Cookie Policy

Last Updated: August 7, 2026

House of Yumm (“House of Yumm,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on houseofyumm.com (the “Website”) to provide Website functionality, understand how visitors use our content, improve your experience, support advertising, and measure performance.

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and the choices available to you.

This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website.

Cookies allow websites to recognize your device, remember preferences, understand how visitors interact with pages, and provide certain Website features.

Cookies may be:

First-party cookies:
Cookies placed by House of Yumm.

Third-party cookies:
Cookies placed by companies and services that provide functionality, analytics, advertising, affiliate tracking, or other services on our behalf.

Cookies may also be:

Session cookies:
Cookies that expire when you close your browser.

Persistent cookies:
Cookies that remain on your device for a set period of time or until deleted.

How House of Yumm Uses Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

1. Essential Website Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the Website to function properly.

They may be used for:

  • Website security;
  • Basic Website functionality;
  • Remembering certain settings;
  • Preventing abuse or fraudulent activity; and
  • Supporting technical operations.

Because these cookies are necessary for Website operation, they generally cannot be disabled through our Website.

2. Analytics Cookies

House of Yumm uses analytics tools, including Google Analytics, to understand how visitors use our Website.

Analytics cookies may collect information such as:

  • Pages visited;
  • Recipes viewed;
  • How visitors arrived at the Website;
  • Device information;
  • Browser information;
  • Approximate location;
  • Time spent on pages; and
  • Website interactions.

We use analytics information to:

  • Understand Website traffic;
  • Improve recipes and content;
  • Identify popular pages;
  • Improve Website performance; and
  • Understand how visitors navigate the Website.

Google may process information collected through Google Analytics according to Google’s privacy policies and terms.

3. Advertising Cookies and Raptive

House of Yumm works with Raptive to provide advertising on the Website.

Raptive and its advertising partners may use cookies, pixels, web beacons, device identifiers, and similar technologies to collect information about your browsing activity and interactions with advertisements.

Advertising cookies may be used to:

  • Display advertisements;
  • Provide advertisements that may be more relevant to your interests;
  • Measure advertising effectiveness;
  • Understand advertising audiences;
  • Limit repeated advertisements; and
  • Improve advertising services.

Information collected through advertising technologies may include:

  • IP address;
  • Browser type;
  • Device information;
  • Approximate location;
  • Website activity;
  • Advertisement interactions; and
  • Inferences about interests based on browsing activity.

Advertising partners may use this information across websites to provide interest-based advertising.

Certain advertising-related activities may be considered “sale,” “sharing,” or targeted advertising under certain privacy laws.

Where required by applicable law, House of Yumm honors applicable privacy choices, including recognized opt-out preference signals such as Global Privacy Control (GPC).

4. Email and Newsletter Cookies

House of Yumm uses Kit (formerly ConvertKit) to manage email communications.

Emails sent by House of Yumm may contain tracking technologies, such as tracking pixels, that allow us and our email provider to understand whether:

  • An email was opened;
  • Links were clicked; and
  • Subscribers are engaging with our content.

This information helps us improve newsletters and provide more relevant content.

You may unsubscribe from emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in our emails.

5. Affiliate Cookies

House of Yumm participates in affiliate marketing programs, including the Amazon Associates Program.

Affiliate partners may use cookies or similar technologies to:

  • Recognize that you arrived at a retailer through House of Yumm;
  • Track referrals;
  • Attribute qualifying purchases; and
  • Calculate commissions.

These cookies do not give House of Yumm access to your payment information.

Purchases made through affiliate links are governed by the retailer’s own privacy policies and terms.

6. Social Media Cookies

House of Yumm may use social media features from platforms such as:

  • Pinterest;
  • Facebook/Meta; and
  • Other social media services.

These platforms may place cookies or similar technologies when you interact with social media buttons, widgets, embedded content, or links.

Social media companies may use this information for analytics, advertising, personalization, and other purposes according to their own privacy policies.

7. YouTube Cookies

Some House of Yumm pages may contain embedded YouTube videos.

When you view embedded YouTube content, YouTube or Google may place cookies or collect information about your device, browser, IP address, and interaction with the video.

These cookies are controlled by YouTube and Google according to their own privacy practices.

8. WordPress and Recipe Functionality Cookies

House of Yumm uses WordPress and plugins, including WP Recipe Maker (WPRM), to provide Website functionality.

These technologies may use cookies or similar tools to support features such as:

  • Recipe display functionality;
  • Recipe interactions;
  • Website performance;
  • Security;
  • User experience improvements; and
  • Technical operations.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

Depending on your location, you may have options to manage cookies through:

  • The cookie preference settings available on the Website;
  • Your browser settings;
  • Device settings;
  • Third-party privacy tools; and
  • Advertising industry opt-out tools.

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect Website functionality or your experience.

Browser Cookie Controls

Most browsers allow you to control cookies through browser settings.

You may be able to:

  • Delete existing cookies;
  • Block future cookies;
  • Receive notifications before cookies are placed; or
  • Block cookies from specific websites.

Instructions vary depending on your browser.

Global Privacy Control (GPC)

Where required by applicable privacy laws, House of Yumm recognizes valid opt-out preference signals, including Global Privacy Control (GPC).

A GPC signal may communicate your request to opt out of certain targeted advertising, sharing, or sale-related activities.

International Visitors

If you access House of Yumm from outside the United States, certain cookies and tracking technologies may involve the transfer of information to the United States or other countries where our service providers operate.

Where required by applicable law, we request consent before using non-essential cookies and provide options to manage your preferences.

Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in:

  • Technology;
  • Website functionality;
  • Advertising practices;
  • Third-party services; or
  • Applicable privacy laws.

When changes are made, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or your privacy choices, please contact:

House of Yumm
Email: serene@houseofyumm.com

Last Updated: August 7, 2026