The Wicked Noodle, found at https://www.thewickednoodle.com/ ("Website"), is governed by this Privacy Policy.
We respect your privacy and are committed to explaining how personal information may be collected, used, and shared when you visit or interact with the Website. This Privacy Policy applies only to this Website.
What Information Do We Collect and How Is It Used?
Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website: We may collect personal information you voluntarily provide, such as your name or email address, when you leave a comment, subscribe to a newsletter, submit a contact form, or otherwise contact us.
Automatically Collected Information: When you use the Website, we and our service providers may automatically collect information such as your IP address, device and operating system information, browser type, referring website, pages viewed, dates and times of access, links clicked, and other usage or interaction information.
Cookies and Similar Technologies: The Website and its service providers may use cookies, pixels, tags, beacons, and similar technologies to operate the Website, remember preferences, understand Website usage, measure performance, provide advertising, and support other functionality described in this Privacy Policy.
How Your Information May Be Used
We may use information collected through the Website to:
- Operate, maintain, and improve the Website;
- Send newsletters or other communications you request;
- Send administrative, technical, policy, or security communications;
- Respond to comments, questions, and inquiries;
- Provide user support;
- Analyze Website traffic, usage, and performance;
- Measure, personalize, and support advertising and affiliate programs; and
- Protect the Website, investigate misuse, and help prevent unauthorized or illegal activity.
Third-Party Services and Technology
The Website uses third-party services and technology to operate, analyze, optimize, monetize, and provide Website features. The live Website currently uses technology and services that include Mediavine, Hubbub, Rank Math, Mediavine Create, analytics services, and other WordPress and Website technologies. These providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and the services they provide to the Website.
Information may be processed or shared with service providers, advertising partners, analytics providers, affiliate partners, and other parties as described in this Privacy Policy. We may also disclose information when required by law or in connection with a merger, acquisition, sale of assets, bankruptcy, reorganization, or similar business transaction.
Affiliate Program Participation
The Website may engage in affiliate marketing by using tracking links. If you click an affiliate link, cookies or similar technologies may be used to track referrals, purchases, or other activity for purposes such as assigning commissions.
The Wicked Noodle 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. Customized links and cookies or similar technologies may be used to track referrals for purposes of assigning commissions.
Anonymous and Aggregated Data
We may use aggregated, de-identified, or anonymous information that does not reasonably identify you for analytics, advertising, Website improvement, and other business purposes.
Publicly Visible Information
The Website does not offer visitors the ability to create a user profile. If you leave a public comment or otherwise submit information for public display, information you choose to include may be visible to other Website visitors.
Cookies and Privacy Choices
The Website and its service providers use cookies and similar technologies for Website functionality, analytics, advertising, personalization, and measurement. Depending on your location and the choices available to you, you may be able to manage applicable cookie, advertising, and privacy preferences through the Website's consent or privacy controls.
You may also use your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Disabling cookies may affect certain Website features. Rejecting personalized advertising cookies does not necessarily mean that you will stop seeing advertisements; you may instead receive non-personalized advertisements.
Advertising
The Website may use advertising technologies and advertising partners to display, measure, personalize, or otherwise manage advertising. These technologies may use cookies and similar identifiers based on Website visits and other activity, subject to applicable law and your available privacy choices.
Mediavine Programmatic Advertising
The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine and its advertising partners may use first- and third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons, advertising identifiers, and similar technologies to provide, measure, optimize, and personalize advertising.
Information used in connection with advertising may include IP address, operating system and version, device type, language, browser type, usage and interaction information, referral information, approximate geolocation information, advertising identifiers, cookie information, and, where applicable, email in hashed form.
Mediavine partners may combine information collected through the Website with information they independently collect in order to provide interest-based advertising across websites, browsers, apps, and devices.
For information about Mediavine's advertising partners, their data practices, and available choices, please visit Mediavine Partners. Additional interest-based advertising choices are available through the National Advertising Initiative and the Digital Advertising Alliance.
Newsletters
If you subscribe to a newsletter, information such as your email address may be used to deliver requested communications. Newsletters may contain tracking technologies that help measure whether an email was opened or a link was clicked. You may unsubscribe from promotional email communications by using the unsubscribe link included in those communications or by contacting us at info at TheWickedNoodle.com.
Rights Related to Your Personal Information
Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including rights to request access, correction, or deletion of certain personal information and to make certain choices regarding its processing. To submit a privacy-related request, contact info at TheWickedNoodle.com.
We may need to verify a request before responding and may retain certain information when required or permitted by law, including for recordkeeping, security, fraud prevention, or other legitimate purposes.
California Privacy Rights
California residents may have rights under applicable California privacy law, subject to applicable definitions, exceptions, and limitations. These rights may include the right to know about or access certain personal information, request deletion, request correction, and opt out of certain sales or sharing of personal information. Where applicable, California residents may also have rights concerning certain uses or disclosures of sensitive personal information.
We will not discriminate against you for exercising privacy rights provided by applicable law. To submit a California privacy request, contact info at TheWickedNoodle.com. You may also use available Website privacy or consent controls to exercise applicable advertising and cookie choices.
Sensitive Personal Information
Please do not submit sensitive personal information to the Website unless it is specifically requested and necessary. Sensitive information can include government identification numbers, financial account credentials, precise geolocation, racial or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, health information, and other information treated as sensitive under applicable law.
Children's Information
The Website is not directed to children under 16 and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If a parent or guardian believes that a child has provided personal information to the Website, please contact us at info at TheWickedNoodle.com so that we can review the request and take appropriate action.
Contact Information
For privacy questions or requests, contact us at info at TheWickedNoodle.com or by mail at:
TheWickedNoodle.com
17853 Santiago Blvd
#107-261
Villa Park, CA 92861
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the Website, our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. The date below indicates when this Privacy Policy was most recently updated.
Last updated: August 30, 2026