Privacy Policy

Table of Contents

16 November 2024

Welcome to Cooking of World. Your privacy is critically important to us. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information when you visit or use our website.

By accessing or using Cooking of World, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please discontinue use of the site immediately.

Information We Collect

We collect various types of personal information to improve your experience on our website, including:

1.1 Personal Information Provided by You

Name
Email address
Phone number (if applicable)
Any other information you voluntarily provide via contact forms or sign-up fields.

1.2 Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our site, certain information is automatically collected, such as:

IP address
Browser type and version
Time zone settings
Information about your visit (e.g., page views, session duration)

1.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We may use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your interaction with our website. You can adjust your browser settings to refuse or delete cookies, but this may impact your user experience.

How We Use Your Information

We use the personal information we collect for the following purposes:

To provide, operate, and maintain the website
To respond to your inquiries or customer service requests
To send newsletters or promotional content (only with your consent)
To improve our website, content, and user experience
For analytics and reporting purposes

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data (GDPR Compliance)

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we rely on the following legal bases to process your data:

Consent: If you sign up for newsletters or provide information voluntarily.
Contractual Necessity: For the processing of information needed to fulfill requests or services you ask for.
Legitimate Interest: For improvement of our website and services, fraud prevention, and analysis.
Legal Obligation: If required to comply with the law or a legal process.

Ads appearing on our website may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies.

These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer.

This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you.

This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Cooking of World and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

Your Rights Under GDPR

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights regarding your data:

Right to Access: Request access to your data.
Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
Right to Erasure (Right to Be Forgotten): Request deletion of your data in certain circumstances.
Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a structured, commonly used format.
Right to Restrict Processing: Limit the way we use your data in specific circumstances.
Right to Object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing.
Right to Withdraw Consent: If processing is based on your consent, you can withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [wahabkhanw243@gmail.com].

California Privacy Rights (CPRA Compliance)

If you are a California resident, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) provides you with the following rights:

Right to Know: Request information on the categories of personal data we collect, the sources of this data, and third parties with whom it is shared.
Right to Delete: Request the deletion of your data, subject to certain exceptions.
Right to Opt-Out of Sale: Opt-out of the sale of your personal information. We do not sell your data.
Right to Correct: Request the correction of inaccurate personal data.
Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information: Limit the use of your sensitive information.
Non-Discrimination: You will not be discriminated against for exercising any of your privacy rights.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at [wahabkhanw243@gmail.com].

Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, or as required by law. When it is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymize your data.

Data Security

We take the security of your data seriously. We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is entirely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Sharing of Personal Information

We may share your data with:

Service Providers: For processing on our behalf, such as hosting services or analytics platforms.
Legal Authorities: When required by law or necessary to protect our rights.
Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your data may be transferred to another company.

Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of such external sites, and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.

Children’s Privacy

Cooking of World does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected data from a child under this age, we will take steps to delete that information.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The updated policy will be posted on this page, and the date of the latest revision will be indicated at the top.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your rights under GDPR or CPRA, please contact us at:

Email: [wahabkhanw243@gmail.com]