GDPR

Effective Date: 1/1/2025

At EssencedRecipes.com, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled securely and transparently. This GDPR Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for your personal data is:

EssencedRecipes.com
Email: [email protected]

2. Data We Collect

We may collect and process the following types of personal data:

  • Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number (if provided).
  • Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, including cookies, IP address, browser type, and pages visited.
  • Account Information: If you create an account, we collect your username, password, and any additional profile information you provide.

3. How We Use Your Data

We process your personal data for the following purposes:

  • To provide and improve our services.
  • To personalize your experience on our website.
  • To send you newsletters, recipes, and promotional content (if you have opted in).
  • To comply with legal obligations.

We process your personal data based on one or more of the following legal grounds:

  • Consent: When you provide explicit consent for specific purposes.
  • Contractual Necessity: To fulfill a contract or provide a service you have requested.
  • Legal Obligation: To comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
  • Legitimate Interests: For purposes such as improving our services or preventing fraud.

5. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the following rights:

  • Access: Request a copy of your personal data.
  • Rectification: Correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Erasure: Request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”).
  • Restriction: Limit how your data is processed.
  • Portability: Receive your data in a portable format.
  • Objection: Object to the processing of your data for certain purposes, such as direct marketing.
  • Withdraw Consent: Withdraw your consent at any time, where applicable.

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 outlined in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

7. Data Sharing

We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties. However, we may share your data with:

  • Service providers who assist us in operating our website (e.g., hosting providers, analytics tools).
  • Legal authorities, if required by law.

8. Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience on our website. For detailed information, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

9. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse.

10. International Data Transfers

If your data is transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data.

11. Complaints

If you believe that your data protection rights have been violated, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in your country.

12. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with the updated effective date.

Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact us at:

Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.essencedrecipes.com