Privacy Policy



Before using our site, please read this Privacy Policy carefully.


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Last Updated: June 22, 2021


This Privacy Policy is applicable to the website cookingwithhart.ca ("Service", “Site”, “we”, “our”, “us”, "web application", and terms of similar meaning) and sets out the policy on the gathering and use of information on the Site. People who helped create and/or provide access to the Site and Service are contributors (“Contributors”).

Although you are not required to register to access our Site, you may be asked to provide us with personal information when you visit certain sections of our Site. Your use of our Site signifies your acknowledgement and consent to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not continue to use our Site. Your continued use of the Site signifies your acceptance of these terms and any changes in effect at the time of use.


There may be links from our Site to other websites; note that this Privacy Policy applies only to our Site and not to websites to which our Site may be linked. You must check on any linked sites for the privacy policy that applies to that site and/or make any necessary inquiries in respect of that privacy policy with the operator of the linked site. These links to third party websites may be generated by users of the Service and are provided as a convenience. The Service and its Contributors do not endorse, and are not responsible for, these linked websites. The Service and its Contributors do not endorse, and are not responsible for, user generated content, such as users’ uploaded photos, recipes, or links. The Service and its Contributors do not endorse, and are not responsible for user generated links. The Service and its Contributors do not endorse, and are not responsible for the consequences of clicking user generated links. The Service and its Contributors do not endorse, and are not responsible for the consequences of clicking user generated content.


Collection Of Personal Information

Personal Information is information about you that identifies you as an individual, for example, your name, or e-mail address.

We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us through registration, responses to surveys, search functions, questionnaires, feedback, recipe forms and the like. Your IP address may be collected and stored. We may also ask you to provide additional information such as your e-mail address if you want to obtain additional services, information, participate in a contest or to resolve complaints or concerns.


How Does Service Use Information Gathered About Online Visitors?

Before forwarding us any personal information, please be advised that any information gathered on our Site may be used for research and development relating to our Site and/or for future site development and, if you ask us to, to send you promotional materials. In particular, we may use information gathered about you for the following purposes: to monitor interest in our range of products and to assist us to tailor the content of our Site to your needs by collecting information about your preferences through tracking of patterns page views on our Site; to create a profile relating to you in order to show you the content that might be of interest to you and to display the content according to your preferences; and, in circumstances where you have indicated that you wish to receive additional information, to send you information about us and promotional material about our products together with details of any offers we may have available from time to time. Users’ full name and username may be publicly displayed to other visitors when they post content and/or create an account using this Service. Recipes and reviews created by users may be visible to all visitors of the site. Google Analytics are used to analyze information to gain insights about how the website is being info-used and to help improve the web application.


Promotional And Informational Offers

With the permission of an online visitor, information submitted at the time of registration or submission may be used for marketing and promotional purposes by the Service. Users can adjust their subscription to marketing emails through the feedback form.


Disclosure of information

The Service will not disclose personal information that you provide on its Site to any third parties other than to a Service agent except:

i) in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy, or

ii) to comply with legal requirements such as a law, regulation, warrant, subpoena or court order, and/or

iii) if you are reporting an adverse event/side effect, in which case the Service may be required to disclose such information to bodies such as, but not limited to, Canadian and/or international regulatory authorities. Please note that any of these disclosures may involve the storage or processing of personal information outside of Canada and may therefore be subject to different privacy laws than those applicable in Canada, including laws that require the disclosure of personal information to governmental authorities under circumstances that are different than those that apply in Canada.

iv) Google Analytics. Google Analytics is used on this site to understand how users are using the Site. The data it collects can be used to improve the site. Click here to see how Goolge Analytics uses cookies to process and collect data. Please use the contact form if you would like to discuss opting out of Goolge Analytics.


Cookies

The Service, in common with many web site operators, may use standard technology called "cookies" on its Site. Cookies are small data files that are downloaded onto your computer when you visit a particular web site. You can disable cookies by turning them off in your browser; however, some areas of the Site may not function properly if you do so. Cookies may be used by Google Analytics to distinguish users and distinguish sessions for a user.


Protection Of Children Online

The Site considers the protection of children's privacy very important. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children nor do we knowingly allow people who say they are under the age of 13 to register on our Site.


Additional Terms

The following additional information applies to our Site that requires registration. Generally, you are not required to provide personal information as a condition of using our Site, except as may be necessary to provide you with a product or service that you have requested, such as storing your recipe collection. Personal information is asked for during sign up.


Protection Of Information

Our Commitment to Security:

We have put in place procedures that aim to safeguard and endeavor to prevent unauthorized access, to endeavor to maintain data security, and to endeavor to correctly use the information we collect online.

Storage of Information:

Personal information you share with us may be stored on servers (in whatever country they may be located).


Policy Change

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace this Privacy Policy at any time. If we alter our Privacy Policy, any changes will be posted on this page of our Site so that you are informed of the information we collect about you, how we use it and the circumstances under which we may disclose it.


Acceptance Of Our Privacy Policy

By using this Site you signify your acceptance of our Privacy Policy, and you adhere to the terms and conditions posted on the Site. By submitting your information, you agree that it will be governed by our Privacy Policy.

This privacy policy is governed by the laws of Canada in the province of Ontario.


Contact Us

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please contact us through our feedback form.