At Filled with Flavour we understand that your privacy is of critical importance. This Privacy Policy describes what information we collect from you and how we use and protect your data to the extent of our abilities. By visiting filledwithflavour.com you are consenting to our privacy policy. If you have any concerns, please email: info@filledwithflavour.com
Filled with Flavour is a personal blog, registered in The Netherlands. We therefore follow the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) rules that apply across the European Union. You can contact us via info@filledwithflavour.com or use the contact form on our website.
We only collect data you voluntarily provide to us. This information can include the following:
We might receive additional data that you send us voluntarily in a message through email, or contact form or on our socials. We don’t officially keep track of this data and we strongly advise you not to send sensitive personal information to us. We collect your data to welcome you as a Filled with Flavour community member, and to send you occasional exclusive recipes and information. We do so because you asked us to do this when you signed up for the newsletter. The legal basis is permission, and you can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by using the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of the emails.
Any response that you give on our social media channels will remain posted until you delete it yourself, or the channel decides to archive or delete your messages. When we decide that a response is compromising in any way, we are free to delete that response.
Any response that you give in the comment section of this website will remain posted indefinitely, unless the blogpost that was commented on gets deleted from this website or you send us a request to delete your comment. When we decide that a response is compromising in any way, we are free to delete that response.
Our website uses HTTPS which means that all data transferred from your web browser to our servers is encrypted.
We collect users' Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, which are automatically logged by our web server. IP addresses are numbers that can uniquely identify a specific computer or other network device on the internet. We may gather information about the operating system, browser version, and the type of device you are using. This data is simply a log of what files were accessed from where and when, and cannot be used for any other purposes. You can read more about the collection of IP addresses under the header ‘Cookies’ in this Privacy Policy.
We endeavour to take all reasonable steps to protect your personal details. However, we cannot guarantee the security of any data you disclose on-line. We will not be responsible for any breach of security unless this is due to our negligence or wilful default.
In order for our website to work properly we use cookies. A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes, and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We collect functional cookies. These cookies help us to give you the best Filled with Flavour experience; such as monitoring whether you view our content on your mobile, desktop, or tablet, so we can display the website properly. You do not need to give us permission to serve you these functional cookies.
We also use analytic cookies. We use Google Analytics to help us understand and improve the user’s experience on filledwithflavour.com. This helps us to create new content that is tailored to the community’s needs. We do not collect your individual data for our Analytics. We collect anonymized data such as your broad location (by country), and time spent on the website. Your IP address as collected by Google Analytics cannot be used by filledwithflavour.com to identify you.
We have made arrangements with Google Analytics that they will only track your anonymized data. They don’t file your full IP address and don’t send you ads because of your visit to the Filled with Flavour website. Google is not allowed to share this data with others. You do not need to give us permission to serve you these cookies.
The affiliate links use tracking cookies. If you don’t use the affiliate links, we do not place any tracking cookies. You can read more about affiliate links under the header ‘Affiliate and Third Party Links’ in this privacy policy.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
At Filled with Flavour we will only link to products, goods and/or services we use and/or believe in. Some links on this website are affiliate links that redirect you to resellers of these products, which means that we get paid a small commission for the recommendation if you click on the link or make a purchase using the link. If you make a purchase, you'll pay the same price whether you use the affiliate link or go directly to the vendor’s website without using an affiliate link. When you use an affiliate link, you help support this website and the content we share. We sincerely appreciate your support. The reseller gets data from you as you sign up on their website. Through cookies, the Filled with Flavour website gives the necessary information to the reseller that a visitor of Filled with Flavour used an affiliate link.
Filledwithflavour.com may contain links to third party websites. Other websites accessible through our website via links or otherwise have their own policies in regard to privacy. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third parties.You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
We only pass on your information to other parties when and to the extent that this is necessary for providing you with our services. We conclude data processing agreements with third parties that receive personal data. We do business with the following third parties:
We are also obliged to share customer information with government authorities in the case of suspicious situations. We will not sell your personal information to third parties. We do not use your data for profiling.
We save your information in several databases, and we always use strict safety measures. Your information is saved within the European Union or is passed on to countries outside of the European Union, which ensure that your privacy remains protected in the best way possible as officially determined by the EU. Some American parties are registered under the Privacy Shield, which provides sufficient protection. Alternatively, we work with official EU designed model contracts, which are specifically set up to safeguard your privacy.
We use social media channels to provide community information and make our posts easily shareable. We use the following Social Media channels: Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook and Linkedin. In order to see our social media on these channels, you have to accept their privacy policy. These channels collect a lot of your personal data on their behalf. Note that we are not responsible for such services. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the Social Media channel in question.
When it comes to your personal data, we respect your rights. Under the General Data Protection Regulation you have a number of important rights. In summary, you have the right to access your personal data and require that we rectify any errors in the data that we hold, or request that we erase your personal data subject to certain limitations. In some circumstances, you can also require that we restrict the way we process your personal data, object to its processing or request a copy of your personal data for the purposes of transmitting elsewhere. Where we have requested and obtained your consent to process particular information, you may withdraw that consent at any time. If you would like to exercise any of those rights, please send your request to us via info@filledwithflavour.com and:
Please note that we may ask you to provide proof of identity when considering your request.
If your request relates to unsubscribing from any newsletters or marketing, you can do this at any time by clicking the ‘Unsubscribe’ option at the bottom of our emails.
In case you have complaints about the way we handle your personal data you can file these complaints at the Dutch Privacy Authority.
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most recent version of the Privacy Policy will always be posted on this website, with the date of the latest change posted at the bottom of the Policy. We may revise and update this Privacy Policy if our practices change, as technology changes, or as we add new services or change existing ones. If we make any material changes to our Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, or we are going to use any personal information in a manner that is materially different from that stated in our Privacy Policy at the time we collected such information, we 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 we obtained that information. By using our Site or services after the Effective Date, you are deemed to consent to our then-current privacy policy. We will use information previously obtained in accordance with the Privacy Policy in effect when the information was obtained from you.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or the practices of this website, please contact us at info@filledwithflavour.com
This Privacy Policy was last updated on: 05 February 2021
