Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2024-09-09

The Digitaltrends LLC / delishdiaries.com (“company,” “I,” “we,” or “us”) is dedicated to respecting the privacy of your personal information, and this privacy policy describes what information is collected from you on https://www.delishdiaries.com (hereinafter the “Website”) and how it is used. The term “you” refers to anyone who uses, visits and/or views the website.

By visiting the website and using our Services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT USE OUR SERVICES (this includes submitting any content, including blog entries for publication, participation in social media events, or any future activity where you may share personal information)

By using our website (www.delishdiaries.com), we receive, collect, and store any information you enter or provide us in any other way. In addition, we collect the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet. We also collect names and email addresses from individuals who subscribe to our email list, leave comments, or submit a contact form. This information will not be provided to third parties unless required by law.

WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW IT IS USED

When you access the website, you may provide certain personally identifiable information including but not limited to your name, email address, phone number, address, avatar image, credit card information when you make a purchase on the website.

This information is collected when you register on the site, place an order, subscribe to a newsletter, contact us, use the search feature on the website, provide comments or any other feedback, fill out a form or use the live chat or enter any other information on the website to communicate with us. From time to time, we may also collect information that you submit when you participate in any online surveys that we may post on our website.

Your personal information is used to personalize your experience, improve the website to better serve you, provide customer service support, efficiently process your requests or transactions, tailor advertisements to you, elicit reviews of services or products, provide you offers, promotions and to follow up with you through correspondence (email, live chat, or phone). We may also use this information to provide you offers and promotions from our partners and/or our affiliates in exchange for a commission without additional cost to you.

Additionally, like other websites, this website automatically collects certain information about you through Log Data and Google Analytics. Log Data is information about your computer’s Internet Protocol Address, which is your “IP” address, browser information, Internet Service Provider’s information, your operating system, and your browser type. Similarly, Google Analytics collects certain information about your location, browsing history, the pages you visit, the equipment you used to access the website, traffic patterns, and other general patterns related to your use of the website.

www.delishdiaries.com uses Google Analytics` 3rd-party audience data such as age, gender, and interests to understand the behavior of our customers better and work with companies that collect information about your online activities to provide advertising targeted to suit your interests and preferences. These companies also use automated technologies to collect information when you click on our ads, which helps track and manage the effectiveness of our marketing efforts. You can find privacy policy information on the following link: https://policies.google.com/privacy/google-partners?hl=en

This information is used to analyze website statistics related to user behavior and interests, improve our performance and your use of the website, and to further enhance our products and services offered to you.

You should never submit sensitive personal information to the www.delishdiaries.com website. Sensitive personal information includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.

COMMENTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. When you leave a comment, your name, email address and website/organization name is not shared with a third party and may be used to communicate with you.

Social media accounts and sharing options are available on this website. Social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and so forth) can track your personal information. Should you choose to interact with us on social media, please note that you will be voluntarily disclosing that personal information. This information is no longer private. It becomes public information and can be collected and used by others. We have no control over and take no responsibility for the use, storage, or dissemination of such publicly disclosed personal information by you.

Any such interactions via comments and social media with us do not subject us to any kind of liability related to misuse of your information by others.

USE OF COOKIES

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity of our service, and we hold certain information.

Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier. They are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Other tracking technologies, such as beacons, tags, and scripts, are also used to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service. When you leave a comment on our website, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment.

If you have an account and you log in to this website, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

We may use cookies for various reasons such as optimizing and personalizing your browsing experience, checking our website analytics, saving your preferences and settings for future use, serving ads based on your liking and interests, affiliate marketing and posting comments on our website.

This information is only collected to better serve and understand your user experience on the website. You have the option of turning off cookies on your computer should you wish to do so. If you choose to do that, you may not be able to view this website’s features and content.

Examples of Cookies we use:

Session Cookies. We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
Security Cookies. We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
Third-Party Cookies
Analytics Cookies
Email & Newsletter Cookies

If you are uncomfortable with cookies, you can and should clear your browser of cookies at any time.

In addition, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change your browser’s settings to block/delete cookies. To find out more about how to manage and delete cookies, visit wikipedia.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

If you want to opt out of having cookies placed for the purposes of Google Analytics, please follow the link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

USE OF WEB BEACONS AND PIXELS

In conjunction with the use of cookies, third parties may also use web beacons, which are also known as clear GIFs, web bugs or pixel tags to collect general information about your use of our website. They monitor user activity and are used to track customer behaviour data. This information may be relevant to third parties such as the ad networks used on our website to tailor the advertising based on your behaviour and interests.

We may use social media pixels to track and collect general information about your use in compliance with different social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, etc) for the purpose of promoting products, tracking conversions, remarking, running target advertisements and so forth.

Third parties like Facebook may use their own cookies, web beacons, and other technologies to collect and receive information from our website to provide target advertisements. You may see our ads on Facebook after you have visited our website.

THIRD-PARTY LINKS AND USE

We may include, offer or advertise third party links, products or services on the website. Once you click on a third-party link and leave this website, you are no longer bound by our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.

Articles on this website may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, advertisements, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

We may use Google AdSense advertising along with any other third-party advertising on the website. Google is a third party that also uses cookies to serve ads on the website for the purpose of providing a positive user experience. Third-party vendors such as Google use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to the website. You can opt-out of Google by visiting their privacy policy and ad settings.

We have no control over these third parties and they have their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for the activities and practices of these third parties. You should contact them directly and read their privacy policies for any questions. You also agree that your use of these third-party websites is solely at your risk.

DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

As a general rule, we do not disclose your personal information to third parties without your consent with the exception of the following circumstances:

We may disclose your information to our trusted third parties that work with us such as our website hosting partners, email marketing service provider, other service providers that assist in the operation of the website, and any other affiliates and subsidiaries we rely upon to provide you products and services offered here.

We may disclose your information in order to comply with state or federal regulations related to copyright infringement lawsuits or any other legal claims related to the website.

We may disclose your information to our successor and/or acquiring party in the event of a merger, acquisition, restructuring, dissolution or partial sale in the future. However, your personal information will be transferred to the acquiring party in accordance with this privacy policy.

HOW YOUR INFORMATION MAY BE USED

How We Use the Collected Information:

Operating and maintaining our website
Sending promotional information, including newsletters. (You can opt out of the newsletters at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe button at the bottom of any email.)
Sending additional communication as necessary including administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, policy updates, and security alerts.

Responding to your comments and direct emails.
Tracking and measuring the website’s advertising.
Protecting the website from unauthorized and/or illegal activity.
To provide a great experience for your visitors and customers.
To monitor and analyze the performance, operation, and effectiveness of the platform.
To ensure our platform is secure and safe to use.

THIRD-PARTY USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share it.

Additionally, the Website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the Website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.

The Website currently uses the following third-party service providers:

Google Analytics – This service tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics.

Mailer Lite Email Marketing Plugin for WordPress—This service delivers email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address to deliver such communications. Please refer to https://www.mailerlite.com/legal/privacy-policy privacy policy for further information.

Your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time at the Website’s sole discretion.

Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent; however, we may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the Website to third parties who acquire all or a portion of our business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against us.

ANONYMOUS DATA

From time to time, we may use anonymous data, which does not identify you alone, or when combined with data from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.

PUBLICLY VISIBLE INFORMATION

If you create a user profile on the Website or leave a comment, certain information may be publicly visible. To create a user profile, you must choose a username and password and input your email address for profile confirmation. Your email address will never be available publicly. At your option, you may also add an avatar, a profile description, and a link to your website.

You may also choose to link your Facebook, Instagram, and Google accounts.

Users may see your username, avatar, profile description, and website information.

How do you get my consent?

When you provide us with personal information on our site or make a purchase, you imply that you consent to our collecting it and using it for that specific reason only.

If we ask for your personal information for a secondary reason, like marketing, we will either ask you directly for your expressed consent or provide you with an opportunity to say no.

How do I withdraw my consent?

If, after you opt-in, you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you for the continued collection, use, or disclosure of your information at any time by contacting us at contact@delishdiaries.com

If you want to opt out of having cookies placed for the purposes of Google Analytics, please follow the link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

PAYMENT INFORMATION

Purchase and Payment Information: When you make a purchase or receive a credit, you will need to provide the information required to process and ship your orders or respond to your customer service requests. This may include your credit card number, card type, expiration date, or secure PayPal account information, as well as your billing address and shipping address. www.delishdiaries.com does not store, archive, or otherwise retain credit card numbers. When you pay or use your credit card, you interact with our partner’s website and you don´t share any credit card numbers with www.delishdiaries.com.

EMAIL MARKETING AND NEWSLETTERS

You can opt in or unsubscribe from our email list. By subscribing and opting in, you agree to receive newsletters, updates, messages, promotional materials and any other content related to this website. When you send an email, your email message, along with your email address and responses, are saved for communication purposes with you. This information is kept confidential and we do not share, sell or trade your email information with third parties except as otherwise stated in this privacy policy.

All newsletters sent may contain tracking pixels. The pixel is embedded in emails and allows us to analyze the success of online marketing campaigns. Because of these tracking pixels, we may see if and when you open an email and which links within the email you click. Also, this tracking enables us to adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the user.

If you are in the European Union and opt-in to receive any of our free products or services and/or purchase any products or services through our website then you will be subscribed to receive our free email newsletter once you affirmatively consent to it. Please see the Opt-Out section below should you wish to “unsubscribe” and not receive any emails from us.

But if you are NOT in the European Union then you will be automatically subscribed to receive our free email newsletter once you opt-in to receive any of our free products or services and/or purchase any products or services through our website. Please see the Opt-Out section below should you wish to “unsubscribe” and not receive any emails from us.

We may send you emails about our site, news, blog posts, and related topics or updates. We may also use your email to inform you about changes to our site and privacy policy, survey you about your usage, or collect your opinion. You can unsubscribe at any time at the bottom of the email.

OPT-OUT

We comply with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 and do not spam or send misleading information. Should you wish to no longer receive communication from us, you have the option of unsubscribing by clicking “unsubscribe” at the bottom of the email we send to you or by contacting us.

As for third party websites, please contact them directly to unsubscribe and/or opt-out from their communications.

We are in compliance with the GDPR along with the email marketing service we use to collect your data.

You may also notify us at contact@delishdiaries.com to be removed from our mailing list.

GDPR VISITOR RIGHTS

Under the GDPR, if you are within the European Union, you are entitled to certain rights and information listed below.

We will retain any information you choose to provide to us until the earlier of:

You ask us to delete the information by sending a request to contact@delishdiaries.com. Please note that such requests may result in you no longer being able to access paid or free content previously provided to you.

We will delete the data if:

Our decision to cease using our existing data providers. The Company decides to no longer be in business or continue to offer the services.The data is no longer needed to provide you service, is too costly to maintain further retention, or the Company finds it outdated.

You have the right to request access to your data that we store and have the ability to access your personal data.

You have the right to either rectify or erase your personal data. You have the right to verify the accuracy of your personal data and have it corrected or removed completely.

You have the right to seek restrictions on the processing of your data. When you restrict the processing of your data, we can store your data but cannot process it further.

You have the right to object to the processing of your data in certain circumstances including but not limited to direct marketing, profiling, scientific or historical research purposes, statistical purposes, automated decision making and profiling and tasks based on legitimate interests or in the public interest/exercise of official authority.

You have the right to the portability of your data. You have the right to request your personal data from us, receive it and transfer it to another controller.

You have the right to withdraw consent at any time. If you have provided consent to the Company’s processing of your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based upon consent that occurred prior to your withdrawal of consent.

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority that has jurisdiction over issues related to the General Data Protection Regulation.

We require only the information that is reasonably necessary to enter into a contract with you. We will not require you to provide consent for any unnecessary processing as a condition of entering into a contract with us.

YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT (CCPA COMPLIANCE)

If you reside in California, you are entitled to additional rights under California law and we ensure compliance with the CCPA. Here are your rights:

You have the right to know whether your personal information is sold or disclosed to third parties.

You have the right to say no to the sale of your personal information.

You also have the right to access your personal information, which we will provide within 30 days of such request.

You have the right to know what personal information is collected from you and how it is used, which we explained in this Privacy Policy.

You have the right to have your personal information deleted.

You have the right to equal service, price and no discrimination.

You have the right to data portability and right to request your personal information and use it for your own purposes.

Pursuant to California’s “Shine the Light Act,” you are permitted to request information about the manner in which we share certain categories of information with third parties for their marketing use. We may disclose your personal information to our affiliates or other related third parties such as service providers, vendors for their use in marketing to you, so we can provide the products and/or services offered on this website to you. When we disclose such information, your personal information is still kept confidential and between us and that third party. It is not used for any other purpose that’s not permitted under the laws.

Please be advised we DO NOT SELL YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION to third parties and have never sold your personal information. We do not intend to sell your personal information in the future either.

Under the CCPA, you still have the right to opt-out of such sales and send us a “do not sell my information” request. If you would like to exercise any of your rights under California law, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us by sending us an email at contact@delishdiaries.com. Only you, as the person registered with the California Secretary of State, can make such verifiable consumer requests related to your personal information or someone you authorize to act on your behalf.

Your verifiable consumer request must provide sufficient information that allows us to verify that you are the person you are claiming to be or that you are the authorized representative of such person about whom we had collected personal information. You must describe your request with enough details such as your first and last name, address and your country that allow us to properly understand the request and respond to it. Please note we cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information unless we first verify your identity or authority to make such a request and confirm that the personal information relates to you. We will make all attempts to respond to your request within 30 days of receipt.

This privacy notice for California residents supplements the information included in the previous sections of this privacy policy. California and Delaware law also requires us to state whether we honour “Do Not Track” settings in your browser regarding targeted advertising and we do not monitor or respond to Do Not Track browser requests.

SECURITY

The security of your personal information is important to us, and we strive to follow generally commercial industry standards to protect your personal information submitted to us voluntarily and automatically. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information. When you make a credit card purchase or purchase through any means on the website, you will be directed to a third-party vendor to complete the transaction. Any information you provide during the checkout process is not stored on our website but instead provided to the third-party vendor that completes the purchase transaction.

By using this website, you agree to hold us harmless for any security breach and for any unauthorized use of your personal information by third parties. You also agree that we cannot be held responsible for any disclosure of your information through our website without our knowledge and consent.

SPONSORSHIP POLICY

This policy covers the below social channels owned and managed by www.delishdiaries.com:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563541240390

Blog: www.delishdiaries.com

This blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions, or other forms of compensation.

The compensation received will never influence the content, topics, or posts made in this blog. All advertising is generated by a third-party ad network and will be identified as paid advertisements.

The owner of this blog is compensated to provide opinions on products, services, websites, and various other topics. Even though the owner of this blog receives compensation for our posts or advertisements, we always give our honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely the bloggers’ own. Any product claim, statistic, quote, or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider, or party in question.

This blog does not contain any content which might present a conflict of interest.

RETARGETING ADS

We may conduct remarketing efforts with third-party companies like Google, Facebook, and Instagram to market the www.delishdiaries.com website. These companies use cookies to serve ads based on past visits to the website.

Links to Third-Party Websites

This Site may contain links to third-party websites. All such linked sites, materials, and pages are not under the control of www.delishdiaries.com. www.delishdiaries.com is not responsible for the content contained in any linked website nor for any losses or damages you may incur as a result of the use of any such website. www.delishdiaries.com accepts no liability for any errors or omissions contained in third-party websites. These links are provided to improve your use of the Site, enable you to connect with www.delishdiaries.com on various platforms, and help www.delishdiaries.com offer the easiest services for you and conduct transactions.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

The delishdiaries.com website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13 without verifiable parental consent. All information and content on this website is intended for individuals over the age of 18. Children under the age of 13 are prohibited from using this website. If we learn that we have collected the personal information of a child under 13 without first receiving verifiable parental consent, we will take steps to delete the information as soon as possible. Children under the age of 13 are not permitted to create their own accounts with us unless their parent provides verifiable consent. If a parent or guardian believes that our site has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 13 in its database, please contact us immediately at contact@delishdiaries.com and we will use our best efforts to remove such information from our records promptly.

CONTACT INFORMATION

LINKS

When you click on links on our website, they may direct you away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.

COPYRIGHT POLICY

All information on this site is subject to copyright law and cannot be used, reprinted, or published without written consent.

The absence of a registered copyright symbol does not mean that such materials are not protected as belonging to www.delishdiaries.com

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP

If we have materials on the Site which you can download, a revocable, non-exclusive license is granted for you to download copies of the materials for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license, you may not:

Modify or copy the materials.
Use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial).
Transfer the materials to another person or “mirror” the materials on any other server.

This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by www.delishdiaries.com at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.

DISCLOSURES

AMAZON AFFILIATES

www.delishdiaries.com participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

If you buy something through one of these links, we receive a small commission (at no extra cost to you).

OTHER AFFILIATE PROGRAMS

We may, at different points in time, participate in affiliate programs other than Amazon affiliates as well.

If you buy something through one of these links, we receive a small commission (at no extra cost to you).

You can find the complete privacy policy for this Website here: https://delishdiaries.com/privacy-policy/

Privacy policy updates

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.