We do not deal with your personal data unless you specifically offer it to us as part of a request to contribute advice, insight or a recipe. We do not share any data we have with any outside party for any reason.
Some outside data may be transfered through our website although it is not revealed to us in any way. This is through affiliate links that use cookies to see if you made use of the sales leads provided by the site. All of that data is handled by the companies providing affiliate programs. As of now, that is only "ebay.com" and their privacy policy can be accessed Here. Or You can see a copy of it Here For additional clarity, some of the main points mentioned in the ebay privacy policy will be repeated here. .
When you use our Services, we and authorized third parties make use of cookies and similar technologies (which we will refer to collectively as "cookies") to provide you with a better, faster and safer user experience or to show you personalized advertising. .
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files which are placed in the memory of your browser or device when you make use of our Services, in particular when you visit our websites or when you open a message. Cookies allow for a recognition of a specific device or browser..
There are different types of cookies: Session cookies expire at the end of your session (e.g. when closing your browser window) and only allow tracking your activities during this session Persistent cookies remain stored on your device between sessions and allow, for example, to track your settings or activities on several websites First-party cookies are set by the provider whose online service you are using (i.e. eBay) Third-party cookies are set by a provider other than the provider whose online service you are using (e.g. Adobe).
Why do we use cookies?
Some of our Services can only be offered using cookies. In general, these technologies enable us to track your user behavior and identify you – even across devices. The cookies used in connection with our Services serve the following functions: First-party cookies Give Feedback Operationally necessary cookies.
We use cookies that are necessary for the operation of our Services. This includes technologies that allow you access to our sites, services, applications, and tools, which are required to monitor the functioning of the site, prevent fraudulent activity, and improve security, or that allow you to make use of our functions such as shopping carts or saved search. Because these cookies are necessary to deliver our Services to you, you cannot refuse them..
Analytics cookies
We use cookies to assess the performance of our Services. Third-party cookies and Advertising cookies Third-party advertising providers use cookies to deliver ads tailored to your interests. This includes using technologies to determine how relevant the advertisements are for you, which ads have already been shown to you, how often they have been shown, when and where they have been shown and if you have reacted by carrying out an activity – such as clicking on an ad..
Which service providers do we cooperate with?
Some of our partners use cookies, web beacons or other similar technologies to deliver content tailored to your interests, including ads, on and off our properties. This includes using technologies to determine how relevant the ads are for you, which ads have already been shown to you, how often they have been shown, when and where they have been shown and if you have reacted by carrying out an activity – such as clicking on an ad or purchasing an item. For this purpose, data may be combined with data already collected regarding your interests..
Service providers that we cooperate with include Meta and Google
Meta
We transmit information about your usage of our services, including additional personal data about you, through Meta Pixel and by sending data directly to Meta via our servers. "Meta" designates Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., Block J, Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, Ireland, for users in the EEA, Switzerland and the UK, and Meta Platforms Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, for all other users.
These data transmissions enable us to display personalized advertisements for you on Meta's platforms, to measure their effectiveness and to report on them. The specific processing purposes and an explanation of the related data privacy responsibilities are described in the Meta Business Tools Terms ("Meta Terms").
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics, an analysis tool of Google to continuously improve our Services. The use includes the Universal Analytics operating mode. This makes it possible to assign data, sessions and interactions across multiple devices to a pseudonymous user ID and thus analyze a user's activities across multiple devices. Google Analytics uses cookies that are stored on your device and that enable us to analyze your use of our Services. The data collected by the cookies regarding the use of our Services (including your IP address) are usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there (see additional information on masked IP addresses below in this section).
On our behalf, Google processes this data to evaluate the use of our Services, to compile reports on usage activities and to provide us with further services associated with the use of our Services. Your IP address transmitted in the context of Google Analytics will not be combined with other data from Google.
The data collected via Google Analytics is automatically deleted after 14 months. Data whose retention period has been reached is automatically deleted once a month.
You can prevent the collection of data through the Google Analytics cookie by adjusting your browser settings accordingly. If you deactivate cookies, you may not be able to use all functions of our Services to their full extent, however. In addition, you can prevent the collection of data related to your use of the Services (including your IP address) via the Google Analytics cookie and the processing of this data by Google by installing the following browser plugin.
Further information about Google Analytics can be found in the Google Analytics Terms of Service and in the Google Privacy Policy. We would like to point out that on our website, your IP address has been masked before sharing with Google Analytics. This means that, before your IP address is transmitted to Google's servers in the USA, it is sent to a Google server in the EEA, where it is shortened so that it cannot be traced to a specific person. Only after the IP address has been made anonymous is the shortened IP address sent to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
Google Signals
We also use Google Signals in connection with the provision of our Services. This is an extension function of Google Analytics that enables cross-device tracking. This means that if your Internet-enabled devices are linked to your Google Account, Google can generate reports on usage patterns (especially cross-device traffic) even if you switch devices. If you have activated the setting "personalized ads" in your Google account, Google will process data for this purpose. We do not process personal data in this respect, we only receive statistics based on Google Signals.
Give Feedback You can deactivate the use of Google Signals at any time by downloading and installing the browser plugin in order to opt-out of Google Analytics. This will prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the Services (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google. In addition, you can disable the "personalized advertising" setting in your Google Account. Details can be found in Google's Help section about ads.
Google reCAPTCHA: Prevention of automated access
We make use of Google reCAPTCHA ("reCAPTCHA") within the provision of our Services. reCAPTCHA is used to check and prevent interactions through automated access, for example through so-called bots (computer programs that perform tasks automatically and independently). reCAPTCHA is used in particular to check whether data input in connection with our Services (e.g. in a contact form) is carried out by a human or by an automated program. For this purpose, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the user on the basis of various characteristics. This analysis automatically begins as soon as the user connects with the online service, e.g. visits the website. For the purposes of this analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various pieces of information (e.g. IP address, duration of the user's visit to the online service or the user's mouse movements). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google. The analyses by reCAPTCHA are carried out entirely in the background.
You can find details on Google's page about reCAPTCHA and in Google's Privacy Notice
Data security
We protect your personal data through technical and organizational security measures to minimize risks associated with data loss, misuse, unauthorized access and unauthorized disclosure and alteration. To this end we use network security services and data encryption, for example, as well as physical access restrictions for our data centers and logical access controls for data and systems access. You can find further information on our data security in our Security Center.
Other important information regarding data protection
This section contains important additional information about the protection of personal data in
connection with the use of our Services, including whether you are required to provide personal
data.