Privacy Policy for Melted Choco
Effective Date: 26/09/2024
Welcome to Melted Choco!
Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your data when you visit our website, meltedchoco.com.
1. Who We Are
Welcome to Melted Choco! We are passionate about delivering the best chocolate experiences to our visitors. Our website can be found at https://meltedchoco.com. We are dedicated to maintaining transparency and trust, ensuring your privacy and security while you explore our offerings.
2. Data Collection & Usage
We collect personal information when you interact with our website, including when you leave comments, register for an account, or sign up for our newsletter. The information we may collect includes:
- Personal Identification Information: Name, email address, and website (if you leave a comment or register).
- Technical Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URL, and other technical data about your visit to our website.
- Cookies & Tracking: We use cookies to improve user experience, analyze site usage, and serve personalized ads. For more details, please read our Cookie Policy.
3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Cookies are small files that are stored on your device to help improve your user experience. We use cookies for the following purposes:
- To remember your preferences (e.g., login details, comment info).
- To analyze website traffic.
- To serve personalized ads (in partnership with third-party ad networks like Google AdSense).
If you leave a comment, you may opt to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. Cookies last for one year. You may manage or disable cookies through your browser settings.
4. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Our website may contain embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) from other websites. Embedded content behaves the same way as if you visited the other website directly. These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interactions with their content. Please review the privacy policies of those third-party websites for more information.
5. Third-Party Advertising
We use third-party advertising companies, such as Google AdSense, to display ads on our site. These companies may use information about your visits to this site and others to provide ads tailored to your interests. This data may include cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies.
For more information on how Google collects and uses data, you can read the Google Privacy Policy.
6. How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments: When you leave a comment, it and its metadata are retained indefinitely for easy recognition and follow-up approval.
- User Accounts: For users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username). Administrators can also access and edit this information.
7. Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments on our site, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You may also request that we erase your personal data, except data we are required to keep for legal or security purposes. To exercise your rights, please contact us using the information provided in the “Contact Us” section below.
8. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect or maintain personal data from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal data of a child under 13, we will take immediate steps to delete that information.
9. GDPR Compliance (For EU Visitors)
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. You are entitled to:
- Access, correct, or delete your personal data.
- Object to or restrict the processing of your personal data.
- Request that we transfer your personal data to another organization (data portability).
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in the “Contact Us” section below.
10. Data Security
We take reasonable precautions to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, loss, or alteration. However, no method of data transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this page regularly to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise any of your data protection rights, please contact us via our Contact Page.