Privacy Policy

Last updated August 31, 2023

Datachef ("we", "us" or "our") is committed to protecting the privacy of our users. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and disclose information in connection with the website datachef.com (the "Website"). By using the Website, you agree to the collection and use of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly to us when you use the Website, as well as information that is automatically collected as you interact with the Website.

a. Information You Provide

We collect information you provide directly to us, such as when you create an account or communicate with us. This information may include your name, email address, username, password, and any other information you choose to provide.

b. Automatically Collected Information

When you access or use the Website, we may automatically collect information about your device and usage, including:

Device information: We may collect information about the device you use to access the Website, including the hardware model, operating system, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information.

Log information: We may collect log information about your use of the Website, including the type of browser you use, access times, pages viewed, your IP address, and the page you visited before navigating to the Website.

Usage data: We may collect information about your interactions with the Website.

Use of Information

We may use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

  • - Provide, maintain, and improve the Website and its features;
  • - Respond to your comments, questions, and requests, and provide customer service;
  • - Communicate with you about the Website, including sending technical notices, updates, and support messages;
  • - Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with the Website;
  • - Detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities, and protect our rights and property;
  • - Personalize and improve the Website and provide content or features that match user interests and preferences;
  • - Link or combine with information we receive from others to help understand your needs and provide you with better service; and
  • - Carry out any other purpose for which the information was collected.

Sharing of Information

We may share your information with third parties in the following circumstances:

  • - With vendors, consultants, and other service providers who need access to your information to carry out work on our behalf;
  • - In response to a request for information if we believe disclosure is in accordance with, or required by, any applicable law, regulation, or legal process;
  • - If we believe your actions are inconsistent with our user agreements or policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of Datachef or others;
  • - In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company; and
  • - With your consent or at your direction.

Security

We take reasonable measures to help protect your information from loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no security measure is foolproof, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.

Your Choices

You may update, correct, or delete your account information at any time by logging into your account. If you wish to delete your account, please contact us at info@datachef.com, but note that we may retain certain information as required by law or for legitimate business purposes.

Third-Party Websites

The Website may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these third-party sites or services, and your interactions with them are governed by the privacy policies of the respective third parties.

Children's Privacy

The Website is not intended for use by children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If we become aware that a child under 18 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information from our records.

International Users

The Website is operated and managed in the United States, and your information may be transferred to, stored, or processed in the United States or other countries outside of your jurisdiction. By using the Website, you consent to the transfer of your information to countries outside your country of residence, which may have different data protection rules than those in your country.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes to the Privacy Policy, we will notify you either by posting a notice on the Website or by sending you an email or other notification, and we will indicate when such changes will become effective. By continuing to use the Website after those changes become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised Privacy Policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy or the way we handle your information, please contact us at info@datachef.com

California Residents

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") provides you with specific rights regarding your personal information. This section describes your CCPA rights and explains how to exercise those rights.

a. Access to Specific Information and Data Portability Rights

You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past 12 months. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will disclose to you:

  • The categories of personal information we collected about you.
  • The categories of sources for the personal information we collected about you.
  • Our business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling that personal information.
  • The categories of third parties with whom we share that personal information.
  • The specific pieces of personal information we collected about you (also called a data portability request).

b. Deletion Request Rights

You have the right to request that we delete any of your personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will delete (and direct our service providers to delete) your personal information from our records, unless an exception applies.

c. Exercising Access, Data Portability, and Deletion Rights

To exercise the access, data portability, and deletion rights described above, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us by emailing [email protected] Only you, or someone legally authorized to act on your behalf, may make a verifiable consumer request related to your personal information. You may only make a verifiable consumer request for access or data portability twice within a 12-month period. The verifiable consumer request must:

  • Provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected personal information or an authorized representative.
  • Describe your request with sufficient detail that allows us to properly understand, evaluate, and respond to it.

We cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm the personal information relates to you.

d. Non-Discrimination

We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights. Unless permitted by the CCPA, we will not:

  • Deny you goods or services.
  • Charge you different prices or rates for goods or services, including through granting discounts or other benefits, or imposing penalties.
  • Provide you a different level or quality of goods or services.
  • Suggest that you may receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services.

By using the Datachef website, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy, including the provisions for California residents.

Virginia Residents

Under the VCDPA, Virginia residents have the right to receive certain disclosures regarding a business’ processing of “Personal Data,” as defined under the VCDPA, as well as certain rights with respect to our processing of such Personal Data. To the extent you are a resident of Virginia and we collect Personal Data subject to applicable Virginia law, the following applies.

Right to Access: To confirm whether or not we are processing your Personal Data and to access such Personal Data.

Right of Portability: You may have the right to obtain a copy of the Personal Data that you previously provided to us in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, readily usable format that allows you to transmit your Personal Data to another controller or business where the processing is carried out by automated means.

Right to Correction: You may have the right to correct inaccuracies in your Personal Data, taking into account the nature of the Personal Data and the purposes of the processing of your Personal Data.

Right to Deletion: You may have the right to delete Personal Data provided by or obtained about you.

Right to Opt-Out of Sale: Under the VCDPA, a “sale” includes disclosing or making available Personal Information to a third party in exchange for money. We do not “sell” Personal Information under this definition.

Right to Opt-Out of Targeted Ads and Significant Profiling: You may have the right to opt out of the processing of your Personal Data by us for decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning you. We do not process Personal Data for such profiling.

Right to Appeal: If we decline to take action regarding your request, you have the right to appeal. We will notify you providing our reasons and instructions for how you can appeal the decision. If the appeal is denied, we will provide a way for you contact the Attorney General to submit a complaint.

If any of the rights described in the sections above apply to you, you may make a request by contacting us through the information provided in Section 10 above. Please indicate that you are making a request pursuant to your “Virginia Privacy Rights” and provide us with the following information: (1) first and last name; (2) email address; and (3) zip code. Please note, we may deny your request if (1) we are not reasonably capable of associating your request with the Personal Data or it would be unreasonably burdensome for us to associate your request with the Personal Data; (2) we do not use the Personal Data to recognize or respond to you specifically or associate the Personal Data with other Personal Data about you; and (3) we do not sell the Personal Data to any third party or otherwise voluntarily disclose the Personal Data to any third party other than a processor, except as otherwise permitted under Virginia law.

Colorado Residents

Under the CPA, Colorado residents have the right to receive certain disclosures regarding a business’ processing of “Personal Data,” as defined under the CPA, as well as certain rights with respect to our processing of such Personal Data. To the extent you are a resident of Colorado, and we collect Personal Data subject to applicable Colorado law, the following applies.

Right to Access: You have the right to confirm whether or not we are processing your Personal Data and to access such Personal Data.

Right to Correction: You have the right to correct inaccuracies in your Personal Data, taking into account the nature of the Personal Data and the purposes of the processing of your Personal Data.

Right to Deletion: You have the right to delete the Personal Data provided to us by you.

Right to Data Portability: You have the right to obtain a copy of the Personal Data that you previously provided to us in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, readily usable format that allows you to transmit your Personal Data to another controller without hindrance, where the processing is carried out by automated means.

Right to Opt-Out of Sale, Targeted Advertising, and Profiling: For purposes of the CPA, a “sale” includes disclosing Personal Data to a third party in exchange for monetary compensation or other valuable consideration. We do not “sell” Personal Information under this definition. Colorado residents have the right to opt out of the processing of your Personal Data by us for decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning you. We do not process Personal Data for such profiling.

Right to Appeal: If we decline to take action regarding your request, you have the right to appeal. We will notify you providing our reasons and instructions for how you can appeal the decision. You have the right to contact the Colorado Attorney General if you have concerns about the result of the appeal.

If any of the rights described in the sections above apply to you, you may make a request by contacting us through the information provided in Section 10 above. Please indicate that you are making a request pursuant to your “Colorado Privacy Rights” and provide us with the following information: (1) first and last name; (2) email address; and (3) zip code.

Connecticut Residents

Under the CTDPA, Connecticut residents have the right to receive certain disclosures regarding a business’ processing of “Personal Data,” as defined under the CTDPA, as well as certain rights with respect to our processing of such Personal Data. To the extent you are a Connecticut resident, and we collect Personal Data subject to applicable Connecticut law, the following applies.

Right to Access: You may have the right to confirm whether or not we are processing your Personal Data and to access such Personal Data.

Right to Correction: You may have the right to correct inaccuracies in your Personal Data, taking into account the nature of the Personal Data and the purposes of the processing of your Personal Data.

Right to Deletion: You may have the right to delete the Personal Data provided to us by you.

Right to Data Portability: You may have the right to obtain a copy of the Personal Data that you previously provided to us in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, readily usable format that allows you to transmit your Personal Data to another controller without hindrance, where the processing is carried out by automated means.

Right to Opt-Out of Sale, Targeted Advertising, and Profiling: For purposes of the CTDPA, a “sale” includes disclosing Personal Data to a third party in exchange for monetary compensation or other valuable consideration. We do not “sell” Personal Information under this definition. Connecticut residents have the right to opt out of the processing of your Personal Data by us for decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning you. We do not process Personal Data for such profiling.

Right to Appeal: If we decline to take action regarding your request, you have the right to appeal. We will notify you providing our reasons and instructions for how you can appeal the decision. If the appeal is denied, we will provide a way for you contact the Attorney General to submit a complaint.

If any of the rights described in the sections above apply to you, you may make a request by contacting us through the information provided in Section 10 above. Please indicate that you are making a request pursuant to your “Connecticut Privacy Rights” and provide us with the following information: (1) first and last name; (2) email address; and (3) zip code.

Utah Residents

Under the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (“UCPA”), Utah residents have the right to receive certain disclosures regarding a business’ processing of “Personal Data,” as defined under UCPA, as well as certain rights with respect to our processing of such Personal Data. To the extent you are a resident of Utah, and we collect Personal Data subject to applicable Utah law, the following applies.

Right to Access: You may have the right to confirm whether or not we are processing your Personal Data and to access such Personal Data.

Right to Correction: You may have the right to correct inaccuracies in your Personal Data, taking into account the nature of the Personal Data and the purposes of the processing of your Personal Data.

Right to Deletion: You may have the right to delete the Personal Data provided to us by you.

Right to Data Portability: You may have the right to obtain a copy of the Personal Data that you previously provided to us in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, readily usable format that allows you to transmit your Personal Data to another controller without hindrance, where the processing is carried out by automated means.

Right to Opt-Out of Sale, Targeted Advertising, and Profiling: For purposes of UCPA, a “sale” includes disclosing Personal Data to a third party in exchange for monetary compensation. We do not “sell” Personal Information under this definition. Utah residents have the right to opt out of the processing of your Personal Data by us for decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning you. We do not process Personal Data for such profiling.

If any of the rights described in the sections above apply to you, you may make a request by contacting us through the information provided in Section 10 above. Please indicate that you are making a request pursuant to your “Utah Privacy Rights” and provide us with the following information: (1) first and last name; (2) email address; and (3) zip code.

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