Privacy Policy

The privacy of our visitors is very important to us. This privacy policy document outlines the types of personal information received and collected by NeighborFood across our website, http://www.neighborfoodblog.com, and how it is used.

What information do we collect?

Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website: We may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to NeighborFood by leaving a comment or subscribing to an email newsletter.

Automatically-Collected Information: We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the neighborfoodblog.com. For example, when you use this site, we will log your internet protocol (IP) address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked. IP addresses and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.

Cookies: Neighborfoodblog.com does not use cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the Website. However,  we may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to do so. Cookies employed by third parties might include both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted, to provide you with a more personalized experience on the Website.

NeighborFood uses 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. NeighborFood has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party providers.

The Website currently uses the following third-party service providers:

  • Google Analytics – this service tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics. You can review Google’s full privacy policy here.
  • FloDesk – this service is used for delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications. https://flodesk.com/privacy-policy
  • Raptive(read more in the Advertising section below)
  • Amazon Associates (read more in the Advertising section below)

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

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. Please visit your specific browser’s website to learn more detailed information about how to disable cookies. Please keep in mind that deactivating the setting of cookies in your Internet browser may make some functions of the Website unusable.

Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent. However, we 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.

How is my information used?

We may use the information collected in the following ways:

  • To operate and maintain the Website;
  • To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Every email will include a link where you can opt out of future communications.
  • 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 provide you with user support;
  • To track and measure advertising on the Website;
  • To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.

Advertising on NeighborFood

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/

  • Display Ads- 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/
  • Retargeting Ads- From time to time, NeighborFood 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- NeighborFoodBlog.com 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.  NeighborFood 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. We use and love the products that we link to. Your clicks directly support the running of this website.

Please consult the respective privacy policies of any third-party providers listed on this Privacy Policy for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. NeighborFood’s privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, third party advertisers or providers.

Newsletters

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. None of this information is shared with third parties.

Commenting

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.

We love when you leave comments on the site! We require your name and email address so that we can confirm you are a human. This also allows us to notify you of responses to your comment. Please be aware, comments, including your name, are public. However, your email address will never be displayed publicly and is never shared with third parties.

Rights Related to Your Personal Information

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

Access – You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to admin(at)neighborfoodblog.com.

Amend – You may contact us at admin(at)neighborfoodblog.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 admin(at)neighborfoodblog.com.

Please note that we may need to retain certain information for record keeping 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.

Information for Minors

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 admin(at)neighborfoodblog.com and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

Contact Information

At any time, please contact us at admin(at)neighborfoodblog.com for questions related to this Privacy Policy.

Nutrition Information

NeighborFoodblog.com does not accept any responsibility for injury sustained as a result of following the recipes, advice or tips offered throughout this blog.  Please consult a medical professional for any specific nutrition, diet allergy advice. As of July 2017, NeighborFood has added nutritional guidelines to most recipes. Please note, these figures should be considered estimates. Differing ingredients and brands can cause these numbers to fluctuate.  Under no circumstances will neighborfoodblog.com be responsible for any loss or damage resulting for your reliance on nutritional information.

To obtain an accurate representation of the nutritional information in a recipe from neighborfoodblog.com, you should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe. There are online calculators available for this purpose. You are solely responsible for ensuring that any nutritional information provided is accurate, complete and useful.

Photography

All photos or images that are not taken by Courtney Rowland have either been purchased, used with permission, credited and linked back to their outside sources, or believed to be in the public domain and readily available on the Internet (published according to the U.S. Copyright Fair Use Act, title 17, U.S. Code). Any photos taken by Courtney Rowland/NeighborFood are rights protected.  Failure to link back and credit our site as their source constitutes a copyright violation.

Paid Sponsorships and Endorsements

This is a personal blog written and edited by me.  This blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation. The compensation received will never influence the content, topics or posts made in this blog. All opinions remain solely my own. I strive to only recommend products or brands I use myself and believe are worthy of my endorsement. Paid sponsorships or advertising are always identified as such.