Zest and Flour as found at https://www.zestandflour.com (“Website”) is governed by the following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”).
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what personally identifiable information we may collect and how it may be used. This statement only applies to this Website.
This Privacy Policy is subject to change without notice and was last updated on 03 February 2024. It is advised that you re-read this Privacy Policy from time to time to make sure you are happy with the various policies.
INFORMATION COLLECTED AND HOW IT IS USED
INFORMATION YOU VOLUNTARILY SUBMIT TO THE WEBSITE
We may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the Website by leaving a comment, subscribing to a newsletter, or submitting a contact form.
AUTOMATICALLY-COLLECTED INFORMATION
We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.
COOKIES
We may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the Website. We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted, to provide you with a more personalized experience on the Website.
HOW YOUR INFORMATION MAY BE USED
We may use the information collected in the following ways:
- To operate and maintain the Website
- To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will provide information on how to unsubscribe from future emails
- To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts
- To respond to your comments or enquiries
- To track and measure advertising on the Website
- To track, measure and analyze the statistical performance of the Website
- To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity
THIRD PARTY USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information.
Additionally, the Website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the Website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.
The Website currently uses the following third-party service providers:
GOOGLE ANALYTICS
This service tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics.
MAILCHIMP
This service is used for delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications. Please refer to MailChimp’s privacy policy for further information.
You can unsubscribe from our newsletter by clicking on the unsubscribe link provided at the end of each newsletter.
Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent; however, we may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the Website to third parties who acquire all or a portion of our business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against us.
ANONYMOUS DATA
From time to time, we may use anonymous data, which does not identify you alone, or when combined with data from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.
PUBLICLY VISIBLE INFORMATION
When leaving a comment on the website you will be asked to fill in your name, e-mail and there’s the options to link to your website if you have one.
Users will see your username, avatar and website information.
COOKIES
The Website uses cookies to store visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit, ensure that visitors are not repeatedly sent the same banner ads, customize Website content based on visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends. Cookies may also be used by third-party services, such as Google Analytics, as described herein.
Users may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies, by the Website, by using a corresponding setting of your internet browser and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. However, if users deactivate the setting of cookies in your Internet browser, not all functions of our Website may be entirely usable.
NEWSLETTERS
On the Website, you may subscribe to our newsletter, which may be used for advertising purposes. All newsletters sent may contain tracking pixels. The pixel is embedded in emails and allows an analysis of the success of online marketing campaigns. Because of these tracking pixels, we may see if and when you open an email and which links within the email you click. Also, this allows the Website to adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the user. This behavior will not be passed on to third parties.
RIGHTS RELATED TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Opt-out – You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us at zestandflour@gmail.com to be removed from our mailing list.
Access – You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to zestandflour@gmail.com.
Amend – You may contact us at zestandflour@gmail.com to amend or update your personal information.
Forget – In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request to zestandflour@gmail.com.
Please note that we may need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
This Website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting other websites, and other websites are not governed by this Privacy Policy. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy policy of the website in question.
SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION
At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the Website. This includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.
CHILDREN’S INFORMATION
This Website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact us immediately at zestandflour@gmail.com and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
CONTACT INFORMATION
At any time, please contact us at zestandflour@gmail.com for questions related to this Privacy Policy.
DISCLAIMERS
All content provided on this Website is for information purposes only. The owner of this Website makes no representations as to the accuracy or completeness of any information on this site or found by following any link on this site. The owner will not be liable for any errors or omissions in this information nor for the availability of this information. The owner will not be liable for any losses, injuries, or damages from the display or use of this information. We are not responsible for the republishing of the content found on this Website on other websites or media without our permission. All opinions are those of the author alone.
PAID PRODUCT REVIEWS
We may accept payment in exchange for providing an opinion on a product, service, website or other topic. Any such reviews only contain our honest opinion. Any implied imbalance of positive reviews against negative reviews is indicative only of our choice of which products, services, etc to accept for review. All opinions expressed on this blog are our own. Other reviews may appear for which compensation has not been received but an indication will always be given in the post whether payment has been received or not.
NUTRITIONAL AND ALLERGY INFORMATION
This website does not purport to have any formal dietitian or nutritional training. Any indication of nutritional information or suitability for those with specific dietary requirements given in a post should be taken as guidance only.
ALLERGY INFORMATION
Basic information is given for each recipe in relation to whether it is gluten-free, egg-free, dairy-free or nut-free. Suggestions may also be provided for how a recipe may be adapted to exclude each of these allergens. This information is provided for guidance only and should not be relied upon.
Furthermore, a comprehensive list of allergens is not provided for each recipe and the exclusion of reference to a particular allergen does not preclude its inclusion in the recipe. In particular, ingredients can differ from shop to shop, region to region and country to country and each ingredient should always be checked on an individual basis.
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
Nutritional information is provided for each recipe underneath the main recipe card. The information provided is for guidance only. The nutritional make up of ingredients may differ from product to product, brand to brand and especially country to country. The exact quantities of each ingredient will likely vary due to human variance. No reliance on the information provided should therefore be made.
In addition, none of the advice given on this website is to be considered as medical advice. Please do not make any changes to your lifestyle or diet without discussing it with your doctor.
FOOD & PERSONAL SAFETY
This Website cannot accept any liability for any food or physical safety issues arising from advice given. This includes, but is not limited to; any illness, disease or death incurred following preparation or consumption of any recipes, any physical injuries incurred during the planning, preparation or consumption of the recipes and any issues arising at an event.
This Website can also not accept any liability for any damage incurred to any property or possessions as a result of the advice given.
Common sense is advised to be applied at all times.
COPYRIGHT
IMAGES
All images included on the Website are the property of the Website and may not be reproduced without permission.
In the event that an image is utilized from another website, the correct permissions will have been obtained and credit given where appropriate. Some images may be utilized from attribution-free stock photography resources in which case credit will not be provided.
RECIPES AND OTHER WRITTEN CONTENT
Whilst a list of ingredients is not subject to USA copyright, the method given and the other text provided around the recipe is and therefore should not be reproduced. Should you wish to reproduce any portion of this Website or its content (with credit and link to the original content), please request permission by contacting zestandflour@gmail.com.
PLAGIARISM
Whilst the vast majority of the content of this website is wholly original material, some recipes will inevitably take their inspiration from other sources. Every effort has been made by this Website to credit and properly source any material or recipe used or adapted in the creation of its content. Should you have any concerns that sources have not been correctly cited or content reproduced without appropriate permission, please contact zestandflour@gmail.com as a matter or urgency.
