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This Privacy Policy governs the manner in which My Epicurean Adventures, a WordPress site, collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from users (each, a “User”) of the https://myepicureanadventures.com website (“Site”). This privacy policy applies to the Site and all products and services offered by My Epicurean Adventures.
My Epicurean Adventures values your privacy and wants to protect it. The purpose of this privacy policy is to inform you about the ways we might collect personal information, how we use it and your rights regarding your information.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://www.myepicureanadventures.com. You can learn more about the author, Christine, here.
General Privacy Information
Never submit your personal information online. This includes information such as:
- social security number
- information regarding race or ethnic origin
- political opinions
- religious beliefs
- health information
- criminal background
- trade union membership
- personally identifiable information about your children or family
- your address
- your workplace
- any other sensitive personal information not described above
If you choose to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.
This privacy policy also affects children under the age of 16. My Epicurean Adventures does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information on children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that The My Epicurean Adventures has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact me immediately at myepicureanadventures20@gmail.com and we will make every effort to remove that information from our records.
All About Data And Why We Collect It
Personal Identification Information
We may collect personally identification information from Users in a variety of ways in connection with activities, services, features or resources we make available on our Site. Users may be asked for, as appropriate, their name and email address. We will collect personal identification information from Users only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. Users can always refuse to supply personally identification information, except that it may prevent them from engaging in certain Site related activities (such as giveaways).
Personal data may be collected in a variety of ways such as contact forms, comments, cookies, analytics, and third party embeds.
Non-Personal Identification Information
Our analytics, etc., may collect non-personal identification information about Users whenever they interact with our Site. Non-personal identification information may include the browser name, the type of computer and technical information about Users means of connection to our Site, such as the operating system and the Internet service providers utilized and other similar information.
Why We Use Collected Information
My Epicurean Adventures collects and uses Users personal information for the following purposes:
– To administer a content, promotion, survey or other Site feature
To send Users information they agreed to receive about topics we think will be of interest to them — i.e. to notify giveaway winners.
– To send periodic emails/newsletters
The email address Users provide will only be used to respond to their direct inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.
How We Collect Information
Blog Comments
When visitors leave comments on this WordPress site, data shown in the comments form is collected, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string — all of which was used to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from those email addresses (also called a hash) may have been provided to the Gravatar service to see if the user was using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. (After approval of those past comment, a user’s profile picture would be made visible to the public in the context of their comment.)
Web Browser Cookies
Our Site may use “cookies” to enhance User experience. User’s web browser places cookies on their hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about them. User may choose to set their web browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If they do so, note that some parts of the Site may not function properly.
3rd Party Services used, such as plug-ins, may also use cookies for each user. At this time, the following 3rd party plug-ins/services are being use on this site:
- 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).”
- Google Analytics
- Jetpack
- WP Recipe Maker
- WP Forms (Contact Form)
- Simple Social Icons
- Feed burner RSS
Embedded Content From Other Websites
Articles on our 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 tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
My Epicurean Adventures uses Google Analytics, which uses cookies to record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit and additional stats, to provide comprehensive site audience information and statistics.
Advertising
Ads appearing on our site may be delivered to Users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile non personal identification information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This privacy policy does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Currently, My Epicurean Adventures uses Google AdSense for site ads and Amazon Affiliates and Target for direct product links. We place these advertisements on our Site for products we feel may benefit our readers. You are under no obligation to purchase these products and we will never sell your information to our advertisers. If you click on these advertisements and visit their websites, cookies may be placed on your browser. Our Site cannot be held liable for the actions of third party advertisers or any problems incurred by using products purchased through their websites.
Affiliate Program Participation
My Epicurean Adventures uses affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into our website to advertise specific products we think you might like. If you click on a link for one of our affiliates, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions. If you purchase products through these links, I may earn a commission. You will not pay any extra for the product.
My Epicurean Adventures is a participant in Target Affiliates Program and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and links to Amazon.com. As part of this Amazon Associates program, our Site posts customized links, provided by Amazon, to track the referrals to our website. This program utilizes cookies to track your visits to send my commissions each month.
Other Ads
We may use third-party advertising companies to serve content and advertisements when you visit My Epicurean Adventures, which may use cookies, as noted above.
From time to time, our Site may engage in re-marketing efforts with third-party companies, such as Google or Facebook, in order to market to readers here. These companies use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to our Site. For example, if you read a post about Homemade Cake Pops, you may see an ad for other cake pop recipes or related products popping up in Google ads on other websites. My Epicurean Adventures cannot be held responsible for the ads you are shown based on your search terms.
Sponsored Content Tracking Pixels
My Epicurean Adventures occasionally engages in sponsored campaigns with various influencer networks, brands, and agencies. All sponsored content will be disclosed in accordance with the FTC’s requirements. From time to time, these sponsored campaigns utilize tracking pixels (aka web beacons), which may contain cookies to collect data regarding usage and audience. This information is collected by the sponsoring company to track the results of the campaign and analytics. No personally identifiable information collected by our Site is used in conjunction with these tracking pixels. The influence networks currently used on our Site are:
- Social Fabric from Collective Bias
- Linquia
Newsletters/New Post Updates
At My Epicurean Adventures, you may subscribe to our newsletter or updates on new posts, which may be used for advertising purposes. All newsletters/new post updates sent may contain tracking pixels. The pixel is embedded in emails and allows an analysis of the success of online marketing campaigns. Because of these tracking pixels, we may see if and when you open an email and which links within the email you click. Also, this allows our Site to adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the user. This behavior will not be passed on to third parties.
To subscribe to our Site’s newsletters/new post updates, you will be asked for your email address and name, you will need to accept our privacy policy, and you will need to use a double opt in method of signing up for the newsletter, to ensure that you do not sign up for the newsletter by mistake. The newsletter is emailed to your inbox.
You will first need to submit your information, agree to our privacy policy and confirm your subscription. Signing up for our newsletter/new post updates is a voluntary action and you are not required to subscribe in order to read our posts.
The Opt In Form
To make sure that you really intended to sign up for the newsletter mailings, you will be asked to confirm your subscription with an opt in form. This may seem redundant, but it is put in place for your protection and to weed out spammers.
How To Unsubscribe
If, at any time, you no longer wish to receive our newsletters, you will find a link at the end of each newsletter/new post update that says “Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from My Epicurean Adventures” or “Change your email settings at manage subscriptions.”
All you have to do is click that link and unsubscribe. The changes take place immediately and if you have any questions or problems, or if you are unsure how to unsubscribe, please contact me.
Readers who unsubscribe will be deleted from our records during the next clean up session. Generally, the personal information for unsubscribed members is deleted once a week to keep our newsletter list up to date.
How We Protect Your Information
We adopt appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information and data stored on our Site.
Our Site is in compliance with PCI vulnerability standards in order to create as secure of an environment as possible for Users.
Your Rights 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.
Sharing Your Personal Information
We do not sell, trade, or rent Users personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates and advertisers for the purposes outlined above.
How Long Do We Store Data/Information
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.
Changes To This Privacy Policy
My Epicurean Adventures has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.
Your acceptance of these terms
By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.
Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact us at:
My Epicurean Adventures
https://www.myepicureanadventures.com
Cary, NC
myepicureanadventures20@gmail.com
This page was last updated on July 6, 2023.