This policy was last updated on June 29, 2014

PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy pertains to my personal food blog, My Island Bistro Kitchen, found online at www.myislandbistrokitchen.com.

This Privacy Policy describes the personal and tracking information collected through this website at www.myislandbistrokitchen.com, and how that information is collected and used.

By visiting and/or using My Island Bistro Kitchen’s food blog, you are consenting to the information collection and accepting the use practices described in this Privacy Policy, which may be modified from time to time by me, as the blog owner, without notice. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not continue your visit to this food blog. Your continued visit and/or use of My Island Bistro Kitchen food blog will be deemed your acceptance of this Privacy Policy.

Information Collected and How It is Used

The information collected falls into two categories: (1) information you, the visitor, supply when you subscribe or register to receive emails from My Island Bistro Kitchen and/or when you comment on a posting on the food blog, and (2) tracking information collected as you navigate through this blog site.

1) Personal Identifying Information

In operating the blog site, My Island Bistro Kitchen may include subscription/registration options and comment forms, that ask users to provide their names, e-mail addresses, and/or other contact information.

This site may include a “Subscribe to this Blog by Email” feature. Should this feature be activated, you will have the opportunity to voluntarily provide your email address which may be used to notify you of information about the blog such as, for example, notification of when a new entry (e.g., story, recipe, etc.) has been published to the blog. It may also be used to inform you of changes or other important information related to the food blog. If you register your email with My Island Bistro Kitchen’s food blog as a subscriber, you need to be aware that this constitutes your full consent to receive emails from My Island Bistro Kitchen. If this feature is activated, you will also have the option of unsubscribing to the blog by contacting the blog’s owner and asking to be removed from the subscription list. You also need to be aware that if/when the “Subscribe to this Blog by Email” feature is active, the subscriber’s email will be stored on a computer server and, by providing your email address, you are consenting to this practice.

Should you choose to comment on any entry published to this blog, you also need to be aware that your name (or user name) will appear publicly with the comment if the comment has been approved by the blog’s moderator for publication and, by submitting any comments, you are giving your consent for this to occur. You should further be aware that any personal information you submit in the comments section on My Island Bistro Kitchen’s site may be read, collected, or used by other users of, and visitors to, this blog site, including anonymous visitors. If you choose to leave or submit a comment, you are consenting to this practice.

Please note that, as of the date of publication of this Privacy Policy (June 29, 2014), the “Subscribe to this Blog by Email” feature has been disabled even though there may still appear the option to enter an email address. Please do not register your email address on My Island Bistro Kitchen’s food blog site at this time as the subscription feature has been disabled. Email addresses are not being retained at this time. Due to a technological problem, the “Subscribe to this Blog by Email” feature may still appear on my home page despite that it is not active at present.

2) Tracking Information

Like many other food blogs and websites, www.myislandbistrokitchen.com makes use of various online analytics tools and webserver log files. No personal data is gathered through these analytics tools. The information inside of the log files may include, but not be limited to, for example: Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp of your visit, referring/exit pages, pages visited, amount of time spent on the site, and/or whether you are a first time or repeat visitor. This is statistical data, in aggregate form, that analyses user behaviour and characteristics to measure visitor traffic and usage trends that help My Island Bistro Kitchen improve its blog. This information is automatically received from your web browser or mobile device when you visit www.myislandbistrokitchen.com.

In addition, www.myislandbistrokitchen.com may use ‘cookies’ to enhance user experience. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your internet browser options. Information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers’ websites. Disabling cookies may prevent you from taking full advantage of the food blog and some parts of this food blog may not function properly for you.

Information Sharing

My Island Bistro Kitchen will not share personal information that you voluntarily provide, with any third parties, except where and/or when required to comply with the law and/or to protect and defend the rights or property of My Island Bistro Kitchen food blog.

Links to Other Websites

My Island Bistro Kitchen food blog may contain links to other websites. If you choose to visit other websites via these links, My Island Bistro Kitchen is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those other websites. Therefore, My Island Bistro Kitchen cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide while visiting such sites. Should you choose to visit these websites, you access such websites at your own risk and it is recommended that you exercise caution in so doing as these sites are not subject to My Island Bistro Kitchen’s Privacy Policy. It is your responsibility to review the privacy policies at those websites to confirm that you understand and agree with their policies.

Policy Updates

My Island Bistro Kitchen food blog reserves the right to add to, change, update, or modify this Privacy Policy at any time, at my sole discretion, simply by posting such change, update, or modification on My Island Bistro Kitchen food blog and without notice to you. Any such change, update, or modification will be effective immediately upon its posting on the site. It is your responsibility to review this Privacy Policy frequently to check for changes to this policy and to ensure that you continue to agree with all of its terms when visiting and/or using this food blog.

Any changes made to this Privacy Policy are effective as of the Last Updated date provided at the beginning of the Policy and replace any prior Privacy Policies. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.

Contact Information:

If you have any questions about this policy,please contact: barbara@myislandbistrokitchen.com