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    home » Privacy Statement (US)

    Privacy Statement (US)

    This privacy statement was last changed on July 11, 2022, last checked on July 11, 2022, and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the United States.

    In this privacy statement, we explain what we do with the data we obtain about you via https://thesoundofcooking.com. We recommend you carefully read this statement. In our processing we comply with the requirements of privacy legislation. That means, among other things, that:

    • we clearly state the purposes for which we process personal data. We do this by means of this privacy statement;
    • we aim to limit our collection of personal data to only the personal data required for legitimate purposes;
    • we first request your explicit consent to process your personal data in cases requiring your consent;
    • we take appropriate security measures to protect your personal data and also require this from parties that process personal data on our behalf;
    • we respect your right to access your personal data or have it corrected or deleted, at your request.

    If you have any questions, or want to know exactly what data we keep of you, please contact us. 

    1. Purpose and categories of data

    We may collect or receive personal information for a number of purposes connected with our business operations which may include the following: (click to expand)

    1.1 Contact - Through phone, mail, email and/or webforms

    The following categories of data are collected

    • A first and last name
    • Account name or alias
    • An email address
    • Geolocation data

    1.2 Newsletters

    The following categories of data are collected

    • A first and last name
    • An email address
    • Internet activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer's interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement
    • Geolocation data

    1.3 To be able to comply with legal obligations

    The following categories of data are collected

    • An email address
    • Internet activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer's interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement

    1.4 Compiling and analyzing statistics for website improvement.

    The following categories of data are collected

    • Internet activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer's interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement
    • Geolocation data

    1.5 To be able to offer personalized products and services

    The following categories of data are collected

    • Internet activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer's interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement
    • Geolocation data

    2. Sharing with other parties

    We only share or disclose this data to other recipients for the following purposes:

    Purpose of the data transfer: Website usage and user behavior for creating the best possible website content and experience for users.
    Country or state in which this service provider is located: USA
    Purpose of the data transfer: Email Newsletter
    Country or state in which this service provider is located: USA
    Purpose of the data transfer: To better understand users' needs and to optimize this Website service and experience.
    Country or state in which this service provider is located: USA
    Purpose of the data transfer: Email Newsletter
    Country or state in which this service provider is located: USA

    Purpose of the data transfer: Website usage and user behavior for creating the best possible website content and experience for users.
    Country or state in which this third-party is located: USA
    Purpose of the data transfer: Email Newsletter
    Country or state in which this third-party is located: USA
    Purpose of the data transfer: To better understand users' needs and to optimize this Website service and experience.
    Country or state in which this third-party is located: USA
    Purpose of the data transfer: Email Newsletter
    Country or state in which this third-party is located: USA

    3. Disclosure practices

    We disclose personal information if we are required by law or by a court order, in response to a law enforcement agency, to the extent permitted under other provisions of law, to provide information, or for an investigation on a matter related to public safety.

    4. How we respond to Do Not Track signals & Global Privacy Control

    Our website responds to and supports the Do Not Track (DNT) header request field. If you turn DNT on in your browser, those preferences are communicated to us in the HTTP request header, and we will not track your browsing behavior.

    5. Cookies

    Our website uses cookies. For more information about cookies, please refer to our Cookie Policy on our Cookie Policy (US) webpage. 

    The inclusion of full IP addresses is blocked by us.

    6. Security

    We are committed to the security of personal data. We take appropriate security measures to limit abuse of and unauthorized access to personal data. This ensures that only the necessary persons have access to your data, that access to the data is protected, and that our security measures are regularly reviewed.

    7. Third party websites

    This privacy statement does not apply to third party websites connected by links on our website. We cannot guarantee that these third parties handle your personal data in a reliable or secure manner. We recommend you read the privacy statements of these websites prior to making use of these websites.

    8. Amendments to this privacy statement

    We reserve the right to make amendments to this privacy statement. It is recommended that you consult this privacy statement regularly in order to be aware of any changes. In addition, we will actively inform you wherever possible.

    9. Accessing and modifying your data

    If you have any questions or want to know which personal data we have about you, please contact us. Please make sure to always clearly state who you are, so that we can be certain that we do not modify or delete any data of the wrong person. We shall provide the requested information only upon receipt of a verifiable consumer request. You can contact us by using the information below. You have the following rights:

    9.1 Right to know what personal information is being collected about you

    1. A consumer shall have the right to request that a business that collects personal information about the consumer disclose to the consumer the following:
      1. The categories of personal information it has collected about that consumer.
      2. The categories of sources from which the personal information is collected.
      3. The business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling personal information.
      4. The categories of third parties with whom the business shares personal information.
      5. The specific pieces of personal information it has collected about that consumer.
     

    9.2 The right to know whether personal information is sold or disclosed and to whom

    1. A consumer shall have the right to request that a business that sells the consumer’s personal information, or that discloses it for a business purpose, disclose to that consumer:
      1. The categories of personal information that the business collected about the consumer.
      2. The categories of personal information that the business sold about the consumer and the categories of third parties to whom the personal information was sold, by category or categories of personal information for each third party to whom the personal information was sold.
      3. The categories of personal information that the business disclosed about the consumer for a business purpose.
     

    9.3 The Right to equal service and price, even if you exercise your privacy rights

    We shall not discriminate against a consumer because the consumer exercised any of the consumer’s privacy rights, including, but not limited to, by:

    1. Denying goods or services to the consumer.
    2. Charging different prices or rates for goods or services, including through the use of discounts or other benefits or imposing penalties.
    3. Providing a different level or quality of goods or services to the consumer, if the consumer exercises the consumer’s privacy rights.
    4. Suggesting that the consumer will receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services. However, nothing prohibits us from charging a consumer a different price or rate, or from providing a different level or quality of goods or services to the consumer, if that difference is reasonably related to the value provided to the consumer by the consumer’s data.
     

    9.4 The right to delete any personal information

    1. A consumer shall have the right to request that a business delete any personal information about the consumer which the business has collected from the consumer.
    2. A business that receives a verifiable request from a consumer to delete the consumer’s personal information pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section shall delete the consumer’s personal information from its records and direct any service providers to delete the consumer’s personal information from their records.
    3. A business or a service provider shall not be required to comply with a consumer’s request to delete the consumer’s personal information if it is necessary for the business or service provider to maintain the consumer’s personal information in order to:
      1. Complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected, provide a good or service requested by the consumer, or reasonably anticipated within the context of a business’s ongoing business relationship with the consumer, or otherwise perform a contract between the business and the consumer.
      2. Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity; or prosecute those responsible for that activity.
      3. Debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality.
      4. Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise his or her right of free speech, or exercise another right provided for by law.
      5. Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act pursuant to Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 1546) of Title 12 of Part 2 of the Penal Code.
      6. Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when the businesses’ deletion of the information is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of such research, if the consumer has provided informed consent.
      7. To enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with the expectations of the consumer based on the consumer’s relationship with the business.
      8. Comply with a legal obligation.
      9. Otherwise use the consumer’s personal information, internally, in a lawful manner that is compatible with the context in which the consumer provided the information.
     

    10. Selling and disclosure of personal data to third parties

    We have not sold consumers’ personal data in the preceding 12 months.

    A list of the categories we have disclosed for a business purpose in the preceding 12 months:

    • Internet activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer's interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement
    • Geolocation data

    11. Children

    Our website is not designed to attract children and it is not our intent to collect personal data from children under the age of consent in their country of residence. We therefore request that children under the age of consent do not submit any personal data to us.

    12. Contact details

    Ouen Studios, LLC ("Ouen Studios") dba HealthyFeels ("HealthyFeels" ("Company" or "we")
    2052 Bundy Drive #1024, West Los Angeles, CA 90025
    United States
    Website: https://thesoundofcooking.com
    Email: moc.soidutsneuo@olleh

    Phone number: (562) 726-2227

    Annex

    WP Recipe Maker

    Bootstrapped Ventures, the developer of WP Recipe Maker, does not have access to any of the data collected by the plugin. This is all stored in the website's local database and not communicated back to Bootstrapped Ventures.

    What personal data we collect and why we collect it

    Comments

    When comment ratings are enabled we store the rating a user has given to a recipe along with the personal data WordPress core stores.

    Cookies

    When user ratings are enabled we store a WPRM_User_Voted_%recipe% cookie (with %recipe% the ID of the recipe) that contains the rating this user has given to a particular recipe. This cookie is used as (one of the) measures to prevent rating spam.

    IP Address

    When user ratings are enabled we store the IP address upon voting. This is used as (one of the) measures to prevent rating spam.

    Their own manually input information

    With the Recipe Submission feature personal data can be collected, depending on the fields that were added to the form. This can include the user email and name. When using the reCAPTCHA feature you will be agreeing to their terms of use and privacy policy.

    How long we retain your data

    Our cookies are stored for 30 days. User submitted data is stored indefinitely in the local database.

    Akismet

    We collect information about visitors who comment on Sites that use our Akismet anti-spam service. The information we collect depends on how the User sets up Akismet for the Site, but typically includes the commenter's IP address, user agent, referrer, and Site URL (along with other information directly provided by the commenter such as their name, username, email address, and the comment itself).

    WordPress

    Who we are

    Our website address is: https://thesoundofcooking.com.

    Comments

    When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

    Media

    If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

    Cookies

    If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year. If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select "Remember Me", your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed. If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

    Embedded content from other websites

    Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

    Who we share your data with

    If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

    How long we retain your data

    If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

    What rights you have over your data

    If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

    Where we send your data

    Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

    Complianz | The Privacy Suite for WordPress

    This website uses the Privacy Suite for WordPress from Complianz to collect records of consent. For this functionality your IP address is anonymized and stored in our database. For more information, see the Complianz Privacy Statement.

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