Privacy Policy
At TasteSpur (https://tastespur.com), your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy outlines how your information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or interact with our website. By using this site, you agree to the terms of this policy.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://tastespur.com
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you’re using it. Gravatar’s privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After comment approval, your profile picture is visible to the public in context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may download and extract location data from images on the site.
Cookies
We use cookies to improve your browsing experience.
If you leave a comment, your name, email, and website may be saved in cookies for your convenience.
Temporary cookies may be set to determine cookie acceptance.
Login and screen preference cookies are also used for registered users.
Cookies usually last from 1 day to 1 year. You may disable cookies through your browser settings, but this may affect site functionality.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other sites behaves the same way as visiting those websites.
These sites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor interaction with the embedded content.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. Otherwise, we do not sell, trade, or rent your personal data.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely.
Registered user data is stored in user profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete their data (excluding usernames).
Admins can also access and edit user data.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data (GDPR Compliance)
If you have an account or have left comments, you can:
Request an exported file of the data we hold about you
Request that we erase your data, excluding data kept for legal or security reasons
Contact us via our contact page for requests regarding your data.
Use of Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense to display ads. AdSense may use cookies and web beacons to collect data for ad personalization and measurement.
Learn more at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
You can opt out of personalized ads through Google Ads Settings or by visiting https://www.aboutads.info/choices/
Use of Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand visitor behavior and improve the website. This service collects anonymized data like IP addresses, device types, and usage stats.
You can opt out of tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
Use of Sassy Social Share Plugin
Our site uses the Sassy Social Share plugin to enable social media sharing. The plugin may collect the following information:
IP addresses
Browser user agent
Cookies (for tracking share counts or behavior)
This data may be shared with social platforms per their own privacy policies. We do not store or process this information ourselves.
For full details, see the Heateor Privacy Policy
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitors comments may be scanned through an automated spam detection service such as Akismet.
Contact Information
If you have privacy concerns or data requests, please contact us through:
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