Disclaimer And Privacy Policy For The Bossy Kitchen

Effective January 1, 2025

As the owner of The Bossy Kitchen LLC (thebossykitchen.com, referred to as the “Site”), I know your privacy is extremely important.
This Privacy Policy explains what information I collect when you visit the Site and how I use and disclose that information.

WHO I AM

I’m Gabriela Baumgartner, the creator behind The Bossy Kitchen.
When I say “I,” “me,” or “my,” I’m referring to The Bossy Kitchen (https://www.thebossykitchen.com/) and its owner.
My goal is to share recipes, cooking tips, and other food-related content with my readers.

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

WHAT INFORMATION DO I COLLECT

I may collect information from you in a few ways:

Directly From You
- Comments: When you leave a comment, I collect your name, email address, and anything else you share in the comment.
- Email Subscriptions: When you subscribe to newsletters or updates, I collect your email address.
- Contact Forms: When you submit a query or feedback, I collect your name, email address, and the content of your message.
Automatically
- Log Data: My servers or hosting platform may automatically log your IP address, browser type, referring/exit pages, date/time stamps, and other technical data.
- Cookies: Small data files stored on your device to help the Website function, remember preferences, and serve relevant ads.
From Third Parties
- Analytics Tools (like Google Analytics) track page views, user interactions, and demographic info.
- Ad Network (Raptive) collect information to serve you personalized ads.

HOW I MIGHT USE YOUR INFORMATION

I may use the information collected in the following ways:

To operate and maintain the Website;
To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailings;
To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts;
To respond to your comments or inquiries;
To track and measure advertising on the Website;
To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you have an account and you log in to this site, I will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

I will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices when you log in.

Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select "Remember Me," your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

HOW DO I PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION

I do use vulnerability scanning and/or scanning to PCI standards.
I only provide articles and information.
I do use Malware Scanning.
I do use an SSL certificate.

DATA RETENTION & SECURITY

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can automatically recognize and approve any follow-up comments instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profiles.

All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

I keep your data only as long as needed for the purposes outlined in this policy or to comply with legal obligations. I take reasonable measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, theft, or misuse.
Keep in mind that no method of transmission over the internet is guaranteed 100% secure.

WHAT RIGHTS YOU HAVE OVER YOUR DATA

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us.

You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

COOKIES & SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

I use cookies, web beacons, pixels, and similar tracking technologies to:

Keep you logged in (if applicable).
Analyze traffic (via Google Analytics and other tools).
Serve targeted ads (via Raptive, or other ad partners).

Managing Cookies:
You can disable cookies in your browser settings. However, some features on this Website might not function properly if cookies are turned off.

The Website uses cookies to store visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit, ensure that visitors are not repeatedly sent the same banner ads, customize Website content based on visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends.

Cookies may also be used by third-party services, such as Google Analytics, as described herein.

Users may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies, by the Website, by using a corresponding setting of your internet browser and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. However, if users deactivate the setting of cookies in your Internet browser, not all functions of our Website may be entirely usable.

THIRD-PARTY USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

I may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize me 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.

I use the following:

WordPress: By default, WordPress does not collect any analytics data. However, many web hosting accounts collect some anonymous analytics data.

Akismet Disclaimer: We collect information about visitors who comment on Sites that use our Akismet anti-spam service.

The information I collect depends on how the User sets up Akismet for the Site, but typically includes the commenter's IP address, user agent, referrer, and Site URL (along with other information directly provided by the commenter such as their name, username, email address, and the comment itself).

Google Analytics: I use Google Analytics to collect information about how you use the Website. This includes pages visited, time on site, and actions taken.Google Analytics also provides me with demographic details (like approximate location) but does not reveal your exact address or identity. If you’d like to opt out of Google Analytics, Google offers a browser add-on here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

For more about how Google handles data, see:
https://policies.google.com/privacy

Really Simple SSL: Really Simple SSL and Really Simple SSL add-ons do not process any personal identifiable information, so the GDPR does not apply to these plugins or the usage of these plugins on your website. You can find their privacy policy here.

Contact form- creates contact forms for users of the blog. With the default configuration, this plugin, in itself, does not:

track users by stealth; write any user personal data to the database; send any data to external servers; use cookies.

Cloudflare: The Bossy Kitchen uses Cloudflare for website security and caching. Any personal information obtained by Cloudflare is not shared with any third parties.

However, certain features in this plugin, like reCAPTCHA and Akismet, use the contact form submitter’s personal data, including their IP address, to protect the website. Here you have the Privacy policy for each of these features:

reCAPTCHA (Google)
Akismet (Automattic)

Kit – On the Website, you may subscribe to our newsletter, which may be used for advertising purposes. All newsletters sent may contain tracking pixels.

The pixel is embedded in emails and allows an analysis of the success of online marketing campaigns. Because of these tracking pixels, we may see if and when you open an email and which links within the email you click.

Also, this allows the Website to adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the user. This behavior will not be passed on to third parties.This service is used for the delivery of email updates and newsletters. I store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications. Please refer to Kit’s privacy policy for further information. Here is more information about Kit's privacy policy.

At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time at the Website’s sole discretion.

Except when required by law, I will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent; however, I may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the Website to third parties who acquire all or a portion of our business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against us.

PROGRAMMATIC ADVERTISING

Raptive

This Site is affiliated with CMI Marketing, Inc., d/b/a Raptive (“Raptive”) for the purposes of placing advertising on the Site, and Raptive will collect and use certain data for advertising purposes. To learn more about Raptive’s data usage, click here: https://raptive.com/creator-advertising-privacy-statement/

ANONYMOUS DATA

From time to time, I may use anonymous data, which does not identify you alone, or when combined with data from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.

PUBLICLY VISIBLE INFORMATION

Comments- When visitors leave comments on the site, I collect the data shown in the comments form and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it.

The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

If you leave a comment, certain information may be publicly visible. Your email address will never be available publicly. At your option, you may also add a link to your website. Users may see your username and website information.

ADVERTISING:

Display Ads: I may use third-party advertising companies to serve content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use cookies, as noted above.

Retargeting Ads: From time to time, the Website may engage in remarketing efforts with third-party companies, such as Google, Facebook, or Instagram, in order to market the Website. These companies use cookies to serve ads based on someone's past visits to the Website.

Affiliate Program Participation

The Website may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the Website. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions.

The Bossy Kitchen is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and links to Amazon.com.

As part of this Amazon Associates program, the Website will post customized links provided by Amazon to track the referrals to their website. This program utilizes cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales.

INTERNATIONAL VISITORS (GDPR FOR EU/EEA)

If you’re located in the European Union or European Economic Area, I process your personal data according to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Legal bases for processing your data may include:

Consent: When you voluntarily sign up for email updates or accept cookies.
Legitimate Interests: Operating and improving the Website, preventing fraud, analyzing usage, etc.
Contract: When providing services you’ve specifically requested (like sending a requested recipe or newsletter).
Legal Obligation: When I must comply with the law.

Your Rights under GDPR include:

Access: Ask for a copy of your personal data.
Rectification: Request corrections if your data is inaccurate or incomplete.
Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): Ask me to delete your data under certain circumstances.
Restriction: Request restrictions on how your data is processed.
Portability: Request a copy of your data in a commonly used format.
Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing.
Withdraw Consent: At any time, if processing is based on consent.

To exercise these rights, email me at contact@thebossykitchen.com.

STATE-SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS (UNITED STATES)

California (CCPA/CPRA)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), California residents have the right to:

Know what personal data is collected, used, shared, or sold.
Delete personal data, subject to certain exceptions (like legal obligations).
Opt Out of the sale or sharing of their personal data.
Non-Discrimination for exercising these rights.

To submit a verifiable consumer request, contact me at contact@thebossykitchen.com. I will ask for information to confirm your identity before fulfilling your request.

Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Utah

Various states (Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Utah, etc.) have introduced or enacted comprehensive privacy laws that grant residents certain rights regarding their personal data, such as:

Access: Request information about what data is collected and how it’s used.
Correction: Ask to correct inaccuracies in your personal data.
Deletion: Request deletion of certain personal data.
Opt Out: Opt out of targeted advertising or the sale of personal data.

If you reside in one of these states and wish to exercise your privacy rights, please email me at contact@thebossykitchen.com.
I will verify your request as required by law and respond in accordance with the applicable legislation.

Nevada Privacy Law

Nevada residents can opt out of the sale of their personal information.
Currently, I do not sell personal data as defined under Nevada law, but if you have questions or requests, please email me at contact@thebossykitchen.com.

Opt-out – You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us at contact@thebossykitchen.com to be removed from our mailing list.

Access – You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to contact@thebossykitchen.com.

Amend – You may contact us at contact@thebossykitchen.com to amend or update your personal information.

Forget – In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request to contact@thebossykitchen.com.

Please note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.

SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION

At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the Website. 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

The Website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact us immediately at contact@thebossykitchen.com, and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS

By using this Website, you accept these policies. If you do not agree, please discontinue use. Continuing to use the website after updates are posted means you accept those changes.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

I may update or modify this policy to reflect changes in the law or my data practices. Updates will be posted on this page with a “Last Updated” date.
Please check back periodically to stay informed.

Disclaimer: This Privacy Policy template is for general informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice.
Consider consulting a qualified attorney for specific guidance tailored to your situation.

CONTACT INFORMATION

At any time, please contact us at contact@thebossykitchen.com for questions related to this Privacy Policy.

Last Updated: January 1, 2025