Updated Date: 22/01/2025
Line Recipes – GDPR Compliance
At Line Recipes, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This page explains how we comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when handling data of individuals who may be located in the European Economic Area (EEA).
What is GDPR?
The GDPR is a European Union regulation designed to give individuals more control over their personal data. Even though our primary audience is in the USA, we acknowledge that users from the EEA may access our site, and we are committed to protecting their data rights.
Data We Collect:
- Personal Data: We collect personal data when you voluntarily provide it to us, such as when you:
- Create an account (username, email address, optional profile information)
- Subscribe to our newsletter (email address)
- Contact us through our contact form (name, email address, message)
- Leave comments on recipes (name/username)
- Non-Personal Data: We automatically collect certain non-personal data, such as:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Referring website
- Pages visited on our site
- Time spent on our site
How We Use Your Data:
We use your personal and non-personal data for the following purposes:
- To provide you with access to our website and its features.
- To personalize your experience on our site.
- To send you our newsletter if you’ve subscribed.
- To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support.
- To improve our website and user experience.
- To monitor the usage of our website and identify trends.
- To comply with legal obligations.
Legal Basis for Processing:
For users in the EEA, our legal basis for processing your personal data includes:
- Consent: Where you have given us explicit consent to process your data for a specific purpose (e.g., subscribing to our newsletter).
- Contractual Necessity: Where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you (e.g., providing access to your user account).
- Legitimate Interest: Where we have a legitimate interest in processing your data, provided that such interest is not overridden by your rights and interests.
- Legal Obligation: Where processing is necessary to comply with legal obligations.
Your Rights:
If you are located in the EEA, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to Access: You have the right to access the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
- Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): You have the right to request that we delete your personal data, under certain circumstances.
- Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
- Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit that data to another controller.
- Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on your consent to process your data, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
Exercising Your Rights:
To exercise any of your GDPR rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond to your request within the legally required timeframe.
Data Security:
We take reasonable measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include data encryption, firewalls, and secure access controls.
Data Transfers:
Your data may be transferred to and stored on servers located outside of the EEA, such as in the United States. Where data is transferred outside of the EEA, we will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data, in accordance with GDPR requirements.
Changes to This Policy:
We may update this GDPR policy from time to time. We will post the updated policy on this page. Please check this page regularly for the most current version.
Contact Us:
If you have any questions or concerns about our GDPR compliance, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]