Introduction

At Rate-eMeals, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner. This privacy policy outlines how we collect, use, store, and protect your information when you use our website, rate-emeals.com.

Information We Collect

We collect personal information from you in the following ways:

• Newsletter Signup: When you sign up for our newsletter, we collect your name and email address.
• Comments: If you leave a comment on any of our posts, we collect your name and email address.
• Contact Us Form: When you submit the Contact Us form, we collect your name and email address.

We only collect the information necessary to provide the requested service.

How We Use Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Send you our newsletter if you have subscribed.
• Respond to your comments on our posts.
• Address any inquiries or concerns you submit through the Contact Us form.

Information Sharing and Disclosure

We do not share any personal information with third parties.

Data Storage and Security

We take the security of your personal information seriously. Your data is securely stored in the following ways:

• Contact Us Submissions: Stored on Google’s Gmail servers.
• Comments: Stored in the comment provider, Intense Debate.
• Newsletter Signups: Stored with our newsletter provider, Acumbamail.

Data Retention

We retain your personal information only as long as necessary to provide the requested service:

• Newsletter: If you unsubscribe, your information will be deleted from Acumbamail’s servers.
• Contact Us Submissions: Deleted 90 days after the last correspondence.
• Comments: Retained as long as the blog post is published. If you wish to have your comment removed, please contact us, and we will delete it.

Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies to gather internal metrics and improve our website. This data is not shared outside our company.

User Rights and Choices

You have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal information. If you wish to exercise these rights, please contact us at support@rate-emeals.com.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and we will notify you of significant changes through our newsletter or via email.

Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policy, please contact us at:

Email: support@rate-emeals.com

Shine the Light Disclosure

The California “Shine the Light” law gives residents of California the right under certain circumstances to request information from us regarding the manner in which we disclose certain categories of personal information (as defined in the Shine the Light law) with third parties for their direct marketing purposes. We currently do not disclose your personal information to third parties for their own direct marketing purposes.