Nutritious by Gabby

Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for Nutritious by Gabby

Effective Date: June 27th, 2024

Thank you for visiting Nutritious by Gabby. Your privacy is important to us. This privacy policy outlines the types of personal information that is received and collected by Nutritious by Gabby and how it is used.

Information We Collect

  • Email Address: When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address to send you said newsletters, along with any updates, promotions, and other communications related to Nutritious by Gabby.
  • Log Files: Like many other websites, Nutritious by Gabby makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. When user ratings are enabled we store the IP address upon voting. This is used as (one of the) measures to prevent rating spam.
  • Cookies and Web Beacons: Nutritious by Gabby uses cookies to store information about visitors’ preferences, to record user-specific information on which pages the site visitor accesses or visits, and to personalize or customize our web page content based upon visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser. 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. 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. We may use cookies or similar technologies to track the effectiveness of our email campaigns, including whether emails are opened and which links are clicked. This allows us to improve the content and delivery of our newsletters. You can control cookies through your browser settings.
  • 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. When comment ratings are enabled we store the rating a user has given to a recipe along with the personal data WordPress core stores.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Third Party Vendors: We use third-party vendors, including WordPress, WP Recipe Maker, and Contact Form 7 to provide certain features and services. These third-party vendors may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store information about your interactions with their services.  Our website may include cookies served by these vendors to track user sessions, perform authentication, and perform other functions necessary or helpful for the operation of the website.  The collection and use of personal information via such cookies is governed by these vendor‘s policies and practices.  For more information about how WordPress uses cookies, please visit their Privacy Policy. For information on the storage of information for WP Recipe Maker, please check their Privacy Policy. For information on Contact Form 7‘s practices, please visit their Privacy Policy.

How We Use Your Information

  • We use the information we collect to enhance the user experience on Nutritious by Gabby and to understand how our visitors interact with the content.
  • When you sign up for our newsletters, we will use your email address to send you newsletters, updates, promotions, and other communications related to our blog content.

Your Choices and Rights:

  • You can contact us at any time using the contact information listed in the last section of this Privacy Policy to request we do any of the following:  (i) erase or delete all or some of your personal information; (ii) change, update, or correct your personal information; (iii) restrict how we use all or some of your personal information; (iv) access your personal information and, where applicable and feasible, request to receive that information in a commonly used electronic format (or ask for this information to be provided in that format to a third party); or (v) disclose what personal information we collect, use, disclose or sell.  We will consider and respond to any such requests promptly and otherwise in accordance with applicable laws.
  • You have the right to opt-out of receiving our newsletters and to unsubscribe from our email list at any time. Each newsletter email includes instructions on how to unsubscribe or manage your subscription preferences. You can also contact us directly at gabrielle@nutritiousbygabby.com to request removal from our mailing list.

Note for Non-U.S. Residents:

  • Nutritious by Gabby is located in the United States.  Please be aware that any personal information we collect may be transferred to or processed in the United States and be subject to United States law.  The privacy and data protection laws in the United States may not be equivalent to the laws in your country of residence.
  • To the extent your personal information may be subject to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), please note that the United States has not sought nor received a finding of “adequacy” from the European Union under Article 45 of the GDPR. We rely on derogations for specific situations as set forth in Article 49 of the GDPR. In particular, we collect and transfer personal information to the U.S. only: with your consent; to perform a contract with you; or to fulfill a compelling legitimate interest in a manner that does not outweigh your rights and freedoms. If you have any complaints regarding our privacy practices or how we handle any requests you make in accordance with the “Your Choices and Rights” section above (which requests you may have a legal right to make and we may have a legal obligation to honor, as dictated by applicable law), you may also lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority (contact information available here).

Where Your Data Is Sent

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

Third-Party Use of Information

  • Nutritious by Gabby uses personal information collected through our website to: present, personalize, improve, and maintain our website; provide you with information, services, or products that you request from us; respond to your comments and questions; gather aggregate information about the website user base as a whole; fulfill any other purpose for which you provide personal information; and/or fulfill any other lawful business purpose. Nutritious by Gabby may disclose personal information collected through our website: to service providers who provide services to or on behalf of Nutritious by Gabby; to any subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other affiliates; to a buyer or other successor in the event that we are acquired, merge with another entity, or sell portions of our assets; to comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request; if we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Nutritious by Gabby or others; consistent with any other purposes disclosed by us when you provide the information; with your consent; and/or in aggregated form in a manner that does not identify you.

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.

Links to Other Websites

  • Nutritious by Gabby may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information that you provide while visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement.
  • 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.

WordAds, Double Click Cookies, & Automattic Ads

  • WordAds, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our Service. To view the WordAds privacy policy, please click here.
  • WordAds uses Automattic Ads. Automattic Ads, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our Service. To view their privacy policy, please click here. To view their cookie policy, please click here.

Security

  • The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Service Providers

  • We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service, to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.
  • These third parties have access to your Personal Information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Children’s Policy

  • Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 (“Children”).
  • We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us. If we discover that a child under 18 has provided us with Personal Information, we will delete such information from our servers immediately.

Compliance with Laws

  • We will disclose your Personal Information where required to do so by law or subpoena.

Your Consent

  • By using our site, you consent to our website’s privacy policy.
  • By subscribing to our newsletter, you consent to the collection and use of your email address as described in this Privacy Policy.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

  • We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Privacy Policy on our website. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us using the information below:

Gabrielle Radermacher

Email: gabrielle@nutritiousbygabby.com