Privacy Policy
Last updated: January 2025
1. Introduction
Ethical Eating ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website ethicaleating.food and use our services.
2. Information We Collect
Personal Information
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:
- Fill out our contact form (name, email, phone number)
- Subscribe to our newsletter
- Contact us directly
Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device, including:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Referring website
- Pages viewed and time spent on our site
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
- Send you newsletters and marketing communications (with your consent)
- Improve our website and services
- Analyze website usage and trends
- Comply with legal obligations
4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we process your personal data based on:
- Consent: When you provide explicit consent for marketing communications
- Legitimate Interest: For improving our services and website functionality
- Legal Obligation: When required by law
5. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties except in the following circumstances:
- With your explicit consent
- To comply with legal obligations
- To protect our rights and safety
- With trusted service providers who assist us in operating our website (under strict confidentiality agreements)
6. Your Rights Under GDPR
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights:
- Right of Access: Request a copy of your personal data
- Right of Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
- Right of Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data
- Right to Restrict Processing: Request limitation of processing
- Right to Data Portability: Request transfer of your data
- Right to Object: Object to processing of your personal data
- Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time
7. Data Retention
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
8. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
9. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our website. For detailed information about our cookie usage, please see our Cookie Policy.
10. International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
11. Children's Privacy
Our service is not directed to children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.
13. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Subject: Privacy Policy Inquiry
14. Data Protection Officer
For GDPR-related inquiries, you may contact our Data Protection Officer at [email protected]