Welcome to [foodtools.xyz] (“we,” “our,” or “us”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience while using our website and services. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information.
By using our website, you consent to the practices described in this policy.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information to provide and improve our services, as well as for advertising purposes. The types of information we collect are as follows:
a) Information You Provide Voluntarily:
- Contact Information: If you contact us via a contact form or email, we may collect your name and email address.
- Comments: If you leave a comment on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and your IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
b) Information Collected Automatically:
- Log Data: When you visit our site, our servers automatically record information (“log data”) that your browser sends. This data may include your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics.
- Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies to collect information and personalize your experience. A cookie is a small file placed on your device.
c) Information for Advertising:
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to your website or other websites.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To operate, maintain, and improve our website and services.
- To respond to your comments, questions, and requests.
- To monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities on our website.
- To provide personalized content and advertisements, including those served by third-party vendors like Google.
3. Third-Party Advertising and Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense is an advertising service provided by Google LLC.
- Third-Party Vendors: Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to our website or other websites.
- Personalized and Non-Personalized Ads: We may show both personalized ads (based on user data) and non-personalized ads (contextual) on our site.
- Google’s Requirements: Google requires us to be transparent about their data collection and use. You can learn more about how Google uses information from sites or apps that use their services by visiting Google’s Partner Policy Page. (Note: This is a mandatory link required by Google AdSense. It is the only external link necessary for compliance.)
- Opt-Out: Users can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
4. Cookies and Web Beacons
We use cookies to:
- Understand and save your preferences for future visits.
- Compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions.
- Allow third-party services, like Google AdSense, to serve ads on our site.
You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies via your browser settings. If you disable cookies, some features that make your site experience more efficient may not function properly.
5. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, such as:
- The right to access the personal information we hold about you.
- The right to request that we correct or delete your personal information.
- The right to object to or restrict our processing of your personal information.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the “Contact Us” section.
6. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended for use by children under the age of 13 (“Children”). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from Children. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
7. Data Security
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
[connectedforhelp@gmail.com]