Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 24/10/2024

At Forte Recipes, accessible from https://forterecipes.com, the privacy of our visitors is one of our top priorities. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of information collected by Forte Recipes and how we use and protect it.

By using our website, you agree to the collection and use of information described in this policy. If you have any questions or need more information, please email us at [email protected].

1. Information We Collect

We collect information from visitors in various ways, including:

  • Personal Information

When you sign up for our newsletter, contact us through the website, or leave a comment, we may request:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Any other information to enhance your experience on the site.
  • Log Data

Like many websites, we collect data that your browser sends when you visit our site. This log data may include:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Pages visited
  • Date and time of your visit
  • Time spent on those pages
  • Other relevant statistics
  • Cookies

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

  • Operate, maintain, and improve our website.
  • Personalize your experience on the website.
  • Understand and analyze website usage.
  • Communicate directly or through partners for updates and promotions with you.
  • Prevent fraudulent or illegal activities on the site.

3. Log Files

Like many other websites, Forte Recipes uses log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. The information collected by log files includes IP addresses, browser types, Internet Service Providers (ISP), date and time stamps, referring and exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. We use this data to analyze trends, administer the site, and gather demographic information.

4. Cookies and Web Beacons

We use cookies to store information about visitors’ preferences, record user-specific data on the pages they visit, and personalize and enhance our content. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but please note that doing so may affect the functionality of some parts of our website.

5. Third-Party Privacy Policies

Forte Recipes may use third-party services like Google Analytics to collect, monitor, and analyze data. These services have their own privacy policies governing how they use your information.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third-party service providers for detailed information on how your data is handled.

6. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data (For EEA Users)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), we process your personal data under the following legal bases:

  • Consent: When you give explicit consent (e.g., signing up for newsletters).
  • Contract: When the processing is necessary to fulfill a contract or service.
  • Legitimate Interests: When processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests (e.g., improving the website), provided it does not override your rights.

7. Your Data Protection Rights

We are committed to ensuring you know your rights under applicable data protection laws. You are entitled to:

  • Right to Access: Request a copy of your personal data.
  • Right to Rectification: Request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Right to Erasure: Request the deletion of your personal data under certain conditions.
  • Right to Restrict Processing: Request restriction of processing your data under certain conditions.
  • Right to Object: Object to processing your personal data in specific circumstances.
  • Right to Data Portability: Request the transfer of your data to another organization, where applicable.

8. Data Security

We take data security seriously and implement various measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, modification, or disclosure. However, no online transmission or electronic storage method is 100% secure.

9. Data Retention

We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or as required by law. If your data is no longer needed, we will securely delete it.

10. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for these external sites’ privacy practices or content. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with the updated “Effective Date.” We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed of how we protect your data.

12. Children’s Privacy

Forte Recipes does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If a parent or guardian believes that their child has provided us with personal information without their consent, please get in touch with us immediately at [email protected], and we will make every effort to remove such information from our records promptly.

We encourage parents and guardians to monitor their children’s online activity to ensure their safety and prevent them from sharing personal data without consent.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise any of your data protection rights, please contact us at [email protected]