Introduction
Nothing is more important to us than protecting the privacy of our users. This Privacy Statement tells you how we collect information from you, what we disclose, how we use it and otherwise maintain such information. By using the Website, you consent to the collection and use of your personal information as set out below.
Application
This Privacy Statement is applicable to Chefolio.com. In this Privacy Statement, we refer to the Chefolio.com websites as the "Website". Use of the Website is subject to Chefolio.com's Terms of Service
Information Collected About You
Chefolio.com collects personal information about you when you use the Website and when you voluntarily provide us with such information. There are four types of information that Chefolio.com collects about you:
Use of Personal Information
Chefolio.com has several uses for the information we collect about you. First, we use your information to specify unique preferences and to provide personalized content. Secondly, we track user trends and patterns. Where applicable, we use the information to expand our online directories or contact you regarding future Chefolio.com and third party products and services. This helps us better understand and improve our Website. While both of these activities depend in part on the use of cookies, you can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. Note that if you refuse cookies, you may be unable to use certain services in the Website.
Chefolio.com will not sell or otherwise transfer your personal information to unaffiliated third parties without your prior consent. If you do not want the information you provide to Chefolio.com used to inform you of other products, services and special offers available from Chefolio.com, you can indicate this preference to our customer service representatives at customerservice@Chefolio.com. In addition, Chefolio.com may selectively provide certain information about products or services we think may interest you. If you do not want to receive promotional materials regarding third party products or services, again, contact our customer service representatives at customerservice@Chefolio.com and we will honor your preference. Chefolio.com reserves the right to provide aggregate data to third parties for statistical analysis. Such data will not be linked to any particular individuals. In addition, we also reserve the right to disclose your personal information if such disclosure is made pursuant to a legal proceeding or is required by law.
We will only keep your personal information for as long as it remains necessary or relevant for the purposes stated above or as otherwise required by law.
Advertisers of Chefolio.com
From time to time, we conduct statistical analyses of the collective behavior and characteristics of our users to measure interest in and use of Cheflio.com's services. We sometimes provide our advertisers with this statistical information, such as the number of users that have been exposed to or clicked on their advertising banners. However, we only provide aggregated data from these analyses to third parties, we do not provide personal data characteristics such as your name, address or phone number or e-mail address.
Chefolio.com permits third parties to offer their services to visitors of our Website through advertisements. Chefolio.com is not responsible for the actions or policies of our advertisers or other third parties; therefore, we recommend that you verify the applicable privacy practices of any other website or third party before you provide them with your personal information.
Outside companies advertise on Chefolio.com using banner advertisements. When you click on these ads to visit an advertiser's website, you may be given a cookie. While we use cookies in other parts of our Website (this use is described in more detail in Section 4 above), only the companies advertising on our Website collect the cookies you may receive with the banner ads. We do not have access to or control over our advertisers' cookies or data collection practices.
Your Personal Registration Information -- the information you supply when you register or sign up for one of Chefolio.com's services -- is password-protected so that only you and Chefolio.com have access to this information. Your Limited Access Information is accessible only to you and the people who you give permission to access your files. Your Publicly Posted Information is available to anyone with Internet access. Your Cookie and Tracking Information is used by us for internal purposes only to provide you with personalized service.
Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100 percent secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, Cheflio.com cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information that you transmit to us through our Website or that you download from our online products or services on our Website, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure its security on our systems. Your personal information resides on a secure server that only authorized Cheflio.com personnel and contractors have access to via password.
Please note that there are several places on the Website where you can transmit credit card information in order to complete a purchase transaction. Any time we ask for a credit card number, we transmit that credit card number in an encrypted format. We use industry-standard, SSL (secure socket layer) encryption.
Changing Personal Information
At your request,Chefolio.com will provide reasonable access to your Personal Registration Information in Chefolio.com's records, and use reasonable efforts to allow you to update and/or correct personal information to the extent such updating/correction will not compromise our privacy or security interests. To notify us of changes to your personal information, to request that information about you is deleted or deactivated from our records, or to withdraw your consent for the collection and/or use of your personal information please e-mail us at customerservice@Chefolio.com .
Modifications
Chefolio.com reserves the right to make changes, modifications, additions or deletions to this Privacy Statement at any time. Changes become effective immediately, and notice of material changes may be given to you by various means including, but not limited to, issuing e-mail to the e-mail address you provided us and posting the effective date at the top of the Privacy Statement page. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to maintain a valid e-mail address as a registered user and to review this Privacy Statement periodically to be aware of any modifications. Your continued use of Chefolio.com after such modifications constitutes your acknowledgement of the modified Privacy Statement, and agreement to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Statement.
How To Contact Chefolio.com
If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement or the personal information practices of Chefolio.com, please direct your inquiry to:
Escoffier Media, Inc.
1-512-252-7222
customerservice@chefolio.com