Privacy Policy for Melodies of Flavors
Effective Date: Thursday, February 01, 2024
Welcome to Melodies of Flavors, a culinary journey celebrating diverse cultures and cuisines through our website, https://melodiesofflavors.com, and our YouTube channel. Your privacy is paramount to us, and this policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information.
Who We Are
Our website, Melodies of Flavors, is dedicated to sharing recipes from around the world. You can find us online at https://melodiesofflavors.com and on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW1TRyF8ejNHn0PDegE4aPg.
Information We Collect
Comments
When you leave comments on our website, we collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to aid spam detection. An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to verify if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is accessible here. Upon comment approval, your profile picture is publicly visible in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Other visitors can download images from the website and extract any location data.
Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your experience. These include cookies that save your login information and screen preferences, and ones that remember you on future comments to simplify re-entry. For detailed information on our use of cookies, please visit our Cookie Policy page.
Embedded Content
Our articles may include embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.) from other websites. This content behaves as though you have visited the other site directly, which may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.
Use and Sharing of Your Data
Your data is used to improve your experience, manage interactions on our site, and for spam detection. We do not share your personal information with third parties without your consent, except to comply with the law or protect our rights.
Retention of Your Data
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely for follow-up recognition and approval. For registered users (if applicable), we also store the personal information provided in their user profiles. Users can edit or delete their personal information at any time, though usernames cannot be changed.
Your Rights
You have the right to request an export of your personal data we hold and to erase your personal data, except for data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Updates to Our Privacy Policy
We may update this policy to reflect changes to our information practices. If we make any material changes, we will notify you by email (if available) or by means of a notice on our website prior to the change becoming effective.
For any questions or concerns about this privacy policy, please contact us at melodiesofflavors@gmail.com.