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Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 9, 2026

PairingPlates (pairingplates.com) is a content site about cheese, wine, and charcuterie hosting. This policy describes the limited data the site handles.

Analytics

The site uses Google Analytics 4 to measure aggregate traffic (page views, referrers, device types). GA4 collects anonymized usage data; we do not use it to identify individuals. You can opt out with Google's official opt-out browser add-on.

Comments and contact

The site does not currently host comments. If you contact us by email, we use your address only to reply, and we do not sell or share contact information.

Cookies

Google Analytics may set cookies as described in Google's cookie documentation. No advertising cookies are set by this site at this time. If advertising is introduced, advertising cookies will apply as described in the Advertising section below and in the cookie policy.

Advertising

The site does not currently display third-party advertising. When advertising is displayed, it will be served by Google AdSense and other third-party vendors. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the internet.

What is collected for advertising. When ads are displayed, advertising vendors may collect data through cookies and similar technologies, including a cookie identifier, your device and browser type, the pages you visit on this site, and approximate location derived from your IP address. This data is used to select and measure ads, including personalised advertising. We do not sell personal information, and we do not share your email address or any information you send us by email with advertisers.

Opting out. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices. You can also control cookies in your browser settings; see the cookie policy for details.

Content

Images are licensed from Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons licenses; attribution for each image is listed on the image credits page. External links are provided to official sources (government food-safety resources, educational institutions) for reader benefit; we are not responsible for their content.

Contact

Questions about this policy: privacy@pairingplates.com or via the contact page.