This Privacy Policy explains how clairecipes.com collects, uses, and protects your personal data. It also outlines your rights under relevant data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) if you are located in the European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA).
Information We Collect
We may collect the following personal data from you:
- Contact information: Your name and email address if you sign up for our newsletter or contact us through a form.
- Comments: The content of your comments on our blog posts.
- Usage data: We may collect information about how you use our website, such as the pages you visit, how long you spend on them, and the links you click. This data is collected anonymously and does not identify you personally.
How We Use Your Information
We use your information for the following purposes:
- To send you our newsletter (if you have signed up for it)
- To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
- To improve our website and content based on user behavior
- To personalize your experience on our website (e.g., by recommending recipes you might like)
- To comply with legal and regulatory requirements
Legal Basis for Processing Your Information
We process your information based on the following legal grounds:
- Consent: By signing up for our newsletter or contacting us through a form, you consent to us processing your information for the purposes outlined above.
- Contract: If you enter into a contract with us (e.g., by purchasing a product or service), we will need to process your information in order to fulfill that contract.
- Legitimate interests: We may process your information for our legitimate interests, such as improving our website and content or sending you promotional emails. However, we will only do this if your interests and rights do not override our legitimate interests.
Data Retention
We will only retain your data for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected. For example, we will retain your email address if you have signed up for our newsletter until you unsubscribe. We will then delete your data unless we are required to keep it for legal reasons (e.g., tax records).
Your Rights
You have a number of rights under data protection laws, including:
- Access your personal data: You can request a copy of the information we hold about you.
- Rectify any inaccuracies: You can request that we correct any inaccurate information about you.
- Erase your data: You can request that we delete your data in certain circumstances.
- Restrict the processing of your data: You can request that we restrict the processing of your data in certain circumstances.
- Object to the processing of your data: You can object to the processing of your data in certain circumstances.
- Data portability: You can request that we transfer your data to another organization.
Third-Party Disclosures
We may share your information with third-party service providers who help us operate our website and business. These service providers are contractually obligated to keep your information confidential and secure. We will not share your information with any other third parties without your consent, except as required by law.
Cookies
We may use cookies to collect information about your use of our website. Cookies are small data files that are stored on your device. You can learn more about cookies and how to manage them by visiting https://www.aboutcookies.org/.
Security
We take the security of your data seriously and have in place appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction of your information.
Children’s Privacy
Our website is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it from our records.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. The changes will be effective immediately upon posting the revised Privacy Policy on our website.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at Contact@clairerecipes.com