Privacy Policy and Terms of Use

This Privacy Policy is last modified June 24, 2020.

This Privacy Policy outlines the type of personal information that is received, collected and used by The Wimpy Vegetarian. If you are a resident of the European Union, please note that as we are located in the United States, your information is processed outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). Regardless of where your personal information is located, the measures we use to protect your personal information are stated below.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.Your privacy is of the utmost importance and we are guided by the below fundamental principles.

Fundamental Principles

We are considerate of the personal information we ask you to provide and the information we collect.
Your personal information is stored for only as long as we have reason to keep it.
We aim for full transparency on how your information is gathered and used.
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information.
Our website is scanned on a regular basis for security holes and known vulnerabilities in order to make your visit to our site as safe as possible.
We regularly scan for malware and have an SSL certificate (https).

The Wimpy Vegetarian may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are satisfied with any changes. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact Susan Pridmore at susan@thewimpyvegetarian.com.

Who We Are

The Wimpy Vegetarian is a for-profit food and cooking-related website located in the United States and operated by Susan Pridmore.

Our physical address is:

The Wimpy Vegetarian

930 Tahoe Boulevard, Suite 802-617

Incline Village, NV 89451

What We Collect

Voluntary User-Provided Information

BY SUBSCRIBING: We collect information from you when you subscribe to receive post updates. The only required information you will be asked to enter is your e-mail address. There are additional optional questions of whether you are a vegetarian, vegan, or just want to add more vegetarian meals to your weekly menu plan, and your preferred email format. This information is stored in our e-mail manager, MailChimp, where it is password protected and only accessible by us. You may unsubscribe or update your e-mail preferences at any time.
BY COMMENTING: We collect information when you leave a comment on a post. Your information is stored in our password-protected WordPress database.
- You will be asked for your name, e-mail address and website (if any) when leaving a comment. Your e-mail address is not published nor can it be viewed publicly.
- Your IP address and browser user agent string are recorded and stored in our password-protected database. This aids in SPAM detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: Gravatar Privacy Policy. If you use the Gravatar service, upon approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
- We use Anti-Spam, an automated WordPress plugin to scan comments for SPAM.
- If you leave a comment, the comment is viewable and its metadata are retained indefinitely.
- If you correspond with us by e-mail, we may retain the content of your e-mail message, your e-mail address and our response.
OTHER: From time to time, we may post customer surveys and/or offers, which may ask you to submit information relevant to the offer. All information will be handled according to the above mentioned privacy standards.

Information Collected Through Cookies and Other Technology

A COOKIE is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
GOOGLE ANALYTICS: The Wimpy Vegetarian does not use cookies to monitor or track your behavior while using this website. We rely on Google Analytics, which treats all users anonymously. Google Analytics uses traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system. For more information about how Google handles the data and how you may opt out, see How Google Uses Information From Sites or Apps That Use Our Service.
COMMENTS: If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to save 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.
ADVERTISING: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.) from advertising service vendors, such as Gourmet Ads on this site. These vendors may use cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies to serve you advertisements tailored to interests you have shown by browsing on this and other sites you have visited, to determine whether you have seen a particular advertisement before and to avoid sending you duplicate advertisements. In doing so, these vendors may collect non-personal data such as your browser type, your operating system, Web pages visited, time of visits, content viewed, ads viewed, and other clickstream data. The use of cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies by these advertising service vendors is subject to their own privacy policies, not ours, and Service Provider disclaims all liability in connection therewith.
OPT IN/OUT: You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website. You may also opt out of ads on The Wimpy Vegetarian by visiting the Gourmet Ads website.

Log File Information

Log file information is automatically reported by your browser each time you access a web page. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and the number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site and gather demographic information. IP addresses and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.

Social Media Platforms

The Wimpy Vegetarian is integrated with the following third-party social media networks where we may receive information about you if you “like,” follow or comment:

Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Bloglovin
Google Plus
Instagram
Linked In
StumbleUpon

If you interact with us through a social media platform, you may be granting us on-going access to certain information. If you do not want a social media platform to collect or share information about you, please refer to the privacy policy and settings of the applicable social media property before using such features on our website.

What We Do With Information We Gather

We use the personal information you submit or that we collect to operate, maintain and provide you with our subscription features and commenting functionality.We further request this information to understand your needs, provide you with a better service, and in particular to customize this website according to your interests.

How Your Information Is Potentially Shared

We will not rent or sell your personal information to others. Ever.
Any personal information you voluntarily disclose when commenting on a post becomes available to the public.
Except as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy, we will not disclose your personal information to any third party unless required to do so by law or subpoena.
ADVERTISING:
- TARGETING AND USE OF THIRD-PARTY ADVERTISING COMPANIES: We use Gourmet Ads, a third-party advertising network to serve ads when you visit our website. These ad networks may use aggregated information about your visit such as pages you have visited, links you followed and other websites you’ve visited in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. You can review Gourmet Ad's Privacy Policy HERE, which includes information on their advertising partners.
- AMAZON ASSOCIATE DISCLOSURE: The owner of this website, Susan Pridmore, 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 linking The Wimpy Vegetarian to Amazon properties. All affiliate links will be clearly disclosed. Clicking on and purchasing a product from one of these links does not result in any additional cost to you. You may review Amazon’s privacy policy HERE.
- SPONSORED CONTENT TRACKING PIXELS: The Wimpy Vegetarian may engage in sponsored campaigns with various influencer networks, brands, and agencies. All sponsored content is duly disclosed in accordance with the FTC’s requirements. From time to time, these sponsored campaigns utilize tracking pixels (aka web beacons), which may contain cookies to collect data regarding usage and audience. This information is collected by the sponsoring company to track the results of the campaign. No personally identifiable information collected by these pixels is used in conjunction with these tracking pixels.

Your Rights and Choices About Your Personal Information

YOU MAY AT ANY TIME:

Decline to submit personal information and use our website anonymously.
Update or correct your email preferences at any time. You may also e-mail susan@thewimpyvegetarian.com to have this done. Your request will be handled promptly.
Unsubscribe from emails at any time. To unsubscribe, click the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of the email newsletter.
Block cookies. Certain browsers may be configured to notify you when you receive cookies or allow you to restrict or disable certain cookies. If you choose to disable cookies, however, that could affect certain features that use cookies to enhance their functionality.
Opt out of internet-based advertising. For more information about third-party ad networks and services that use these technologies, you can visit www.aboutads.infoand click here to opt out or to learn more about your options. You also may visit the NAI’s site for additional options on how to opt out of interest-based advertising.

EEA Residents

If you are located in the EEA, or if otherwise required by applicable law, you have these additional rights and choices in relation to your personal information:

Inspection and Access: You can request from us a summary and a copy of any personal information we hold about you.
Correction/Addition/Removal: If you believe your information is inaccurate or incomplete, you are entitled to request us to correct, amend or delete it.
Portability: You may request that we send you any personal information that you have provided to us or ask that we send this information to a third party.
Objection: You may object to us using your personal information where we use it based on our legitimate interests to do so.
Restriction: You may request that we restrict the processing of your information where you believe it is inaccurate, our processing is unlawful, you believe we no longer need the information or if you have objected to our use of it.
Automated Decision Making: Where we undertake automated decision making (including profiling) which significantly affects you, you are entitled to object to such decision-making.
Lodge a Complaint: You always have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority for data protection in your jurisdiction.

California Residents

Subject to certain limits, under California law, California residents may ask us to provide them with a list of the categories of personal information that we have disclosed to third parties for those third parties’ direct marketing purposes during the preceding calendar year, as well as the identity of those third parties. California residents may contact us as specified in the “Contact Us” section below to make a request for this information. See more at http://consumercal.org/california-online-privacy-protection-act-caloppa/#sthash.0FdRbT51.dpuf

Children’s Privacy

Protecting the privacy of young children is especially important. For that reason, we do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are under 13, please do not send any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, or email address. No one under age 13 is allowed to provide any information on this website. In the event that we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at susan@thewimpyvegetarian.com.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

CAN-SPAM Act

The CAN-SPAM Act is a law in the United States that sets the rules for commercial e-mail practices, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.

We collect your email address in order to send information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions. To be in accordance with CAN-SPAM we agree to the following:

• To NOT use false, or misleading subjects or email addresses

• Identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way

• Include the physical address of our business or site headquarters

• Monitor third party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used.

• Honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly

• Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email. We will promptly remove you from ALL correspondence.

Mediavine Programmatic Advertising

The Website uses Mediavine to manage all third-party advertising on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website. The cookie may collect information relating to your use of the Website, information about your device such as the device’s IP address and browser type, demographic data and, if you arrived at the Website via a link from a third-party site, the URL of the linking page.

First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/.

Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site.

The Website may collect IP addresses and location information to serve personalized ads and pass it to Mediavine. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit https://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp. You may also visit https://optout.aboutads.info/#/ and https://optout.networkadvertising.org/# to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at https://www.aboutads.info/appchoices to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.

Mediavine partners with the following data processors:

Pubmatic. You may find Pubmatic’s privacy policy through this link. The data collected on the Website may be transferred to Pubmatic and its demand partners for interest-based advertising. Statistical information and other non-cookie technologies (such as eTags and web or browser cache) may be used by third parties on this Website. Browser settings that block cookies may have no effect on these technologies, but you may clear your cache to delete such trackers. Data collected from a particular browser or device may be used with another computer or device that is linked to the browser or device on which such data was collected.
Criteo. You may find Criteo’s privacy policy through this link. The data collected on the Website may be transferred to Criteo and its demand partners for interest-based advertising. Criteo may collect, access, and use non-identifying data to improve the Criteo Technology and other Criteo products, programs, and/or services. This non-identifying data may include on-site user behavior and user/page content data, URLs, statistics, or internal search queries. The non-identifying data are collected through the ad call and stored with a Criteo cookie for a maximum period of 13 months.
Pulsepoint. You may find Pulsepoint’s privacy policy through this link.
LiveRamp. You may find LiveRamp’s privacy policy through this link. When you use the Website, we share information that we may collect from you, such as your email (in hashed, de-identified form), IP address or information about your browser or operating system, with LiveRamp Inc, and its group companies (‘LiveRamp’). LiveRamp may use a cookie on your browser and match your shared information to their on- and offline marketing databases and those of its advertising partners to create a link between your browser and information in those other databases. This link may be shared by our partners globally for the purpose of enabling interest-based content or advertising throughout your online experience (e.g. cross device, web, email, in-app, etc.) by third parties unaffiliated with our website. These third parties may in turn link further demographic or interest-based information to your browser. To opt out of LiveRamp’s targeted advertising, please go here: https://liveramp.com/opt_out/
RhythmOne. You may view RhythmOne’s privacy policy through this link. RhythmOne uses cookies and similar tracking technologies (such as mobile device identifiers and digital fingerprinting) to provide its services. RhythmOne may use aggregated information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other Websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, please visit the following webpage: https://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.
District M. You may find District M’s privacy policy through this link.
YieldMo. You may find YieldMo’s privacy policy through this link. If you want to opt out of receiving interest based ads from Yieldmo or exercise your right under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) to opt-out of the sale of your personal information, you may do so through this link.
The Rubicon Project. You may find Rubicon’s privacy policy through this link. If you want to opt out of receiving interest based ads from Rubicon or exercise your right under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) to opt-out of the sale of your personal information, you may do so through this link. You may also utilize the Network Advertising Initiative’s opt-out page, the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out page, or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out page.
Amazon Publisher Services. You may find Amazon Publisher Services’ privacy policy through this link.
AppNexus. You may find the AppNexus privacy policy through this link.
OpenX. You may find OpenX’s privacy policy through this link.
Verizon Media formerly known as Oath. You may find Verizon Media’s privacy policy through this link. You may also utilize the Network Advertising Initiative’s opt-out page, the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out page, or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out page to opt-out of the use of cookies for interest-based advertising.
TripleLift. You may find TripleLift’s privacy policy through this link. To opt out of receiving interest-based advertising (including retargeting) from TripleLift’s services through the use of cookies in your current browser and for more information on what it means to opt-out, please go to www.triplelift.com/consumer-opt-out.
Index Exchange. You may find Index Exchange’s privacy policy through this link. You may also utilize the Network Advertising Initiative’s opt-out page, the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out page, or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out page to opt-out of the use of cookies for interest-based advertising.
Sovrn. You may find Sovrn’s privacy policy through this link.
GumGum. You may find GumGum’s privacy policy through this link. GumGum may (i) use place and use cookies on end users’ browsers or use web beacons to collect information about end users who visit such Publisher Websites and (ii) link such collected end user information to other end user information provided by third parties in order to deliver targeted Advertisements to such end users.
Digital Remedy. You may find Digital Remedy’s privacy policy through this link.
MediaGrid. You may find MediaGrid’s privacy policy through this link. MediaGrid may collect and store information about end-user interactions with this website through cookies, advertising IDS, pixels and server-to-server connections. MediaGrid was receive the following information: the page an End-User has requested and the referring/exit pages; Timestamp information (i.e., the date and time the End-User has visited the page); IP address; mobile device identifier; device model; device operating system; browser type; carrier; gender; age; geolocation (including GPS coordinates); clickstream data; cookie information; first-party identifiers'; and hashed email addresses; demographic and inferred interest information; and post-conversion data (from both online and offline behaviour). Some of this data is gathered from this website and others is gathered from advertisers. MediaGrid uses this data to provide its services. You may also utilize the Network Advertising Initiative’s opt-out page, the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out page, or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out page to opt-out of the use of cookies for interest-based advertising or review their privacy policy for more information.
RevContent – You may find RevContent’s privacy policy through this link. RevContent may collect information about your browser or device, including browser type, IP Address, device type, user agent string, and operating system. RevContent also collects information about the websites you visit through their services, such as date and time of access and specific pages accessed and the content and ads you click on. You may opt-out of any personalization track by opting-out of RevContent’s data collection.
Centro, Inc. – You may find Centro’s privacy policy through this link. You may find opt-out information for Centro’s services through the privacy policy link.
33Across, Inc. – You may find 33Across’s privacy policy through this link. To opt-out of personalized advertising, please visit https://optout.networkadvertising.org/?c=1.
Conversant. LLC – You may find Conversant’s privacy policy through this link. Conversant uses information that does not directly identify you, such as information about your browser type, time and date of visit, your browsing or transaction activity, the subject of advertisements clicked or scrolled over, and a unique identifier (such as a cookie string, or a unique advertising identifier provided by your mobile device) during your visits to this and other websites and apps in order to provide advertisements about goods and services likely to be of greater interest to you. Conversant may use technologies such as cookies and other tracking technologies to collect this information. To learn more about interest-based advertising, or to opt-out, you can visit www.youronlinechoices.eu or https://www.networkadvertising.org/.

Changes To This Privacy Statement

We may update the Privacy Policy for The Wimpy Vegetarian from time to time, and we invite you to review this Privacy Policy periodically. When we change the policy in a material way, we will update the ‘last modified’ date at the top of this Privacy Policy. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.