Last updated: September 17, 2026
GUSTANA respects the privacy of its readers and is committed to being transparent about how personal information may be collected, used, stored, and shared when you visit or interact with https://thegustana.com/ (the “Website”).
This Privacy Policy explains how information may be processed through the Website, including contact forms, recipes, saved-recipe features, interactive tools, calculators, email communications, analytics, cookies, advertising technologies, affiliate links, social-media features, and other services operated by or on behalf of GUSTANA.
This Policy does not govern the privacy practices of third-party websites, retailers, marketplaces, social-media platforms, advertising networks, or other services linked from the Website. Those services have their own privacy policies and terms.
GUSTANA is an independent digital publication focused on recipes, cooking inspiration, kitchen know-how, meal-planning resources, cooking tools, kitchen equipment, food-related information, product recommendations, and related editorial content.
For purposes of applicable privacy and data-protection laws, GUSTANA determines how and why personal information collected directly through the Website may be processed.
Website: https://thegustana.com/
Operator: Débora Justo, operating from Brazil
Privacy contact: hello.thegustana@gmail.com
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide when you:
This information may include your name, email address, the content of your message or submission, professional or business information included in an inquiry, and any other information you choose to provide.
Please do not send passwords, payment-card information, government identification numbers, medical records, or other highly sensitive personal information through general contact forms or email.
You should also avoid entering detailed health information or allergy information into an interactive feature unless that feature specifically requests it and explains how the information will be handled.
Submitting a message to GUSTANA does not automatically subscribe you to marketing emails.
When you visit the Website, GUSTANA and its service providers may automatically collect technical, device, and usage information, including:
This information may be used to operate and secure the Website, understand readership and content performance, improve recipes, tools, design, accessibility, and functionality, measure advertising and affiliate performance, detect spam or misuse, and troubleshoot technical problems.
GUSTANA may offer recipe-saving features and interactive resources, such as meal planners, shopping or ingredient lists, serving-size converters, cooking and baking calculators, cost calculators, kitchen tools, and similar features.
Depending on the feature, you may enter or generate information such as saved recipes, ingredients, quantities, serving sizes, meal plans, budget amounts, personal notes, cooking preferences, or dietary preferences.
Some features may process or store information locally in your browser or on your device using local storage or similar technologies.
When information is stored only locally, it is generally not transmitted to GUSTANA unless the feature explains otherwise or you choose an option that requires transmission.
Information saved only in your browser or device may be lost if you clear browser data, use a reset feature, change browsers or devices, use private browsing, remove the Website’s stored data, or reinstall or reset your browser.
GUSTANA cannot recover information stored only on your device.
If a tool allows you to copy, print, download, export, share, or create a link to information, you control the information you choose to share. Anyone who receives the resulting file or link may be able to view the information it contains.
If GUSTANA later offers account registration, cloud synchronization, or another feature that stores saved recipes or tool data on its servers, the Website will provide additional information at or before the point of collection and this Policy may be updated accordingly.
We may use personal information to:
GUSTANA does not intend to use personal information to make solely automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects for readers.
Where laws such as the European Union General Data Protection Regulation, the United Kingdom GDPR, or Brazil’s Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados apply, GUSTANA processes personal information only where an appropriate legal basis exists.
Depending on the activity, the legal basis may include:
Where processing relies on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect processing that occurred before consent was withdrawn.
GUSTANA and its service providers may use cookies, pixels, tags, scripts, software development kits, local storage, and similar technologies.
These technologies may be used for essential Website functions, security and fraud prevention, remembering privacy or interface preferences, saved recipes and tool functionality, analytics, advertising, affiliate tracking, conversion measurement, and embedded content or social-media features.
Cookies may be necessary, preference, analytics, advertising, or affiliate-related cookies.
Where required by applicable law, nonessential cookies will be used only after the appropriate consent has been obtained.
You may review or change available choices through cookie or privacy settings offered on the Website. You may also restrict or delete cookies through your browser settings.
Disabling or deleting cookies may affect saved recipes, tools, preferences, embedded content, and other Website features.
GUSTANA may use Google services and other analytics or technology providers to measure Website use, maintain technical integrations, support advertising, and understand how readers interact with the Website.
Depending on the services installed and their configuration, these providers may include Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Site Kit, Google AdSense, Google Ads, and related measurement services.
Depending on the service and your consent choices, providers may process information such as IP address, browser and device information, cookie identifiers, pages viewed, interactions, traffic sources, and advertising or conversion data.
Google and other independent providers process information under their own privacy policies. GUSTANA does not control the independent privacy practices of those providers.
GUSTANA may display advertising through Google AdSense or other advertising partners.
Advertising providers may use cookies and similar technologies to deliver advertisements, limit how frequently an advertisement appears, measure impressions, clicks, and performance, detect invalid traffic or fraud, and provide personalized or non-personalized advertising, depending on consent and applicable law.
Where required, the Website will provide controls regarding personalized advertising and nonessential advertising technologies.
GUSTANA does not receive your payment-card information simply because you view or click an advertisement.
Some pages on GUSTANA, including kitchen equipment comparisons, buying guides, rankings, reviews, and product recommendations, may contain affiliate links.
When you click an affiliate link, a retailer, marketplace, affiliate network, or tracking provider may collect information about the click and may place a cookie or similar identifier on your device.
If you make a qualifying purchase, the affiliate provider may report limited conversion information to GUSTANA, such as that a qualifying action occurred, the date of the transaction, the retailer or marketplace, an order or transaction reference, the commission amount, and general product or category information.
GUSTANA does not directly receive or process payment-card details for purchases completed through third-party retailers.
Affiliate links and compensation relationships are disclosed in GUSTANA’s Affiliate Disclosure and, where appropriate, near the relevant recommendation or link.
If you subscribe to a GUSTANA email list, we may send newsletters, recipes, editorial updates, seasonal content, kitchen equipment recommendations, or promotional communications.
Marketing messages will be sent only where there is an appropriate legal basis, such as consent when required by law.
You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in the message or by contacting GUSTANA at hello.thegustana@gmail.com.
GUSTANA may still send transactional, administrative, security-related, or direct-response emails when reasonably necessary.
If comments, ratings, recipe submissions, or other public-contribution features are enabled, the information you submit may be visible to other visitors.
Do not include personal, confidential, financial, medical, allergy-related, or other sensitive information in a public submission.
GUSTANA may use moderation, spam-prevention, and security services to review, filter, or protect these features.
By submitting content, you should not assume that it will remain private. Additional terms may apply to submissions depending on the feature.
The Website may include embedded videos, images, social posts, Pinterest content, recipes, widgets, or other material supplied by third-party platforms.
Embedded content may function similarly to visiting the third-party platform directly. The provider may collect information, use cookies, track interactions, or associate activity with an account held by the visitor.
GUSTANA may also link to platforms such as Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, or other social networks.
Your use of those platforms is governed by their own privacy policies, terms, and settings.
GUSTANA may share or allow access to information with service providers that help operate the Website, including website-hosting and content-delivery providers, analytics and technology services, advertising providers, affiliate networks, retailers, marketplaces, email services, contact-form providers, cookie-consent providers, security services, technical support providers, embedded-media platforms, social-media platforms, and professional advisers when reasonably necessary.
GUSTANA may also disclose information when required by law, regulation, court order, or valid legal process; to protect the rights, property, safety, and security of GUSTANA, readers, or others; to investigate fraud, abuse, security incidents, or policy violations; or in connection with financing, reorganization, merger, acquisition, or sale of all or part of the Website or business.
GUSTANA does not rent personal information to third parties.
GUSTANA does not sell personal information in exchange for money.
However, certain advertising, analytics, affiliate, or social-media activities may be treated as a “sale,” “sharing,” or use of personal information for targeted advertising under some privacy laws, even when no money is exchanged for the information itself.
Where applicable, you may opt out through the Website’s available cookie or privacy settings or by contacting GUSTANA.
Where required by law, GUSTANA will honor legally valid browser-based opt-out preference signals, including Global Privacy Control, for the browser and device transmitting the signal.
GUSTANA does not knowingly sell or share the personal information of individuals under 16 for targeted-advertising purposes.
GUSTANA retains personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Policy.
This may include providing requested communications or features, maintaining operational and security records, resolving disputes, enforcing agreements, meeting legal, accounting, or regulatory requirements, and establishing, exercising, or defending legal claims.
The appropriate retention period depends on the type of information, why it was collected, applicable legal requirements, and the retention settings of service providers.
Information stored solely in your browser or device remains there until you delete it, it is cleared by your browser, or the relevant storage is otherwise removed.
GUSTANA uses reasonable administrative, organizational, and technical measures intended to protect personal information.
However, no website, storage system, transmission method, or internet service is completely secure. GUSTANA cannot guarantee absolute security.
Please use care when submitting information online and avoid sending sensitive information through ordinary contact forms or email.
GUSTANA is operated from Brazil and may use service providers located in Brazil, the United States, and other countries.
Your information may therefore be processed in a country other than the country where you live. Privacy laws in those countries may differ from the laws in your jurisdiction.
Where required by applicable law, GUSTANA and its service providers will use an appropriate legal mechanism or safeguard for international transfers.
Depending on where you live and which law applies, you may have the right to know whether GUSTANA processes your personal information, request access, request a copy, correct inaccurate information, request deletion, request anonymization or restriction, object to certain processing, withdraw consent, request data portability, opt out of marketing communications, opt out of certain sales or targeted advertising, request information about recipients, request review of certain automated decisions, and lodge a complaint with an appropriate data-protection authority.
These rights may be subject to legal exceptions.
To protect privacy and security, GUSTANA may request information reasonably necessary to verify your identity and authority before acting on a request.
To submit a privacy request, email hello.thegustana@gmail.com with the subject line “Privacy Request.”
If you use an authorized agent where allowed by law, GUSTANA may request proof of the agent’s authority and verification of your identity.
If California privacy law applies to GUSTANA’s processing, California residents may have rights to know the categories and specific pieces of personal information collected, know the sources and purposes of collection, request correction or deletion, obtain a copy of certain information, opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information, limit certain uses of sensitive personal information, use an authorized agent, and exercise privacy rights without discriminatory treatment.
GUSTANA does not knowingly use sensitive personal information to infer characteristics about readers.
California residents may use available cookie settings, a legally recognized Global Privacy Control signal, or the privacy contact listed above to submit an applicable request.
Visitors in the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom may have rights under applicable data-protection laws, including rights of access, correction, deletion, restriction, objection, portability, and withdrawal of consent.
They may object to processing based on legitimate interests and may lodge a complaint with the data-protection authority in their country.
When consent is the legal basis for optional cookies or marketing, consent may be withdrawn without affecting the lawfulness of processing that occurred before withdrawal.
Visitors in Brazil may exercise applicable rights under Brazil’s Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados, including confirmation of processing, access, correction, anonymization, blocking, deletion, portability, information about sharing, opposition, and withdrawal of consent.
Requests should first be sent to GUSTANA at hello.thegustana@gmail.com.
You may also have the right to submit a petition to Brazil’s data-protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, where applicable.
GUSTANA is intended for a general audience interested in recipes, cooking, food, and kitchen resources.
The Website is not directed to children under 13, and GUSTANA does not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13.
Children should not submit personal information through contact forms, public-contribution features, newsletter forms, or interactive tools.
If you are a parent or legal guardian and believe that a child has provided personal information to GUSTANA, contact hello.thegustana@gmail.com.
GUSTANA will review the request and take appropriate action when required by applicable law.
The Website may link to external websites, retailers, brands, marketplaces, affiliate platforms, and other services.
GUSTANA does not control their privacy practices, security, content, or data collection.
You should review the privacy policy of any third-party website before providing personal information or completing a transaction.
GUSTANA may update this Privacy Policy when Website features, service providers, legal requirements, or information practices change.
The revised version will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date.
Where required by law, GUSTANA may provide additional notice of material changes.
For questions, privacy requests, or concerns about this Privacy Policy, contact:
Email: hello.thegustana@gmail.com
Website: https://thegustana.com/