Policy & Privacy
This policy is effective from June 1, 2024.
This privacy & policy sets out how The Vibrant Cook uses and protects any information that you give while visiting thevibrantcook.com.
Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
The Vibrant Cook 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 happy with any changes. This policy is effective from June 1, 2024.
What We Collect
We may collect the following information:
contact information including email address demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers.
What We Do With the Information
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons: We may use the information to improve our products and services. We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided. From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail. We may use the information to customize the website according to your interests. information to customize the website according to your interests.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
How We Use Cookies
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.
We use 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. Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. 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.
Advertising
We currently do not have advertisers or sponsors. Should The Vibrant Cook change this, we will update our policy page accordingly.
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.
Controlling Your Personal Information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways: whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by contacting us. We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.
Media & Content Sharing
All content is copyrighted material and cannot be used with the explicit permission of The Vibrant Cook.
USE
Using The Vibrant Cook’s media to promote The Vibrant Cook’s content:
You are welcome to share one photo as long as you prominently link back to the original post on thevibrantcook.com and do not post the recipe itself. Please do not share more than one image from a post without my explicit permission via email (cathy@thevibrantcook.com). Note that you may not republish the recipe itself. We appreciate you promoting our content. ALL photographs, recipes and articles are copyrighted.
Content Use
You may not republish any article including dish(es) recipe(s), technique(s), Tools I use or any other article/post written by Cathy O’hagain or The Vibrant Cook. The Vibrant Cook DOES NOT allow other websites or publications to publish The Vibrant Cook content. The Vibrant Cook’s content is copyrighted material and may not be published elsewhere without explicit permission and may be subject to fees.
Content Syndication
The Vibrant Cook DOES NOT allow CONTENT to be syndicated. No exceptions.
Affiliate Discretion
The Vibrant Cook currently does participate in any affiliate program and don not receive compensation form any entity. Should The Vibrant Cook change this, we will update our policy page accordingly.
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Thank you for your understanding. There is no need to contact me for confirmation of the permissions presented on this page. For questions that are not answered above, email cathy@thevibrantcook.com.
