This privacy policy is for MySpicyKitchen owned and maintained by Usha Rao. The Privacy policy document explains how MySpicyKitchen collects and protects any personal data we collect when visitors visit the site. It does not cover any website you may visit by clicking on links from this site. Our website address is http://www.myspicykitchen.net.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
When comment ratings are enabled we store the rating a user has given to a recipe along with data shown in the comments form.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
When user ratings are enabled we store a WPRM_User_Voted_%recipe% cookie (with %recipe% the ID of the recipe) that contains the rating this user has given to a particular recipe. This cookie is used as (one of the) measures to prevent rating spam. These cookies are stored for 30 days. User submitted data is stored indefinitely in the local database.
IP Address
When user ratings are enabled we store the IP address upon voting. This is used as (one of the) measures to prevent rating spam.
Embedded content and third party services
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
We use third party pligins WP Recipe Maker for comment ratings and Akismet for anti spam comments. None of these plugins store any of the data collected on their sites.
Analytics
This service is used to track the usage of this website and provides information such as pageviews, referring websites, and time spent on the site. No personal information is collected.
At MySpicyKitchen, we use both Google and Pinterest Analytics. To learn more about Google Analytics’s Data Practices, please visit the link here and for Pinterest here.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
All your data (comments and email entered) is saved and protected securely on our hosting site – BigScoots. Also, visitor comments are checked through an automated spam detection service – Askimet.
Contact information
If you require any more information or have any questions about our privacy policy, please feel free to contact us by email at myspicykitchen.net@gmail.com
Additional information
How we protect your data
MySpicyKitchen uses an encryption program and we use the SSL – Secure Sockets Layer to transfer the information
What data breach procedures we have in place
MySpicyKitchen uses Askimet to prevent spam comments and we do receive notifications regarding spam comments.
Opt out
If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by clicking on “Unsubscribe” at the bottom of any email.
Industry regulatory disclosure requirements
www.myspicykitchen.net is based in New York, NY, USA. We strictly follow the FTC Rules and Regulations set by the US Government and also the online privacy policy set by the State of New York and also the Federal law.
Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)
The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.
First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The "help" feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.
Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.
The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:
- IP Address
- Operating System type
- Operating System version
- Device Type
- Language of the website
- Web browser type
- Email (in hashed form)
Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.
If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.
For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.
Copyright Policies
All recipes, original text, images and other materials hosted on myspicykitchen.net are copyrighted to 2008–2020© 2020 MySpicyKitchen, unless otherwise noted (e.g., news articles and licensed photos).
MySpicyKitchen allows you to copy, distribute, display or make derivative works provided that you
- Credit MySpicyKitchen
- Do not use it for commercial purposes
- release any derivative works under this same license.