Effective Date: October 28, 2024

Foodology (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our blog, Foodology (the “Site”), and our associated social media accounts, including Instagram @foodologyca. Please read this policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following information about you:

  • Personal Information: When you subscribe to our newsletter, fill out a contact form, or otherwise communicate with us, we may collect information such as your name, email address, and any other information you choose to provide.
  • Usage Data: We collect information about your interactions with the Site, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, and the pages you visit.
  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to analyze traffic, personalize content, and improve your experience on our Site. You can modify your cookie settings through your browser.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use your information to:

  • Operate and maintain the Site;
  • Send periodic emails, including newsletters, with your consent;
  • Respond to your inquiries or comments;
  • Analyze usage to improve the Site’s functionality and your user experience;
  • Ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties without your consent, except:

  • To service providers that assist in operating our Site or conducting our business, who agree to keep your information confidential;
  • To comply with legal obligations or protect our rights and property.

4. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights under applicable data protection laws, such as:

  • Access: You can request a copy of your personal data.
  • Rectification: You can ask us to correct inaccurate information.
  • Erasure: You may request the deletion of your personal data.
  • Restriction: You can ask us to restrict how we use your data.
  • Objection: You can object to our use of your data, particularly for marketing purposes.

5. Security of Your Information

We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. However, no internet transmission is entirely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Third-Party Links

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these websites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal data.

7. Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and the date of the update will be indicated. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at diana@foodology.ca.

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.