GDPR

carmenrecipes.com. This page outlines how you handle user data, which is crucial to ensure you are compliant with GDPR requirements.

# GDPR Compliance

## Introduction

At **Carmen Recipes** (https://carmenrecipes.com), we take your privacy and the protection of your personal data very seriously. This GDPR Compliance page outlines the data we collect, how we use it, and the rights you have as a user. By using our website, you agree to the practices outlined in this policy.

## 1. Data We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal data from you:

– **Personal Identification Information**: Name, email address, phone number, etc.
– **Technical Data**: IP address, browser type, operating system, and other related data.
– **Usage Data**: Information on how you use our website, including pages visited, time spent on the site, etc.
– **Cookies and Tracking Technologies**: We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. Please refer to our [Cookie Policy](#) for more details.

## 2. How We Use Your Data

The data we collect may be used for the following purposes:

– **To Provide and Improve Our Services**: We use your data to offer the best possible experience on our website.
– **Communication**: We may use your contact details to send you updates, newsletters, and promotional content, with your consent.
– **Analytics**: We analyze usage data to understand how our website is used and to improve its performance.
– **Legal Compliance**: We may use your data to comply with legal obligations, such as responding to government requests.

## 3. Legal Basis for Processing Data

Under GDPR, we rely on the following legal bases for processing your data:

– **Consent**: You have given clear consent for us to process your personal data for a specific purpose.
– **Contract**: Processing your data is necessary for a contract you have with us, or because you have asked us to take specific steps before entering into a contract.
– **Legal Obligation**: We need to process your data to comply with the law.
– **Legitimate Interests**: The processing is necessary for our legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of a third party.

## 4. Your Rights Under GDPR

As a user of our website, you have the following rights under GDPR:

– **Right to Access**: You have the right to request access to your personal data and obtain a copy.
– **Right to Rectification**: You can request that we correct any inaccuracies in your personal data.
– **Right to Erasure**: You have the right to request that we delete your personal data.
– **Right to Restrict Processing**: You can request that we limit the processing of your data.
– **Right to Data Portability**: You have the right to obtain and reuse your personal data across different services.
– **Right to Object**: You can object to the processing of your data, particularly in cases where we rely on legitimate interests.
– **Right to Withdraw Consent**: You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

## 5. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

## 6. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

## 7. Third-Party Services

We may share your data with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users. These third parties are required to comply with GDPR and ensure the protection of your data.

## 8. International Data Transfers

If we transfer your data outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we will ensure that adequate safeguards are in place to protect your data in accordance with GDPR.

## 9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this GDPR Compliance page from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and, where appropriate, notified to you by email.

## 10. Contact Information

If you have any questions about this GDPR Compliance page or wish to exercise any of your rights, please contact us at:

– Email: [email protected]