GDPR Policy

Effective Date: July 29th, 2024

At Recipes By Sandy, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This page outlines our practices regarding the collection, use, and protection of personal data for users within the European Union (EU).

1. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for the processing of your personal data on this website is:

Sandy
Recipes By Sandy
New York, NY, United States, 10010
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 848-236-9274

2. Data Collection and Usage

2.1 Personal Data

We may collect the following personal data from you:

  • Name: When you subscribe to our newsletter or leave comments.
  • Email Address: For newsletter subscriptions, contact forms, and commenting.
  • Contact Information: For communication and support.

2.2 Non-Personal Data

We may also collect non-personal data, such as:

  • IP Address
  • Browser Type
  • Device Information
  • Pages Visited and Time Spent

2.3 Purpose of Data Collection

Your personal data is collected for the following purposes:

  • To Provide and Improve Services: Personalize your experience, improve website functionality, and develop new features.
  • To Communicate with You: Respond to your inquiries, provide customer support, and send newsletters or promotional content (with your consent).
  • To Analyze and Optimize: Understand user behavior and preferences to enhance website performance and content.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

  • Consent: When you have given us clear consent to process your personal data for specific purposes (e.g., subscribing to our newsletter).
  • Contract: Processing your data is necessary for the performance of a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
  • Legal Obligation: When we are legally required to process your data.
  • Legitimate Interests: When processing your data is in our legitimate interests and not overridden by your data protection rights.

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties except in the following cases:

  • Service Providers: We may share your data with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website and services (e.g., email service providers). These providers are bound by data protection agreements to ensure the security of your data.
  • Legal Compliance: We may disclose your data if required by law or in response to legal processes.

5. Your Rights Under GDPR

As a data subject under GDPR, you have the following rights:

  • Right to Access: You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to Rectification: You can request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Right to Erasure: You can request the deletion of your personal data, subject to certain conditions.
  • Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we restrict the processing of your data under certain circumstances.
  • Right to Data Portability: You can request to receive your data in a commonly used and machine-readable format, or have it transferred to another controller.
  • Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your data for certain purposes, including direct marketing.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: If we process your data based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].

6. Data Security

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, please note that no data transmission over the internet or electronic storage method is 100% secure.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or to comply with legal obligations. Once the data is no longer needed, it will be securely deleted or anonymized.

8. International Data Transfers

As a US-based website, we may transfer your personal data to countries outside the EU. We ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data, in accordance with GDPR requirements.

9. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our website. For detailed information about the cookies we use and your choices regarding cookies, please refer to our Cookie Policy (link to your Cookie Policy page).

10. Complaints

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

11. Changes to This GDPR Compliance Page

We may update this GDPR Compliance page from time to time to reflect changes in our data practices or legal requirements. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new policy on our website with the updated effective date. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your data.

12. Contact Information

For any questions or concerns regarding this GDPR Compliance page or our data practices, please contact us at:

Sandy
Recipes By Sandy
New York, NY, United States, 10010
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 848-236-9274