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PRIVACY POLICY

At RecipeWISE we know that privacy on the internet is really important. This privacy policy will help fill you in on who we are, our objectives in handling the personal information that we collect, how you can find out more about how we store and use that data, and the type of information that we collect about you.

We are committed to protecting you and your family’s personal information when you are using the services of RecipeWISE. We want our services to be safe and enjoyable environments for you. This Privacy Policy relates to our use of any personal information you provide to us through the recipewise.co.uk website. Please also see our terms of service page.

In order to provide you with the full range of services, we are sometimes required to collect information about you – but never personally identifiable information, (unless it is for part of an ‘opt in’ requirement like signing up for a regular newsletter etc. see more on this below). We use our own private web analytics tool (not a third party one where this data is shared) to analyse site usage, how our users arrive at our site, what they do on the site, what browser they are using and on what operating system etc. However, this analytics data, collected via a JavaScript tag in the pages of our site, is not tied to personally identifiable information. We only use aggregate data which shows us visitor ‘patterns’ and helps us improve our service.

Note: We only collect, hold and use your personal information where you have given us your permission to do so.

We do not sell, rent or share any personally identifiable information about you to any outside third party. All email addresses submitted to RecipeWISE are never shared with anyone, neither are they used for aggressive, direct marketing campaigns. We use newsletters, and social media, such as Facebook, Twitter and RSS feeds to keep you fully up to date with our latest news, which are fully ‘opt in’ methods, which you can easily opt out of.

RecipeWISE is committed to safeguarding your personal information. Whenever you provide such information, we are legally obliged to use your information in line with all laws concerning the protection of personal information, including the Data Protection Act 1998 (these laws are referred to collectively in this Privacy Policy as the “data protection laws”).

Data Protection Act 1998 and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003. The eight principles relating to the processing of personal information are:

  • Fairly and lawfully processed
  • Processed for a limited time
  • Adequate, relevant & not excessive
  • Accurate
  • Not kept longer than necessary
  • Processed in accordance with your rights
  • Secure
  • Not transferred to countries without adequate protection

Under European Law we also follow these guiding principles: Personal data should not be processed at all, except when certain conditions are met. These conditions fall into three categories: transparency, legitimate purpose and proportionality. Your privacy and security is of utmost importance to us. We will always follow these principles and ask you how you would like us to communicate with you.

NEWSLETTERS

Some people may want to sign up to a newsletter with us but they are worried that it will lead to ‘spam’. If you are concerned about privacy, here’s what we will and won’t do if you sign up with us.

Opt In Data: When you sign up to participate in or receive a service from the online RecipeWISE website, such as a newsletter etc., we may ask for personal information about you. This can consist of information such as your name, email address, postal address, telephone or mobile number etc. Different webpages may ask for different personal information, you do not have to give this information, but many of the services offered, such as emailing newsletters etc., require it in order to function as intended.

By entering your details in the fields requested you enable RecipeWISE to provide you with the services you select. If, at any time, you prefer not to receive e-mail marketing information from us, simply follow the unsubscribe options at the bottom of each e-mail.

HOW WILL RECIPEWISE USE THE INFORMATION COLLECTED

RecipeWISE will use an individuals ‘opt in’ information for a number of purposes, including the following:

  • for “service administration purposes”, which means that RecipeWISE may contact you for reasons related to the service you have signed up for.
  • to contact you about a submission you have made to the website, including any content you provide.
  • to personalise the way RecipeWISE content is presented to you
  • IP addresses are used to identify the location of users, the number of visits from different countries and also to block disruptive use; and
  • to analyse and improve the services offered on recipewise.co.uk e.g. to provide you with the most user-friendly navigation experience.

COOKIES, ADVERTISING AND IP ADDRESSES

When you visit this website, we may send you a cookie. A cookie is a small file placed on your computer for the following purposes:

  • Cookies may be used to compile anonymous statistics about online activity. Information collected is aggregated for reporting purposes. The use of this service assists us in measuring and improving our website.
  • We may also track IP addresses. An IP Address is a number that can identify an Internet Service Provider and country location. It cannot provide us with personal information on you. These are for agregate and average data analysis, in order to best understand who we are targeting and how to adapt our website resources towards this audience.

Cookies cannot be used by themselves to identify you. You are not obliged to accept cookies and may modify your browser so that it will not accept cookies. Please be aware that if you disable cookies, many personalised services on our websites will not work as we intended.

Log Files

As with most other websites, we collect and use the non-personal data contained in log files maintained on the hosting server. The information in the log files include your IP (internet protocol) address, your ISP (internet service provider, such as AOL or BT) the browser you used to visit our site (such as Internet Explorer or Firefox), the time you visited our site and which pages you visited throughout our site. This agregate data helps us with understanding how to plan for future enhancements to our site.

Advertising, Cookies and Web Beacons

We may also use some third party advertisements on some of our pages. Some of these advertisers may use technology such as cookies and web beacons when they advertise on our site, which will also send these advertisers non-personally-identifiable information such as your IP address, your ISP, the browser you used to visit our site, and in some cases, whether you have Flash installed etc. This is generally used for geotargeting purposes or for showing certain ads based on specific sites visited and browser capabilities. We and they may also use geographic, demographic and or preference information to allow advertising on our Web sites to be targeted, in aggregate, to the users for whom they are most pertinent.

Opting Out. You can choose to disable or selectively turn off cookies or third-party cookies in your browser settings, use a browser ‘plugin’, or by managing preferences in programs such as Norton Internet Security. You may also use a browser plugin to block advertisements that use javascript. However please note: this can affect how you are able to interact with our site as well as other websites. Deleting cookies does not mean you are permanently opted out of any advertising program. Unless you have settings that disallow cookies permanently, the next time you visit a site running the advertisements, a new cookie will be added – visit the self-regulatory advertising body for more information and opt out methods: Network Advertising Initiative.

LEAVING RECIPEWISE

This website contains hyperlinks to other websites owned and operated by third parties, and are not regulated by RecipeWISE. These third party websites have their own privacy policies, including cookies, and we urge you to review them. They will govern the use of personal information you submit or are collected by cookies whilst visiting these websites. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the privacy practices of such third party websites and your use of such websites is at your own risk.