Last Updated: March 11, 2024
Welcome to Inviting Recipes! We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This GDPR Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, https://invitingrecipes.com (the “Site”). It also describes your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable laws.
If you have any questions or concerns about this policy, or if you wish to exercise your rights, please contact us at [email protected].
1. Who We Are
- Data Controller: Inviting Recipes
- Contact: [email protected]
We are the entity responsible for deciding how and why we process your personal data. All processing of your personal information is performed in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, including the GDPR.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Personal Information
We may collect and process personal information that you voluntarily provide when:
- Signing up for our newsletter: such as your name and email address.
- Submitting comments on our posts: such as your name, email address, and any other information you choose to include in the comment.
- Contacting us via email or a contact form: any personal data you choose to share in your message.
2.2 Non-Personal Information
When you interact with our Site, we may collect certain non-personal data automatically, including:
- Browser type and version
- IP address
- Pages visited and time spent on them
- Referring/exit pages
- Device type (mobile, tablet, or desktop)
- Other usage statistics and diagnostic data
We use this information to understand how visitors use our Site and to improve our content, functionality, and overall user experience.
3. Legal Bases for Processing Your Data
Under the GDPR, we must have a valid legal basis to process your personal data. We rely on one or more of the following bases:
- Consent: Where you have provided clear consent for us to process your personal data (e.g., signing up for our newsletter).
- Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests or those of a third party, and your fundamental rights and freedoms do not override those interests (e.g., improving our services, ensuring IT security).
- Legal Obligation: Where processing is necessary to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation (e.g., responding to lawful requests from public authorities).
4. How We Use Your Information
We use the information collected for various purposes, including:
- Providing and improving our services: Personalizing content and recipe recommendations based on user interests.
- Communicating with you: Responding to inquiries, sending newsletters, sharing updates or promotional offers, and administrative communications.
- Analyzing and enhancing our Site: Understanding user behavior, preferences, and trends to refine our recipes, design, and overall user experience.
- Compliance with legal obligations: Handling legal claims, preventing fraud, and safeguarding the security of our Site.
5. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties. However, we may share your data in the following limited circumstances:
- Service Providers: We engage third-party companies to help us operate our Site and provide services (e.g., email newsletter platforms, website hosting services, analytics providers). These service providers only process personal data on our behalf and according to our instructions.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your data to government authorities or other third parties if required by law (e.g., in response to a subpoena or court order).
Where possible, we minimize the amount of personal data we share and ensure that any third parties processing your data have appropriate security measures in place and adhere to GDPR obligations.
6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small text files placed on your device by your web browser.
6.1 Types of Cookies We Use
- Session Cookies: Temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser.
- Persistent Cookies: Cookies that remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them.
- Third-Party Cookies: Cookies from third parties such as analytics providers (e.g., Google Analytics) to help us measure and understand how you use our Site.
6.2 Managing Cookies
You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. You may delete or disable cookies, but note that doing so could affect the functionality and features of our Site.
7. Email Communications
If you subscribe to our newsletter, we may use your email address to send you updates, recipes, and promotional information related to Inviting Recipes. You can unsubscribe at any time by:
- Clicking the “Unsubscribe” link at the bottom of our emails, or
- Contacting us directly at [email protected].
We will remove your email from our mailing list promptly upon request.
8. Data Retention
We keep your personal data only for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. When we no longer need your personal data, we will securely delete or anonymize it.
9. Data Security
We implement and maintain reasonable technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Despite these measures, please note that no transmission over the Internet is entirely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security of your information.
10. International Data Transfers
Your personal data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside of the European Economic Area (EEA). We ensure that appropriate safeguards, such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or equivalent legal mechanisms, are in place to protect your personal data and ensure compliance with GDPR requirements.
11. Your Rights Under GDPR
Subject to applicable law, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to Access: Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: Request corrections if your personal data is inaccurate or incomplete.
- Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): Ask us to delete your personal data under certain circumstances.
- Right to Restrict Processing: Request a temporary halt to processing your personal data under certain conditions.
- Right to Data Portability: Receive a copy of the personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used format.
- Right to Object: Object to our processing of your data if it is based on our legitimate interests or if used for direct marketing.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: If processing is based on consent, you can withdraw your consent at any time.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond to your request in compliance with GDPR requirements. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (such as the Data Protection Authority in your country of residence) if you believe that our data processing violates applicable law.
12. Third-Party Links
Our Site may contain links to websites or services that are not operated by us. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those third-party websites and we are not responsible for their content or practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit before disclosing your personal information.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. When we post changes, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.
14. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise your rights regarding your personal data, please contact us at:
- Email: [email protected]
Thank you for being part of the Inviting Recipes community!