Privacy, Terms, Cookies, Conditions and Disclosure
This Policy and all of its terms and conditions: effective from 01-01-2024, last updated on 30-05-2024.
Unless specified otherwise, all images, recipes, stories and posts belong to Elby, founder of The Tasteful Pantry and creator of this website.
This Policy describes the privacy policies, terms & conditions and disclosure policies of The Tasteful Pantry – https://thetastefulpantry.com (the ‘Site’). You can contact me, Elby, via my Contact page or via email: enquiries@thetastefulpantry.com, in relation to the collection, use and disclosure of your information that is collected when you use the Site. By accessing or using the Site, you are consenting to the collection, use and disclosure of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not consent to the same, please do not access or use the Site.
I may modify this Privacy Policy at any time without any prior notice to you. The revised Privacy Policy will be posted on the Site.
Advertising & Affiliate Marketing Disclosure
I may allow third party companies to advertise on the Site, for which I may earn a commission. The Site may also contain affiliate links and I may earn a commission through those links.
I am not compensated for verbally promoting products, services or sites, or for providing personal opinions on such. Trust and integrity are important to me. I will only openly endorse a product on the Site that I believe is worthy.
Privacy Policy Information Collected
Information I Collect & How It Is Collected
I may collect and process the following personal information about you:
- Name
- Profile Picture
- IP Address
When visitors leave comments on the site I collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
I may collect/receive information about you in the following manners:
- When a user fills the registration form or otherwise submits personal information
- Interacts with the website
- From public sources
The Site also uses cookies. A cookie is a piece of data that a site can send to your browser. This may then be stored on your computer as an anonymous tag that identifies your computer but not you. The Site uses cookies to analyse user behaviour (such as clicks and time spent on pages) in order to provide better content for yourself and other visitors.
How I Use Your Information
I may use the information that I collect about you for the following purposes:
- Marketing / Promotional
- Creating user account
- Customer feedback collection
- User to user comments
If I want to use your information for any other purpose, I will ask you for consent. I will use your information only on receiving your consent and then, only for the purpose(s) for which grant consent unless I am required to do otherwise by law.
You may request at any time to stop receiving marketing information or request to be removed from a mailing list by emailing enquiries@thetastefulpantry.com.
Comments
- The Site is not responsible for the contents of reader comments
- The Site has the right to delete inappropriate comments
- The Site has the right to terminate a user’s account
- The Site will not tolerate harassment, bullying, racist comments
How I Share Your Information
Your personal information will not be transferred to any third party without seeking your consent, except in limited circumstances as described below:
- Analytics
- Data collection & process
- Automated spam detection
I require such third party’s to use the personal information I transfer to them only for the purpose for which it was transferred and not to retain it for longer than is required for fulfilling the said purpose.
I may also disclose your personal information for the following: (1) to comply with applicable law, regulation, court order or other legal process; (2) to enforce your agreements with me, including this Privacy Policy; or (3) to respond to claims that your use of the Site violates any third-party rights. If the Site or my company is merged or acquired with another company, your information will be one of the assets that is transferred to the new owner.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
I will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission, or are required to do so by law.
Retention Of Your Information
I will retain your personal information for 90 days to 2 years after users terminate their accounts or for as long as we need it to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected as detailed in this Privacy Policy. I may need to retain certain information for longer periods such as record-keeping / reporting in accordance with applicable law or for other legitimate reasons like enforcement of legal rights, fraud prevention, etc. Residual anonymous information and aggregate information, neither of which identifies you (directly or indirectly), may be stored indefinitely.
If you leave a comment on the Site, the comment and its metadata may be retained indefinitely.
Cookies Policy
What are cookies? Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when the Site is loaded on your browser. These cookies help me make the Site function properly, make it more secure, provide better user experience, understand how the Site performs and to analyse what works and where it needs improvement.
How Do I Use Cookies?
My website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.
The third-party cookies used are mainly for understanding how the Site performs, how you interact with the Site, keeping my services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with the Site. Types of Cookies I use determine whether cookies are enabled on the users’ browsers.
Manage Cookie Preferences
You can change your cookie preferences any time by clicking the green cookie button at the bottom left of your screen. This will let you revisit the cookie consent banner and change your preferences or withdraw your consent right away.
In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. Listed below are the links to the support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from the major web browsers.
Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc
If you are using any other web browser, please visit your browser’s official support documents.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Security
The security of your information is extremely important to me and I will use reasonable security measures to prevent the loss, misuse or unauthorized alteration of your information under my control. However, given the inherent risks, we cannot guarantee absolute security and consequently, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to me (the Site) and you do so at your own risk.
Privacy Policies For Other Websites
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on my site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Third Party Links
My Site may contain links to other websites that are not operated by me. This Privacy Policy does not address the privacy policy and other practices of any third parties, including any third party operating any website or service that may be accessible via a link on the Site. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.
Concerns
If you have any queries or concerns about the processing of your information that is available with me, you may email me at elby@thetastefulpantry.com. I will address your concerns in accordance with applicable law.