Your privacy is important to Eat Map Explore LLC (hereinafter ‘Eat Map Explore,’ ‘us,’ ‘our,’ or ‘we’). This privacy statement provides information about the personal information that we collect and the ways in which we use that personal information. By visiting this website (hereinafter ‘the Website’ or ‘our Site’), you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy forms part of our Terms of Use document.
Collection of Your Information
Information You Voluntarily Submit: We collect your information when you voluntarily enter it into the Website. This can include signing up for our newsletter, ebooks, commenting on a post, using the ‘Contact Us’ page, or otherwise entering information on the Website. We also collect your information when you email us directly, message us using Etsy messaging, or reply to our emails.
Automatically-Collected Information: We automatically collect certain information about you and the computer or mobile device (collectively, the ‘device’) with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, operating system version, device type, web browser type, language of the website, email (in hashed form), pages you viewed, and the time when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take while using the Website, such as links clicked. In addition, we will automatically receive information about you when you purchase an item from our Etsy storefront. And if you link to the Website from another website then we will automatically be sent information about the referring website.
Use of Your Information
We use your information when answering comments on posts, responding to your message inquiries, sending out emails or our newsletter, for maintaining the Website, to track advertising, and to protect against unauthorized activity.
We will not use or disclose information that could be used to identify an individual member in any circumstances except to respond to your inquiries, to protect against unauthorized activity, to ensure the proper functioning of our business and the Website, to communicate promotional offers and special events to you, to allow our trusted third parties, including our advertising partners, to communicate promotional and special offers to you, and where the law requires us to do so.
Securing Your Information
Please note that no information transmitted over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure. However, we will protect your personal information as best as possible. We cannot guarantee the security of any information that you transmit to us or receive from us. The transmission and exchange of information is carried out at your own risk.
Cookies
This site uses cookies. You can opt-out when you initially visit the site.
A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your device by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website. The cookie may collect information relating to your use of the Website, information about your device (such as the device’s IP address, operating system type, operating system version, device type, and web browser type), language of the website, email (in hashed form), demographic data, and if you arrived at the Website via a link from a third-party site, the URL of the linking page.
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 https://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-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 the Website. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.
External Links
We use external links to provide you with additional information. We accept no responsibility for the content of these links and they are provided as an additional tool to help you in your travel planning.
We use Google Gmail, hereinafter Gmail, as our email provider. The information you transmit to us by emailing us directly, submitting a message via our Contact Us page, or leaving a comment on an article is stored within Gmail. This may include your name, email address, message subject, the message/comment itself, IP address, and a URL (if provided when leaving a comment).
If you link to the Website from another website then we will be notified via Gmail. This notification is called a pingback and it includes the referring URL, referring article name, a text excerpt from the referring article (also known as a pingback excerpt), and IP address. This information will be stored in Gmail.
If you purchase an item from our Etsy storefront or send us a message via Etsy messaging then we will be notified via Gmail. Your name, username, email address, order number, transaction ID, item(s) purchased, and amount paid may be stored within Gmail.
As a result of any of the actions described herein, you may receive an email response from us.
Mobile Information Privacy
We are committed to protecting your privacy. No mobile information collected from our users, including phone numbers or other personal data, will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. We ensure that all information is used strictly in accordance with this policy and solely for providing and improving our services.
Terms and Conditions
By using the Website you do so at your own free will. You agree to use the information on the Website for information purposes only and at your own risk. In no case will we be liable for any damage or loss due to using the Website.
To read more about our terms and conditions, click here.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at elisa@eatmapexplore.com.
Last Updated November 5, 2024