Last updated: June 29, 2024

This is the privacy policy for www.rachelpaulsfood.com (“Website” “us”, “we”, or “our”).

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Website and the choices you have associated with that data.

We use your data to improve the Website. By using our Website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Your privacy matters to us, we promise not to misuse, sell, or exploit any information you provide to us.

Google Analytics

We may use Google Analytics, or another third-party service, to observe and assess how our Website is used. Google Analytics is a tool provided by Google that uses cookies to track and provide reports on website traffic. Any third-party service will act in a manner similar to Google Analytics.

Google utilizes the gathered data to monitor our Website’s usage and may share it with other Google services.

Google can also use this information to tailor and personalize advertisements within its advertising network.

If you prefer not to share your activity on our Website with Google Analytics, you can opt out using our cookie banner by clicking ‘Opt Out Preferences’ (or click the icon in the bottom right hand side of the page).  You can also manage your cookie preferences or revoke consent at any time by accessing the cookie settings in your browser.

Additionally, you can install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. This add-on prevents Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) from transmitting information about your visits to Google Analytics.

Types of Visitor Data We Collect and How it’s Used

Analytics

This Website collects personal data to power our site analytics, including:

• Information about your browser, network, and device
• Web pages you visited prior to coming to this Website
• Your IP address

This information may also include details about your use of this Website, including:

• Clicks
• Pages visited
• Searches
• Timestamps

Google Analytics tracks this data.

Form submissions

When you submit information to this Website, we collect the data requested to track and respond to your submissions. We share this information with Cinchmail (https://www.cinchmail.com/), to send you the latest low-FODMAP news and recipes.

Share buttons

This Website includes share buttons that enable you to share pages or other content from this site to the following third-party services:

• Pinterest
• Instagram
• Facebook
• YouTube
• TikTok

If you click a share button, these third parties may receive your personal data, including:

• Information about your browser, network, and device
• Details about the web page or content you shared or proposed to share
• Your IP address

Blog comments

This Website includes commenting (‘review’) functionality on some pages which enables you to post a comment or review. This Website collects personal data when you post a comment, including:

• Your name, optional (which will be displayed as part of your posted comment)
• Your IP address (which will not be displayed as part of your posted comment)
• Timestamp (which will be displayed as part of your posted comment)

This Website also includes “STARS” functionality on some blog posts which enables you to “RATE” a post.

Marketing Emails

We may send you newsletters or emails, which you can unsubscribe from by clicking the link at the bottom of the email. We share your contact information with Cinchmail, so they can send these emails on our behalf.

Personalized Ads

We are anticipating using Google AdSense, a third-party service, to display personalized ads on our Website. We may also use another third-party service that acts in a manner similar to Google AdSense.

Once we add this service, it will involve collecting data about your browsing activity to tailor ads based on your interests. To learn more about what types of data are collected and how Google uses it, visit How Google uses data when you use our partners’ sites or apps.

You can also manage your ad personalization preferences through Google’s Ad Settings or opt out of personalized ads entirely through the AdChoices website.

Retention of Your Personal Data

We will retain your data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy. We will retain and use your data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

We will also retain usage data for internal analysis purposes. Usage data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Website, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer periods.

Transfer of Your Personal Data    

Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to our Website’s processor’s ‘cloud’ and any other places where the parties involved in the processing and storage are located. This means that your information may be housed on servers located outside of your state, province, country, or other area, where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this privacy policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy and no transfer of your personal data will take place unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

Deletion of Your Personal Data

You have the right to delete or request assistance in deleting the personal data we’ve collected about you. Our Website offers the option to delete certain information directly by using the Opt Out Preferences Banner. You can also contact us to update, amend, or delete your information at any time.

Please note, however, that we may need to retain certain information due to legal obligations.

Timeline for Processing Deletion Requests

We strive to process deletion requests in a timely manner, typically within 30 business days from the date of receipt. However, the processing time may vary depending on the complexity of the request and the volume of requests received.

Confirmation of Deletion

Once your deletion request has been processed, we will notify you via email to confirm that your personal data has been securely deleted from our systems, except where retention is necessary for compliance with legal obligations or for legitimate business purposes.

Exceptions to Deletion

Please note that certain data may be retained if necessary to comply with legal obligations or for legitimate business purposes, as outlined in this privacy policy. In such cases, we will inform you of the reasons for retaining your data and the applicable retention periods.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Law enforcement

Under certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose your personal data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

Other legal requirements

We may disclose your personal data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

• Comply with a legal obligation
• Protect and defend the rights or property of this Website
• Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with our Website
• Protect the personal safety of users of this Website or the public
• Protect against legal liability

How We Share Your Data

We may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents (“third parties”) who assist us in providing services or carrying out tasks on our behalf and require access to such information to perform their duties. These third parties may include:

• Cloud storage providers
• Email service providers
• Analytics providers
• Marketing and advertising partners

We have agreements in place with our third-party partners designed to safeguard your personal information. These agreements specify that they may only process your personal information according to our instructions. Additionally, they are obligated to protect the data they handle on our behalf and to retain it for the duration specified in our instructions.

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of your personal data 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 data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Children’s Privacy

Our Website does not address anyone under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13.

If you are a parent or guardian and are aware that your child has provided us with their personal data, please contact us so that we can take appropriate action to delete the information and ensure compliance with COPPA regulations.

If we become aware that we have collected personal information from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

If we need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing your information and your country requires consent from a parent, we may require your parent’s consent before we collect and use that information.

For more information about COPPA and children’s online privacy rights, please visit the Federal Trade Commission’s website at www.ftc.gov.

Links to Other Websites

Our Website may include links to websites operated by third parties. Clicking on these links will direct you to the respective third-party websites. We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of each site you visit.

Please note that we do not have control over the content, privacy policies, or practices of these third-party sites or services, and we assume no responsibility for them.

Affiliate Marketing

We do not participate in affiliate marketing programs at this time.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update our privacy policy periodically. We will notify you of any changes by posting the updated privacy policy on this page and updating the “Last updated” date.

Notification of Changes

We may inform you via email and/or a prominent notice before any changes to our privacy policy take effect. We encourage you to review this privacy policy regularly for updates.

Consent to Updated Policy

By continuing to use our Website after being notified of changes, you are deemed to have accepted the updated privacy policy. If you do not agree, you must stop using our Website.

Active Consent Requirement

In certain circumstances, we may require your active consent to the updated privacy policy as required by law. We will provide clear instructions on how to provide consent in such cases.

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Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, you can contact us by visiting our Contact Page and filling out the contact form.