Privacy Policy

We, the Operators of https://www.zestchef.com/ provide it as a public service to our users.

Your privacy is important to us. Our goal is to provide you with a personalized online experience that provides you with the information, resources, and services that are most relevant and helpful to you. This Privacy Policy has been written to describe the conditions under which this website is being made available to you. The Privacy Policy discusses, among other things, how data obtained during your visit to this website may be collected and used. We strongly recommend that you read the Privacy Policy carefully. By using this website, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not accept the terms of the Privacy Policy, you are directed to discontinue accessing or otherwise using the website or any materials obtained from it. If you are dissatisfied with the website, by all means, contact us; otherwise, your only recourse is to disconnect from this site and refrain from visiting the site in the future.

Maintaining a website is an evolving process, and the Operators may decide to modify the terms of this Privacy Policy at some point in the future, without advance notice. Your use of the website or materials obtained from the website indicates your assent to the Privacy Policy at the time of such use. The effective Privacy Policy will be posted on the website, and you should check upon every visit for any changes.

Links to Non-Operators Web Sites

Zest! may provide links to third-party web sites for the convenience of our users. If you access those links, you will leave https://zestchef.com/. Zest! does not control these third-party websites and cannot represent that their policies and practices will be consistent with this Privacy Policy. For example, other websites may collect or use personal information about you in a manner different from that described in this document. Therefore, you should use other websites with caution, and you do so at your own risk. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any website before submitting personal information.

Types of Information We Collect

Non-Personal Information

Non-personal information is data about usage and service operation that is not directly associated with a specific personal identity. Zest! may collect and analyze non-personal information to evaluate how visitors use https://zestchef.com websites.

Log Files

Every time you request or download a file from the website, https://zestchef.com/ may store data about these events and your IP address in a log file. https://zestchef.com/ may use this information to analyze trends, administer the website, track users’ movements, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use or for other business purposes.

Cookies

Our site may use a feature of your browser to set a “cookie” on your computer. Cookies are small packets of information that a web site’s computer stores on your computer. https://zestchef.com/ can then read the cookies whenever you visit our site. We may use cookies in a number of ways, such as to save your password so you don’t have to re-enter it each time you visit our site, to deliver content specific to your interests and to track the pages you’ve visited. These cookies allow us to use the information we collect to customize your experience so that your visit to our site is as relevant and as valuable to you as possible.

Most browser software can be set up to deal with cookies. You may modify your browser preference to provide you with choices relating to cookies. You have the choice to accept all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is set or to reject all cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, certain of the functions and conveniences of our web site may not work properly, and you may be unable to use those of the https://zestchef.com/ services that require registration in order to participate, or you will have to re-register each time you visit our site. Most browsers offer instructions on how to reset the browser to reject cookies in the “Help” section of the toolbar. We do not link non-personal information from cookies to personally identifiable information without your permission.

Personal Information

Personal information is information that is associated with your name or personal identity. https://zestchef.com/ uses personal information to understand your needs and interests better and to provide you with better service. On some of the https://zestchef.com/ web pages, you may be able to request information, subscribe to mailing lists, participate in online discussions, collaborate on documents, provide feedback, submit information into registries, register for events, apply for membership, or join technical committees or working groups. The types of personal information you provide to us on these pages may include name, address, phone number, e-mail address, user IDs, passwords, billing information, or credit card information.

How We Use Your Information

https://zestchef.com/ may use aggregated non-personal data to report on the site’s usability, performance, and effectiveness and to improve the experience, usability, and content.

Credit card information may be collected to facilitate your purchase of products from our website; such information will not be kept longer than necessary. Credit card numbers are used only for processing payments and are not used for other purposes. Payment processing services may be provided by a third-party payment service, and a management company external to https://zestchef.com/ may provide support for the financial activities of https://zestchef.com/ may share your personal information with its partners to facilitate these transactions.

Information Sharing

https://zestchef.com/ does not sell, rent, or lease any individual’s personal information or lists of email addresses to anyone for marketing purposes, and we take commercially reasonable steps to maintain the security of this information. However, Zest! reserves the right to supply any such information to any organization into which https://zestchef.com/ may merge in the future or to which it may make any transfer in order to enable a third party to continue part or all of its mission. We also reserve the right to release personal information to protect our systems or business when we reasonably believe you to be in violation of our Terms of Use or if we reasonably believe you to have initiated or participated in any illegal activity. In addition, please be aware that in certain circumstances, Zest! may be obligated to release your personal information pursuant to judicial or other government subpoenas, warrants, or other orders.

Access to and Accuracy of Member Information

The owners of https://zestchecf.com/ are committed to keeping the personal information of our members accurate. All the information you have submitted to us can be verified and changed. In order to do this, please email us a request. We may provide members with online access to their own personal profiles, enabling them to update or delete information at any time. To protect our members’ privacy and security, we also may take reasonable steps to verify identity, such as a user ID and password, before granting access to modify personal profile data. Certain areas of https://zestchef.com/ may limit access to specific individuals through the use of passwords or other personal identifiers; a password prompt is your indication that a members-only resource is being accessed.

Security

https://zestchef.com/ makes every effort to protect personal information by users of the web site, including using firewalls and other security measures on its servers. No server, however, is 100% secure, and you should take this into account when submitting personal or confidential information about yourself on any website, including this one. https://zestchef.com/ assumes no liability for the interception, alteration, or misuse of the information you provide. You alone are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your personal information. Please take care when accessing this website and providing personal information.

Opting Out

From time to time, the Operators may email you electronic newsletters, announcements, surveys, or other information. If you prefer not to receive any or all of these communications, you may opt out by following the directions provided in the electronic newsletters and announcements.

If you have questions regarding this privacy policy, please contact us.