Effective 15 November 2026.
Food & Drinks is owned and operated by Boxa Network Pty Ltd, an Australian private company (“we”). This page explains what personal information the site collects, why, and what you can ask us to do with it.
What we collect
Email sign-up. If you subscribe to our monthly email, we collect your email address, a record that you ticked the consent box, and the type of page you signed up from (recipe, ingredient or home page).
Contact form. If you use the contact form, we collect what you type into it, including any name or email address you give us.
Recipe ratings. If you rate a recipe, we save your rating. To stop one person voting many times, we set a cookie called fdr_vt for up to a year. We store a scrambled (hashed) version of that cookie value and of your IP address, not the address itself.
Analytics. We use Google Analytics 4 and Google Search Console to see which pages are read and which searches find us. Google collects data such as your IP address, device and pages viewed, using cookies or similar technology. Google’s own privacy policy applies to that data.
Server logs. Our host, WPMU DEV, keeps technical logs, such as IP addresses and pages requested, to run and secure the site.
What stays on your device
The Save button on recipes keeps a list of saved recipes in your browser’s local storage (key fd_saved). Your Metric or US measures choice is kept the same way. Neither is sent to us, and there is no account. Clear your browser data to remove them. Cook mode runs in your browser, may ask your device to keep the screen awake, and sends nothing to us.
Fonts
The site loads its fonts from Google Fonts, so your browser connects to Google when a page loads.
How we use it
- To send the monthly email you asked for: what is in season, three to five recipes and one use-it-up idea.
- To answer your contact form message.
- To show recipe ratings and stop repeat votes.
- To understand how the site is used and fix problems.
Who handles it
- Email: sign-ups are stored in our email system (FluentCRM, hosted on a BOXA Network server) and delivered through Brevo. Every email has an unsubscribe link, and unsubscribing stops further email.
- Hosting: WPMU DEV.
- Analytics and fonts: Google.
Some of these providers may store data outside Australia. Our sister sites Planting Season and Drink Lab have separate lists, and we do not share your email address between them.
If the site shows display advertising, advertisers and their partners may set their own cookies. See our disclosure.
Your rights
You can ask to see the personal information we hold about you, to correct it, or to have it deleted. Use the contact form and say what you want. We reply within 30 days. If you are not satisfied with our response, you can complain to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.
Children
Food & Drinks is not directed at people under 16. Please do not use the email sign-up or contact form if you are under 16.
Changes
If we change this policy, we will update this page and its effective date.