At PistachioRecipes.com, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled responsibly and transparently, in accordance with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
1. Legal Basis for Data Collection
We collect and process your personal data only when we have a legal basis to do so. This may include:
- Your explicit consent (e.g., when subscribing to our newsletter)
- Our legitimate interest (e.g., to improve our services or website performance)
- Fulfillment of a contract (e.g., providing recipe content or responding to inquiries)
2. What Personal Data We Collect
We may collect the following data when you use our site:
- Name and email address (when you subscribe, contact us, or leave a comment)
- IP address and browser information (via cookies and analytics)
- Usage data (pages visited, time on site, referring URLs)
3. How We Use Your Data
Your data may be used to:
- Send you newsletters and recipe updates (with your consent)
- Respond to your messages or comments
- Analyze website performance and user behavior
- Improve our content and user experience
4. Your Rights Under GDPR
As a user within the EU, you have the following rights:
- Right to access your personal data
- Right to rectification of incorrect or incomplete data
- Right to erasure (the “right to be forgotten”)
- Right to restrict processing
- Right to data portability
- Right to withdraw consent at any time
- Right to object to processing based on legitimate interests
You may exercise any of these rights by contacting us at:
📧 [email protected]
5. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes stated in this policy, or as required by law. You can request deletion of your data at any time.
6. Data Security
We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, misuse, or disclosure.
7. Third-Party ServicesWe may use third-party services (such as Google Analytics, Mailchimp, etc.) that comply with GDPR. We only work with partners who are committed to safeguarding your data.
8. International Transfers
If you are located in the EU and your data is processed outside the EU (e.g., on servers in the US), we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your rights under GDPR.
9. Contact Information
If you have any questions about this GDPR policy or how we handle your data, please contact:
Data Controller: PistachioRecipes.com
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.pistachiorecipes.com