Privacy Policy
Who we are
Veggums.com (the "website"), aims to provide anyone who visits the site ("users") with an enjoyable experience and helpful resources for plant-based diets and lifestyle.
Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to “Veggums” include veggumscom.kinsta.cloud and any other activity/communication by Veggums. The Veggums website is an informational and educational site. By using the Veggums website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Website Content
No information on the Veggums website is intended to be considered medical advice. Veggums is not responsible for the results of any actions based on the influence of the website such as allergic reactions to recipes or dietary changes.
Information Collection and Use
In order to better provide you with services offered by our company, Veggums may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:
- First and Last Name
- E-mail Address
As well as additional information in situations including if purchases are made which require shipment.
- Billing and Shipping Addresses
- Credit Card or other payment information required for processing orders
- Phone Number(s)
Veggums may also collect anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your:
- Age
- Gender
- Location
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data publicly in relation to the company, this information may be collected and used by others.
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 available on the Site.
These may include: (a) completing contact and/or request forms; (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. We will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.
Veggums collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested.
Veggums may also use your information to inform you of other products or services available from the company and its affiliates.
Submitting Information and Content
Users who complete and submit forms on the site are giving full permission to Veggums to save and use this information in any way, such as posting content on the site or contacting the user via contact information provided.
Users who submit content for the purpose of being posted on the site understand that all content must be approved by the site and that they are giving Veggums permission to use it indefinitely, modify, reformat, or remove content.
Credit for user generated content will be given provided that a valid username, one that is tied to an active Veggums User account, is provided upon submission. If this attribution is wished to be removed, users must contact Veggums and request so or provide this preference upon submission.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Sharing Information with Third Parties
Veggums may 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 (e-mail, name, address, telephone number, etc.) may be transferred to the third party.
Veggums may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, or provide customer support. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Veggums, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Veggums 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 Veggums or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Veggums; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Veggums, or the public.
Tracking User Behavior
Veggums may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within the website, in order to monitor company website performance. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within the site to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
Veggums website users’ activity may be monitored and/or recorded for site optimization purposes. This is to provide a better user experience and better satisfy our customers/followers.
Automatically Collected Information
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by the site. 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 use of the website.
Use of Cookies
The Veggums 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 Veggums pages, or register with Veggums 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 login credentials. When you return to the same website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the website features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting 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 Veggums 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.
Advertisements & Affiliate Relationships
Veggums will display ads on the site including, but not limited to, automated ads from Google and specific products via Amazon. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
We do our best to carefully select product ads to display which will be relevant and beneficial to our users, as many of them are products that we use ourselves. If you have any issue or concerns with the ads or products being displayed on the site, please let us know.
Security of your Personal Information
Veggums secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Veggums uses SSL protocol methods for this purpose.
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 which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.
Children Under Thirteen
Veggums does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.
Opt-Out & Unsubscribe from Third Party Communications
We respect your privacy and give you an opportunity to opt-out of receiving announcements of certain information. Users may opt-out of receiving any or all communications from third-party partners of Veggums by contacting us here:
Web page: veggumscom.kinsta.cloud/contact/
Email: admin@veggums.com
E-mail Communications
From time to time, Veggums may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. In order to improve our Services, we may receive a notification when you open an email from Veggums or click on a link therein.
If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from Veggums, you may opt out of such communications by replying “STOP” or explicitly stating to discontinue email contact.
Changes to this Statement
Veggums reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by placing a prominent notice on our site, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.
Contact Information
Veggums welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Veggums has not adhered to this Statement, please contact us.
Last Updated and Effective as of September 26, 2022