Who we are
This privacy statement describes how we will handle any information you provide while using ketodietbeginner.com, effective January 1, 2020.
Welcome to Keto Diet (the 'Website'), a volunteer-run community-based digital service. Please take a moment to read the following to understand our Privacy Statement in greater detail.
If we ask you for personally identifiable information while using this website, you can be assured that it will be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
We may collect the following information:
- contact information including email address
- demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
- other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers
Media
You should avoid uploading images to the website that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
When you leave a comment on our site, you have the option of saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience in order to avoid having to re-enter your information each time you leave another comment. These cookies have a shelf life of one year.
When you visit our login page, we will create a temporary cookie to determine whether or not your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal information and is automatically deleted when your browser is closed.
Additionally, when you log in, we will create several cookies to store your login information and screen display preferences. Screen options cookies expire after one year, while login cookies expire after two days. If you select "Remember Me," your login will be retained for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be deleted.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It is only valid for one day.
If you reside in a country within the European Economic Area, you have certain rights under the GDPR and applicable data protection laws, including the right to access your personal data, to have it erased, and/or to restrict its further processing (EEA). Please contact us via the contact form if you wish to access or delete any personal data (if any) that we maintain about you in connection with advertising on the Site. To view a list of the advertising partners with whom we work or to change which of those partners track your behaviour using cookies, click the ad preferences link at the bottom of the site. (Available in the European Union.)
Advertising
We have no control over the cookies served by some of our advertisers. Our advertising service providers assist us in the presentation of advertisements on the website. These vendors determine whether you have previously seen an advertisement and avoid sending you duplicate advertisements by using cookies, web beacons, or other similar technologies to serve you advertisements tailored to the interests you have expressed while browsing this and other websites. These vendors may collect non-personal data about you, such as your browser type, operating system, the Web pages you visit, the time of your visits, the content you view, the advertisements you view, and other clickstream data. These advertising service vendors may employ cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies that are governed by their own privacy policies, not ours, and Service Provider expressly disclaims any liability in connection with them.
Affiliate Program Participation
The site may take part in affiliate marketing by embedding tracking links. If you click on an affiliate link, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for commission purposes.
The Site is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program developed to provide websites with the opportunity to earn advertising fees by advertising on and linking to Amazon.com. The Site will be using customised Amazon affiliate links to track referrals to their website as part of the Amazon Associates programme. This programme utilises cookies to track visits for the purpose of assigning commission on these sales.
Embedded content from other websites
This site may contain embedded content from other websites (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). This content behaves identically to that of the other website if the visitor has visited it.
These websites may collect information about you, can use cookies, incorporate additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Security
We take precautions to ensure the security of your information. We have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial safeguards and security procedures to help protect the information we collect online from unauthorised access or disclosure.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other potentially useful websites. We have no control over the other websites that you visit after clicking on one of our links. As a result, if such sites are not covered by this privacy statement, we cannot guarantee the security or privacy of any information you provide while visiting them. You should review the privacy statement associated with the website in question and use it with caution.
Controlling your personal information
You have the following options for restricting the collection or use of your personal information:
When asked to complete a form on a website, look for the box that allows you to indicate that you do not want the information to be used for direct marketing purposes.
If you previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us.
We will not sell, distribute, or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. If you request that we send you promotional information about third parties that we believe you will find interesting, we may do so using your personal information.
Privacy Policy Changes
We may update this Privacy Statement from time to time. The most recent version of the Privacy Policy will always be posted on the Site, as indicated by the "Effective Date" at the top of the Policy. If our practises change as a result of technological advancements, or as we add new services or modify existing ones, we reserve the right to revise and update this Privacy Statement. By using our Site or services after the Effective Date, you are deemed to have consented to our then-current privacy policy. We will use previously collected information in accordance with the Privacy Policy in effect at the time the information was collected from you.
Contact, opt-out information
Please contact us if you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Statement. Your request will be addressed and, if applicable and appropriate, the requested change will be made in our active databases as soon as reasonably possible. While we may be able to accommodate certain requests for access to certain benefits and features of the Website, we may not be able to accommodate all requests.