Last updated: July 29, 2023

In this exclusive Privacy Commitment, we unveil our distinct approach to handling Your information as You engage with our top-notch Service. Safeguarding Your privacy rights and ensuring compliance with the law are our topmost priorities.

As part of our pledge, we harness Your Personal data to deliver an exceptional Service experience that keeps getting better. With a simple act of using our Service, You wholeheartedly consent to the collection and utilization of Your information, guided by the principles set forth in this unique Privacy Commitment.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

In the realm of language, a peculiar enchantment graces words whose inception is marked by the majestic capitalization of their initial letter. These bewitching words bear meanings that remain steadfast, unaffected by the number they assume – be it singular or plural. Thus, as the mystical veil of grammatical plurality shrouds them, their essence remains unaltered, weaving an enchanting tapestry of consistency and understanding.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

• Account refers to the exclusive profile established for your access to and use of our exceptional Service or its specific sections.
• Affiliate denotes any entity that controls, is controlled by, or shares common control with a party. In this context, “control” signifies the ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest, or other securities with voting rights for the election of directors or other managing authorities.
• Throughout this Agreement, the terms “the Company,” “We,” “Us,” or “Our” pertain to KitchenPearls, the culinary venture behind this remarkable platform.
• Cookies represent small files that websites place on your computer, mobile device, or any other digital tool. Among their various functions, these files store details of your browsing history on that particular website.
• The term “Country” refers to Alaska, located in the United States.
• A Device encompasses any tool that can access our Service, such as a computer, cellphone, or digital tablet.
• Personal Data constitutes any information related to an identified or identifiable individual using our Service.
• The term “Service” specifically points to our Website, KitchenPearls, which you can access via https://kitchenpearls.com/.
• Service Provider refers to any natural or legal person authorized by the Company to process data on its behalf. These Service Providers may include third-party companies or individuals employed to facilitate, provide, or analyze the usage of our Service.
• Usage Data encompasses automatically collected data generated by your interaction with the Service or the Service infrastructure itself. For instance, this may include details about the duration of a page visit.
• When we mention “You,” it refers to the individual who accesses or uses our Service. Alternatively, it may also pertain to the company or other legal entity on whose behalf the individual is accessing or using our Service, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

During the course of utilizing Our exceptional Service, we may kindly request Your cooperation in sharing certain personally identifiable details, aimed at facilitating effective communication and identification. These precious pieces of information encompass, though are not confined to:

• Email address
• First name and last name
• Usage Data

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.

As you immerse yourself in our captivating Service, we have the privilege of gaining insights into how you engage with it. We hold in high regard your privacy, and it is essential for you to understand the kind of data we collect from your interactions. Our quest for understanding revolves around Usage Data, which encompasses an array of valuable information.

When you traverse the digital landscape on your trusty device, we may capture certain details automatically. These include Your Device’s Internet Protocol address (commonly known as IP address), the specific browser type and version you employ, the intriguing corners of our Service that you choose to explore, the precise moment of your visits, and the amount of time you dedicate to each fascinating page. Amongst the troves of information, we also treasure unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data that sheds light on your virtual journey.

For those intrepid travelers who venture through the realm of our Service via a mobile device, we extend our data-gathering capabilities. Rest assured, your mobile privacy is safeguarded as we collect specific details like the type of mobile device you wield, its unique ID, the IP address it assumes, your mobile operating system, and the type of mobile Internet browser you rely on to navigate this digital realm. This cornucopia of data, including unique device identifiers and diagnostic insights, assists us in enhancing your experience.

Furthermore, whenever you grace us with your virtual presence, be it through traditional browsers or on the go with your mobile device, we also receive information that your browser dutifully shares. This opens a window into your interactions and helps us cater to your needs with even greater precision.

At the heart of our mission lies the intention to continuously improve our Service for you, our esteemed guest. We are committed to utilizing this data responsibly and securely, using it solely for the betterment of your experience within our virtual domain. Your trust is paramount to us, and we take every measure to ensure that your data remains in capable hands.

Journey forth, and embrace the wonders of our Service, knowing that we celebrate your presence while respecting the sanctity of your digital voyage.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

At our Service, we employ advanced tracking methods, including Cookies and similar technologies, to monitor user activity and store specific information. Through the use of beacons, tags, and scripts, we gather valuable data to enhance and analyze the overall user experience. Our arsenal of technologies encompasses:

1. Cookies or Browser Cookies: These are tiny files that are placed on Your Device. You have the option to configure Your browser to decline Cookies or receive notifications when a Cookie is being sent. However, please note that rejecting Cookies may limit access to certain parts of our Service. Unless you’ve adjusted Your browser settings to reject Cookies, our Service may utilize them for improved functionality.
2. Web Beacons: Our Service and emails may feature small electronic files known as web beacons, clear gifs, pixel tags, or single-pixel gifs. These elements enable us to track user visits to specific pages, gauge email interaction, and obtain other relevant website statistics, such as the popularity of particular sections, as well as verify system and server integrity.

Furthermore, Cookies can be classified as “Persistent” or “Session” Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your personal computer or mobile device even after you go offline, whereas Session Cookies are automatically deleted as soon as You close Your web browser.

At our website, we utilize a variety of cookies to enhance your browsing experience. These cookies play essential roles in providing you with the services you need and ensuring a smooth user journey. Below, we outline the unique cookie types and their specific purposes:

1. Necessary Navigation Cookies (Session Cookies) Administered by: Us Purpose: These cookies are vital for providing you with the services available on our website and enabling the use of certain features. They serve to authenticate users and prevent any fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these cookies, we would be unable to deliver the services you’ve requested, making them indispensable for your seamless browsing experience.
2. Cookies Policy Acknowledgment Cookies (Persistent Cookies) Administered by: Us Purpose: These cookies are responsible for identifying whether users have accepted the use of cookies on our website. It allows us to respect your preferences regarding cookies and tailor your experience accordingly.
3. Enhanced Functionality Cookies (Persistent Cookies) Administered by: Us Purpose: With these cookies, we remember the choices you make while using our website, such as login details or language preferences. By doing so, we can provide you with a more personalized experience, eliminating the need to re-enter your preferences every time you visit our website.

To learn more about the cookies we use and the choices you have regarding them, we invite you to visit our Cookies Policy or refer to the Cookies section of our Privacy Policy.

We strive to prioritize your privacy and provide transparency in how we handle your data. Therefore, we encourage you to review our policies to understand how your information is utilized to enhance your overall browsing experience.

For more information about the cookies we use and your choices regarding cookies, please visit our Cookies Policy or the Cookies section of our Privacy Policy.

Use of Your Personal Data

At our company, we value your privacy and strive to protect your personal data. We use the information you provide for specific purposes, and we assure you that your data is in safe hands. Here’s how we handle your personal information:

1. Ensuring Optimal Service: We utilize your Personal Data to deliver and maintain our top-notch Service. Monitoring its usage helps us make continuous improvements for a seamless experience.
2. Managing Your Account: Your registration details enable us to manage your account effectively. As a registered user, you gain access to various Service functionalities tailored to your needs.
3. Fulfilling Contracts: When you purchase products, items, or services through our Service, we use your data to develop, comply with, and execute the contract.
4. Communication Channels: We may reach out to you via email, phone calls, SMS, or other electronic means, like push notifications from our mobile app. These communications include updates, security alerts, and informative messages about our products and services.
5. Personalized Offerings: To enhance your experience, we provide you with news, special offers, and relevant information about goods, services, and events similar to your previous interests, unless you choose not to receive such updates.
6. Handling Your Requests: Your queries and requests are important to us, and we ensure they receive the necessary attention and management.
7. Business Transfers: In certain circumstances, we might evaluate or undertake a merger, sale, restructuring, or transfer of assets, including your Personal Data. This could happen in bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceedings, always with the utmost care for your information.
8. Additional Purposes: We may employ your data for data analysis, identifying usage trends, evaluating the effectiveness of marketing campaigns, and enhancing our overall Service, products, and user experience.

We respect the confidentiality of your personal information and will share it under specific conditions:

1. Trusted Service Providers: To improve our Service, we collaborate with service providers who help us analyze usage and facilitate communication. Rest assured, they handle your data with the same level of protection.
2. Business Transfers: In cases of mergers, acquisitions, financing, or the sale of our assets, we may share or transfer your data to ensure continuity of services or the transition to a new company.
3. Affiliates: Our trusted affiliates, including our parent company and subsidiaries, may receive your information while adhering to the same privacy policies.
4. Business Partnerships: We collaborate with business partners to offer you exclusive products, services, or promotions.
5. User Interaction: When you engage with other users or share personal information in public areas of the Service, please be aware that it may be visible to all users and even distributed outside.
6. Consent-Based Disclosures: For any other purposes not covered above, we will seek your explicit consent before disclosing your personal information.

Rest assured that we take all necessary precautions to safeguard your personal data and adhere to the highest standards of privacy protection. Our commitment to your privacy is unwavering, and we are continuously striving to improve our practices to deliver the best experience possible.

Retention of Your Personal Data

At our Company, we prioritize the responsible handling of Your Personal Data, ensuring that it is retained only for the duration necessary to achieve the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. Rest assured, we will keep and utilize Your Personal Data only to the extent required to meet our legal obligations. This includes scenarios where retaining your data becomes essential to comply with applicable laws, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

As part of our commitment to continual improvement, we also retain Usage Data for internal analysis. However, we exercise discretion with Usage Data and typically keep it for a shorter duration. There are exceptions, though, such as when we utilize this data to bolster the security or enhance the functionality of Our Service. In some cases, we may be legally obligated to retain Usage Data for more extended periods, and in such instances, we adhere to the necessary legal requirements.

Your privacy is of utmost importance to us, and we handle your data with the utmost care, ensuring that it is retained appropriately and for legitimate purposes only.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your valuable information, including Personal Data, embarks on an exciting adventure through the vast realms of the Company’s operational offices and beyond, reaching any other location where the processing parties reside. As it ventures forth, this data may find itself in the embrace of computers located outside the borders of Your state, province, country, or any other governmental jurisdiction, where the laws governing data protection may paint a different canvas than those of Your home turf.

Fear not, for Your consent to this Privacy Policy sets the course for this extraordinary voyage, hand in hand with Your submission of such information, signifying Your unwavering agreement to this momentous transfer.

Rest assured, the Company shall act with the utmost care and responsibility, taking every reasonable measure to ensure Your data is treated with the highest regard for security and in strict accordance with this Privacy Policy. No transfer of Your Personal Data shall occur unless there are robust controls in place, guarding Your data and other treasured personal information like noble guardians of a grand castle.

Delete Your Personal Data

Your data, your control! We believe in empowering you with the freedom to manage your personal information as you see fit. You hold the right to delete or request our assistance in removing any of your Personal Data that we’ve gathered.

Within our Service, you’ll find the convenient option to delete specific information pertaining to you. It’s all about putting the power in your hands.

Keeping your information up-to-date is essential, and you have the flexibility to update, amend, or delete your data whenever you wish. Just sign in to your Account, if you have one, and navigate to the account settings section, where you can effortlessly manage your personal information. Should you encounter any issues or require further assistance, feel free to reach out to us, and we’ll gladly help you access, correct, or delete any personal information you’ve shared with us.

Transparency is vital to us, and we’ll be candid about it – if we have a legal obligation or a legitimate reason to do so, there might be certain information we need to retain. But rest assured, your privacy remains a top priority, and we’ll only keep what’s necessary and justifiable.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Business Transactions

In the event of a corporate merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your privacy is our priority. Should such a situation arise, rest assured that your personal data may be transferred to the involved parties.

However, we want to keep you informed and in control of your information, so we will always give you prior notice before any transfer occurs.

This way, you’ll have the opportunity to review and understand any changes in the privacy policy that may affect your data. At our core, protecting your privacy remains our steadfast commitment.

Law enforcement

In specific situations, the Company might find it necessary to reveal Your Personal Data, but only when compelled by law or in response to legitimate demands from public authorities, such as courts or government agencies. Rest assured that your privacy remains a top priority, and such disclosures will only occur when absolutely mandated by the prevailing legal requirements or official inquiries.

Other legal requirements

The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

• Comply with a legal obligation
• Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
• Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
• Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
• Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Data

At the core of our principles lies the utmost importance we place on safeguarding your Personal Data. However, it is essential to recognize that despite our relentless efforts to protect it using commercially acceptable means, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage can ever be deemed 100% secure.

Rest assured, we spare no effort in fortifying your data’s protection, but absolute security remains an elusive goal. Your trust is invaluable to us, and we continuously work towards enhancing our security measures to ensure your information remains safe and well-protected.

Children’s Privacy

To ensure compliance and promote a secure online environment, we have set a minimum age requirement of 13 years for using our Service. We do not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from individuals under this age threshold. If you are a concerned parent or guardian and discover that your child has, unintentionally, provided us with any Personal Data, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us immediately.

At our core, we value transparency and believe in adhering to legal regulations. If we find that we have inadvertently gathered Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without obtaining proper parental consent, we will promptly take all necessary actions to remove that information from our servers, ensuring the utmost protection for your loved ones.

In certain instances where consent becomes the legal basis for processing the information of users, and the laws of your country mandate parental consent, we will require explicit authorization from your parents before we proceed to collect and utilize any such information.

Your trust in us is of paramount importance, and we assure you that we will continue to uphold these principles to create a safe and enjoyable experience for all our users. Thank you for joining us on this exciting digital journey!

Links to Other Websites

As you explore our platform, you may come across links to other websites beyond our control. These third-party links are provided for your convenience and information. However, it’s essential to understand that once you click on any of these links, you will be directed to an entirely different site.

We want you to have a safe and secure online experience, so we strongly recommend that before you proceed to any external website, take a moment to review their Privacy Policy thoroughly. It’s essential to know how your information will be handled and protected on those sites.

While we strive to link to reputable and valuable resources, please be aware that we have no authority over the content, privacy policies, or practices of these third-party sites or services. Consequently, we cannot be held responsible for any aspect of your interaction with them.

At Our Service, we prioritize your privacy and security, and that includes being transparent about our limitations in controlling external websites. Always exercise caution and make informed decisions when exploring links leading to other online destinations. If you have any concerns or questions, please feel free to reach out to us. Your online safety is our top priority!

Changes to this Privacy Policy

At our core, we value your privacy and believe in keeping you informed. As we continually strive to improve our services, we may occasionally update our Privacy Policy to ensure it aligns with your needs and expectations.

Rest assured, your trust is of utmost importance to us, and we want to make the process as transparent as possible. Before any changes take effect, we’ll personally notify you through email and ensure that you see a prominent notice on our platform. Additionally, we’ll always update the “Last updated” date at the top of the Privacy Policy, so you know exactly when the changes came into play.

Your peace of mind is essential to us, so we encourage you to take a moment now and then to review this Privacy Policy. By staying informed, you’ll be empowered to understand how your data is handled and how it impacts your overall experience.

We appreciate your continued support and trust in our commitment to safeguarding your privacy. Any changes to this Privacy Policy will take effect as soon as they are posted on this page, so you can always be up-to-date with our practices.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

• By visiting this page on our website: https://kitchenpearls.com/contact/