PRIVACY POLICY - The Floured Table

Your privacy is important to me! This privacy policy outlines the type of personal information that is received and collected by The Floured Table and how it is used and shared.

If you require any more information or have any questions, please feel free to contact me here or by email at theflouredtable [@] gmail [dot] com.

WHAT INFORMATION DO I COLLECT AND HOW IS IT USED?

The Floured Table collects the minimum amount of information from users posting comments and messages on the site. I will collect a name (either real or alias), personal website, and e-mail address. This information is used to update users on approval and provide responses to the comments they leave.

The Floured Table may use the information collected in the following ways:

To operate and maintain The Floured Table;
To create your account, identify you as a user of the website, and customize The Floured Table for your account;
To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Email promotion will always provide you information on how to opt-out of future mailings.
To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts.
To respond to your comments or inquiries.
To provide you with user support.
To serve, track and measure advertising on The Floured Table website.
To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.

Cookies and Web Beacons

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.

Retargeting Ads – From time to time, The Floured Table may engage in remarketing efforts with third-party companies, such as Google, Facebook, or Instagram, in order to market the website. These companies use cookies to show ads based on someone’s past visits to the Website.

Google Analytics – I use Google Analytics to understand how the website is being used in order to improve the user experience. User data is anonymous and IP addresses are automatically made anonymous by Google Analytics.

Google Remarketing – Google uses these cookies to show relevant adverts to users who have previously visited our website, as they browse other websites. You can opt-out of Google’s remarketing program by changing your Google Ad Settings.

Facebook – Cookies and pixels are used to understand and deliver ads and make them more relevant to you. I may also use a cookie to learn whether someone who saw an ad on Facebook later visited the website.

Affiliate Marketing – The Floured Table sometimes uses affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the Website. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track sales for purposes of commissions.

The Floured Table participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and links to Amazon.com at no additional cost to you.

Newsletters – On the website, you may subscribe to the newsletter, which may be used for advertising purposes. All newsletters sent may contain tracking pixels. The pixel is embedded in emails and allows an analysis of the success of online marketing campaigns. Because of these tracking pixels, I may see if and when you open an email and which links within the email you click. This also allows the Website to adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the user. This behavior will not be passed on to third parties.

At the bottom of every newsletter will be an easy way to opt-out. I never want you to receive something that you don't find useful!

SHARING OF CONTACT INFORMATION

None of your contact information (name, email address, website) will be shared with third parties. The Floured Table may use your e-mail address in the future to contact you regarding the site if you have opted in to received communication; I will always provide you with the chance to opt-out. Your name and website may be displayed on the site if you post a comment on a blog post.

RIGHTS RELATED TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Opt-out – You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in my emails. You may also contact me to be removed from the mailing list.

Access – You may access the personal information I have about you by submitting a request.

Amend – You may amend or update your personal information.

Forget – In certain situations, you may request that I erase or forget your personal data.

To do any of the above, please contact me here.

Please note that I may need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.

SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION

Please do NOT submit sensitive personal information to the website. This includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you choose to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.

CHILDREN’S INFORMATION

The Website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact me immediately here and I will do my best to promptly remove such information.