By visiting foodmeanderings.com you are consenting to the privacy policy and terms of use.
OVERVIEW
Food Meanderings is committed to protecting your privacy online. This Privacy Policy describes the personal information collected through this website foodmeanderings.com (the “site”), and how that information is used.
The terms “the” my” and “me” refers to Food Meanderings. The terms “user,” “you,” and “your” refer to site visitors, customers, and any other users of the site.
The term “personal information” is defined as information that you voluntarily provide to Food Meanderings that personally identifies you and/or your contact information, such as your name, phone number, and email address.
Use of foodmeanderings.com, including all materials presented herein by Food Meanderings is subject to the following Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy applies to all site visitors, customers, and all other users of the site. By using the site, you agree to this Privacy Policy, without modification, and acknowledge reading it.
INFORMATION COLLECTED
This site only collects the personal information you voluntarily provide, which may include:
- Email Addresses
- First and Last Name
The information you provide is used to send periodic emails, and improve the service provided.
THIRD PARTY LINKS
The site may contain links to third party websites. Except as otherwise discussed in this Privacy Policy, this document only addresses the use and disclosure of information Food Meanderings collects from you on this site. Other sites accessible through this site via links or otherwise have their own policies in regard to privacy. Food Meanderings is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third parties.
SECURITY
Food Meanderings maintains security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, or disclosure. However, no exchange of data over the Internet can be guaranteed as 100% secure. While Food Meanderings makes every effort to protect your personal information shared with through the site, you acknowledge that the personal information you voluntarily share with through this site could be accessed or tampered with by a third party. You agree that Food Meanderings is not responsible for any intercepted information shared through the Site without my knowledge or permission. Additionally, you release Food Meanderings from any and all claims arising out of or related to the use of such intercepted information in any unauthorized manner.
UPDATING YOUR INFORMATION
You may access and correct your personal information and privacy preferences by contacting me
How Your Information May Be Used
Food Meanderings may use the information collected in the following ways:
➡ To operate and maintain the site;
➡ To create your account, identify you as a user of the site, and customize the site for your account;
➡ To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailings;
➡ To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts;
➡ To respond to your comments or inquiries;
➡ To provide you with user support;
➡ To track and measure advertising on the site;
➡ To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.
Third-Party Use of Information
Food Meanderings may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize the sharing of your information.
Additionally, the Food Meanderings may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the site. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.
Food Meanderings currently uses the following third-party service providers:
Google Analytics
This service tracks site usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on Food Meanderings. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics.
MailChimp
This service is used for delivery of email updates, blog posts and newsletters. Please refer to MailChimp’s privacy policy for further information.
At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time in the site’s sole discretion.
Except when required by law, Food Meanderings will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent; however, Food Meanderings may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the site to third parties who acquire all or a portion of my business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of Food Meandering’s assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against Food Meanderings.
Anonymous Data
From time to time, Food Meanderings may use anonymous data, which does not identify you alone, or when combined with data from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.
Publicly Visible Information
If you leave a comment on the site, certain information like your name may be publicly visible. Your email address will never be available publicly. At your option, you may also add an avatar, a profile description, and a link to your website.
Users may see your username, avatar, profile description and website information.
Cookies
This site uses cookies to store visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit, ensure that visitors are not repeatedly sent the same banner ads, customize site content based on visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends. Cookies may also be used by third-party services, such as Google Analytics, as described herein.
Users may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies, by the site, by using a corresponding setting of your internet browser and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. However, if users deactivate the setting of cookies in your Internet browser, not all functions of my site may be entirely usable.
About Google and the DoubleClick DART cookie
Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on your site. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.
Cookies and Web Beacons
Food Meanderings does use cookies to store information, such as your personal preferences when you visit this site. This could include only showing you a popup once in your visit, or the ability to login to some of the site’s interactive features.
Advertising
Display Ads
Food Meanderings may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads and collect information when users visit my site which may use cookies, as noted above. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements on this site, other websites and other forms of media about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, read here.
Food Meanderings may use third party advertisements to support this site. Some of these advertisers may use technology such as cookies and web beacons when they advertise this site, which will also send these advertisers (such as Google through the Google AdSense program) information including your IP address, your ISP, the browser you used to visit this site, and in some cases, whether you have Flash installed. This is generally used for geotargeting purposes (showing New York real estate ads to someone in New York, for example) or showing certain ads based on specific sites visited (such as showing cooking ads to someone who frequents cooking sites).
You can choose to disable or selectively turn off Food Meandering’s cookies or third-party cookies in your browser settings, or by managing preferences in programs such as Norton Internet Security. However, this can affect how you are able to interact with our site as well as other websites. This could include the inability to login to services or programs, such as logging into forums or accounts.
Food Meanderings may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the site. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.
Rights Related to Your Personal Information
Opt-out
You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in my emails. You may also request to be removed from my mailing list by contacting me.
Access
You may access the personal information Food Meanderings has about you by contacting me.
Amend
You may amend or update your personal information by contacting me
Forget
In certain situations, you may request wish that I erase or forget your personal data. You can request this by contacting me.
Please note that Food Meanderings may need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.
Sensitive Personal Information
At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the site. This includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.
Children’s Information
This site does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the site has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please let me know by contacting me. I will use my best efforts to promptly remove such information from my records.
Contact Information
At any time, you can ask questions related to this Privacy Policy by contacting me.
Terms of Use
The content of this website is for information purposes only. While every effort has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information in this website, users are strongly urged to confirm important information, such as (but not limited to) prices, service availability or event dates, by email or telephone. Food Meanderings cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage resulting from any information contained in this site. Food Meanderings disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information contained in the materials on this website. Information on this site may be printed for personal use while keeping in mind the terms of use above.
Food Meanderings reserves the right, in every case at its own discretion and for whatever reason, to amend content contained within this website, its corporate documentation and promotional material.
Linked Websites
This website may provide links to a number of external websites; these are provided for your convenience. These websites are not controlled by Food Meanderings and neither Food Meanderings or its directors nor employees assume any responsibility or liability for any material contained within such websites.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Food Meanderings holds the copyright to this website. Food Meanderings grants you a limited license to view this website utilizing the internet, for either personal or commercial use. You are not permitted to make copies of this website, reproduce or alter this website (including text and photos) for any purpose whatsoever without the express written consent of Food Meanderings.
CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this site and this policy periodically and to be aware of any modifications. You will be notified of any changes to this privacy policy by posting those changes on this page.
CONTACT
If you have questions about this privacy policy, please Contact me!
Updated May 22, 2018