Whiskful Cooking  found at https://whiskfulcooking.com (“Whiskful Cooking”) is governed by the following privacy policy:

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what personally identifiable information we may collect and how it may be used. This statement only applies to this Website.

DISCLAIMER

This site is for entertainment purposes only. We have taken every caution  to provide readers with the most accurate information, readers are using the information on this site at their own risk. Therefore, any reliance you place on such information is at your own risk. Whiskful Cooking will not compensate you in any way if you ever happen to suffer a loss/inconvenience/injury/damage because of/while making use of information in this blog.

CONTENT USE POLICY

Before using any content from this blog, including pictures or recipes, please contact me for permission at [email protected]. All work is copyright of Braghan Mulvaney and Whiskful Cooking. Any use of material without written consent is prohibited.

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT AND WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website: We may collect personal information from you such as your email address or name, as provided. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to Whiskful Cooking by leaving a comment on a post, submitting a contact form, or subscribing to our newsletter. Additionally, you are able to voluntarily create a user profile, which allows you to create a username and password. We will store the username, but your password will not be visible in our records.

Information We Collect from Others: We may receive information about you from other sources.  You may voluntarily link your social media and/or Google accounts to your user profile.  If you choose to link your social media and/or Google accounts to your user profile on  https://whiskfulcooking.com, we will receive your name, email address and profile picture associated with that account. If you submit a review on https://whiskfulcooking.com, we reserve the right to use your associated name and profile picture when highlighting select customer reviews elsewhere on  https://whiskfulcooking.com.

Automatically-Collected Information: We automatically collect some information about you and the device one which you access the Whiskful Cooking. For example, when you use the our website, there will be a log of your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the  https://whiskfulcooking.com. We may also collect information about the actions you may take when utilizing  https://whiskfulcooking.com,  such as links clicked.

Cookies: We may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the  https://whiskfulcooking.com. We may use both session cookies and persistent cookies until deleted, to provide you with a more personalized experience on the  https://whiskfulcooking.com.

How Your Information Might Be Used

We may use your information in the following ways:

  • To maintain and operate  https://whiskfulcooking.com;
  • To create your account, identify you as a user of  https://whiskfulcooking.com, and customization for your voluntarily account;
  • To send you  information, such as newsletters. Each email will provide standard “opt-out” procedures;
  • To send you updates on policies, security alerts, or other notices;
  • To respond to your comments or questions;
  • To track and measure advertising on https://whiskfulcooking.com;
  • To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.
THIRD-PARTY USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information.

Additionally, the Website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the Website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.

The Website currently uses the following third-party service providers:

Google Analytics – this service tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics.

MailChimp – this service is used for email updates and newsletters that are sent to the email address(es) you have voluntarily provided.. We store both your name and email address(es) for said email updates and newsletters.  Please refer to MailChimp’s privacy policy for further information.

Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent.

ANONYMOUS DATA

At times, we may collect anonymous data for analytic purposes, which will not reveal your personal identity. Third-parties may have access to anonymous data or analytic purposes.

PUBLICLY VISIBLE INFORMATION

If you voluntarily create a user account on https://whiskfulcooking.com or voluntarily leave a comment by means of your social media account, certain information may be publicly visible.  Your email address will not be publicly available.

INTERNET/BROWSER COOKIES

Whiskful Cooking uses cookies to store your preferences. The cookies also record user-specific information on what pages you visit to ensure that you are not viewing repetitive ads.. Cookies may also be used by third-party services, such as Google Analytics, as described herein.

You may can prevent cookies by adjusting the appropriate settings of your internet browser, which will deny the setting of cookies. When deactivating  your internet browser’s cookies, be aware that some portions of https://whiskfulcooking.com may not function properly..

ADVERTISING

Display Ads

Whiskful Cooking may use third-party companies for advertising purposes. Such third-party companies may use cookies, as previously stated.

Retargeting Ads

At times, Whiskful Cooking may use remarketing advertising strategies with third-party companies, such as Google, Facebook, Pintrest, or Instagram, in order to market the https://whiskfulcooking.com. Said companies use cookies, which allow us to analyze our market strategy.

Affiliate Program Participation

Whiskful Cooking may utilize affiliate marketing. If you click on an affiliate link, you may be directed to one of our affiliate partners. We receive a small commission on the products that are placed using such affiliate links. Our affiliate partners are third-party companies that use cookies to track referral information so we can claim a commission.

Newsletters

You may decide to voluntarily subscribe to our newsletter, which may also be used for advertising/affiliate purposes. Newsletters may utilize tracking pixels/cookies. The pixel/cookie allows us to analyze the success of our online marketing campaigns. Said tracking pixels/cookies help us identify when you open an email and which links within the email you may click. The collected information will not be shared with third-parties.

RIGHTS RELATED TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Opt-out – At any time, you can opt-out of future communications by following utilizing the “unsubscribe” or “opt-out” feature in our emails. You can also request removal with us directly by sending an email to [email protected], stating that you wish to be removed from our mailing list.

Access – At any time, you can request for Whiskful Cooking to access the personal information we have about you by sending an email to [email protected], stating that your wish to access the personal information that we have stored in our records.

Amend – At any time, you can request to amend your personal information on your user account by sending an email to [email protected], stating what personal information you would like changed to your user account.

Forget – At any time, you can request that we forget or delete all or your personal data from https://whiskfulcooking.com by sending an email to [email protected]

Please note: If required by law, we may be asked to retain some data.

SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION

At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to https://whiskfulcooking.com. This includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.

CHILDREN’S INFORMATION

Whiskful Cooking does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that https://whiskfulcooking.com has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact us immediately at [email protected]. and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

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.

CONTACT INFORMATION

For any questions related to this privacy policy, email us at [email protected].

Last updated: September 21, 2023.