Effective October 11, 2026
My Zero Waste Kitchen (myzerowastekitchen.com) is an independent blog based in Missouri, published by Dan Duda Ventures LLC, a Missouri limited liability company (“we”, “us”). This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have. Please also read our Terms of Use and Disclaimer.
Information we collect
- Newsletter and post subscriptions. Your email address, so we can send new guides and the free resources you signed up for. Subscriptions are handled by Jetpack (Automattic), and every email includes an unsubscribe link.
- Comments. The name, email address and optional website you enter, your comment, and your IP address and browser user agent to help detect spam. Your name, website and comment are public; your email address is not. If you choose, your browser can remember your name, email and website in a cookie.
- Messages you send us. Your name, email address and message when you email us, so we can reply.
- Automatically collected data. IP address, browser and device type, pages viewed, referring page and time of visit, gathered through server logs, cookies, pixels and local storage.
Analytics and advertising
We use Jetpack Stats for aggregate traffic and Google services through Site Kit, which may include Google Analytics and Google AdSense. Where ads are shown, Google and its partners may use cookies to serve ads based on your visits to this and other sites. You can opt out of personalized ads at Google Ads Settings or aboutads.info, and out of Google Analytics with Google’s browser add-on.
Affiliate links
We participate in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, and affiliate links are disclosed in the posts that use them. When you click one, Amazon may set a tracking cookie to attribute your purchase to us. It costs you nothing extra, and we never receive your name, address or payment details from Amazon.
Embedded content
Posts may include embedded content such as videos or social posts. Embedded content behaves as if you visited the other site directly, and that provider’s own privacy policy applies.
How we use and share information
We use information to send what you subscribed to, display and moderate comments, reply to messages, understand and improve the site, and earn the affiliate and advertising revenue that supports it. We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with the service providers that run the site, namely our web host, Automattic (Jetpack), Google and Amazon, or when required by law or to protect rights and safety.
Retention
- Subscriber emails: until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete them.
- Published comments and their metadata: for as long as the comment stays up.
- Messages you send us: as long as needed to respond and keep a reasonable record.
- Analytics data: according to our providers’ retention settings.
Your choices and rights
You can unsubscribe from any email, manage or delete cookies in your browser, and opt out of personalized ads as described above. You can ask us to access, correct, export or delete personal information we hold about you, including your comments, by emailing legal@dandudaventures.com. Depending on where you live, such as California or the European Economic Area, you may have additional rights, and we honor them as the law requires.
Children
This site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
Security
The site is served over HTTPS. No method of transmission or storage is perfectly secure, but we take reasonable steps to protect the information we hold.
Not medical advice
Content on this site is general information about cooking, food storage and kitchen materials. It is not medical or nutritional advice. Talk to a qualified professional about your own health.
Changes and contact
When we change this policy, we update the effective date above and note the change on the site. Privacy questions or requests: email legal@dandudaventures.com (Dan Duda Ventures LLC, Columbia, Missouri).