Last Updated: October 2, 2026
Who We Are
Welcome to The Carrot Underground.
Our website address is: https://thecarrotunderground.com/
Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have regarding your personal information when you visit our website.
Information We Collect
Information You Voluntarily Provide
You may choose to provide personal information when you:
- Subscribe to our email newsletter
- Contact us through our contact form
- Leave a comment on a blog post
- Purchase digital products or other offerings
- Participate in surveys, promotions, or giveaways (if offered)
Depending on the activity, this information may include your name, email address, and any other information you choose to provide.
Information We Collect Automatically
Like most websites, we automatically collect certain technical information when you visit our site. This may include:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Pages viewed
- Referring website
- Date and time of your visit
- General website usage information
This information helps us understand how visitors use our website, improve performance, maintain security, and provide a better browsing experience.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the website, we collect the information shown in the comment form, along with the visitor's IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam and maintain website security.
Comments and their associated metadata may be retained indefinitely so that follow-up comments can be recognized and approved automatically.
Contact Forms
If you contact us through one of our contact forms, we collect the information you voluntarily provide in order to respond to your inquiry or provide the information you requested.
We do not use information submitted through our contact forms for unrelated marketing purposes unless you separately choose to subscribe to our email newsletter.
Cookies
The Carrot Underground uses cookies and similar technologies to improve your experience while using our website.
Cookies and similar technologies may be used to:
- Remember your preferences
- Enable website functionality
- Improve website performance
- Analyze website traffic
- Support affiliate partnerships
- Deliver advertising
- Help maintain website security
If you leave a comment on the website, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies generally remain for one year.
Depending on your location, you may be presented with privacy or consent controls that allow you to manage certain data collection, advertising, or cookie preferences in accordance with applicable privacy laws.
Most web browsers also allow you to control, disable, or delete cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect certain features and functionality of this website.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics to better understand how visitors use our website and to improve the user experience.
Google Analytics may collect information such as:
- Pages visited
- Time spent on pages
- Interactions such as outbound link clicks and page scrolling
- Searches performed on the website
- Interactions with forms and embedded videos
- Browser and device information
- General website usage patterns
This information helps us improve our website, recipes, content, and overall visitor experience.
We have enabled Google Analytics data redaction for email addresses to help prevent email addresses from being inadvertently collected through website event data.
To learn more, please review the Google Privacy Policy.
Email Communications
If you subscribe to our newsletter or otherwise provide your email address, we may send you:
- New recipes
- Newsletters
- Cooking tips
- Website updates
- Product announcements
- Special offers related to The Carrot Underground
We use Flodesk to manage our email newsletters and subscriber communications. Flodesk Privacy Policy
You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in every email.
Purchases
If you purchase digital products or other offerings through our website, certain information may be collected to process your order, complete payment, deliver your purchase, and maintain transaction records.
Purchases are processed securely through Shopify and its payment processing partners. Shopify Privacy Policy
We do not receive or store your complete payment card information.
Embedded Content
Articles on this website may include embedded content such as videos, images, social media posts, maps, or other media from third-party websites.
Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited the third-party website directly. These websites may collect information about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with their content according to their own privacy policies.
Affiliate Links
Some pages on this website contain affiliate links.
If you click an affiliate link and make a qualifying purchase, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.
Affiliate partners may use cookies or similar technologies to attribute qualifying purchases to our website.
Please read our Affiliate Disclosure for more information about affiliate relationships on this website.
Third-Party Services
We work with trusted third-party service providers that help us operate and improve our website.
These providers may include website hosting companies, analytics providers, email marketing services, payment processors, advertising partners, spam detection services, and providers of embedded content.
These third parties may collect, receive, or process information as necessary to provide their services and are responsible for handling that information in accordance with their own privacy policies and applicable laws.
How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect to:
- Operate and maintain our website
- Respond to your inquiries
- Send newsletters and updates you have requested
- Process purchases
- Improve our recipes, content, and website performance
- Analyze visitor trends
- Support advertising and related services
- Maintain website security
- Comply with legal obligations
How Long We Retain Information
We retain personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
Comments and their associated metadata may be retained indefinitely.
Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:
- Request access to your personal information
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your personal information, subject to applicable legal requirements
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- Object to certain processing activities
- Opt out of certain uses of personal information for targeted advertising, sale, or sharing, where applicable
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.
California Privacy Rights
California residents may have certain rights regarding their personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). Depending on how the law applies, these rights may include the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of certain personal information, as well as the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information.
Our advertising partner, Raptive, provides a "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" link on this website. Visitors may use this link to opt out of the sale, sharing, or use of personal information for certain advertising purposes, as applicable.
California residents may also contact us using the information provided in the Contact Us section below with questions or requests regarding their personal information.
Additional Rights for Visitors in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland
If you are located in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you may have additional rights under applicable data protection laws, including the right to:
- Access your personal information
- Correct inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your personal information
- Restrict certain processing activities
- Object to certain processing
- Request a copy of your personal information in a portable format where applicable
If you believe your information has been processed in violation of applicable law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
Children's Privacy
This website is intended for a general audience and is not directed toward children under the age of 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information through this website, please contact us so we can promptly remove the information.
How We Protect Your Information
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect the personal information we collect.
However, no method of transmitting information over the Internet or storing electronic information is completely secure. While we make every reasonable effort to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our business practices, technology, legal requirements, or operational needs.
Any revisions will be posted on this page with an updated Last Updated date.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact us through our Contact Page.
Advertising
CMI Marketing, Inc., d/b/a Raptive ("Raptive") is a service provider of this Site for the purposes of placing advertising on the Site, and Raptive will collect and use certain data for advertising purposes. To learn more about Raptive's data usage, click here: Raptive Creator Advertising Privacy Statement