GDPR Compliance

GDPR Compliance

Effective Date: 12/10/2024

At Modest Recipes, we are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679. This GDPR page explains your rights as a user of our website, how we process your personal data, and how you can manage your privacy.

If you have any questions regarding this policy, please contact us at [email protected].

1. What Personal Data We Collect

In the course of providing our services, we may collect the following types of personal data from users:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • IP address
  • Information you voluntarily provide, such as comments or inquiries
  • Data about your browsing behavior on our website, such as pages visited, time spent on the site, and links clicked

2. How We Use Your Data

We collect and process your personal data for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our website
  • To personalize and improve user experience
  • To send newsletters or other promotional materials if you have opted in
  • To respond to comments, questions, or requests
  • For website analytics to monitor and analyze usage patterns
  • To comply with legal obligations or to protect our legal rights

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data under the following legal bases:

  • Consent: Where you have provided clear consent for us to process your personal data for a specific purpose (e.g., subscribing to our newsletter).
  • Contractual Necessity: Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract, such as delivering services you requested (e.g., responding to your inquiries).
  • Legal Obligation: Processing is necessary for compliance with legal obligations.
  • Legitimate Interests: We process your data to improve the website experience and for website analytics purposes, ensuring we can provide quality content and maintain the functionality of Modest Recipes.

4. Your Rights Under GDPR

As a user in the EU, you have the following rights under GDPR:

  • Right to Access: You have the right to request access to your personal data and information on how we process it.
  • Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct or update any personal data that is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You can request that we delete your personal data where there is no valid reason for us to continue processing it.
  • Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive a copy of your personal data in a structured, machine-readable format.
  • Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data where it is based on legitimate interests, direct marketing, or automated decision-making.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: Where you have given consent to us for processing your personal data, you have the right to withdraw this consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond to your request within one month.

5. Data Retention

We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy. Once your data is no longer needed, it will be securely deleted or anonymized.

6. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational precautions to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration. However, please note that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Sharing Your Data

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal data to third parties, except in the following circumstances:

  • Service Providers: We may share your personal data with trusted third-party providers who help us operate our website, deliver services, or analyze website traffic. These providers only process your data according to our instructions and are bound by confidentiality agreements.
  • Legal Requirements: We may share your data if required by law or if necessary to comply with legal obligations, protect our rights, or protect the safety of others.

8. International Data Transfers

If we transfer your personal data to countries outside of the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data. This may include using standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission or transferring data to countries with adequate data protection laws.

9. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Modest Recipes uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance user experience and track site usage. For more information on how we use cookies, please see our [Cookie Policy].

10. Changes to This GDPR Policy

We may update this GDPR policy from time to time in response to changes in legal, technical, or business developments. We encourage you to review this page periodically for any updates.

11. Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns about this GDPR policy or the handling of your personal data, please contact us at:

Email: [email protected]
Website: https://modestrecipes.com