GDPR Policy -

Last updated: 01/02/2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to Tastful Recipes (the “Website”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal data when you visit our website and engage with our content, including recipes, cooking tips, and other related information provided by Chef Georgia.

We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled in a safe and responsible manner. This policy is designed to comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

2. Data Controller

Data Controller:
Name: [Your Name or Company Name]
Address: [Your Address]
Email: [Your Contact Email]
Telephone: [Your Contact Phone Number]

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us using the information above.

3. What Data We Collect

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

Personal Identification Information: Name, email address, and other contact details provided when you subscribe to our newsletter, comment on our posts, or contact us directly.
Usage Data: Information automatically collected through your interactions with the Website, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, pages visited, and the date/time of your visit.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies: Data collected via cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience on our site, analyze usage trends, and deliver personalized content.

4. How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

To Provide and Maintain our Service: Including delivering content, responding to inquiries, and facilitating user interactions.
To Improve our Website: Analyzing usage trends and user preferences to improve our content and services.
To Communicate with You: Sending newsletters, updates, and information about our services, recipes, and events, provided you have opted in to receive such communications.
To Comply with Legal Obligations: Ensuring our compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

5. Legal Basis for Processing Your Data

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

Consent: When you have given explicit consent for specific processing activities.
Contractual Necessity: When processing is necessary to fulfill a contract with you or to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract.
Legitimate Interests: When processing is necessary for our legitimate interests (e.g., improving our services), provided your rights and freedoms are not overridden.
Legal Obligations: When required to comply with a legal obligation.

We do not sell or trade your personal data. However, we may share your data with trusted third parties in the following circumstances:

Service Providers: Third-party companies that perform services on our behalf (e.g., web hosting, email communication, analytics) who are contractually obligated to protect your data.
Legal Requirements: When required by law or if we believe that such action is necessary to comply with legal obligations or protect our rights.

7. Data Retention

We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Specific retention periods are determined based on the type of data and the purpose of processing.

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right of Access: You can request access to the personal data we hold about you.
Right to Rectification: You have the right to request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You may request the deletion of your personal data, subject to certain exceptions.
Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we limit the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.
Right to Data Portability: You can request a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data based on our legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes.
Right to Withdraw Consent: If processing is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing prior to the withdrawal.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the details provided above. We may request additional information to verify your identity before processing your request.

9. International Data Transfers

If your data is transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we will ensure that adequate safeguards are in place to protect your personal data in accordance with the GDPR.

10. Security of Your Data

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage. However, no method of transmission or storage over the internet is completely secure.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your data.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Email: contact@tastfulrecipes.com