Who we are

Our website address is: https://calmandcollectedish.com.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

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.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

We do not sell your personal data.

Where necessary to operate this website, and where you have provided your information voluntarily (for example, by subscribing to our newsletter), your data may be shared with trusted service providers such as MailerLite. These providers are only used to help deliver the services you have requested.

How long we retain your data

We retain contact form enquiries for as long as necessary to respond to your message.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Contact form

When you submit the contact form, we collect your name and email address to respond to your enquiry. This information is not shared with third parties.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you are using it. The Gravatar Privacy Policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture (if applicable) may be publicly visible alongside your comment.

Affiliate Links

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I only recommend products and services that I genuinely use, enjoy, or believe may be helpful to my readers. My opinions and recommendations are never influenced by the availability of affiliate opportunities..

Newsletter

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Last updated: June 2026