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PRIVACY POLICY
Overview
We, at The Magic Saucepan, take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy. By visiting www.themagicsaucepan.com, you are consenting to our privacy policy.
The terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refers to The Magic Saucepan. The terms “user,” “you,” and “your” refer to site visitors and users of the site. The “Site” refers to The Magic Saucepan – www.themagicsaucepan.com
The term “personal data” is defined as information that you voluntarily provide to us that personally identify you and/or your contact information, such as your name and email address.
This Privacy Policy outlines the types of personal information that is received and collected and how we use it.
Why and What Data we collect
The use of our website is usually possible without providing personal information. Any personal data you enter in this site, as far as possible, are always on voluntary basis. These data will not be disclosed to third parties without your explicit consent.
This information is collected when you comment, review or fill a form on the website or subscribe to our newsletters. Please note that we do not ask for your personal information unless it is necessary.
However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. These trusted third parties agree to keep this information confidential.
We may also release information when it's release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property or safety.
Our purpose in collecting the following data is to help us improve and optimise our website to give you the best user experience. For example, generating analytics about how our readers browse and interact with the website helps us to better understand how visitors use our website and provide tailored content.
Log Files
Like many other websites, www.themagicsaucepan.com makes use of log files. These files merely logs visitors to the site - usually a standard procedure for hosting companies and a part of hosting services’ analytics (Big Scoots). The information inside the log files includes Internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. This information is used to analyse trends, administer the site, track user's movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses, and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.
Newsletter Subscription
If you would like to receive the newsletters offered on the website, we need your name & e-mail address from you, as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified e-mail address and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Further data is not collected. We use this data exclusively for the delivery of the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.
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 anonymised 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. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Cookies Policy
This Site uses cookies, which, if you allow, places small text files on your machine to help the Site provide a better user experience. In general, cookies are used to retain user preferences, record website usage data, store information about your preferences, recognise when you return to our website and provide anonymised tracking data to third party applications like google analytics & adsense.
Cookies do not contain any personally identifiable information about you and therefore cannot be used to identify you personally. However, cookies assist us in tracking which of our features you like best and make it easier to use our Website.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies by modifying your browser settings. Our website is viewable even if you disable the cookie function on your browser. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use all the features of this website to the fullest extent possible.
Who we share this data with
The data that is collected using cookies and other web technologies is used by third party services that help us in running, personalising and maintaining security for the Site. Some of the key services that we share this data with are listed below:
Akismet
Akismet helps us keep spam under control by filtering out spam comments. When you leave a comment on the Site, Akismet collects that comment, and other information provided along with the comment, such as name and email address. You can read more about Akismet's Privacy Policy here.
Google Analytics
We may record information relating to your use of the Site, such as the searches you undertake, the pages you view, how long you are on the Site, how you got here, what you click on, information about your browser type, IP address, requested URL, referring URL, and timestamp information. Google Analytics plants a permanent cookie on your web browser to identify you as a unique user the next time you visit this Site.
In addition, you may prevent the collection by Google of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading the browser plug-in available under the following link and install. Additionally, you can also disable cookies on your browser.
We use this type of information to administer the Site and provide the highest possible level of service to you. We also use this information in the aggregate to perform statistical analyses of user behavior and characteristics in order to measure interest in and use of the various areas of the Site.
Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense to display ads on some of our pages. Google AdSense may use user data. You can review Google's privacy policy regarding advertising here. That page also provides information on how to manage what information is collected and how to opt out of collection.
The DoubleClick Cookie
The DoubleClick cookie is used by Google in the ads served on the websites of its partners, such as websites displaying AdSense ads or participating in Google certified ad networks. When users visit a partner's website and either view or click on an ad, a cookie may be dropped on that end user's browser.
Mailchimp
In order to do send emails, we use a third party service – Mailchimp. If you sign up for our newsletter, which is administered through Mailchimp, we will store some of your information, including your email address, IP address and certain non-personally identifiable information about the links you click within the emails we send you, on a Mailchimp server. Please read Mailchimp’s privacy policy here.
Subscribers to The Magic Saucepan can remove their names from our subscriber list at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link included at the bottom of each e-mail message. Alternatively, you can contact us at nisharamesh{at}themagicsaucepan.com for the same.
Social Media
This Site uses various social media platforms like Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Google+ & Twitter which uses cookies to track user behaviour (through like and share buttons). Please understand that we do not receive knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and their use. Hence, please read the privacy policy of the respective social media platforms to understand better.
External site & links
This Site may contain links to third party websites. We have no control of websites outside of www.themagicsaucepan.com.
The Magic Saucepan is not responsible for the content of other external sites or for the protection or privacy of data you submit to them. You are advised to read the privacy policy of external sites before disclosing any personal information.
Policy changes
Please note, that this Privacy Policy is reviewed and revised from time to time. We encourage you to frequently check this page for any future changes to our Privacy Policy.
Your continued use of this Site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.
Contact
For more questions and help, please contact us at nisharamesh{at}themagicsaucepan.com
Updated: Nov, 3rd 2022