GDPR Compliance

Effective Date: April 8, 2025

At SpeedyTasty (www.speedytasty.com), we are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. This GDPR Compliance page explains how we collect, store, and use personal data, in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which applies to users located within the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, and Switzerland.

1. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for the processing of personal data through SpeedyTasty is:

SpeedyTasty
Email: [email protected]

If you have any questions or concerns about how your data is handled, please contact us via the email above.

2. What Data We Collect

When you interact with SpeedyTasty, we may collect the following types of personal data:

• Personal Identification Information: Name, email address (e.g., if you subscribe to our newsletter or contact us).
• Usage Data: Information on how you use our website, including IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, time spent on the site, and activity patterns.
• Cookie Data: Information collected through cookies and similar technologies (see Section 9 for details).
• Advertising Data: Information related to your interactions with advertisements displayed on our website, including those served by Google AdSense and other advertising partners.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

• Consent: By voluntarily providing personal information, such as signing up for our newsletter or accepting cookies, you consent to the processing of your personal data.
• Legitimate Interests: We may process your data for legitimate business purposes, such as improving our website and user experience, provided that such processing does not outweigh your rights and freedoms.
• Contractual Necessity: If you enter into a contract with us (e.g., signing up for a service), we may need to process your personal data to fulfill our contractual obligations.
• Legal Obligation: We may process your data to comply with legal requirements to which we are subject.

4. How We Use Your Data

We use the data we collect in the following ways:

• To provide and maintain our website services.
• To send you newsletters or other communications if you have subscribed.
• To respond to your inquiries or requests.
• To analyze website usage and improve user experience.
• To display personalized advertisements through Google AdSense and other advertising partners.
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues.
• To comply with legal obligations, prevent fraud, and protect our website’s security.

5. Data Sharing and Recipients

We may share your personal data with:

• Service Providers: Third-party companies who assist us in operating our website, conducting business, or servicing you.
• Advertising Partners: We partner with Google AdSense and other advertising networks to display advertisements on our website. These partners may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your interactions with our website and other sites to provide you with relevant advertising.
• Analytics Providers: To help us understand how our website is used.
• Legal Authorities: When required by law or to protect our rights or the safety of our users.

Specifically Regarding Google AdSense

Our website uses Google AdSense, an advertising service provided by Google LLC. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your visits to this and other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.

As a user in the EEA, you have the right to object to the processing of your data for advertising purposes. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ad Settings or using the EU consent management tools we provide on our website.

6. Data Retention

We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy or to comply with legal obligations. The specific retention periods vary based on:

• The type of data collected
• The purpose of processing
• Legal retention requirements

If you no longer wish us to hold your personal data, you may request its deletion at any time (see Section 7).

7. Your Rights Under GDPR

As an EEA user, you have the following rights under GDPR:

• Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: You have the right to request correction of any inaccuracies in your personal data.
• Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You can request the deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances.
• Right to Restrict Processing: You can ask us to restrict the processing of your personal data in certain situations.
• Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
• Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your personal data at any time if the processing is based on our legitimate interests, including for direct marketing purposes.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: If you have provided consent for data processing, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
• Right Not to Be Subject to Automated Decision-Making: You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond to your request within one month. In certain circumstances, we may extend this period by up to two additional months, in which case we will inform you of the extension and the reasons for it.

8. Data Transfers

Personal data collected through SpeedyTasty may be transferred to, and stored in, a country outside of the EEA, United Kingdom, or Switzerland. In such cases, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your personal data in accordance with GDPR, such as:

• Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission
• Adequacy decisions by the European Commission
• Binding corporate rules where applicable

We take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this GDPR Compliance policy.

9. Cookies and Similar Technologies

What Cookies We Use

Our website uses the following types of cookies:

• Essential Cookies: These are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be switched off in our systems.
• Analytical/Performance Cookies: These allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it.
• Functionality Cookies: These are used to recognize you when you return to our website.
• Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. They are used by Google AdSense and other advertising partners to make the advertising displayed to you more relevant.

Cookie Consent

When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your cookie preferences at any time through our Cookie Management Tool accessible from the footer of our website.

How to Manage Cookies

You can manage your cookie preferences or disable cookies through:

• Our Cookie Management Tool on the website
• Your browser settings
• Third-party opt-out tools such as:
  • Google Ads Settings
  • European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA)

For more detailed information about the specific cookies we use, please visit our Cookie Policy.

10. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:

• Encryption of personal data where appropriate
• Regular security assessments and vulnerability testing
• Access controls and authentication procedures
• Staff training on data protection and security practices
• Data breach response procedures

While we strive to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of your data.

11. Complaints

If you believe that we have not complied with your data protection rights, you have the right to:

1. Contact us directly at [email protected] so we can address your concerns
2. Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in your country of residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement within the EEA

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this GDPR Compliance page as necessary to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Effective Date.” Material changes will be notified to you via email or through a notice on our website prior to the change becoming effective.

Please review this page regularly to stay informed about how we are protecting your personal data.

13. Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this GDPR Compliance policy or the processing of your personal data, please contact our Data Protection Officer at:

Email: [email protected]

Last Updated: April 8, 2025