If you access the Website from outside the United States, you understand that your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your country. By using the Website, you consent to this transfer.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.