Privacy Policy for TinaCooking.com
Effective Date: 10/30/2024
At TinaCooking.com, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
By using TinaCooking.com, you agree to the terms outlined in this policy. If you have any questions, please contact us at Contact Us page.
1. Who We Are
TinaCooking.com
Website: https://www.tinacooking.com
As the data controller, we determine the purposes and methods of processing your personal data.
2. Data We Collect
We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:
- Identity Data: First and last name
- Contact Data: Email address, phone number (if provided), mailing address
- Technical Data: IP address, browser type, time zone settings, operating system, and other technology used to access the website
- Usage Data: Information about how you use our website (e.g., pages viewed, time spent, navigation paths)
- Marketing and Communication Data: Preferences for receiving marketing communications
- Cookies and Tracking Data: See our Cookie Policy for more information.
3. How We Collect Your Data
We collect personal data in several ways, including:
- Direct interactions: When you sign up for a newsletter, leave a comment, or contact us.
- Automated technologies: Through cookies and tracking tools when you interact with our website.
- Third-party sources: Social media platforms or analytics tools like Google Analytics.
4. Legal Basis for Processing Data
Under the GDPR, we must have a valid legal basis for processing your data. We rely on the following:
- Consent: When you sign up for newsletters or marketing communications.
- Contractual necessity: To fulfill any services or orders you request from us.
- Legitimate interest: To improve our services, monitor website performance, or detect fraudulent activities.
- Compliance with legal obligations: When required by law to process your data.
5. How We Use Your Data
We use your personal data for the following purposes:
- To provide and manage services, including recipes, newsletters, or online products
- To respond to inquiries or customer service requests
- To personalize your website experience
- To send newsletters, promotions, or updates (with your consent)
- To improve our website through analytics
- To detect and prevent fraudulent or malicious activities
6. How We Share Your Data
We may share your data with:
- Service providers: Hosting platforms, email service providers, and analytics providers to operate our website
- Payment processors: If you purchase digital products (e.g., Stripe or PayPal)
- Third parties: When required by law or for the purpose of fraud prevention
- Social media platforms: If you interact with our content through social media sharing tools
We do not sell your personal data to third parties.
7. International Data Transfers
If we transfer your data outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we will ensure it is protected through appropriate safeguards, such as:
- Contracts that include the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
- Transfers to countries with adequate data protection laws
- Agreements with U.S.-based service providers under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (if applicable)
8. Data Retention
We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, including legal and regulatory obligations. After this period, we will delete or anonymize your data.
9. Your Data Protection Rights
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:
- Right to access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to erasure (right to be forgotten): Request deletion of your data.
- Right to restrict processing: Request a limitation on how we use your data.
- Right to data portability: Receive a copy of your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Right to object: Object to data processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing.
- Right to withdraw consent: You can withdraw your consent at any time for processing activities based on your consent.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at Contact US page. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.
10. Security of Your Data
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, disclosure, or destruction. However, no online platform is entirely secure, and we encourage you to protect your personal data when interacting online.
11. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies to enhance your experience on TinaCooking.com. For more details, please refer to our Cookie Policy [link]. You can control cookie settings in your browser.
12. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to external websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third-party websites.
13. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If we learn that we have collected data from a child, we will delete it immediately.
14. Updates to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal obligations. Any changes will be posted on this page with the updated effective date.
15. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy or your data rights, please contact us at: Contact us