We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy & Terms of Use is to inform you what personally identifiable information we may collect and how it may be used. This statement only applies to this Website.
WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT AND HOW IS IT USED?
Information You Share: We collect personal information like your name and email when you voluntarily provide it by commenting. You can choose not to give us this information, and if you’ve already shared it, you can ask us to remove it.
Automatically Collected Information: When you use the website, we automatically gather some information about you and your device, such as your IP address, the pages you visit and the actions you take.
Cookies: We use cookies, which are small files stored on your browser, to enhance your experience on our site. Cookies can be temporary (session cookies) or stay on your device (persistent cookies). They help us remember your preferences and make the site work better for you. You can turn off cookies in your browser settings, but some parts of the website might not work properly if you do.
Comments: When you leave a comment on our site, we collect your comment, IP address, and browser info to help spot spam. If you want, you can save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. Your email address is kept private, but your comment may be publicly visible. Comments and their details are kept forever to help with future comments.
If you’ve commented, you can ask us for a copy of the personal data we have about you or request that we delete your data, except for any that we need to keep for legal or security reasons.
HOW YOUR INFORMATION MAY BE USED
We may use the information collected in the following ways:
- To operate and maintain the Website;
- To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailings;
- To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts;
- To respond to your comments or inquiries;
- To provide you with user support;
- To track and measure advertising on the Website;
- To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.
THIRD-PARTY USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information.
Additionally, the Website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the Website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.
The third-party service providers used by this website include:
Google Analytics – this service tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website.
This Website uses Google Analytics to collect traffic data. All websites which collect traffic data, which is more than 1/2 of all websites on the Internet, have the ability to monitor visitor information such as IP addresses, browser type, operating system, location, date/time of visit, and information about which areas of the site are visited. The data is anonymous and does not personally identify you. It is used solely for improving the user experience of our audience as a whole.
In compliance with the GDPR, our Google Analytics does not store your full IP address. Instead, the last octet of your IP is reset to zeros before any processing or storing takes place. This means that it cannot be used to identify you at all. If you want to opt out of Google Analytics, you can do so by following this guide.
Caching – This Website uses cache technology to ensure that you can view this blog as fast as possible, so this necessitates the use of cookies. These save frequently used parts of our site to your device’s cache so it does not need to be drawn from the web server by ascertaining your general location to deliver our Website from a local server that’s closer to you.
Security – This Website also uses plugins to help secure the website, which use cookies to identify IP addresses so we can protect this Website and ward off malicious attacks if necessary.
Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent; however, we may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the Website to third parties who acquire all or a portion of our business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against us.
ANONYMOUS DATA
From time to time, we may use anonymous data, which does not identify you alone, or when combined with data from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.
ADVERTISING
We do not use third-party advertising companies to serve content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use cookies, as noted above.
AFFILIATE PROGRAM PARTICIPATION
The Website may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the Website. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions.
Denis Elas is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and links to Amazon.ca. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
As part of this Amazon Associates program, the Website will post customized links, provided by Amazon, to track the referrals to their website. This program utilizes cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales.
RIGHTS RELATED TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION
At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the Website. This includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.
CONTACT INFORMATION
At any time, please contact us at contact@elasdenis.com for questions related to this Privacy Policy.
We retain the right to change or update this policy at any time.
EMBEDDED CONTENT FROM OTHER WEBSITES
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
This Website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
NO WARRANTY
Denis Elas does not make any warranties of any kind.
The Website is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. Denis Elas disclaims all warranties, express and implied, including but not limited to fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, non-infringement, availability, or security.
We make a reasonable effort to provide accurate information, but cannot warrant that any information provided is accurate, complete, reliable, or current. We provide no warranty or assume no liability for any information on the Website.
NUTRITION DISCLAIMER
I am not a professional chef, dietitian, or nutritionist. This blog shares my personal opinions and knowledge based on my experiences. My recipes are intended as guidelines, so please use your judgment to ensure food is safely prepared and fits your dietary needs. If you’re unsure, consult a medical professional.
Some recipes include calorie information as a rough estimate, not a guarantee. I use online nutrition calculators and labels, which might have errors. Ingredients can vary by brand, so use your best judgment or check with a nutritionist if you need specific details for a diet.
CONTENT POLICY
Denis Elas owns the rights to the recipe photo content and recipes on this blog. All recipe photography on this site is our own unless otherwise indicated with a source link. Please do not republish any recipe or post without our permission. Contact us if you have any questions.
INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Denis Elas from any and all third party claims, losses, liability, damages, and/or costs, including reasonable attorney fees and costs, arising from your access to or use of the Website or your violation of these Terms of Use. We will notify you promptly of any such claim, loss, liability, or demand, and will provide you with reasonable assistance, at your expense, in defending any such claim, loss, liability, damage, or cost.
Updated January 20, 2025