This privacy policy explains how Gastronomic Globe Guides collects, uses, and protects information gathered through our online platform, including our site and related services. We are committed to protecting the privacy of our users in compliance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and relevant US laws.
Information We Collect
We collect information directly from you when you interact with our service. This may include information you provide when you subscribe, register for an account, submit content, participate in surveys, make purchases, or contact us. The types of information collected can include contact details and any other information you choose to provide.
We also automatically collect certain information when you visit or use our site. This may include details about your device, usage information such as the pages you visit, links clicked, time spent on our service, and your IP address. We collect this information using cookies and similar technologies.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes:
To provide, operate, maintain, and improve our service.
To process transactions and fulfill orders.
To communicate with you, respond to your inquiries, and provide customer support.
To personalize your experience on our service.
To understand how users access and use our service, for analytical purposes.
To develop new products, services, features, and functionality.
To send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and administrative messages.
For marketing and promotional purposes, where permitted by law or with your consent.
To detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities, and protect the rights and property of Gastronomic Globe Guides and others.
To comply with our legal obligations.
Our legal bases for processing personal data include where necessary for our legitimate interests (such as improving our service and marketing), fulfilling contracts with you, processing with your consent, and compliance with legal obligations.
Sharing Your Information
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes without your explicit consent.
We may share information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, data analysis, payment processing, customer service, marketing, and IT services. These providers are authorized to use your information only as necessary to provide these services to us.
We may also disclose information if required by law or in response to valid legal process, such as subpoenas, court orders, or government requests. We may share information with law enforcement agencies or other authorities if we believe it is necessary to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.
Information may be shared in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company.
As a global service, your information may be transferred to, and processed in, countries other than your country of residence. We take steps to ensure that your information receives an adequate level of protection in the countries in which we process it, including through appropriate contractual safeguards as required by law.
Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location and applicable laws, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data. These may include the right to:
Access the personal data we hold about you.
Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
Request erasure of your personal data.
Request restriction of processing your data.
Object to the processing of your data.
Request data portability, where applicable.
Withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent.
Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the physical address provided in this policy. We will respond to your request consistent with applicable laws.
Data Security
We implement technical and organizational measures designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no security system is impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data.
Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the appropriate retention period, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, the purposes for which we process your personal data, and applicable legal requirements.
Children's Privacy
Our service is not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at the address below. If we become aware that a child under 16 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page. We encourage you to review this privacy policy periodically for any changes.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Gastronomic Globe Guides
1500 Clark St, Suite 350
Chicago, Illinois 60603
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