Last updated: July 22, 2026
Who We Are
Okra & Oak (okraandoak.com) is a food and lifestyle website focused on Southern and soul food cooking. This policy explains what information we collect from visitors and subscribers, how we use it, and the choices you have.
Information We Collect
We collect a few different kinds of information depending on how you interact with the site: standard visit data collected automatically by our hosting and analytics tools (such as pages viewed and general location/device information), information you provide if you leave a comment (name, email address, and the comment itself), and your email address if you choose to sign up for our email list.
Email List & Newsletter
When you enter your email address to receive our free ebook or to subscribe to updates (including through the sign-up pop-up shown on the site), we add your email address to our mailing list. We use Hostinger Reach, a third-party email marketing service, to store this list and send emails.
We use your email address to: deliver the free ebook you requested, send you new recipes, articles, and occasional product recommendations we think you’ll find useful, and let you know about new content or offerings from Okra & Oak.
Every marketing email we send includes an unsubscribe link. You can opt out at any time, and we will remove you from future sends. We do not sell or rent your email address to third parties.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience on future visits. These cookies last for one year. Our sign-up pop-up may also use a cookie or local browser storage to avoid showing the same offer repeatedly once you’ve signed up or dismissed it.
Embedded Content
Articles and recipes on this site may include embedded content (for example, videos or images from other websites). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you had visited that other website directly, and those sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.
Affiliate Links & Advertising
Okra & Oak 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 linking to Amazon.com. Some links on this site are affiliate links, meaning we may earn a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking them, at no extra cost to you. See our Disclosure page for details.
Third-Party Services We Use
We work with a small number of trusted third-party services to run this site and our email list, including our web hosting provider, Hostinger Reach for email marketing, and the Amazon Associates program described above. Each of these providers has its own privacy practices governing the data they process on our behalf.
How Long We Retain Data
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize follow-up comments automatically. Email addresses collected through our sign-up pop-up or forms are retained until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete them.
Your Rights
You can unsubscribe from our email list at any time using the link in any email we send. You may also request a copy of the personal data we hold about you, or ask us to delete it, by contacting us through our Contact page.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time as our site and tools evolve. We’ll update the “Last updated” date above when we do.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your data, please reach out via our Contact page.
