Privacy Policy

LOOKATDISH.COM

Last update: 06th March 2023

Table of contents
Introduction
Why we process information about you
What kind of data we collect
Processing of data to ensure security
Processing of data for the optimising the Website
Marketing objectives
Other processing
Where and how long we keep your data
We share your data with third parties
User rights
Children’s privacy
Changes to the Privacy Policy
Contact Us

Introduction

In accordance with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which came into force on 25 May 2018, and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), effective as of 1 January 2020, New Perspectives hereby provides full information regarding the processing of your personal data and your other data.
By using lookatdish.com you accept this privacy policy so please read this document before using our Service. You will learn how we process your personal data, as well as your rights and the applicable laws governing your data.
This Privacy Policy applies to all products and services, and other content we offer through lookatdish.com. The administrator of your data is New Perspectives based in Warsaw, Poland. Contact: [email protected]
The supervisory and appellate authority for data processing is the European Data Protection Board (EDPB): edpb.europa.eu and the Office of the Attorney General: oag.ca.gov. We would be grateful if, before filing a possible complaint with the EDPB or OAG, you would give us a chance to settle the matter amicably and contact us via the contact form.
This privacy policy is updated at least once every 12 months and any changes to the privacy policy will be posted on this page in addition we may notify you by email. If you do not agree with the changes we have made, you can terminate your account by sending us an email at the address provided in your user panel.

Why we process information about you

We normally process your personal data when:

It is necessary to enter into or perform a contract (remember, by using our Services you are entering into a contract for the provision of electronic services),
It is necessary in order to display the content of the website,
It is necessary for us to comply with a legal obligation,
It is necessary for purposes arising from our legitimate interests.

What kind of data we collect

When you register to use our Services to put your recipes, we may collect information about you. If you register using your email address, name and country, we collect your email address, name and country – it is this information so that the service can be launched.
We collect automatic information about your activity on the Service, which includes information about the pages from which you arrive at our Service. We may also collect technical data relating to this activity, such as, for example, the Internet protocol address of your device (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data. Depending on your device’s privacy settings, if you place a recipe, we may automatically collect and process information about your current location (country). We also collect technical details, such as information about your device: operating system version and unique identifiers. We also store information about your login (date of registration, date of last password change, date of last successful login).
Cookies and similar tracking technologies may be used to collect information about the date and time of your visit, browsing history, selected services and your preferences. We use cookies to manage user sessions, deliver relevant advertising, conduct analysis and research, and audit audiences. Some of the above information contained in cookies may be used to conduct analysis and research and audience auditing to improve the services provided by the Site. You may change your browser settings to manage cookies. Please note that if you block or reject cookies, some of our Services or parts of the Site may not be available to you or may not function properly. If you have not adjusted your browser settings to reject cookies, our Service may use cookies. Cookies may be “Persistent” or “Session” cookies. Persistent cookies remain on the user’s personal computer or mobile device when the user is not accessing the Internet, while Session cookies are deleted immediately when the user closes the web browser. These cookies identify whether users have accepted the use of cookies on the website and allow us to remember choices you make while using the site, such as remembering your login information or language preferences. The purpose of these cookies is to provide you with a more personalized service and to avoid having to re-enter your preferences each time you use the site.
Some sections of the Service and e-mails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags and single-pixel gifs), which allow the Service Provider, for example, to count Users who have visited these pages or opened an e-mail message and other related web statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a section and verifying the integrity of the system and server).
When you use the chat functionality to communicate with other users, we collect the content you provide through that functionality. When you contact us by phone or email, we collect the information you choose to provide during the conversation. In the case of telephone contact, all conversations may be recorded. If you object to the recording of telephone conversations, the conversation will not continue and you may use other available forms of communication. Where you leave data for us to contact you, we collect the data you provide to us via the contact form.
We may share surveys with you to gauge your satisfaction with the quality of our Services. Please note that the information you provide to us in response to survey questions may include personal information that you voluntarily provide to us. We collect and share information from your ratings. This is part of our Services in order to gauge your satisfaction with your website experience, to verify your actions and to enable us to take appropriate action in this regard to deliver a service based on high standards

Processing of data to ensure security

We process certain information about the electronic device you use to access our Services based on our interest in preventing fraud on our Services. The information we collect may include your IP address, device language settings, device make and type, operating system and device version, browser type and device software information.
We use your login details and unique device identifiers to administer and protect our Service.
To detect and prevent fraud, we use algorithms that identify suspicious user behaviour based on certain information such as user activity and published content.
To prevent abuse, and to promote safety by blocking spam or offensive messages that other users may send to you, we may analyse your communications using the chat function.
Our Service may contain links to third party websites or applications. Please note that each website to which you are redirected has its own privacy policy. We have no control over such websites and are not responsible for their policies.
If you believe that your account has been wrongly blocked, you may contact us via the contact form and our staff will review the decision to block your account.

Processing of data for the optimising the Website

We process the photos and descriptions you post to personalize search results, improve identification and presentation of the recipes, and enhance search functionality.
We use your activity data to offer you personalized content, such as better search results when you use our Services.
Based on your contact information, we recognise the different devices you use to access the Service. This allows us to aggregate your activity on our Service across all devices and helps to provide you with a more convenient experience on the Service.
We may display listings from your neighbourhood using your location and to provide you with a more convenient shopping experience.
We use data about your interactions with third party banner ads that we place on our Service.
We may display content and offers according to your interests to provide you with optimal access to content.

Marketing objectives

You may receive marketing communications if you have asked us to do so, in particular by agreeing to receive the newsletter.
If you leave us contact details even if you are not a registered user, we will use them to contact you and respond to your enquiry or make you an offer.
We may also communicate with you in order to gather information regarding your evaluation of the quality of the Services provided by the Website, as well as communication between users.
We may communicate with you via email or through notifications related to our Service. The communication will be for the purpose of, among other things, confirming your registration, informing you of the status of your recipe and for other transactional messages related to our Services.
Where we have obtained your data from publicly available sources or from third parties, we will use reasonable endeavours to inform you of the terms of processing of your personal data.
You may opt out of receiving marketing communications at any time by clicking on the appropriate link provided in the email sent to you or by changing your notification settings within your lookatdish.com account or writing to us via the contact form.

Other processing

We may use your information to evaluate or effect a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of a bankruptcy, liquidation or similar proceeding in which Personal Information held by Us about users of our Services is among the assets transferred. The Service Provider will notify you before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to other privacy policies.

Where and how long we keep your data

com user data is stored on appropriately secured cloud servers provided by an external, reputable hosting provider based in the European Union.
We have implemented the necessary technical and organisational measures to protect your data.
We keep your data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected. We store your personal data related to your lookatdish.com account for the duration of its holding on the Website for the purpose of providing the services provided in accordance with the Terms of Use, as well as for marketing purposes.
When you delete your account, your information will be deleted without undue delay. After closing your account, we may retain your personal data to the extent and for the period that is necessary to comply with legal obligations or our legitimate interests.
Personal data related to cookie technology is stored for the time corresponding to the life cycle of cookies or until you delete them.
The security of your personal data and other data is important to us, but please note that no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we endeavour to use commercially acceptable data protection measures, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

We share your data with third parties

We use third party service providers to help us provide certain solutions in connection with our Services. Such service providers may be based both within and outside the European Union. These include:

Third party tool providers, e.g. Google Ireland Limited, who may receive location information in order to send you tailored ads from the relevant area;
Providers of communication tools, e.g. Mailchimp, who may receive your account details for information, marketing and sales campaigns,
Providers of tools for user safety and security and fraud prevention,
Hosting providers who may receive information about your data for cloud storage.

To improve our Services, we sometimes share information about you in non-identifiable form with analytics providers, such as Google Analytics, who help us analyse how users use our Services and to improve our Services.
Our site also uses Google Adwords, an online advertising program of Google Inc. where Google’s remarketing function is used. With this function, we can display an advertisement to the User of our site on another page in Google’s advertising network. The display of advertisements is done through the use of cookies, through which the User’s behavior during the visit to the website can be analyzed and the appropriate advertisement can then be matched based on interest. The cookies are used to identify the web browser on a specific computer and not to identify a specific person. More information about Google remarketing and Google’s privacy policy can be found at the following link: https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/
The Service Provider may disclose your information in good faith that such action is necessary to: fulfill a legal obligation, protect and defend the rights or property of the Service Provider, prevent or investigate possible misconduct in connection with the Service, protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public, protect against legal liability.
We may disclose your personal data to law enforcement agencies, supervisory authorities, public authorities and other third parties. The disclosure of such data is made in connection with the performance of legal obligations.
If you use our Services, you may choose to disclose certain personal information to other users of lookatdish.com. This information may include your name, email address and your location.
When you share your information or otherwise interact in public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly disseminated externally.
Your data, including personal information, is processed at the sites of the parties involved in the processing. This means that the information may be transferred to and maintained on servers located outside the Service Provider’s premises, where data protection laws may differ from those in the jurisdiction of the premises. The User’s consent to this Privacy Policy and subsequent transmission of such information constitutes consent to such processing. The Service Provider will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and there are adequate controls in place to cover the security of such personal data.
We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services or promotions.
We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

User rights

By using the available features of lookatdish.com, you may, free of charge: correct your personal data, obtain a copy of your personal information (including sources, business purposes and categories of third parties with whom it has been shared) or request deletion of your lookatdish.com account and related personal information. Requests to exercise your rights should be made from within the functionality of your lookatdish.com account or by e-mailing [email protected]:
The right to access your personal information. This right allows you to be informed whether we process personal data about you and, if so, the right to receive a copy of the personal data we process.
The right to edit your personal data. This right allows you to request rectification of the data that we process. In some cases, in fulfilling your request, we will need to verify the accuracy of the new data you provide to us.
Right to erasure of your personal data. This right allows you to request that your personal data be deleted if it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected. Please note that in some cases, we are obliged to process your data on the basis of applicable legislation and cannot comply with your request. Please note that deletion of your data is only possible after we have terminated our services, i.e. your lookatdish.com account has been deleted. The user can make a request and then consent to the deletion of personal data.
The right to restrict the processing of your personal data. This right allows you to ask us to stop processing your personal data e.g. when we need to check the accuracy of the data or when our processing is unlawful.
The right to object to the processing of data concerning you. You may object on grounds relating to your particular situation where you believe that the processing affects your rights or freedoms.

Children’s privacy

We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 16. If you are between the ages of 13 and 16, or the parent or guardian of a person under the age of 13, and you know that you or your child has knowingly or unknowingly provided us with Personal Information, please contact us. If we learn that we have collected Personal Information from persons under 13 without verifying parental consent, we will take steps to remove the information from our servers.

If we must rely on consent as a legal basis for processing your information, and your country requires parental consent, we may require parental consent before collecting and using the information.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our site before a change takes effect and update the “last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy. We recommend that you periodically review this Privacy Policy for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us via email: [email protected]