Effective as of April 20, 2024
As the owner of this website, Rhonda Cooks Gluten Free, I understand that your privacy is of critical importance. This Privacy Policy describes what information I collect from you via the Site and how I use and disclose such information.
Use of Cookies
A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed. Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that I store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
I use cookies for the following purposes:
(a) authentication – I use cookies to identify you when you visit my website and as you navigate my website;
(b) personalization – I use cookies to store information about your preferences and to personalize the website for you;
(c) security – I use cookies as an element of the security measures used to protect user accounts, including preventing fraudulent use of login credentials, and to protect my website and services generally;
(d) analysis – I use cookies to help me to analyze the use and performance of my website and services;
I use Google Analytics to analyze the use of my website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to my website is used to create reports about the use of my website. Google’s privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can, however, obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:
(a) https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en (Chrome);
(b) https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences(Firefox);
(c) https://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/ (Opera);
(d) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer);
(e) https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411 (Safari); and
(f) https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy (Edge).
Please note that blocking cookies may have a negative impact on the functions of many websites, including my Site. Some features of the Site may cease to be available to you.
Email Addresses
I may collect your email address, but only if you voluntarily provide it to me. This may occur, for example, if you sign up to receive an email newsletter, or enter a promotion. If you have provided your email address to me, I promise to use it only for the purposes for which it is provided and also, from time to time to send you emails regarding the Site or other products or services that I believe may be of interest to you. You may opt-out of such email communications at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” button in the email. I will NEVER share your email address with any third parties. If you are a resident of a country in the European Economic Area (EEA), please refer to the section below entitled “Additional Rights of EEA Residents.”
Additional Rights of EEA (European Economic Area) Residents
If you are a resident of a country in the EEA, you have the rights, among others, to:
(i) access your personal data
(ii) ensure the accuracy of your personal data
(iii) the right to have us delete your personal data
(iv) the right to restrict further processing of your personal data, and
(v) the right to complain to a supervisory authority in your country of residence in the event that data is misused
If you believe that my processing of your personal information infringes data protection laws, you have a legal right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority responsible for data protection. You may do so in the EU member state of your residence, your place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement.
Sale of Business or Assets
In the event that the Site or substantially all of its assets is sold or disposed of as a going concern, whether by merger, sale of assets or otherwise, or in the event of an insolvency, bankruptcy or receivership, the information I have collected about you may be one of the assets sold or merged in connection with that transaction.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
I may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most recent version of the Privacy Policy will always be posted on the Site, with the “Effective Date” posted at the top of the Policy. I may revise and update this Privacy Policy if my practices change, as technology changes, or as I add new services or change existing services. If I make any material changes to my Privacy Policy or how I handle your personal information, or I am going to use any personal information in a manner that is materially different from that stated in my Privacy Policy at the time I collected such information, I will give you a reasonable opportunity to consent to the change. If you do not consent, your personal information will be used as agreed to under the terms of the privacy policy in effect at the time I obtained that information. By using my Site or services after the Effective Date, you are deemed to consent to my then-current privacy policy. I will use information previously obtained in accordance with the Privacy Policy in effect when the information was obtained from you.
Affiliate Marketing
The Website may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the Website. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions.
Rhonda Cooks Gluten Free is a participant 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 links to Amazon.com. As part of this Amazon Associates program, the Website will post customized links, provided by Amazon, to track the referrals to their website. This program utilizes cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales.
Rhonda Cooks Gluten Free is a participant in the Walmart Affiliate Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and links to Walmart.com. As part of this Walmart Affiliate Associates program, the Website will post customized links, provided by Walmart, to track the referrals to their website. This program utilizes cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales.
Rhonda Cooks Gluten Free is a participant in the Instacart Tastemaker Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and links to Instacart.com. As part of this Instacart Tastemaker program, the Website will post customized links, provided by Instacart, to track the referrals to their website. This program utilizes cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales.
Contacting Me
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the practices of this Site, please contact me at rhonda@rhondagillihan.com or my visiting the contact me page to submit your questions.