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This page explains what data King Tallow collects when you visit the site, why we collect it, who else gets to see it, and what you can do about it. We try to keep this readable.

Last updated: May 26, 2026

1. Who we are

King Tallow is a content site about beef tallow cooking, skincare, and DIY projects, published from kingtallow.com. The site is owned and operated by Miles Carter as a sole-proprietor publication. When this policy says "we", "us", or "King Tallow", it refers to that operation.

Mailing contact: contact@kingtallow.com.

2. What we collect

We collect two kinds of information.

Information you provide directly. If you email us, we receive your email address and whatever you write in the message. We do not run a newsletter sign-up, contact form, or user account at this time, so this category is limited to email correspondence.

Information collected automatically. When you load a page, our hosting provider and the third-party services embedded on the page receive your IP address, user agent string, referring URL, requested URL, timestamp, and a set of advertising-related identifiers such as cookie IDs and (where applicable) hashed device identifiers. This is standard for any website that uses analytics or shows ads.

3. How we use it

  • To serve the site (hosting, caching, security).
  • To understand how people find and use the site (aggregate analytics).
  • To show advertising that helps pay for the site (programmatic ads via Mediavine).
  • To track which outbound product links lead to qualifying purchases (Amazon Associates).
  • To respond when you email us.

We do not sell direct user data. We do not build profiles to resell. We do not run email marketing.

4. Cookies and tracking

The site sets a small number of first-party cookies for basic functionality. The bulk of the cookies you encounter come from third-party services we embed (analytics, ad partners, affiliate networks). Cookies typically store an identifier so a service can recognize a returning visitor and aggregate behavior across page views.

You can block or delete cookies in your browser. Doing so will not break the content of the site, though it may reduce the relevance of ads you see and may interfere with our analytics. Most browsers offer cookie controls under Settings or Preferences.

5. Third-party services

The following third parties may receive your information when you visit a page on this site. Each has its own privacy policy that governs what it does with that data:

We do not control how those companies use the data they collect. If you want to limit it, your best lever is browser-level cookie controls plus the opt-out tools each service offers.

6. Affiliate links

King Tallow is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. We also work with a small number of brand-direct affiliate partners. Outbound product links on the site carry tracking parameters that let those programs attribute a sale to King Tallow.

Affiliate links are marked with rel="sponsored" in the page source so they can be identified by search engines, browsers, and ad blockers. Every blog post that contains an affiliate link includes a disclosure line at the top.

7. Advertising

Most pages on the site display third-party ads served through Mediavine and its partner demand sources. These ads are personalized using cookies, device identifiers, and contextual signals about the page you are viewing. You can opt out of personalized advertising at the industry level via:

Opting out reduces ad personalization. It does not remove ads from the site, because ads are how the site pays its hosting bill.

8. When we share information

We share information with the third-party services listed in section 5 because that sharing is what makes those services work. Beyond that:

  • We will disclose information if a court or law-enforcement agency requires it under a valid legal process.
  • We will disclose information if we have a good-faith belief it is necessary to investigate or prevent fraud, abuse, or a threat to safety.
  • If the site is ever sold or merged, the new owner will inherit the data and will be bound by this policy until they post a new one.

We do not sell email addresses, IP addresses, or other identifiers to anyone.

9. How long we keep it

  • Server access logs: 30 days.
  • Analytics data (Google Analytics aggregated reports): up to 26 months by default, after which it is anonymized.
  • Email correspondence: retained while the conversation is active, then archived for up to two years for reference.
  • Ad-partner data: governed by each partner's retention policy. See section 5 for links.

10. Security

The site is served over HTTPS. The static files that make up the site are hosted on a managed platform with industry-standard access controls. We do not store passwords, payment information, or any other sensitive personal data, because we do not collect any.

No method of internet transmission is fully secure. We try to be careful, and we recommend you stay current on your own browser and device security.

11. Children

King Tallow is written for adults. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 13 years old, and the site is not directed at children under that age. If you believe a child has provided us information, email us at contact@kingtallow.com and we will delete it.

12. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access the personal information a service has about you, correct it if it is wrong, delete it, restrict how it is used, or move it to another service. The fastest way to exercise any of those rights is at the source: contact the third-party services in section 5 directly, since they are the parties holding most of the data tied to your visit.

You can always email us at contact@kingtallow.com and we will help where we have the data and the ability to act on it.

13. California residents (CCPA / CPRA)

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act and the California Privacy Rights Act give you specific rights regarding personal information that businesses hold about you. Those include the right to know what categories of personal information are collected, the right to delete personal information, the right to correct inaccurate personal information, and the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

King Tallow does not sell personal information in the traditional sense. The site does participate in cross-context behavioral advertising through Mediavine and its partners, which under CPRA counts as "sharing". You can opt out of that sharing by:

  • Enabling a Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal in your browser, which we honor automatically.
  • Using the industry-level opt-out tools listed in section 7.
  • Emailing contact@kingtallow.com with the subject "CCPA opt-out".

14. EU and UK residents (GDPR)

If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, the legal bases on which we process your personal data are:

  • Legitimate interest for basic site operation, security, and aggregate analytics that help us improve the site.
  • Consent for personalized advertising, where required. Mediavine displays a consent banner that lets you accept or reject personalized ads on your first visit. You can change your choice at any time through that banner.
  • Legal obligation when responding to a lawful request from a regulator or court.

You have the right to access, correct, delete, port, restrict, and object to the processing of your personal data, and the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. Contact us at contact@kingtallow.com to exercise any of these rights.

15. Do Not Track

Web browsers can send a "Do Not Track" signal. There is no industry-wide agreement on how to respond to that signal, so most sites (including this one) treat it as informational. We do honor the newer Global Privacy Control signal in CCPA-applicable regions, as described in section 13.

16. International transfers

The site is operated from the United States. The third-party services we use are global, and your information may be processed in the United States and other countries that have privacy laws different from the ones in your home jurisdiction. Where applicable, transfers out of the EEA or UK rely on the standard contractual clauses adopted by those third parties.

17. Changes to this policy

We update this page when our practices change or when a new ad or analytics partner is added. The "last updated" date at the top of the page reflects the most recent material change. We recommend bookmarking the page if you want to track changes; we do not maintain a mailing list for policy updates.

18. Contact

If you have a question about this policy, want to exercise a right described above, or believe something on the site is handling data in a way that does not match what is described here, write to:

Miles Carter, King Tallow

contact@kingtallow.com

Reply window: 2 to 5 business days.