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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: January 2024

Our Commitment to Privacy

At Custom Food Therapy, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency about how we collect, use, and manage your information. This Privacy Policy explains our practices regarding data collection and usage on our website (customfoodtherapy.info).

We are an informational and editorial platform dedicated to sharing evidence-based articles about nutrition and food therapy. We do not sell products, services, or accept payments. Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of data protection.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

  • Contact Forms: If you submit feedback about our articles or editorial content, we collect your email address and message.
  • Newsletter Subscription: Email addresses provided for our editorial newsletter are stored securely and used solely for distributing content updates.
  • Comments: If you leave comments on articles, we collect your name and comment text.

Information Automatically Collected

  • Server Logs: IP address, browser type, operating system, referring pages, and access times.
  • Analytics Data: Pages visited, time spent on site, article interactions, and user flow through our editorial content.
  • Device Information: Device type, screen resolution, and language preferences.
  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies to enhance user experience and analyze site performance.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • Content Delivery: To provide, maintain, and improve our editorial platform and articles.
  • Communication: To respond to your feedback, comments, and inquiries about our articles or editorial team.
  • Newsletter Distribution: To send you updates about new articles and editorial content (only if you've subscribed).
  • Analytics: To understand how visitors interact with our content and improve user experience.
  • Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal requests.
  • Security: To protect against fraud, unauthorized access, and other security threats.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience and analyze site performance. Cookies are small files stored on your device that help us recognize you and remember your preferences.

Types of Cookies We Use

  • Essential Cookies: Necessary for site functionality, security, and basic operations.
  • Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our content and identify popular articles.
  • Preference Cookies: Remember your settings, language preferences, and browsing history.
  • Third-Party Cookies: Set by external services to provide features like maps, social media integration, or analytics.

Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are being set. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect site functionality.

Third-Party Services and Links

Our website may integrate with third-party services to enhance functionality and content delivery. These services operate under their own privacy policies, which are independent of ours.

Third-Party Providers We May Use

  • Analytics Services: Google Analytics and similar tools to analyze visitor behavior and site performance.
  • Content Delivery Networks (CDN): To optimize loading speed and accessibility of our articles.
  • Social Media Integration: Buttons and widgets for sharing articles on social platforms.
  • Email Service Providers: For newsletter distribution and communications.
  • Web Hosting Providers: Infrastructure services to maintain our platform.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before interacting with their services.

Our website may contain links to external sites for reference and further reading related to our editorial content. We do not endorse or control the content, policies, or practices of these external websites.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:

  • Secure HTTPS encryption for data transmission
  • Regular security audits and updates
  • Restricted access to personal information
  • Secure data storage practices

While we strive to protect your information, no security system is impenetrable. We cannot guarantee absolute security, but we remain committed to maintaining the highest standards of data protection.

Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

  • Newsletter Subscribers: Email addresses are retained until you unsubscribe.
  • Contact Form Submissions: Retained for up to 12 months for reference and follow-up purposes.
  • Comments: Retained as long as the article exists, unless you request deletion.
  • Analytics Data: Generally retained for 12-24 months before aggregation or deletion.

You may request deletion of your personal information at any time, subject to legal and operational requirements.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:

  • Right to Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
  • Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
  • Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal information (subject to legal obligations).
  • Right to Opt-Out: Unsubscribe from newsletters or opt-out of non-essential cookies.
  • Right to Data Portability: Request your information in a structured, commonly used format.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent for data processing at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact our editorial team using the information provided in the Contact Us section below.

Children's Privacy

Custom Food Therapy is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information and terminate the child's account. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.

GDPR and International Compliance

We comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other international privacy laws. For users in the European Union and European Economic Area:

  • We only process personal data with a valid legal basis (consent, contract, legal obligation, vital interests, public task, or legitimate interests).
  • We respect your rights under GDPR, including access, rectification, erasure, and data portability.
  • We ensure data transfers comply with GDPR requirements.
  • We maintain a Data Processing Agreement with service providers handling personal data on our behalf.

We may transfer data internationally to provide our services. Where transfers occur outside the European Economic Area, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.

Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make material changes, we will notify you by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.

We recommend reviewing this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information. Your continued use of our website following any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, concerns about our data practices, or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact our editorial team:

Custom Food Therapy

Calle Real 189

Málaga, Spain

Email: [email protected]

We will respond to your inquiries within 30 days. Please provide as much detail as possible about your request to help us assist you more effectively.

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

Additional Information

For more information about our editorial practices and content policies, please review our Disclaimer or visit our FAQ section.

To discover our latest articles and editorial content, browse our articles.

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