Last updated: 24/03/2024
Cooking Plates (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how your personal information is collected, used, and disclosed by Cooking Plates.
This Privacy Policy applies to our website at https://cookingplates.com and its associated subdomains (collectively, our “Website”).
By accessing or using our Website, you signify that you have read, understood, and agree to our collection, storage, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy and our Terms and Conditions.
Definitions
Personal Information
“Personal Information” means information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with you or your household.
Cookies
A cookie is a small data file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and stored by the browser. This identifier is subsequently returned to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. Cookies can be categorized as either “persistent” or “session” cookies: persistent cookies are stored by a web browser and remain valid until their expiry date, unless manually deleted by the user, while session cookies expire at the end of the user session, typically when the web browser is closed. While cookies do not usually contain personally identifying information, any personal data stored about the user may be associated with the information stored in and obtained from cookies. Cookies are utilized for various purposes, including enabling websites to function correctly, remembering user preferences and interests, and enhancing the overall user experience. Additionally, cookies and similar tracking technologies may be employed to gather information about user interactions with a website, such as IP address, browser type, operating system, browsing information, and interaction data.
What Personal Information We Collect and How We Collect It
We collect Personal Information that you provide to us voluntarily when you interact with our Website. For example, we collect information when you:
- Subscribe to our newsletter or email list
- Contact us for customer support
The types of Personal Information we may collect include your name and email address.
We may also automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate our website, such as your IP address, device and browser type, operating system, and pages visited.
We may use tracking and analytics tools, such as Google Analytics, to collect information about how you interact with our website. These tools may collect information such as what pages you visit, how long you stay on each page, and what links you click. Some of this information may be associated with your Personal Information.
How We Share Your Personal Information
None of your information will be shared with third parties. Cooking Plates may use your e-mail address in the future to contact you regarding the site, however, an opt-out will always be provided. Your name and website may be displayed on the site if you post a comment. However, your e-mail address and privacy will always be kept secure.
Tracking Technologies and Online Advertising
We use tracking technologies, such as cookies, beacons, tags, and scripts, to track user activity and collect information about how our website is used. This information may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, browsing information, and interaction data.
We may use this information to provide and improve our Website, analyze trends, administer the website, track users’ movements around the website, and gather demographic information about our user base as a whole.
Third-Party Advertising
We allow third-party companies to serve ads and/or collect certain anonymous information when you visit our website. These companies may use non-personally identifiable information (e.g., click stream information, browser type, time and date, subject of advertisements clicked or scrolled over) during your visits to this and other Web sites to provide advertisements about goods and services likely to be of greater interest to you. These companies typically collect this information from a cookie or third-party web beacon. To learn more about this behavioral advertising practice or to opt out of this type of advertising, you can visit networkadvertising.org.
You can opt out of receiving interest-based advertising from Google by visiting Google’s Ads Settings or the Network Advertising Initiative’s online resources. You can also opt out of receiving interest-based advertising from other third-party ad networks by visiting their respective websites.
Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you reside, you may have certain rights regarding your Personal Information, such as the right to access, correct, delete, or object to the processing of your Personal Information. These rights may include:
- The right to access your Personal Information and receive a copy
- The right to correct or update your Personal Information
- The right to delete or erase your Personal Information
- The right to object to or restrict the processing of your Personal Information
- The right to data portability (the right to receive a copy of your Personal Information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format)
- The right to withdraw your consent at any time
To exercise your privacy rights, please contact us using the information provided in the “Contact Us” section below.
Please note that these rights are not absolute and may be subject to certain exceptions or limitations as provided by applicable laws and regulations.
California Privacy Rights (CCPA and CPRA)
If you are a California resident, you may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), including:
- The right to know what Personal Information we collect, use, disclose, and sell
- The right to request deletion of your Personal Information
- The right to opt out of the sale of your Personal Information
- The right to non-discrimination for exercising your CCPA or CPRA rights
To exercise your rights under the CCPA or CPRA, please contact us using the information provided in the “Contact Us” section below.
For European Economic Area Residents
We comply with all applicable privacy laws and regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union and other relevant laws around the world. If you reside in a country in the European Economic Area (EEA), then under the GDPR and applicable data protection laws you have the rights, among other things, to access your data, have us erase it, and/or restrict its further processing. If you wish to access or delete your data (if any) maintained by us or a third party related to advertising on the Site, you can contact us at [email protected].
Data Security
We implement reasonable security measures to protect the security of your Personal Information, both during transmission and once it is received. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children’s Privacy
Our Website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from a child under 13 without verifiable parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on our Website and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at [email protected]