Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 6, 2026

Make Sushi Easy (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the website https://makesushieasy.com/ (the “Site”). This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit the Site, how that information may be used, and the choices available to you.

By using this Site, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide

You may voluntarily provide personal information when you:

  • Send an email using the address on our Contact page
  • Leave a comment on an article
  • Communicate with us directly

This information may include your name, email address, website address, comment, message, and any other information you choose to provide.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the Site, certain information may be collected automatically, including:

  • Your Internet Protocol (IP) address
  • Browser type and operating system
  • Device type
  • Pages viewed and time spent on the Site
  • Date and time of your visit
  • Referring and exit pages
  • Approximate geographic location
  • General interaction and usage information

This information helps us understand how visitors use the Site, maintain security, improve performance, and provide better content.

2. How We Use Information

We may use collected information to:

  • Operate, maintain, and improve the Site
  • Respond to questions and contact requests
  • Review and manage comments
  • Prevent spam, fraud, and security threats
  • Understand visitor interests and Site performance
  • Develop useful sushi recipes, guides, and educational content
  • Display and measure advertising
  • Comply with applicable laws and legal obligations

We do not use contact information for unrelated marketing unless you have provided permission.

3. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Site may use cookies, web beacons, pixels, and similar technologies. Cookies are small files stored on your device that help websites remember preferences, understand usage, improve performance, and deliver relevant content or advertising.

Cookies used on the Site may include:

  • Essential cookies: Necessary for basic Site operation and security
  • Preference cookies: Used to remember certain visitor settings
  • Analytics cookies: Used to understand traffic and visitor behavior
  • Advertising cookies: Used to display, personalize, and measure advertisements

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect how some parts of the Site function.

Where required by applicable law, we will request consent before using non-essential cookies or personalized advertising technologies.

4. Google Services, Analytics, and Advertising

The Site may use Google services such as Google Site Kit, Google Search Console, Google Analytics, and Google AdSense.

Google Analytics

Google Analytics may collect information about how visitors find and use the Site. This may include pages visited, session duration, device information, approximate location, and referral sources. We use this information to analyze traffic and improve our content and Site performance.

You can learn more about how Google uses information from websites that use its services by visiting How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.

You may also use the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Google AdSense

The Site may be connected to Google AdSense for site review even when advertisements are not currently shown. If AdSense advertisements are displayed, third-party vendors, including Google, may place or read cookies on your browser. They may also use web beacons, IP addresses, device identifiers, and similar technologies to collect information as a result of advertising being displayed on the Site.

Google and its advertising partners may use cookies to serve advertisements based on your previous visits to this Site or other websites. Depending on your location and privacy choices, advertisements may be personalized or non-personalized.

You can manage how Google uses information to personalize advertisements through Google My Ad Center.

Additional information about Google’s privacy practices is available in the Google Privacy Policy.

5. WordPress, Jetpack, Akismet, and Gravatar

The Site is built with WordPress and may use services provided by Automattic, including Jetpack, Akismet, and Gravatar.

When a visitor leaves a comment, the information entered in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser information, may be collected to assist with spam detection.

An anonymized value created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you use that service. After a comment is approved, a Gravatar profile image may be publicly visible next to the comment.

Akismet may process comment information to identify and block spam. Jetpack may collect technical and usage information to provide security, statistics, performance, and other Site features.

You can review Automattic’s privacy practices at Automattic Privacy Policy.

6. Embedded Content and External Links

Articles on this Site may include embedded content such as videos, images, social media posts, maps, or other material from third-party websites.

Embedded content behaves in the same way as if you visited the third-party website directly. Those websites may collect information about you, use cookies, include additional tracking technologies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.

The Site may also link to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing personal information.

7. How We Share Information

We do not sell personal information for money.

We may share limited information with trusted service providers that help us operate, secure, analyze, or monetize the Site. These providers may include website hosting services, analytics providers, spam-prevention services, advertising partners, and technical support providers.

Information may also be disclosed when reasonably necessary to:

  • Comply with a law, regulation, legal request, or court order
  • Protect our rights, property, users, or the public
  • Investigate fraud, abuse, or security problems
  • Complete a business transfer involving the Site

Advertising cookies or identifiers may be considered “sharing,” “targeted advertising,” or similar activity under certain privacy laws. Visitors may have the right to opt out of these activities depending on their location.

8. Data Retention

Comments and related information may be retained indefinitely so that we can recognize and approve follow-up comments and maintain discussion history.

Contact messages are retained only as long as reasonably necessary to respond, maintain appropriate records, prevent abuse, and comply with legal obligations.

Analytics and technical information may be retained according to the settings and retention policies of the service providers we use.

9. Your Privacy Rights and Choices

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:

  • Request access to personal information we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate information
  • Request deletion of certain personal information
  • Object to or restrict certain processing
  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
  • Opt out of certain personalized advertising or data sharing
  • Request a portable copy of certain information
  • File a complaint with an appropriate privacy authority

To submit a privacy request, please use our Contact page. We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

10. Children’s Privacy

This Site is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information through the Site, please contact us so that we can review and delete the information when appropriate.

11. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect information associated with the Site. However, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

12. International Visitors

The Site may be accessed from countries outside the United States. Information may be processed or stored in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate. Privacy laws in those countries may differ from the laws in your location.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our practices, services, advertising arrangements, or legal obligations change. The revised policy will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date.

We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.

14. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to submit a privacy request, email contact@makesushieasy.com or visit our Contact page.