Thank you for visiting Taming of the Spoon.
This privacy policy explains how Taming of the Spoon uses and protects the information you give and the information collected while using our website.
Our website address is https://tamingofthespoon.com.
What personal data we collect and how we use it
We collect personal information that you directly provide to us like name and email address when you leave a comment, use our contact form, or subscribe to our mailing list.
We also collect information about you and your browser viewing activity while you use our website. For example, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, device type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed our website. This data is not connected to personally identifiable information.
We may use your information to send you website content, reply to an email inquiry, analyze website usage, and track/measure advertising. We do not sell or share our email list with any other parties.
When you leave a comment, 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. Furthermore if your comment is approved, your name and content of your comment may also be publicly visible and a link to your website (if you provided it) is clickable. Your email address will never be available publicly. Your comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Your data is stored in a secure platform. We have put in place commercially reasonable and appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. However, no company, including Taming of the Spoon, can fully eliminate security risks associated with storing personal information.
Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies on our website to track visitor behavior. Cookies are very small text files that are stored on your computer when you visit our website. We use cookies to store information about your preferences, to personalize advertisements you may see, and analyze the use and performance of our website.
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email address and website in cookies. This is for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. Look for the check box at the bottom of the comment form. Click on the check box if you wish to have your information saved. Don’t click on the check box if you don’t want your information saved.
We use Google Analytics to understand how the website is being used in order to improve the user experience. User data is anonymous. Users can completely block Google Analytics tracking using Google’s Analytics Opt-out browser add-on.
We may use both session cookies (which expire once you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them). You have the ability to accept or decline cookies and tracking signals using your web browser settings. If you choose to disable cookies, some areas of our website may not work properly or at all. Our website may not respond to Do Not Track signals sent by your browser.
Advertising
We may use third-party advertising companies to serve advertisements when you visit our website, which may use cookies, as noted above.
These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology in the advertisements and links that appear on our website sent directly to your browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies (such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons) may also be used by the third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see. You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party vendors and ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. tamingofthespoon.com’s privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or web sites.
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.
Third Party Links
Our website may contain links to third party websites. Unless otherwise stated, this privacy policy only covers information that we collect from you on our website. Any other link will be covered by the privacy policy of that specific site. You acknowledge and accept that we are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third parties.
Children’s Information
Our website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If a parent or guardian believes that we have personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 13 in our database, please contact us at tamingofthespoon@gmail.com and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
Your Choices About Your Information
You may decline to submit personal information through our website, in which case you may not be able to use certain features such as submitting a comment or signing up for our newsletter.
If you have left comments on our website, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
You may opt-out of any future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us at tamingofthespoon@gmail.com to be removed from our mailing list.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time and recommend you review this policy periodically. When we change this policy in a material way, we will update the ‘Updated’ date at the bottom of this page. Changes to this privacy policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Your Consent
By using our site, you consent to our online privacy policy.
Contact Information
If you require any more information or have any questions about our privacy policy, please feel free to contact us by email at tamingofthespoon@gmail.com.
Updated: May 16, 2022.
