PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy ("Policy") applies to website TheGourmetSprouters.com and its sub-domains (the "Website") and Stephanie Pernin Doing Business As “The Gourmet Sprouters”, referred to in this document as “THE OWNER”, and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to the “Company” include The Gourmet Sprouters/Stephanie Pernin. The Company's website is a cooking course and recipes site. By using the “Company” website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

To protect individual rights, especially concerning automated processing and with the intention of being transparent with the User, TheGourmetSprouters.com has established a policy that encompasses the entirety of such processing, the purposes pursued by them, their legitimacy, and also the tools available to the User to exercise their rights.

Browsing this website implies full acceptance of the following provisions and terms of use. The use of cookies will be accepted.
If you do not agree, you can allow, block, or delete the cookies installed on your device by configuring the options of your browser (see details in our “Cookie Policy”).

The updated version of this “Privacy Policy” (in English and in Spanish) are is the only version applicable during the duration of the website use until it is replaced by another version.

For more complementary information on the protection of personal data, we invite you to consult the website of the AEPD - Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (Spanish Data Protection Agency), https://www.aepd.es

COLLECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Your data is collected by THE OWNER.
In order to better provide you with products and services offered, THE OWNER may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:
 
- First and last name
- Email address
- Phone number (optional)
- Location
 
If you purchase the Company's products and services, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction.
 
We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services.

These may include:
a) registering for an account;
b) entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners;
c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties;
d) sending us an email message;
​e) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.

USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
The Company collects and uses your personal information in the following ways: 

SHARING INFORMATION WITH THIRD PARTIES
The Company does not sell, rent, or lease its customer lists to third parties.
 
The Company may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (email, name, address, phone number) is not transferred to the third party. The Company may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email, provide customer support. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to the Company, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
 
The Company may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on the Company or the site;
b) protect and defend the rights or property of the Company; and/or
c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Company, or the public.

When certain data are required to access specific functionalities of the website, THE OWNER will indicate this mandatory nature at the time of data collection from the User. 

TRACKING USER BEHAVIOR
The Company may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within the Company, in order to determine what the Company services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within the Company to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
 
AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTED INFORMATION
The Company may automatically collect information about your computer hardware and software. This information can include your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding the use of the Company's website.
 
USE OF COOKIES
The Company's website may use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
 
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize the Company's pages, or register with Company's site or services, a cookie helps the Company to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Company's features that you customized.

During the first navigation, an explanatory banner about the use of cookies will appear, offering the option to accept all cookies or only the technical cookies essential for the functioning of the platform, excluding analytical and advertising cookies. For more information, please refer to our "Cookie Policy."
 
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Company's services or websites you visit.

LINKS
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.
The digital course that is promoted in this website may include promotions of products through affiliate links, meaning we may receive a commission if users make a purchase through those links. While we are affiliates of the companies whose products we promote, this does not imply endorsement by the companies. The inclusion of these products is based on our own evaluation and recommendations.

SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
The Company secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. The Company uses the following methods for this purpose:
 - SSL Protocol
 
When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
 
We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that:
a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet that are beyond our control; and
b) the security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this site cannot be guaranteed.

USER RIGHTS
Users are informed of the possibility of exercising their rights to access, rectification, cancellation, and opposition. Each person also has the right to limit the processing related to their person, the right to request the deletion of personal data transmitted to the data controller, and the right to the portability of their data.

The user has the option to file a complaint with the AEPD/Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (Spanish Data Protection Agency) or the competent body of the respective Autonomous Community if no satisfactory solution is obtained in the exercise of their rights by writing to them.

Unless the User objects by sending an email to the address support@thegourmetsprouters.com, their data may be used, if applicable, for sending commercial information from TheGourmetSprouters.com.

The data provided will be retained as long as the commercial relationship is maintained or for the years necessary to comply with legal obligations.

The User is responsible for ensuring that the information provided through this website is true, responding to the accuracy of all data communicated, and will keep it updated to reflect a real situation. They are responsible for false or inaccurate information provided and for any damages, inconveniences, and issues that may be caused to The Gourmet Sprouters/Stephanie Pernin or third parties.

This information will be stored and managed with due confidentiality, applying the necessary IT security measures to prevent access or misuse of your data, its manipulation, deterioration, or loss.

However, the User should be aware that the security of IT systems is never absolute. When personal data is provided over the internet, such information could be collected without your consent and processed by unauthorized third parties.
The Gourmet Sprouters/Stephanie Pernin declines any responsibility for the consequences that such acts may have for the User if the information was published voluntarily.

You can access and exercise these rights by submitting a written and signed request that can be sent to the address: Apartados de Correos 188, 46192 Montserrat (Valencia), Spain, including a photocopy of your Identity Card (DNI) or equivalent identity document.

The request, duly signed, may also be sent to the following email: support@thegourmetsprouters.com.

These rights will be addressed within a period of 1 month, which may be extended to 2 months if the complexity of the request or the number of requests received requires it. All this is without prejudice to the duty to retain certain data under legal terms and until any potential liabilities arising from possible processing or, if applicable, a contractual relationship are prescribed.

In addition to the above, and in relation to data protection regulations, users who request it have the possibility of organizing the fate of their data after their death.

RIGHT TO DELETION
Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will:

Please note that we may not be able to comply with requests to delete your personal information if it is necessary to: