I am committed to respecting the privacy rights of users of North Wild Kitchen and have provided this privacy policy to explain how I, at North Wild Kitchen, collect, store and use your personal information, as well explain your rights as a user.

Registration

Registration is not required in order to use or access this site.

Newsletters are sent via email every time a new recipe is published and periodically throughout the year with other information relating to North Wild Kitchen. If you wish to receive a newsletter, you must register with an email address.

What personal data is collected and why it is collected

The personal information collected through North Wild Kitchen’s blog is used solely to manage the services offered and to fulfill features according to the users’ wishes. The information will not be used for other purposes or shared with others. Please find below the areas in which personal data is collected and why.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site the data shown in the comments form is collected, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

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.

Please note that if you post comments or articles to any forum, blog or message board on this site, any personally identifiable information you provide in those comments or articles may be read, collated and used by anyone viewing them. As such, we are not responsible for personally identifiable information you may choose to make available through these channels.

Contact forms

If you contact me by email or by filling out a contact form, I may keep a record of your contact information and correspondence, and may use your email address, and any information that you provide in your message, to respond to you. In addition, I may use the personal information described above to send you further information particular to your message. If you decide at any time that you no longer wish to receive such information or communications, you can request to be removed from all communications.

Cookies

Cookies are very small text files that are stored on your computer when you visit some websites.

If you leave a comment on the 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.

North Wild Kitchen uses Google Analytics, which uses cookies to analyze how users use the site. The information generated by such a cookie is sent to Google and stored on servers. Google uses this information to evaluate the use of the site, providing reports that help me understand website traffic and webpage usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties if required by law or in cases where third parties process the information on behalf of Google. Google Analytics does not identify individual users or associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

Access to and delivery of personal data

Please be assured that only Nevada Berg has access to the personal information stored on you. This information is not shared with anyone expect for interns or subcontractors who might assist in the technical development and operation of the site, to the extent necessary to perform such tasks.

How long your data is retained

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

What rights you have over your data

You can request what data I hold on you, including comments you have left on this site and any data you have provided to North Wild Kitchen. You can also request that any personal data held about you be erased.

Links to other websites

I may provide links to third party websites for your convenience or to provide further information. Please be aware when you click on any such links that I do not control the content of websites that are linked from or to the North Wild Kitchen site. I do not endorse them and cannot accept any responsibility or liability for the content or the availability of those linked websites. Consequently, I strongly suggest that you review the privacy policy of every website you visit, whether or not they are linked to by this site.

Contact informationIf you have any further questions relating to this privacy policy, please contact me via the contact form or at nevada@northwildkitchen.com.