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Privacy Policy

Here at HomechefWorld.com, we value your privacy and the safety of your personal information. This is why we are committed to protecting both your personal and non-personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation. 

This privacy statement has been prepared based on provisions of multiple legislations, including Art. 13/14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR).

In the GDPR regulation framework, personal data are any information which are related to an identified or identifiable natural person. The regulation is intended to contribute to the accomplishment of an area of freedom, security and justice and of an economic union, to economic and social progress, to the strengthening and the convergence of the economies within the internal market, and to the well-being of natural persons.

We wish to inform you that we solely collect the data that is necessary for the good functioning of the Website. In addition, we are committed to protecting this data against any and all misapplication.

Privacy Policy: Introduction

The team owning and operating HomechefWorld.com takes the privacy and protection of your personal information and non-personal data seriously. At Home Chef World, we know that you care about how your personal and non-personal data is collected, handled and shared with third parties. We are also aware that our readers trust us to exercise the utmost care with their personal information.

This Privacy Policy explains how we may collect and use personal and non-personal data. The following Privacy Policy document refers to the information we are provided with. At the same time, we included more details on the personal information collected in connection with your use of the Website. Provided you have any questions or feedback, please refer to the Terms and Conditions page. Also, feel free to contact us via our contact form about this or any other matter, at any time. All requests will be met with an answer within 10 working days of the solicitation. 

The Collection of Personal Information

Here are the circumstances in which we may collect your personal information:

  • By leaving a comment in the comments section below the Home Chef World posts and articles. The personal information you may be asked to share with us is your full name and email address. You must not provide your real information if you do not wish to do so, you can just as easily use nicknames or aliases. Later on, if you wish, you can also have your comment deleted as well as the information you offered with it, for that you can send us a request through our contact form. In no longer than 30 days the information you provided will be completely removed.
  • By contacting us via the contact form. The personal information you may be asked to share with us is your name and email address where we can send you a reply. We will only use this information to contact you in regards to your query. 
  • By subscribing to our newsletter. The personal information you will be asked to share with us will be a valid email address and a name. We will use the information to send out periodical emails regarding our services and the latest articles published on the Website. All information is collected through a double opt-in service according to the provisions of Art. 13/14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation).

You can use the Website without providing any personal data. Nevertheless, we do not assume responsibility for the lack of quality services as some may depend on certain data (cookies) for full functionality.

When and where this Website specifically states that some Data is not mandatory, you are free not to communicate this Data without consequences to the availability or the functioning of the Website.

Users who are uncertain about which Personal Data is mandatory are welcome to contact the Website Owner.

For further information, feel free to check our Terms and Conditions page.

The Collection of Non-Personal Information

With each visit to Website, we may collect non-personal information concerning your Internet Protocol (IP) address, as well as the type of browser and device you use. This type of information is gathered with the use of cookies. 

Definition of Cookies

Cookies are tiny files stored on your computer. They are built to hold a small amount of data specific to a particular client and website, and can be accessed either by the web server or the client computer. This allows the server to deliver a page tailored to a particular user, or the page itself can contain some script, which is aware of the data in the cookie and so is able to carry information from one visit to the website (or related site) to the next.

Cookie Consent

In compliance with the EU ePrivacy Directive of 2002 and GDPR, when Users first access the Website, they will be met by a cookie consent banner/disclaimer declaring the cookies and tracking present on the Website and giving them the choice of prior consent before their data is collected.

User Cookie Management

Most browsers have a settings’ option allowing the user to see what cookies have been stored on the computer, and delete them.

Note that it is not possible for a webpage to view cookies set by other sites, as this would represent a privacy and security problem.

Cookie Security

Cookies do not in themselves present a threat to privacy/security since they can only be used to store information that the user has volunteered or that the web server already has. While it is possible that this information could be made available to specific third party websites, this is no worse than storing it in a central database.

Collecting Cookies for the Website

Collecting this type of personal information enables HomechefWorld to improve your experience on the Website and tailor it according to your preferences. Cookies are also used to improve your navigation process. 

We do NOT use cookies to collect information that could be used to identify you personally, such as your email address. If you wish, you can set your browser, by editing its options, to accept or reject all cookies, or to notify you each time a cookie is set. We also do not share your information with any third parties, and we only use it according to the latest laws and regulations, while respecting your legal rights as a user.

Any use of Cookies – or of other tracking tools – by this Website or by the owners of third-party services used by this Website serves the purpose of providing the Services required by the User, in addition to any other purposes described in the present document and in the Cookie Policy, if available. The data will not be used in any other way besides those described in the present Privacy Policy. 

Third-party websites

The current Privacy Policy document applies solely to HomechefWorld.com. While we may include external links to third-party websites, we would like to remind you that we neither own nor control these websites. 

Accessing third party websites will enable these to place their own cookies on your personal devices. Other websites may solicit or collect personal information from you. The team at Home Chef World cannot be held accountable for the privacy settings and practices of third-party websites. 

Accessing these websites and continuing to browse through the content found there signals your agreement with their respective privacy policies and practices. We strongly encourage you to read those documents when you leave our website.

Notice Regarding Online Behavioral Advertising

We allow third-party companies to serve ads and/or collect certain anonymous information when you visit our Website. 

These companies may use non-personally identifiable information (e.g. click stream information, browser type, time and date, subject of advertisements clicked or scrolled over) during your visits to this and other Websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services likely to be of great interest to you. 

These companies typically use a cookie or third party web beacon to collect this information. 

Users’ Personal Data Protection

The Owner takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorized destruction of User Data.

Data processing is takes place in a secure environment using computers and/or IT enabled tools. All actions are in accordance with organizational procedures. 

In addition to the Owner, in some cases, the Data may be accessible to other individuals involved with the operation of this Website such as:

  • Website administrator
  • Marketing department
  • Third-parties (verified by the Owner) such as:
    • technical service providers, 
    • mail carriers
    • hosting providers appointed. 

All individuals and/or entities that receive access to User Data will be named Data Processors by the Owner. 

The updated list of these parties may be requested from the Owner at any time.

Users’ Personal Data Processing and Storage

According to legal requirements, the Website shall process and keep your personal data for no longer than it is necessary for the purposes for which it has been collected. Henceforth,

  1. The Website may retain Personal Data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between the Owner and the User until such contract has been fully performed.
  2. The Website shall retain Personal Data collected for the purposes of the Owner’s legitimate interests as long as needed to fulfill such purposes. Users may find specific information regarding the legitimate interests pursued by the Website Owner within the relevant sections of this document or by contacting the Owner.
  3. The Owner may be allowed to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever the User has given consent to such processing, as long as such consent is not withdrawn. Furthermore, the Owner may have to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever required to do so for the performance of a legal obligation or upon order of an authority.
  4. Once the retention period expires, Personal Data shall be deleted. Therefore, the right to access, the right to erasure, the right to rectification and the right to data portability cannot be enforced after expiration of the retention period.

Users’ Personal Data Sharing

The selling, trading, or renting of the Users personal identification information to others is prohibited by the law.

Users’ Personal Data Collection Purposes

The Website may collect and use your personal data for the following purposes:

1.     Improve customer support and service

2.     Personalize and improve users’ experience with the Website

3.     Send newsletters to subscribers

Users’ Rights Regarding their Personal Data

Users have certain rights in the framework of personal data protection:

  1. Withdraw your prior data collection and storage consent at any time.
  2. Object to processing of your Data.
  3. Access to your Data.
  4. Verification of Data accuracy and rectification seeking.
  5. Restrict the processing of your Data.
  6. Have your Personal Data deleted or otherwise removed.
  7. Receive your Data and have it transferred to another Data Controller.
  8. Lodge a complaint.

Where Personal Data is processed for a public interest, in the exercise of an official authority vested in the Owner or for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner, Users may object to such processing by providing a ground related to their particular situation to justify the objection.

Users must know that, however, should their Personal Data be processed for direct marketing purposes, they can object to that processing at any time without providing any justification. To learn, whether the Owner is processing Personal Data for direct marketing purposes, Users may refer to the relevant sections of this document.

Any requests to exercise User rights can be directed to the Owner through the contact page. These requests can be exercised free of charge and will be addressed by the Owner as early as possible and always within one month.

The User’s Personal Data may be used for legal purposes by the Owner in Court or in the stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of this Website or the related Services. The User declares to be aware that the Owner may be required to reveal personal data upon request of public authorities.

In addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, this Website may provide the User with additional and contextual information concerning particular Services or the collection and processing of Personal Data upon request.

For operation and maintenance purposes, this Website and any third-party services may collect files that record interaction with this Website (System logs) use other Personal Data (such as the IP Address) for this purpose.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

HomechefWorld.com reserves the right to update its privacy policy. Updating the Privacy Policy is conducted at our sole discretion. Any changes that could intervene henceforth will be posted on this page. The revision date will also be indicated at the bottom of the page. Provided there are consistent changes regarding our privacy practices, we will also post a visible notice on the website’s main page.

We will use any information collected directly or indirectly only in accordance with the Privacy Policy under which the information was collected (in the case in which it will change due to external factors such as new laws or legal updates).

Should you have any questions or suggestions regarding our Privacy Policy, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

This Privacy Policy is governed by the terms of the HomechefWorld.com Terms and Conditions Agreement, which we encourage you to read as well.

Last updated: January 2020

 

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Marie Reyner
Marie Rayner is a retired Chef, freelance writer, recipe developer, food blogger, and Cookbook author who calls the United Kingdom her home. She is the author of the award-winning blog “The English Kitchen”, where she aims to “debunk the myths of English cookery, one recipe at a time,” with her unique North American spin.
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