Last updated: 17 August 2026

This Privacy Policy explains what information howtomakebbq.com collects, why, and what you can do about it. It applies to this website only.

Who We Are

How To Make BBQ publishes barbecue cooking guides and meat food-safety information at https://howtomakebbq.com. You can reach us any time through our contact page.

What We Collect

Information you give us

  • Email address, if you subscribe to receive our BBQ cheat sheet and occasional updates. We store the address, the page you subscribed from, and the date.
  • Contact form details — your name, email address and message, if you write to us.
  • Comment details — your name, email address and comment text, if you leave a comment. Comment data may be shown publicly except for your email address.

We do not sell, rent or trade your email address. Every email we send includes a way to unsubscribe, and you can ask us to delete your address at any time.

Information collected automatically

Like most websites, our servers and analytics tools record standard technical information when you visit: IP address, browser type and version, device type, referring page, pages viewed and time of visit. This is used to keep the site working, understand which guides are useful, and detect abuse.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use them to remember preferences, measure traffic, and — through third parties — to serve advertising. Full detail is in our Cookie Policy.

You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking cookies will not stop you reading this site, though some features may behave differently.

Advertising, Including Google AdSense

This site is funded by advertising. We work with third-party advertising partners, including Google, to display ads.

  • Google is a third-party vendor on this site and uses cookies, including the DoubleClick DART cookie, to serve ads based on your visits to this and other websites.
  • Third-party vendors and ad networks may use cookies, web beacons and similar technologies to measure ad performance and personalise the ads you see.
  • We do not give advertising partners your email address or any information you send us through a form.

You can opt out of personalised advertising by Google at Google Ads Settings, and from many other vendors at optout.aboutads.info or youronlinechoices.com. More on how Google uses data from sites that use its services is at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

We have no control over the cookies used by third-party advertisers. Their use of your information is governed by their own privacy policies.

Affiliate Links

Some pages contain affiliate links. If you buy through one, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Affiliate partners may use cookies to attribute a purchase to this site. See our disclaimer.

Analytics

We use website analytics to understand aggregate traffic patterns — which guides are read, how visitors arrive, and where the site is slow. Analytics data is used in aggregate and is not used to identify you personally.

How Long We Keep Data

  • Subscriber email addresses: until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete them.
  • Contact form messages: as long as needed to answer you and keep a record of the exchange.
  • Comments: retained indefinitely so follow-up replies make sense, unless you ask for removal.
  • Server and analytics logs: kept for a limited period for security and performance purposes.

Your Rights

Wherever you live, you can ask us to tell you what personal data we hold about you, correct it, or delete it. If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you also have rights under the GDPR to restrict or object to processing and to data portability. If you are a California resident, the CCPA gives you the right to know what personal information is collected and to request deletion, and we do not sell personal information.

To exercise any of these, write to us through the contact page.

Children

This site is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has given us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

External Links

Our guides link to outside sources, including USDA and FoodSafety.gov pages. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of other websites, and we encourage you to read their policies.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy as the site changes. The date at the top shows when it was last revised. Continuing to use the site after a change means you accept the revised policy.

Contact

Questions about this policy or about your data: use our contact page and we will respond.