Privacy Policy
Last Updated: January 2025
At Pure Food Habits, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information when you visit our editorial platform at purefoodhabits.info. Please read this policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data.
The information on this site is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making health decisions.
1. Information We Collect
Automatically Collected Information
When you browse our editorial content, we automatically collect certain technical information:
- IP address and device information
- Browser type and version
- Pages visited and time spent on each page
- Referring website and exit pages
- Operating system and device type
Information You Provide
We collect information only when you voluntarily provide it:
- Email address (if you contact us with feedback about our articles)
- Name (optional, if you submit content feedback)
- Comments or messages regarding editorial content
Location Data
We may collect general location information based on your IP address to improve our content delivery and understand regional reading patterns. We do not track precise geolocation without your explicit consent.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use collected information for the following editorial and operational purposes:
- Content Delivery: To provide, maintain, and improve our editorial platform and articles
- Analytics: To understand reader behavior, article engagement, and content preferences
- Communication: To respond to your feedback about our published content
- Security: To detect, prevent, and address technical issues and fraudulent activity
- Compliance: To meet legal obligations and regulatory requirements
- Content Improvement: To refine our editorial standards and writing quality based on reader interaction
3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Types of Cookies We Use
Pure Food Habits uses cookies to enhance your reading experience:
- Essential Cookies: Required for website functionality and security
- Performance Cookies: Track page engagement and reading patterns
- Preference Cookies: Remember your reading preferences and settings
- Analytics Cookies: Measure article performance and user behavior
Third-Party Tracking
We use analytics services (such as Google Analytics) to understand how readers interact with our content. These services may set their own cookies on your device. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser extension.
Cookie Management
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies or alert you when a cookie is being set. However, disabling cookies may affect your ability to access certain features of our editorial platform.
4. Third-Party Services and Partners
We use third-party services to support our editorial operations and improve content delivery:
Analytics Providers
Google Analytics helps us understand article performance and reader engagement. Data is processed according to Google's privacy policy.
Content Delivery Networks
We use CDN services to ensure fast loading of our editorial content globally.
Hosting and Infrastructure
Our platform is hosted on secure servers operated by established web hosting providers that comply with data protection standards.
We do not share your personal information with third parties for commercial purposes, as Pure Food Habits is an editorial platform, not a commercial entity.
5. Data Security
We implement comprehensive security measures to protect your information:
- HTTPS encryption for all data transmitted between your browser and our servers
- Regular security audits and vulnerability assessments
- Firewalls and intrusion detection systems
- Limited employee access to personal data with confidentiality agreements
- Regular backup procedures to prevent data loss
While we strive to protect your information, no security system is impenetrable. We encourage you to maintain strong passwords and report any suspicious activity.
6. Data Retention
Automatically Collected Data: Analytics and tracking data are retained for up to 26 months unless required for compliance purposes.
User-Submitted Information: Email addresses and feedback submitted to our editorial team are retained until you request deletion, or as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry.
Cookies: Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies expire according to their individual settings, typically between 1 and 2 years.
Log Files: Server logs are retained for 90 days for security purposes, then securely deleted.
7. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
- Right to Correction: Request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information
- Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten")
- Right to Restrict Processing: Ask us to limit how we use your information
- Right to Portability: Request your data in a portable format
- Right to Object: Object to specific uses of your data, including analytics tracking
- Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent for cookies or other tracking at any time
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the address provided in the Contact section below.
8. Children's Privacy
Pure Food Habits is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will delete such information immediately and terminate the child's account if applicable.
For children aged 13-18, we maintain additional protections and do not use their data for targeted tracking without parental consent where required by law.
9. International Data Transfers
Pure Food Habits is based in Salzburg, Austria and operates within the European Union. Our servers and service providers comply with GDPR and other applicable European data protection regulations.
If your information is transferred outside the EU/EEA, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including Standard Contractual Clauses or adequacy decisions where required.
10. Policy Updates
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or applicable laws. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised.
Significant changes will be posted on this page, and we encourage you to review this policy regularly. Your continued use of purefoodhabits.info following any modifications constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
11. Contact Information
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your privacy rights, or have concerns about how we handle your information, please contact us:
Our editorial team will respond to all privacy inquiries within 30 days of receipt.
12. Data Protection Rights (GDPR)
As an organization operating in Austria under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we are committed to protecting your data privacy rights.
Legal Basis for Processing: We process your data based on legitimate interests (analytics and content improvement) and your explicit consent (for additional tracking features).
Data Processor Agreements: All third-party processors who handle personal data on our behalf have signed Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) ensuring compliance with GDPR.
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Authority (Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde).
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