Privacy Policy
Who we are
Our website address is: https://thechefoutwest.com
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form. We also collect the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (called a hash) may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. You can view the Gravatar privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
After your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images that include embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from images.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience, so you do not have to enter your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days. Screen option cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will stay active for two weeks. Logging out will remove these cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data. It simply records the post ID of the article you edited and expires after one day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles. Embedded content behaves the same way as if you visited the original website.
These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, include additional tracking, and monitor how you interact with that content. This includes tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them for moderation.
If you register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information you provide in your user profile. You can view, edit, or delete your personal information at any time, except for your username. Website administrators can also access and edit this information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you. This includes any data you have provided.
You can also request that we delete your personal data. This does not include any data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)
The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing 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.
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 All About 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. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.
The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:
- IP Address
- Operating System type
- Operating System version
- Device Type
- Language of the website
- Web browser type
- Email (in hashed form)
Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.
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 National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.
For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.