Effective Date: 11/28/2024
At Globalyrecipe, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This page outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you use our website, globalyrecipe.com.
1. Who We Are
Globalyrecipe is a recipe-focused website dedicated to sharing delicious dishes with readers around the world. For the purposes of GDPR, we act as a Data Controller, meaning we determine how and why your personal data is processed.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding your data, you can contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
2. What Personal Data We Collect and Why
We may collect the following types of personal data:
- Contact Information: Your name and email address, voluntarily provided when you sign up for our newsletter or contact us via a form.
- Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our website—such as pages visited, time spent on site, and general browsing behavior. This is collected through cookies and analytics tools to help us improve your experience.
3. How We Use Your Data
Your personal data may be used to:
- Operate, maintain, and improve the website.
- Send you newsletters or promotional content (only if you have opted in).
- Respond to inquiries and provide customer support.
- Analyze usage trends to enhance website content and functionality.
4. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data
We only process your data when we have a lawful basis under the GDPR:
- Consent: When you have explicitly agreed (e.g., by subscribing to emails).
- Legitimate Interests: To enhance security, improve performance, and better serve our audience.
5. Your Rights Under GDPR
You have the following rights under GDPR:
- Right to Access: Request a copy of your personal data.
- Right to Rectification: Ask us to correct or update inaccurate information.
- Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”).
- Right to Restrict Processing: Limit how we process your data in certain situations.
- Right to Data Portability: Request your data in a portable, machine-readable format.
- Right to Object: Object to data processing for specific uses, including direct marketing.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: Revoke your consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected].
6. How We Protect Your Data
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. These include:
- Data encryption
- Secure hosting servers
- Limited and monitored access to personal information
7. Data Retention
We only keep your data as long as necessary for the intended purposes or to comply with legal obligations. For instance:
- Newsletter data: Retained until you unsubscribe.
- Contact form submissions: Kept for 12 months unless ongoing communication is needed.
8. Sharing Your Data
We do not sell your data. However, we may share it with trusted third-party service providers such as:
- Email marketing platforms: To manage and deliver newsletters.
- Analytics services: To evaluate and optimize site performance.
These providers only access data necessary to perform their services and are obligated to keep it confidential.
9. Cookies and Tracking
We use cookies to enhance your user experience and analyze website traffic. By using globalyrecipe.com, you consent to our use of cookies. You can modify cookie settings through your browser.
10. International Data Transfers
As a global site, your data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the European Union. We take appropriate safeguards (such as standard contractual clauses) to ensure your data remains protected.
11. Changes to This GDPR Compliance Page
We may revise this page as our data practices evolve. Material changes will be reflected by updating the Effective Date at the top of this page.
12. Contact Information
For any questions about this GDPR Compliance page or your rights as a data subject, please reach out to us:
Email: [email protected]