How we handle information.

Site operation

Smoke & Sear publishes static pages only. Routine access records are kept by the hosting provider: the address a request came from, the browser it identified as, the page requested, and when. These records exist to deliver content and to shut down abuse.

The theme preference is stored locally in your browser as smoke-theme; it is not submitted to Smoke & Sear.

Analytics and advertising

Google's publisher script is present on the content pages of this site. Ad placement itself is configured in the AdSense account, not in the page source, so the files here define no individual units. When advertising is served, Google and its advertising partners may place cookies or use comparable identifiers to deliver ads, measure them, and tailor them using previous visits to this or other websites. The pages carrying no advertising are privacy, terms, contact, editorial policy, image credits and 404. Advertisers have no influence over which cooking methods are covered or what a method guide says.

Consent management

Smoke & Sear uses Google Funding Choices, a Google-certified consent management platform, to obtain and manage consent for advertising in regions where it is required. Before personalized advertising is enabled, Funding Choices presents a consent message to visitors in the EEA, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland with accept, reject, and preference controls, and it supports later changes or withdrawal through the site’s privacy controls. Visitors in California and other US states receive the privacy choices required by the law that applies to them.

Privacy choices

The consent decision is not permanent. Selecting Privacy choices in the footer brings back the Google Funding Choices message, so a choice made on an earlier visit can be reversed or limited to fewer purposes at any time.

Google ad choices

Google provides controls for reviewing or changing ad personalization choices through its Ads Settings. Those controls are operated by Google, may vary by account and region, and do not replace a consent message where consent is required.

Contact and corrections

For privacy questions or data requests, email alghalytahmdbab@gmail.com. We do not collect email addresses through forms or subscriptions.

Updates

Revised September 22, 2026. Whenever something behind the site changes: the advertising script, the consent banner, analytics, or the contact route: this page is rewritten to describe what is actually running at that moment.