Effective Date: 02/02/2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to imthecooker.com This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal data when you interact with our website. We are committed to complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws. By using our website, you agree to the terms outlined in this policy.
2. Information We Collect
We collect and process the following categories of personal information:
- Contact Information: Your name, email address, and any other details you provide when contacting us or signing up for newsletters.
- Usage Data: Data about your interactions with our website, such as pages visited, time spent, and navigation patterns.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: Information collected through cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience.
- User-Generated Content: Recipes, comments, feedback, or other content you voluntarily submit to the website.
3. How We Use Your Information
We process your personal data for the following purposes:
- Website Functionality: To provide, maintain, and improve our website’s features and services.
- Communications: To send newsletters, updates, and promotional content (with your consent where applicable).
- Customer Support: To respond to inquiries, comments, and requests.
- Analytics and Improvements: To understand user behavior and improve our offerings.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal information under the following legal grounds:
- Your consent (e.g., when subscribing to newsletters).
- Performance of a contract (e.g., providing services you request).
- Compliance with legal obligations.
- Legitimate interests (e.g., improving website performance).
5. Sharing and Disclosure of Information
We may share your personal data with:
- Service Providers: Trusted third parties who assist in website operations, analytics, and marketing.
- Legal Authorities: When required to comply with applicable laws or legal processes.
6. Your Rights
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Access: Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
- Correction: Request corrections to inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Erasure: Request deletion of your data, subject to legal requirements.
- Restriction: Request limitations on how we process your data.
- Objection: Object to the processing of your data in certain circumstances.
- Data Portability: Request a copy of your data in a structured, commonly used format.
To exercise these rights, contact us at contactus@imthecooker.com.
7. Data Security
We employ appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no data transmission over the internet is entirely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
9. Updates to This Privacy Policy
We may revise this Privacy Policy periodically. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Continued use of the website after updates constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.
10. Contact Information
For questions, concerns, or requests related to this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us at:
Email: contactus@imthecooker.com
By using imthecooker.com, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to this Privacy Policy.