Who we are
We are Spicella Ltd and our website address is (the Website) https://www.spicella.com. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you about what personal identifiable information we may collect and how it may be used. This statement only applies to (this Website) https://www.spicella.com.
We produce content related to recipes and food via the Website. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it whilst browsing. In line with the GDPR legislation that came into effect in May 2018 organisations must be compliant with data protection and data privacy. Data protection means keeping data safe from unauthorised access. Data privacy means empowering visitors to make their own decisions about who can process their data and for what purpose.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
When you use the Website, we collect certain information about you, including voluntarily submitted data and automatically submitted data. Information will include your IP address, device type, browser version, operating system and the websites you arrived from or went to.  Â
Voluntarily submitted data includes:
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. This information is passed through our Anti-spam provider Akismet to avoid spam on the Website.
An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service Privacy Policy is available here. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
You are advised not to submit any personal information through the comments box so that it is not in the public domain, whilst we screen the comments, it is up to you to keep your information safe.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact Forms
We use WPForms to create forms on the website. When a user transfers information via the form, we retain this data for customer service purposes only and do not send any personal information to the third party provider.
Automatic collection of data includes:
Analytics
We use both Google Analytics and WordPress Analytics tools to understand and help provide insight on how our visitors interact with the Website. This provides us with anonymised analytics and website traffic patterns to help us better engage with our visitors, diagnose any device or experience issues and to provide a better browsing experience. For more details on what information Google captures, please read their privacy policy here.
WordPress Analytics data captures IP address, WordPress.com user ID (if logged in), WordPress.com username (if logged in), user agent, visiting URL, referring URL, timestamp of event, browser language, country code. Important: Spicella does not have access to any of this information via this feature. For example, Spicella can see that a specific post has 285 views, but we cannot see which specific users/accounts viewed that post. Stats logs — containing visitor IP addresses and WordPress.com usernames (if available) — are retained by Automattic for 28 days and are used for the sole purpose of powering this feature.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this Website may include embedded content from third parties (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc). Embedded content from third parties behave in the exact way as if the visitor has visited their website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking and/or monitor your interaction with that embedded content.
Cookies
Cookies are pieces of information that track you as you browse Websites. The main purpose of a cookie is to identify users and their preferences and record or save specific user information. Our Website uses cookies in line with our cookie policy to provide you with related content and specific communications.Â
You may amend your cookie settings at any time as stated in the cookie policy, however this could affect your browsing experience or limit use of our Website.
Sharing
When official sharing buttons are active on the site, each button loads content directly from its service in order to display the button as well as information and tools for the sharing party. As a result, each service can in turn collect information about the sharing party. When sharing content via email, the following information is used: sharing party’s name and email address (if user is logged in), IP address (for spam checking), user agent (for spam checking), and email body/content. This content will be sent to Akismet (also owned by Automattic) so that a spam check can be performed. Additionally, if reCAPTCHA (by Google) is enabled, the sharing party’s IP address will be shared with that service. You can find Google’s privacy policy here.
Advertising
The website serves online banner advertising to our audience and we earn small revenue from this through this form advertising. will place banner advertising on the website to earn small revenue.
Who we share your data with
By law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal personal identifiable information without your consent. We do however, work with the following third party providers to build, maintain and/or optimise our website. They place cookies on our website and as such capture user information for analytical, security, advertising and website functional purposes (as also outlined above):
- WordPress Site Analytics
- Google Tag Manager
- Google Analytics
- Google AdSense
- Gravatar (profile creator tool provider)
- Akismet (commenting tool/antispam checker provider)
In the instance of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganisation proceedings brought by or against us, we may disclose or transfer personal identifiable information collected through the Website to third parties who acquire all or a portion of our business. In this instance we will communicate any such actions to you prior.Â
How we protect your data
Data security and protecting your personal information is very important to us. We have taken reasonable steps to ensure that the information we hold is secure and protected. We store information in an online database and in the Cloud via our accredited Web Hosting provider. The appropriate level of security has been applied to the Website to ensure we are responsible in handling and protecting your data. However can not guarantee the security of personal information that is disclosed online and you acknowledge information is provided at your own risk.Â
We have a secure transfer process, in line with industry standards, when updating personal information which is encrypted whilst in transit. If you have any concerns over data protection, please contact us at [email protected] and we will assist you in your enquiries.Â
Sensitive or Personal Information
At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the Website. This includes any information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.
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How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our Website, we also store the personal information provided in the user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except cannot change username).Â
We will store personal information in our database at the point of registration for as long as you engage with our Website. You can delete your account at any time or upon request. We will delete any inactive accounts after 2 years.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this website, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. For any such requests, please email [email protected]Â
Data on Children
This Website does not knowingly collect any personal identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that a child has registered on this website, please contact us at [email protected] and we will remove their details from our records.Â
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Contact information
Please contact us at [email protected] for any questions related to this Privacy Policy.