Effective Date: July 12, 2023
Last Updated: July 22, 2024
Thank you for visiting A Vegan Visit (the “Website”/“A Vegan Visit”/“we”/“us”/“our”), found at aveganvisit.com, operating as A Vegan Visit Ltd (company number 14630477). This page contains our Privacy Policy.
By using our Website, you acknowledge and agree to comply with our Terms of Use, Copyright Policy and Privacy Policy.
Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you interact with the Website.
This Privacy Policy should be read in conjunction with our Terms of Use and Copyright Policy. By using our Website, you consent to the practices outlined in this Privacy Policy.
This policy may be updated without prior notice. We encourage you to periodically check this page in order to stay informed about our latest privacy practices. Any changes will be posted here and will apply to activities and information going forward.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Information Voluntarily Provided by You:
We may collect personal information from you when you voluntarily provide it to us. This includes your email address when you sign up to receive our newsletter or any personal details you provide when you leave a comment or review. By providing your email address, you consent to receive periodic emails containing our latest blog posts, updates, promotions, and other relevant information.
1.2 Information Collected from Others:
We may receive information about you from other sources, for example, if you use a third-party software through the Website, they may transfer your information to us for fulfilment.
1.3 Information that is Automatically Collected:
We automatically collect information about you and the device you use to access the Website. This may include your IP address, the dates and times you accessed the Website, operating system type, browser, referring website, geographic location, pages you view, links you click and how long you spend on a web page.
This information helps us analyse trends, administer the site, track user movements, and gather demographic information.
1.4 Cookies
We may log information about you using cookies. For more information, please see section 6 of this Privacy Policy.
2. Use of Information
We use the personal information you provide to us to send you our newsletter, products and other communications you have opted to receive. We may also use your email address to respond to your enquiries, comments, requests to provide support and to verify any purchases if required.
The other data we collect is used to improve the functionality and content of the Website, display relevant adverts, analyse website performance, protect user accounts and identify you when you visit our Website. It helps us understand our audience, tailor our content to their interests, and enhance their overall experience on the Website.
3. Data Retention
We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
4. Third-Party Services and Websites
We may use third-party services, such as mailing list management services, comment management systems, analytics providers, or social media platforms, to assist us in operating the Website and managing our communications with you. These third parties may have access to your personal information, but only to the extent necessary to perform their functions and services for us.
We may release your information to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety.
Non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for the purposes of advertising, marketing and other uses.
Our Website may contain links to third-party websites. These websites have separate and independent privacy policies, and we have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites.
5. Contact and Account Information
We collect data that you provide voluntarily through the use of the Website. For example, if you contact us by email or respond to one of our surveys, we may use your personally identifiable information for our internal business purposes, such as to troubleshoot Website issues or make personalised recommendations to you.
If you create a profile on the Website or leave a comment, certain information may be publicly visible such as your username, name and any comment you leave. Your email address will not be made available publicly. You are welcome to use a nickname or alias instead of your legal name.
If you are a resident of a country in the European Economic Area, please refer to the section entitled Rights of European Economic Area (EEA) Residents.
6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
6.1 What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small files that are stored on your device to recognise your preferences and provide personalised content.
6.2 How We Use Cookies:
We use cookies to help us understand your preferences, monitor advertisements, and compile data about site traffic and interactions including demographics. This helps us improve our Website and provide a better user experience.
6.3 Managing Cookies:
You have the option to disable cookies through your browser settings, but this may limit certain features and functionalities of the Website.
6.4 Newsletter Pixels:
If you choose to subscribe to our newsletter, please note that our newsletters may contain tracking pixels. This pixel allows us to analyse the success of our email marketing campaign including, but not limited to, whether the email was opened and what links you clicked in the email. This allows us to adapt future newsletter content to the interest of the user.
6.5 Sponsored Content Pixels:
This Website may engage in sponsored campaigns with various brands, companies and influencers. Sponsored content is disclosed with ‘AD’ at the top of the post or on the social media post. Some sponsored campaigns use tracking pixels and cookies to collect data regarding usage and audience. This information is used to monitor and track the results of the campaign. These pixels do not collect personally identifiable information.
6.6 Third-Party Cookies:
We use Google Analytics to collect and analyse information about how our Website is used. Google Analytics uses cookies to gather information and create reports about Website usage. You can learn more about how Google uses this data at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
We access demographic and interest data via Google Analytics reporting. This aggregate data (e.g. age, gender, country of residence and interests) is used to guide content to better serve visitors. It may also be cited in our PR kit and shared when discussing potential partnerships with other organisations.
7. Advertising and Affiliate Links
7.1 Advertising:
Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)
The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.
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 All About 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 our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.
The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:
- IP Address
- Operating System type
- Operating System version
- Device Type
- Language of the website
- Web browser type
- Email (in hashed form)
Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.
If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.
For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.
7.2 Affiliate Links:
We use affiliate marketing, which involves us placing embedding tracking links onto the Website. Being part of an affiliate program enables us to earn commission on qualifying purchases. If you click one of these links, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for the purpose of assigning commission on these sales.
For more information, please refer to our Terms of Use.
7.3 Newsletter Sponsorships:
We may instruct others to serve advertisements to our newsletter subscribers and perform other related services across the web and in mobile applications. Visit www.aboutads.info/choices to read more about interest-based advertisements or to opt out of having your web browsing information used for behavioural advertising purposes by companies that participate in the Digital Advertising Alliance.
8. Data Security
We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, whilst we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
9. Your Rights
9.1 Rights of European Economic Area (EEA) Residents:
If you reside in the EEA, you have the right, amongst others, to access, correct, delete, or restrict the processing of your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). To exercise these rights, please contact us at hello@aveganvisit.com. Please note that we may need to verify your identity before processing your request.
9.2 Rights of California Residents:
Under California law, residents have the right to opt out of the “sale” of their personal information to third parties for advertising purposes. To opt out, please use the link in the cookie consent pop up. You also have the right to request details about the personal information we have shared with third parties. To make such a request, please contact us at hello@aveganvisit.com.
9.3 Unsubscribing from our Newsletter
You have the right to opt out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe link in our emails. You can also request to be removed from our mailing list by contacting us at hello@aveganvisit.com.
9.4 Children’s Information
Our Website is not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are under 16, do not use this Website or provide any information such as by commenting or signing up for our newsletter.
If we learn we have collected such information without parental consent, we will delete it. If you believe we may have collected information from a child under 16, please contact us at hello@aveganvisit.com.
10. Changes to the Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify or update this Privacy Policy at any time. We encourage you to review this policy periodically for any changes. Your continued use of the Website after any modifications or updates constitutes your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at: hello@aveganvisit.com.
Please note that this Privacy Policy applies only to the A Vegan Visit Website and associated A Vegan Visit social media accounts and does not extend to any other third-party websites or services linked to or from our Website.
By using our Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy.