At Callie’s Recipes, we are committed to protecting your personal data and ensuring that your privacy is respected. This GDPR Compliance Statement outlines how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679.
1. Data Controller Information
Callie’s Recipes is the data controller responsible for the processing of your personal data. If you have any questions or concerns about how your data is handled, you can contact us at: [email protected]
2. Personal Data We Collect
We may collect the following types of personal data from you when you interact with our website:
- Contact Information: Name, email address, and other details you provide when signing up for newsletters, creating an account, or contacting us.
- Usage Data: Information about your interactions with our website, including IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on the website.
- Cookies: Data collected through cookies and other tracking technologies.
3. Purpose of Data Collection
We collect and process your personal data for the following purposes:
- To provide our services: This includes delivering recipes, newsletters, and content updates as requested by you.
- To improve our website: We use data to analyze website performance and make improvements to our content, user experience, and services.
- To communicate with you: We may use your contact information to respond to inquiries or send important updates about our services.
- For marketing purposes: With your explicit consent, we may send promotional offers or newsletters. You can opt-out at any time by following the instructions in the communication or contacting us directly.
4. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data
We rely on the following legal grounds to process your personal data:
- Consent: When you provide consent, we process your data for specific purposes such as sending marketing communications.
- Contractual Obligations: We process your data when it is necessary to provide the services you have requested, such as sending recipes or newsletters.
- Legitimate Interests: We may process your data to improve our website and services, ensuring the best possible user experience.
- Compliance with Legal Obligations: In some cases, we may be required to process your data to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
5. Your Rights Under GDPR
Under GDPR, you have the following rights concerning your personal data:
- Right to Access: You can request information about the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to Erasure (“Right to Be Forgotten”): You can request the deletion of your personal data when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.
- Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we limit the processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
- Right to Data Portability: You can request a copy of your data in a structured, machine-readable format for transfer to another data controller.
- Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances, including for direct marketing purposes.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: If we process your data based on your consent, you can withdraw that consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Once your data is no longer needed, it will be securely deleted or anonymized.
7. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data.
8. Data Transfers
If we transfer your personal data outside of the European Economic Area (EEA), we will ensure that the transfer is carried out in compliance with GDPR and that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data.
9. Third-Party Processors
We may share your personal data with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving you. These third parties are contractually obligated to protect your data in accordance with GDPR.
Examples of third-party processors we may use include:
- Website hosting providers
- Email marketing services
- Analytics services
10. Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze website traffic, and personalize content.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this GDPR Compliance Statement from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal obligations. Any updates will be posted on this page, and we encourage you to review this page periodically.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this GDPR Compliance Statement or how we handle your personal data, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Updated Effective Date: October 2024