Privacy Policy

Introduction

Welcome to The Cooking Network ("we," "us," or "our"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and providing you with a secure experience when using our website at thecooking.net (the "Site").

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Site. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using our Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all the terms outlined in this policy.

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the "Last Updated" date of this Privacy Policy. Any changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Privacy Policy on the Site. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates.

Information We Collect

Personal Data

We may collect personal identification information from you in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when you:

Visit our Site
Register on the Site
Subscribe to our newsletter
Respond to a survey
Fill out a form
Participate in contests, promotions, or giveaways
Purchase products through our Site

The personal information we may collect includes:

Name
Email address
Mailing address
Phone number
Payment information
Demographic information
Other information relevant to customer surveys, offers, and/or site features

Non-Personal Data

We may automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Site. This information does not reveal your specific identity but may include:

Device and usage information
IP address
Browser and device characteristics
Operating system
Language preferences
Referring URLs
Device name
Country
Location
Information about how and when you use our Site
Other technical information

This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Site, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

Cookies and Web Beacons

We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. When you access the Site, your personal information is not collected through the use of tracking technology. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can remove or reject cookies, but be aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of the Site.

For more information on how we use cookies, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect about you in a variety of ways, including:

Providing, operating, and maintaining our Site
Improving, personalizing, and expanding our Site
Understanding and analyzing how you use our Site
Developing new products, services, features, and functionality
Communicating with you, including for customer service, updates, and marketing purposes
Sending you emails and newsletters
Finding and preventing fraud
Processing your purchases and transactions
Responding to your comments, questions, and requests
Fulfilling any other purpose for which you provide information
Carrying out our obligations and enforcing our rights

Third-Party Use of Information

We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including:

Payment processing
Data analysis
Email delivery
Hosting services
Customer service
Marketing assistance
Fulfilling orders

Online Advertisements

We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the Site. These companies may use information about your visits to our Website and other websites that are contained in web cookies and other tracking technologies in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. We utilize services from:

Google Ads
Meta (Facebook) Ads
Bing Ads

Affiliates

We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include our parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us.

Your Privacy Rights

Account Information

If you would at any time like to review or change the information in your account or terminate your account, you can:

Log into your account settings and update your user account
Contact us using the contact information provided below

Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases. However, some information may be retained in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our Terms of Use, and/or comply with legal requirements.

Marketing Communications

You can unsubscribe from our marketing email list at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the emails that we send or by contacting us using the details provided below. You will then be removed from the marketing email list – however, we will still need to send you service-related emails that are necessary for the administration and use of your account.

Data Subject Rights

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. These include:

The right to access, update, or delete the information we have on you
The right of rectification
The right to object
The right of restriction
The right to data portability
The right to withdraw consent

California Residents

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights regarding your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA), including:

The right to know what personal information is being collected
The right to know whether personal information is sold or disclosed and to whom
The right to say no to the sale of personal information
The right to access your personal information
The right to equal service and price, even if you exercise your privacy rights

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.

Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, please also remember that we cannot guarantee that the internet itself is 100% secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Site is at your own risk.

Children's Information

Our Site is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately, and we will take steps to remove such information from our records.

Contact Information

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@thecooking.net