Privacy Policy

Last updated: 10 June 2026

Welcome to Inumami.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, share, and protect personal data when you visit or use inumami.com (the “Website”).

Inumami respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”) and applicable Maltese data protection laws.

By using this Website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

1. Who We Are

This Website is operated by Inumami, based in Malta, European Union.

For the purposes of data protection law, Inumami acts as the data controller for the personal data processed through this Website.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal data is handled, you can contact us at:

Email: [email protected]
Website: inumami.com

2. Personal Data We May Collect

We may collect different types of personal data depending on how you interact with the Website.

Information You Provide Directly

You may voluntarily provide personal data when you:

subscribe to our newsletter;
contact us by email or through a contact form;
leave a comment on the Website;
interact with our content, forms, or other features.

This may include:

name;
email address;
message content;
comment content;
any other information you choose to provide.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the Website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, such as:

IP address;
browser type and version;
device type;
operating system;
pages visited;
date and time of access;
referring website;
approximate location derived from technical data;
cookie identifiers and similar tracking technologies.

This information may be collected through cookies, analytics tools, security tools, server logs, or similar technologies.

3. How We Use Your Personal Data

We may use your personal data for the following purposes:

to operate and maintain the Website;
to respond to your messages, questions, or requests;
to send newsletters or email updates where you have subscribed;
to improve our recipes, articles, content, layout, and user experience;
to understand how visitors use the Website;
to manage comments and prevent spam or abuse;
to protect the security and integrity of the Website;
to comply with legal obligations;
to manage affiliate links, advertising, sponsored content, or similar features where applicable.

We do not sell your personal data.

4. Legal Bases for Processing

Depending on the context, we may process your personal data on one or more of the following legal bases:

Consent

We may rely on your consent when you:

subscribe to a newsletter;
accept non-essential cookies;
allow analytics, advertising, or tracking technologies;
voluntarily submit information through forms or interactive features.

You may withdraw your consent at any time.

Legitimate Interests

We may process data where it is necessary for our legitimate interests, provided that your rights and freedoms do not override those interests.

This may include:

improving the Website;
preventing spam, fraud, or misuse;
securing the Website;
understanding general audience engagement;
maintaining business records.

Legal Obligation

We may process personal data where necessary to comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal requests.

Contractual or Pre-Contractual Necessity

Where applicable, we may process data to respond to a request you make or to provide a service you have asked to receive.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Website may use cookies and similar technologies to operate properly, remember preferences, analyse traffic, improve user experience, and support advertising or affiliate features where applicable.

Cookies may include:

Strictly necessary cookies, required for the Website to function;
Preference cookies, used to remember your choices;
Analytics cookies, used to understand how visitors use the Website;
Marketing or advertising cookies, used to support advertising, sponsored content, or affiliate tracking where applicable.

Non-essential cookies are used only where permitted by applicable law and, where required, after you have provided consent.

You can manage or withdraw your cookie preferences at any time through the Website’s consent settings.

You may also control cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality or performance of the Website.

For more information, please see our Cookie Policy and Consent Preferences.

6. Analytics

We may use analytics tools, such as Google Analytics or similar services, to understand how visitors interact with the Website.

These tools may collect information such as pages visited, time spent on pages, device information, browser information, approximate location, and interactions with the Website.

Where required by law, analytics tools are activated only after consent has been provided.

Analytics data helps us improve our content, recipes, structure, and user experience.

7. Newsletter and Email Communications

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we may use your email address to send recipes, updates, articles, recommendations, or other content related to Inumami.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in our emails or by contacting us at [email protected].

We may use third-party email service providers to manage newsletter subscriptions and email delivery. These providers process data on our behalf and only for the purposes of providing the requested service.

8. Comments and User Content

If you leave a comment on the Website, we may collect the information submitted in the comment form, your IP address, browser information, and other technical data to help detect spam, prevent abuse, and manage the Website.

Comments may be publicly visible, including the name or display name you provide.

Please do not include sensitive personal data or confidential information in public comments.

We reserve the right to moderate, edit, refuse, or remove comments at our discretion.

9. Contact Forms and Email Requests

If you contact us through a form or by email, we will process the personal data you provide in order to respond to your enquiry.

We may retain correspondence for a reasonable period in order to manage follow-ups, keep records, resolve disputes, or comply with legal obligations.

10. Affiliate Links, Advertising and Sponsored Content

Some pages on the Website may contain affiliate links, advertising, sponsored content, gifted products, or brand collaborations.

If you click on an affiliate link or advertisement, third-party websites or platforms may collect data according to their own privacy policies and cookie practices.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or data processing activities of third-party websites.

We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.

11. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles or pages on this Website may include embedded content, such as videos, images, social media posts, recipe tools, maps, or other third-party content.

Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited the third-party website directly.

These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content, especially if you are logged in to that third-party service.

12. Who We Share Data With

We may share personal data with trusted third-party service providers where necessary to operate the Website and provide related services.

This may include providers of:

website hosting;
security and spam protection;
analytics;
email newsletter services;
consent management tools;
advertising or affiliate platforms;
technical maintenance services;
legal, accounting, or compliance support where required.

These third parties may process personal data only for the purposes for which they are engaged and, where required, under appropriate contractual safeguards.

We may also disclose personal data if required by law, court order, regulatory authority, or to protect our rights, users, or Website security.

13. International Data Transfers

Some third-party service providers may process personal data outside Malta, the European Union, or the European Economic Area.

Where personal data is transferred internationally, we aim to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as adequacy decisions, standard contractual clauses, or other lawful transfer mechanisms under applicable data protection law.

14. How Long We Keep Personal Data

We retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of data and the purpose of processing.

For example:

contact form messages may be kept for the time needed to respond and manage follow-ups;
newsletter data may be kept until you unsubscribe or request deletion;
comment data may be kept for as long as the comment remains published;
technical and security logs may be kept for a limited period for security and maintenance purposes;
records required for legal or compliance reasons may be kept for the period required by applicable law.

15. How We Protect Your Data

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

However, no website, online service, or electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You are responsible for ensuring that any information you send to us is accurate and that you use the Website in a safe and responsible manner.

16. Your Data Protection Rights

Under applicable data protection laws, you may have the right to:

access the personal data we hold about you;
request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data;
request deletion of your personal data;
request restriction of processing;
object to processing based on legitimate interests;
withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
request data portability where applicable;
lodge a complaint with a data protection authority.

To exercise your rights, please contact us at:

[email protected]

We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.

17. Complaints

If you believe that your personal data has been processed unlawfully or that your data protection rights have been violated, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority.

In Malta, the supervisory authority is the Office of the Information and Data Protection Commissioner.

You may also contact us first at [email protected], and we will do our best to address your concern.

18. Children’s Privacy

This Website is intended for a general audience and is not specifically directed at children.

We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe that a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will take appropriate steps to review and, where necessary, delete the information.

19. Third-Party Websites

The Website may contain links to third-party websites, products, services, or platforms.

This Privacy Policy applies only to Inumami and this Website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, policies, or content of third-party websites.

Please review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.

20. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our Website, services, legal obligations, or data processing practices.

When we update this Privacy Policy, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this page regularly.

21. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we process personal data, please contact us at:

Email: [email protected]
Website: inumami.com
Location: Malta, European Union