About doughballer

Welcome to Doughballer!

I wasn't always very successful at breadmaking. Being scientifically minded, I struggled with the nuances of making bread and how to adjust the parameters to make the perfect dough ball. So I dedicated hours and hours of studying, taking both in person and online classes and trying hundreds of bread recipes. Eventually, everything clicked into place and I began making amazing bread and tweaking the processes. Sometimes, I needed to make bread and rolls quickly. Sometimes I could take my time and enjoy the process. When I could, I spent my weekends making bread traditionally and experimenting. I was obssessed!

Beginning in 2020, I decided that I want to share the things I learned about bread baking with others and teach people how to make bread in any way that fit their needs. I adapted methods and focused on making the process easy to understand for everyone, whether they were new to baking or experienced. I wanted to share techniques that I use and how to control time to make sure that people could make bread conveniently. I also wanted to show how to develop artisan doughs and that every person visiting this site, had the tools and instructions to make great, tasty breads, pizza, and baked goods.

I've spent thousands of hours researching and trying new recipes. So many recipes on the internet simply do not work or do not taste good, so my goal with this website is to only post recipes that I personally use and have found to be incredible so that you don't have to waste your time or ingredients for nothing. I hope you enjoy our recipes for years to come. Good luck with your bread experiements!

Privacy Policy

Privacy PolicyEffective Date: January 1, 2020

Website URL: www.doughballer.com
Owner/Operator: Doughballer LLC

1. Introduction

Welcome to doughballer.com ("we," "our," or "us"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, fill out our contact forms, or interact with our services.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information about you in two ways: information you provide voluntarily and information collected automatically.

Information You Provide (Contact Forms): When you use our contact form, we collect the personal information you enter. This typically includes your name, email address, phone number, and the text of your message.
Information Collected Automatically (Cookies & Analytics): When you visit our website, we automatically log certain data about your device and behavior using tracking technologies. This includes your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and pages viewed.

3. Google Analytics and Cookies

Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity and maintain specific website functionality.

What are Cookies? Cookies are small text files placed on your device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies, though some parts of our site may not function properly if you do.
Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect and analyze information about website usage. This data is transmitted to and stored by Google. Google uses this information to compile reports on website activity for us.
Opt-Out: You can prevent Google Analytics from recognizing you on return visits to this site by disabling cookies on your browser, or by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following specific purposes:

To respond directly to inquiries, questions, or requests sent through our contact forms.
To monitor and analyze website traffic, behavior, and trends using Google Analytics to improve our website design and performance.
To protect our website from spam, fraud, or malicious activity.

5. Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We only share your data with trusted service providers who help us operate our website:

Google LLC: For website analytics purposes.
Website Hosting & Email Providers: To store website data and deliver messages sent via our contact forms.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

6. Vermont Privacy Rights (VCPA Notice)

If you are a resident of Vermont, the Vermont Consumer Privacy Act (VCPA) grants you specific rights regarding your personal data:

Right to Confirm and Access: You have the right to confirm whether we are processing your personal data and to access that data.
Right to Correction: You have the right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data.
Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of personal data provided by or obtained about you.
Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt-out of the processing of your personal data for purposes of targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, or profiling. (Note: We do not sell your data or use it for targeted advertising).
Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your VCPA rights.

To exercise any of these rights, please submit a request to us using the contact information below.

7. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to secure your personal information. However, please remember that no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how your data is handled, please contact us at: