Website: Mary Berry Meals
Website URL: https://maryberrymeals.co.uk
Last Updated: 1 November 2026
Welcome to Mary Berry Meals! Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to protecting any personal information you share when visiting our website.
This Privacy Policy explains how Mary Berry Meals (https://maryberrymeals.co.uk) collects, uses, stores, and protects information when you browse our recipes, interact with our content, or contact us.
We aim to handle personal information responsibly and in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
By using our website, you acknowledge that you have been provided with this Privacy Policy.
2. Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect the following types of information.
Information You Provide Voluntarily
When you contact us through email, a contact form, or other communication channels, we may collect:
- Your name.
- Your email address.
- Information included in your message.
- Any additional details you choose to provide.
We use this information primarily to respond to enquiries, provide assistance, and communicate with you.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit Mary Berry Meals, 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 or search engines.
- General geographic location derived from technical information.
- Cookies and similar tracking identifiers.
This information helps us understand website usage, maintain security, and improve the browsing experience.
3. How We Use Your Information
We may use collected information for the following purposes:
- Website improvement: Understanding which recipes and articles visitors find most useful.
- Communication: Responding to questions, suggestions, and feedback.
- Performance monitoring: Identifying technical problems and improving website functionality.
- Security: Protecting our website against spam, misuse, and unauthorised activity.
- Advertising: Displaying relevant advertisements and measuring advertising performance where permitted.
- Legal compliance: Meeting applicable legal and regulatory obligations.
We do not sell personal information directly to third parties.
However, advertising partners may process information for advertising purposes as explained below.
4. Legal Bases for Processing Personal Data
Where UK GDPR applies, we process personal information only when we have an appropriate lawful basis.
These may include:
- Legitimate interests: Maintaining website security, improving our services, and responding to ordinary enquiries where our interests are not overridden by your rights.
- Consent: Using non-essential cookies or processing information for purposes that require your permission.
- Legal obligations: Processing information where necessary to comply with applicable laws.
- Contractual necessity: Processing information where required to provide a service you have requested.
You may withdraw consent at any time where consent is the lawful basis for processing.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Mary Berry Meals may use cookies and similar technologies to improve website functionality and understand how visitors interact with our content.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website.
We may use the following categories:
Essential Cookies
These cookies support core website functionality, security, and basic operation.
Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand visitor behaviour, including which pages are viewed and how users navigate the website.
Advertising Cookies
Advertising partners may use cookies or similar technologies to deliver advertisements, measure campaign performance, and, where permitted, personalise advertising.
Preference Cookies
These cookies may remember visitor preferences and settings to improve the browsing experience.
Where required by UK law, we will request your consent before placing or accessing non-essential cookies.
You can manage your cookie preferences through our website’s consent controls, where available, or your browser settings.
6. Third-Party Advertising
Mary Berry Meals may work with third-party advertising providers to support the website and keep our recipes freely accessible.
These providers may use cookies, device identifiers, and similar technologies to measure advertisement performance or display advertisements relevant to visitors.
Depending on the advertising services used, information processed by these partners may include IP addresses, browsing activity, device information, and advertising identifiers.
Where legally required, personalised advertising and non-essential tracking technologies will only be used after appropriate consent has been obtained.
For more information about how advertising providers process personal information, please consult their respective privacy policies.
7. Analytics Services
We may use website analytics services, such as Google Analytics or similar platforms, to understand how visitors use Mary Berry Meals.
Analytics tools may collect information about page views, visitor interactions, device characteristics, and general traffic patterns.
This information helps us identify popular recipes, improve navigation, and maintain website performance.
Where analytics technologies require consent, they will only be activated after the necessary permission has been obtained.
8. Sharing Your Information
We may share limited personal information with trusted third-party service providers where necessary to operate our website.
These may include:
- Website hosting providers.
- Analytics services.
- Advertising technology partners.
- Email and contact form service providers.
- Website security and spam prevention services.
We expect service providers processing personal information on our behalf to apply appropriate security and confidentiality measures.
We may also disclose information where required by law or to protect our legal rights.
9. International Data Transfers
Some service providers may process or store information outside the United Kingdom.
Where personal information is transferred internationally, we will take steps to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, as required by applicable data protection laws.
These safeguards may include adequacy regulations or approved contractual protections.
10. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason for processing.
For example, contact enquiries may be retained while correspondence is ongoing and for a reasonable period afterwards, while technical records may be retained for security and operational purposes.
Information may be retained longer where required by law.
11. How We Protect Your Information
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or loss.
These measures may include secure website connections, access controls, software updates, and appropriate security monitoring.
However, no method of transmitting or storing information online is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
12. Your Data Protection Rights
Under applicable UK data protection law, you may have the following rights:
- Right of access: Request a copy of personal information we hold about you.
- Right to rectification: Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Right to erasure: Request deletion of personal information in certain circumstances.
- Right to restrict processing: Request limitations on how your information is used.
- Right to object: Object to certain processing activities.
- Right to data portability: Request your information in a portable format where applicable.
- Right to withdraw consent: Withdraw permission for processing based on consent.
These rights are subject to applicable legal conditions and exemptions.
To exercise your rights, please contact us using the details below.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at https://ico.org.uk.
13. Children’s Privacy
Mary Berry Meals provides general cooking and recipe content and is not specifically directed at children under the age of 13.
We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children.
If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us without appropriate authorisation, please contact us so we can review the matter and take appropriate action.
14. External Websites
Our website may include links to third-party websites, products, and services.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of websites operated by other organisations.
We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of external websites before providing personal information.
15. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our website, technology, legal requirements, or data processing practices.
Any changes will be published on this page, and the “Last Updated” date will be revised accordingly.
We recommend reviewing this policy occasionally to stay informed about how information is handled.
16. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, how your information is processed, or your data protection rights, please contact us.
Website: https://maryberrymeals.co.uk
Email: contact@maryberrymeals.co.uk
We will make reasonable efforts to respond to privacy-related enquiries promptly and in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
