Last Updated: 28 October 2026
At Hairy Bikers Recipe (https://hairybikers-recipe.co.uk), we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect information when you visit our website, interact with our content, or contact us.
By using our website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy. Where consent is required, we will request it separately.
1. Who We Are
Hairy Bikers Recipe is an independent website dedicated to sharing British recipes, cooking inspiration, and helpful food-related content.
Website: https://hairybikers-recipe.co.uk
Editorial Contact: Daniel Fletcher
Privacy Contact: contact@hairybikers-recipe.co.uk
Contact Page: https://hairybikers-recipe.co.uk/contact-us/
Hairy Bikers Recipe is not officially affiliated with Si King, Dave Myers, or the Hairy Bikers brand.
For questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact us through our contact page.
2. Information We Collect
Depending on how you use our website, we may collect the following categories of information.
Information You Provide Voluntarily
When you contact us or interact with our website, we may collect:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Information included in contact form submissions
- Feedback, suggestions, or enquiries
- Comments you choose to submit, where commenting is enabled
We collect this information only when you voluntarily provide it.
Information Collected Automatically
When you browse our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device type and operating system
- Pages visited and time spent on the website
- Referring websites and traffic sources
- Approximate geographical location derived from IP addresses
- Cookie identifiers and website interaction data
This information helps us understand how visitors use our website, maintain security, and improve the browsing experience.
3. How We Use Your Information
We may use the information collected for the following purposes:
- To operate and maintain Hairy Bikers Recipe
- To respond to questions, feedback, and enquiries
- To improve our recipes, website content, and user experience
- To monitor website performance and visitor trends
- To protect our website against spam, fraud, and unauthorised activity
- To display advertising and measure advertising performance
- To comply with applicable legal obligations
We do not sell personal information directly to advertisers. However, advertising partners may process information for their own purposes, as explained below.
4. Legal Bases for Processing
Where the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) applies, we process personal information only where we have a valid legal basis.
These may include:
Consent: Where you agree to the use of non-essential cookies, personalised advertising, or analytics technologies that require consent.
Legitimate Interests: Where processing is reasonably necessary to operate, secure, and improve our website, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights.
Legal Obligations: Where processing is necessary to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
Contractual Necessity: Where processing is necessary to provide a service you have requested, if applicable.
You may withdraw consent at any time where processing relies on consent.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Hairy Bikers Recipe may use cookies and similar technologies to provide website functionality, understand visitor behaviour, and support advertising.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website.
Types of Cookies We May Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies support necessary website functions, such as security, navigation, and remembering privacy preferences.
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website, including which pages are popular and how visitors navigate between recipes.
Advertising Cookies
Advertising partners may use cookies or similar technologies to deliver advertisements, measure their effectiveness, and, where permitted, personalise advertising.
Preference Cookies
These cookies may remember your settings and improve your browsing experience.
Where required by UK law, we will obtain your consent before storing or accessing non-essential cookies or similar technologies.
You can manage or withdraw your consent using our cookie preference controls, where available.
6. Google Analytics
We may use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with Hairy Bikers Recipe.
Google Analytics may collect information such as:
- Pages viewed
- Session duration
- Device and browser information
- Approximate geographical location
- Website interactions
- Traffic acquisition sources
Google may process this information according to its own privacy practices.
For more information, visit:
Where required, Google Analytics will operate only after you provide appropriate consent.
7. Advertising and Third-Party Partners
Hairy Bikers Recipe may display advertisements provided by third-party advertising networks.
These advertising partners may use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to collect information about website visits and interactions.
This information may be used to:
- Display relevant advertisements
- Measure advertising performance
- Prevent advertising fraud
- Limit how often particular advertisements appear
- Understand audience engagement
Advertising partners may process information such as IP addresses, device identifiers, browser information, and browsing activity.
Where legally required, advertising technologies will be activated only after appropriate consent has been obtained.
Advertising Partners: Adsense
Their processing practices are governed by their respective privacy policies.
8. Contact Forms and Communications
If you contact us through our website, we may collect your name, email address, and the contents of your message.
We use this information to respond to your enquiry and manage related communications.
We do not use contact form submissions for unrelated marketing without an appropriate legal basis.
We retain correspondence only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
9. Comments and User-Generated Content
If commenting features are enabled, we may collect the information entered into comment forms, together with technical information used for spam prevention and security.
Approved comments may be publicly visible.
Please avoid submitting sensitive personal information in public comments.
We reserve the right to moderate or remove comments that contain spam, offensive material, or inappropriate content.
10. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to external websites, recipe resources, products, or other third-party services.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of external websites.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.
11. Data Sharing
We may share limited personal information with trusted service providers where necessary to operate our website.
These may include:
- Website hosting providers
- Analytics providers
- Advertising technology partners
- Security and spam prevention services
- Contact form and email service providers
- Technical support providers
Where required, we use appropriate contractual safeguards when service providers process personal information on our behalf.
We may also disclose information where required by law or to protect our legal rights.
12. International Data Transfers
Some service providers may process personal information outside the United Kingdom.
Where international transfers are subject to UK data protection requirements, we will use appropriate safeguards, such as applicable adequacy regulations or approved contractual protections.
13. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.
Retention periods depend on the type of information, the purpose of processing, and any applicable legal requirements.
For example:
- Contact enquiries may be retained while correspondence is ongoing and for a reasonable period afterwards.
- Analytics information is retained according to the configured retention settings.
- Security logs may be retained for a limited period to investigate technical or security issues.
- Cookie preferences may be stored to remember your choices.
When personal information is no longer needed, we take reasonable steps to delete or anonymise it.
14. Your Data Protection Rights
Under UK data protection law, you may have the following rights:
- Right of Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal information in certain circumstances.
- Right to Restrict Processing: Ask us to limit how we use your information.
- Right to Object: Object to certain types of processing, including direct marketing.
- Right to Data Portability: Request transfer of certain personal information in a structured format.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent where we rely on it to process your information.
These rights are subject to applicable legal conditions and exceptions.
To exercise your rights, please contact us using the details provided in this Privacy Policy.
You also have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO):
15. Children’s Privacy
Hairy Bikers Recipe provides general cooking and recipe content and is not specifically directed towards children under the age of 13.
We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children.
If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so that we can investigate and take appropriate action.
16. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or loss.
These measures may include secure website connections, access controls, software updates, and security monitoring.
However, no method of transmitting or storing information online is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
17. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our website, technologies, business practices, or legal requirements.
When changes are made, we will update the date at the top of this page.
We encourage visitors to review this page occasionally.
18. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, your personal information, or your privacy rights, please contact us.
Website: Hairy Bikers Recipe
Editorial Contact: Daniel Fletcher
Email: contact@hairybikers-recipe.co.uk
Contact Page: https://hairybikers-recipe.co.uk/contact-us/
Thank you for visiting Hairy Bikers Recipe.
We appreciate your trust and are committed to treating your personal information responsibly.
