Effective Date: 17/02/2025
Welcome to Momtasty – Your Privacy Matters!
At Momtasty, we believe in transparency, especially when it comes to your privacy. This policy explains how we handle your personal information in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Your trust is important to us, and we want you to feel confident about how we use your data to create a better cooking experience.
What Information Do We Gather?
We collect data in a few key ways to enhance your experience on Momtasty:
- Contact Details: If you subscribe to our newsletter, send us a message through our contact form, or create a profile (if available), we’ll collect your name, email, and any other details you provide.
- Browsing Activity: We track your interactions on Momtasty, such as the recipes you view, searches you perform, and links you click. This helps us understand your culinary interests and personalize your recommendations.
- Cookies & Similar Technologies: Like most websites, we use cookies to remember your preferences, analyze site traffic, and personalize content. You can control cookie settings through your browser. However, disabling cookies may affect some features on Momtasty.
- Recipe Submissions & Comments: If you submit your own recipes or leave comments on recipes, that content, along with your associated username, becomes publicly visible on Momtasty.
How We Put Your Information to Use:
We use the information we collect to:
- Personalize Your Recipe Journey: We recommend recipes and content tailored to your tastes.
- Deliver Our Newsletter: If you subscribe, we’ll send you delicious recipe ideas, cooking tips, and special offers. You can unsubscribe anytime.
- Respond to Inquiries: We use your contact information to answer your questions and provide support.
- Analyze & Improve Momtasty: We track site usage to identify areas for improvement and ensure a seamless experience.
- Moderate Content: To ensure a safe and respectful community, we may review user-generated content (recipes and comments).
- Prevent Fraud and Abuse: To protect the integrity of our website.
The Legal Grounds for Handling Your Data:
We process your information based on these legal justifications:
- Consent: When you explicitly agree (e.g., subscribing to our newsletter).
- Contract: When it’s necessary to fulfill a service you requested (e.g., managing your account if you have one).
- Legitimate Interest: When we have a genuine and justifiable reason to process your data, as long as it doesn’t override your rights (e.g., analyzing site usage to improve Momtasty).
- Legal Obligation: When required by law.
Who Might We Share Your Information With?
We share your data only in limited circumstances:
- Service Providers: We use trusted third-party vendors (e.g., hosting providers, email marketing platforms) to help us operate Momtasty. They are contractually obligated to protect your data.
- Legal Authorities: If required by law or legal process.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of the transaction, subject to appropriate confidentiality agreements.
Your Rights Under GDPR:
You have control over your personal data. You can:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Rectify: Correct any inaccuracies in your data.
- Erase: Ask us to delete your data (subject to certain exceptions).
- Restrict Processing: Limit how we use your data in specific situations.
- Object: Object to our processing of your data based on legitimate interests.
- Data Portability: Request your data in a portable format.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at the email below.
Keeping Your Data Safe:
We implement security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no online platform is completely secure, so please take precautions to protect your own information as well.
How Long Do We Keep Your Data?
We retain your personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by law. For example, we’ll keep your newsletter subscription information until you unsubscribe.
Updates to This Policy:
We may update this privacy policy occasionally to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We’ll post the revised policy on Momtasty with an updated “Effective Date.” Please check back periodically.
Contact Us:
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us at:
By using Momtasty, you agree to this Privacy Policy. Thank you for being part of our community