GDPR Policy

GDPR Privacy Policy
Last Updated: 21/01/2025

At Mary Tasty (“we,” “us,” or “our”), we are committed to safeguarding your personal data and respecting your privacy in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This GDPR Privacy Policy explains which personal data we collect, how we process it, and your rights under GDPR.

1. Data Controller Information

The Data Controller for marytasty.com is:

2. What Personal Data Do We Collect?

We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

  • Contact Details: Name, email address, and phone number.
  • Technical Information: IP address, browser type, operating system, and usage data collected through cookies or similar technologies.
  • Submitted Content: Any information you provide when subscribing to newsletters, filling out forms, or commenting on posts.
  • Preferences: Your choices regarding promotional communications.

3. How Do We Use Your Personal Data?

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

  • To Provide and Enhance Our Services: Deliver and maintain the website’s functionality.
  • To Personalize Your Experience: Tailor content and recommendations to your interests.
  • To Communicate with You: Send newsletters, updates, and respond to inquiries.
  • To Analyze Performance: Evaluate how the website is accessed and used, helping us improve functionality.
  • To Comply with Legal Obligations: Meet our legal or regulatory requirements and prevent fraudulent activity.

Under GDPR, we process your personal data on the following lawful bases:

  1. Consent: When you explicitly agree to receive communications or submit forms.
  2. Contractual Necessity: When needed to fulfill a contract or provide services you have requested.
  3. Legal Obligations: When we must comply with applicable laws and regulations.
  4. Legitimate Interests: To improve our services, ensure security, or defend our rights.

5. Sharing Your Data

We do not sell or rent your personal data. However, we may share data with trusted third parties:

  • Service Providers: For hosting, analytics, email distribution, and advertising services.
  • Legal and Regulatory Authorities: To comply with legal requirements or protect our rights.
  • Third-Party Platforms: Such as analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics) and advertising networks.

All our partners are required to comply with GDPR standards and protect your data.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy or to comply with legal requirements. You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data at any time (see Section 7).

7. Your GDPR Rights

You have the following rights under GDPR:

  1. Right of Access: Request a copy of your personal data.
  2. Right to Rectification: Ask us to correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.
  3. Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): Request the deletion of your personal data.
  4. Right to Restrict Processing: Ask us to restrict how your data is processed in certain cases.
  5. Right to Data Portability: Obtain your data in a commonly used format or have it transferred to another provider.
  6. Right to Object: Object to processing based on our legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes.
  7. Right to Withdraw Consent: Revoke your consent at any time for data processing that relies on consent.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected] or via our online contact form.

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. While no method of data transmission or storage can be guaranteed 100% secure, we continually work to enhance our security measures.

9. International Data Transfers

If your personal data is transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we will ensure that suitable safeguards (such as Standard Contractual Clauses) are in place to protect your data in accordance with GDPR requirements.

10. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve user experience and analyze website performance. Please refer to our Cookie Policy for more information.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this GDPR Privacy Policy to reflect changes in laws, technologies, or our practices. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date. We recommend reviewing this page periodically to stay informed.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this GDPR Privacy Policy or our data handling practices, please get in touch:

By using marytasty.com, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this GDPR Privacy Policy.