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Privacy Policy

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  • Introduction:

 resource www.gourmettales.co (“Website”) on the world wide web as well as the software and applications provided by Gourmet Tales Co. This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy“) explains how we collect, use, share, disclose and protect Personal information about the Users of the services (as defined in the Terms of Use, which may be accessed via the following weblink (www.Gourmet Tales Co.) (the “Terms of Use”) and the visitors of Website (jointly and severally referred to as “you” or “Users” in this Privacy Policy). We created this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our commitment to the protection of your privacy and your personal information. Your use of and access to the Services is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. By using the services or by otherwise giving us your information, you will be deemed to have read, understood and agreed to the practices and policies outlined in this Privacy Policy and agree to be bound by the Privacy Policy. You hereby consent to our collection, use and sharing, disclosure of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to change, modify, add or delete portions of the terms of this Privacy Policy, at our sole discretion, at any time. If you use the services on behalf of someone else (such as your child) or an entity (such as your employer), you represent that you are authorized by such individual or entity to accept this Privacy Policy on such individual’s or entity’s behalf, and consent on behalf of such individual or entity to our collection, use and disclosure of such individual’s or entity’s information as described in this privacy policy.

  • Object of the Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy states the following:

  1. The type of information collected from the Users, including Personal Information (as defined in paragraph 3 below) and Sensitive Personal Data or Information (as defined in paragraph 3 below) relating to an individual;

  2. The purpose, means and modes of collection, usage, processing, retention and destruction of such information; and

  3. How and to whom the Website will disclose such information.
     

  • Collection of Personal Information:

In order for you to access certain areas of the Website or through any interaction with us via emails, telephone calls or other correspondence certain Services where it is important for us to know who you are so that we can best meet your needs, we may require you to provide us with certain information that personally identifies you or could be used to personally identify you (“Personal Information”). Personal Information includes the following categories of information:

  1. contact data (such as your e-mail address, phone number and Gourmet Tales Co. password);  

  2. other information that you voluntarily choose to provide to us (such as information shared by you with us through emails or letters.
     

  • Cookies:

The Website uses temporary cookies to store certain (that is not ‘Sensitive Personal Data or Information’) that is used by  Gourmet Tales Co. for the technical administration of the Website, research and development, and for User administration. In the course of serving advertisements or optimizing services to its Users, Gourmet Tales Co. may allow authorized third parties to place or recognize a unique cookie on the User’s browser. The cookies however, do not store any Personal Information of the User. You may adjust your internet browser to disable cookies. If cookies are disabled you may still use the Website, but the Website may be limited in the use of some of the features.

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  • Web Beacons:

In limited circumstances we also may use tiny graphic image files imbedded in a web page or email that provide a presence on the web page or email and send back to its home server information from the user′s browser (“Web Beacons”) to collect anonymous, non-Personal Information about your use of our Services and the sites of selected sponsors and advertisers, and your use of emails, special promotions or newsletters we send to you. The information collected by Web Beacons allows us to statistically monitor how many people are using the Services and selected sponsors’ and advertisers’ sites, or opening our emails, and for what purposes.

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  • Website Analytics:

We may use third party website analytics services in connection with the Services, for example, to record mouse clicks, mouse movements, scrolling activity, as well as any text that you type into the Website. These Website analytics services do not collect Personal Information that you do not voluntarily enter into the Website. These services do not track your browsing habits across websites which do not use their services. We use the information collected from these services to find usability problems to make the Services easier to use.

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  • Privacy Statements:All Users note: This section applies to all users.

  1. Accordingly, a condition of each User’s use of and access to the Services is their acceptance of the Terms of Use, which also involves acceptance of the terms of this Privacy Policy. Any User that does not agree with any provisions of the same has the option to discontinue the Services provided by Gourmet Tales Co. immediately.

  2. An indicative list of information that Gourmet Tales Co. may require you to provide to enable your use of the Services is provided in the Schedule annexed to this Privacy Policy.

  3. All the information provided to Gourmet Tales Co. by a User, including Personal Information or any Sensitive Personal Data or Information, is voluntary. If you have voluntarily provided your Personal Information to Gourmet Tales Co. for any of the purposes stated above, you hereby consent to such collection and use of such information by Gourmet Tales Co..

  4. Collection, use and disclosure of information which has been designated as Personal Information or Sensitive Personal Data or Information’ which requires your express consent, by affirming your assent to this Privacy Policy, you provide your consent to such use, collection and disclosure as required under the applicable law.

  5. Gourmet Tales Co. does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Services and, therefore, Gourmet Tales Co. specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any Services, and you agree that you waive any claims against Gourmet Tales Co. relating to same, and to the extent such waiver may be ineffective, you agree to release any claims against Gourmet Tales Co. relating to the same.

  6. You are responsible for maintaining the accuracy of the information you submit to us, such as your contact information provided as part of account registration. If your personal information changes, you may correct, delete inaccuracies, or amend information by making the change on our member information page or by contacting us through (preet@gourmettales.co). We will make good faith efforts to make requested changes in our then active databases as soon as reasonably practicable. There may be circumstances where Gourmet Tales Co. will not correct, delete or update your Personal Data, including (i) where the Personal Data is opinion data that is kept solely for evaluative purpose; and (ii) the Personal Data is in documents related to legal proceedings and if such proceedings have not been completed.

  7. If you wish to cancel your account or request that we no longer use your information to provide you Services, contact us through (preet@gourmettales.co). We will retain your information for as long as your account with the Services is active and as needed to provide you the Services. We shall not retain such information for longer than is required for the purposes for which the information may lawfully be used or is otherwise required under any other law for the time being in force. After a period of time, your data may be aggregated, and then may be held by us as long as necessary for us to provide our Services effectively, but our use of the aggregated data will be solely for analytic purposes. Please note that your withdrawal of consent, or cancellation of account may result in Gourmet Tales Co. being unable to provide you with its Services or to terminate any existing relationship Gourmet Tales Co. may have with you.

  8. If you wish to opt-out of receiving non-essential communications such as promotional and marketing-related information regarding the Services, please send us an email at (preet@gourmettlaes.co).

  9. Due to the communications standards on the Internet, when a User visits the Website, Gourmet Tales Co. automatically receives the URL of the site from which anyone visits. Gourmet Tales Co. also receives the Internet Protocol (IP) address of each User’s computer (or the proxy server a User used to access the World Wide Web), User’s computer operating system and type of web browser the User is using, email patterns, as well as the name of User’s ISP. This information is used to analyze overall trends to help Gourmet Tales Co. improve its Service. The linkage between User’s IP address and User’s personally identifiable information is not shared with or disclosed to third parties. Notwithstanding the above, Gourmet Tales Co.  may share and/or disclose some of the aggregate findings (not the specific data) in anonymized form (i.e., non-personally identifiable) with advertisers, sponsors, investors, strategic partners, and others in order to help grow its business.

  10. The Website uses temporary cookies to store certain (that is not sensitive personal data or information) that is used by Gourmet Tales Co. and its service providers for the technical administration of the Website, research and development, and for User administration. In the course of serving advertisements or optimizing services to its Users, Gourmet Tales Co. may allow authorized third parties to place or recognize a unique cookie on the User’s browser. The cookies however, do not store any Personal Information of the User. You may adjust your internet browser to disable cookies. If cookies are disabled you may still use the Website, but the Website may be limited in the use of some of the features.

  11. User may have limited access to the Website without creating an account on the Website. In order to have access to all the features and benefits on our Website, a User must first create an account on our Website. To create an account, a User is required to provide the following information, which such User recognizes and expressly acknowledges is Personal Information allowing others, including Gourmet Tales Co., to identify the User: name, User ID, email address, country, ZIP/postal code, age, phone number, password chosen by the User. Other information requested on the registration page, including the ability to receive promotional offers from Gourmet Tales Co., is optional. Gourmet Tales Co. may, in future, include other optional requests for information from the User to help Gourmet Tales Co. to customize the Website to deliver personalized information to the User.

  12. This Privacy Policy applies to Services that are owned and operated by Gourmet Tales Co.. Gourmet Tales Co. does not exercise control over the sites displayed as search results or links from within its Services. These other sites may place their own cookies or other files on the Users’ computer, collect data or solicit personal information from the Users, for which Gourmet Tales Co. is not responsible or liable. Accordingly, Gourmet Tales Co. does not make any representations concerning the privacy practices or policies of such third parties or terms of use of such websites, nor does Gourmet Tales Co. guarantee the accuracy, integrity, or quality of the information, data, text, software, sound, photographs, graphics, videos, messages or other materials available on such websites. The inclusion or exclusion does not imply any endorsement by Gourmet Tales Co. of the website, the website’s provider, or the information on the website. If you decide to visit a third party website linked to the Website, you do this entirely at your own risk. Gourmet Tales Co. encourages the User to read the privacy policies of that website.

  13. The Website may enable User to communicate with other Users or to post information to be accessed by others, whereupon other Users may collect such data. Such Users, including any moderators or administrators, are not authorized Gourmet Tales Co. representatives or agents, and their opinions or statements do not necessarily reflect those of Gourmet Tales Co., and they are not authorized to bind Gourmet Tales Co. to any contract. The Dope hereby expressly disclaims any liability for any reliance or misuse of such information that is made available by Users or visitors in such a manner.

  14. Gourmet Tales Co. maintains a strict “No-Spam” policy, which means that Gourmet Tales Co. does not intend to sell, rent or otherwise give your e-mail address to a third party without your consent.

  15. Gourmet Tales Co. has implemented best international market practices and security policies, rules and technical measures to protect the personal data that it has under its control from unauthorised access, improper use or disclosure, unauthorised modification and unlawful destruction or accidental loss. However, for any data loss or theft due to unauthorized access to the User’s electronic devices through which the User avails the Services, Gourmet Tales Co. shall not be held liable for any loss whatsoever incurred by the User.

  16. Gourmet Tales Co. implements reasonable security practices and procedures and has a comprehensive documented information security programme and information security policies that contain managerial, technical, operational and physical security control measures that are commensurate with respect to the information being collected and the nature of Gourmet Tales Co. business.

  17. Gourmet Tales Co. takes your right to privacy very seriously and other than as specifically stated in this Privacy Policy, will only disclose your Personal Information in the event it is required to do so by law, rule, regulation, law enforcement agency, governmental official, legal authority or similar requirements or when The Dope, in its sole discretion, deems it necessary in order to protect its rights or the rights of others, to prevent harm to persons or property, to fight fraud and credit risk, or to enforce or apply the Terms of Use.

  • Children’s and Minor’s Privacy:

  • Confidentiality and Security

  1. Your Personal Information is maintained by Gourmet Tales Co. in electronic form on its equipment, and on the equipment of its employees. Such information may also be converted to physical form from time to time. Gourmet Tales Co. takes all necessary precautions to protect your personal information both online and off-line, and implements reasonable security practices and measures including certain managerial, technical, operational and physical security control measures that are commensurate with respect to the information being collected and the nature of Gourmet Tales Co. business.
     

  2. No administrator at Gourmet Tales Co. will have knowledge of your password. It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your password, your computer and your mobile phone. Be sure to log off from the Website when finished. The Dope does not undertake any liability for any unauthorized use of your account and password. If you suspect any unauthorized use of your account, you must immediately notify The Dope by sending an email to (preet@gourmettales.co). You shall be liable to indemnify Gourmet Tales Co. due to any loss suffered by it due to such unauthorized use of your account and password.

  3. Gourmet Tales Co. makes all User information accessible to its employees, agents or partners and third parties only on a need-to-know basis, and binds only its employees to strict confidentiality obligations.

  4. Except as otherwise provided in this Privacy Policy, we will keep your Personal Information private and will not share it with third parties, unless we believe in good faith that disclosure of your Personal Information or any other information we collect about you is necessary to:

  5. comply with a court order or other legal process;

  6. protect the rights, property or safety of Gourmet Tales Co. or another party;

  7. enforce our Terms of Use; or

  8. respond to claims that any posting or other content violates the rights of third-parties.

  • Public Information

Any information that you may reveal in a review posting or other online discussion or forum is intentionally open to the public and is not in any way private. You should think carefully before disclosing any personally identifiable information in any public forum. What you have written may be seen and/or collected by third parties and may be used by others in ways we are unable to control or predict.

  • Lost or Stolen Information

You must promptly notify us if your contact data is lost, stolen, or used without permission. In such an event, we will remove that contact data from your account and update our records accordingly.

  • Amendment to Privacy Policy

Gourmet Tales Co. may update or make amendment to this Privacy Policy at any time, with or without any prior notice. In the event there are significant changes in the way Gourmet Tales Co. treats User’s personally identifiable information, or in the Privacy Policy itself, Gourmet Tales Co. will display a notice on the Website or send Users an email, as provided for above, so that you may review the changed terms prior to continuing to use the Services. As always, if you object to any of the changes to our terms, and you no longer wish to use the Services, you may contact (preet@gourmettales.co) to deactivate your account. Unless stated otherwise, Gourmet Tales Co. 's current Privacy Policy applies to all information that Gourmet Tales Co. has about you and your account. If a User uses the Services or accesses the Website after a notice of changes has been sent to such User or published on the Website, such User hereby provides his/her/its consent to the changed terms.

  • Links to Other Websites

If the Site contains links to third party websites to which Gourmet Tales Co. has no affiliation. Gourmet Tales Co. does not share your Personal Information with those websites and is not responsible for their privacy practices. Some websites may have the look and feel of our Site. Please be aware that you may be on a different site and that this Privacy Policy only covers our Site. A link to a non- Gourmet Tales Co. website does not constitute or imply endorsement by Gourmet Tales Co. Additionally, we cannot guarantee the quality or accuracy of information presented on non-Gourmet Tales Co,  websites. Should you decide to visit one of these third party websites, we suggest that you read its privacy policy.

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  • Consent to Privacy Policy

You acknowledge that this Privacy Policy is a part of the Terms of Use of the Website and the other Services, and you unconditionally agree that becoming a User of the Website and its Services signifies your (a) assent to this Privacy Policy, and (b) consent to Gourmet Tales Co. using, collecting, processing and/or disclosing your Personal Information in the manner and for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. Your visit to the Website and use of the Services is subject to this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use.​

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