Privacy Policy

WHO WE ARE

This privacy policy outlines how BoldAppetite.com (“Website”), owned by The Bold Appetite LLC (“company”, “we”, “us”) utilizes and safeguards any information provided by users. At The Bold Appetite LLC, our goal is to offer valuable content to our readers. We prioritize transparency; hence you’ll find comprehensive details regarding the information we gather, how website compensation operates, and other applicable Terms of Use.

This policy is subject to change without prior notice. We recommend checking this page periodically to remain informed about the most recent policy updates. While adjustments to these practices may occur, any modifications will be publicly posted and will solely affect future activities and information, rather than retroactively. We encourage you to review the privacy policy each time you visit the site to ensure your understanding of how any personal information you provide will be utilized.

Effective: February 26th, 2024.

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.

TERMS OF USE

NO WARRANTY

THE BOLD APPETITE DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND.

This website is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. The Bold Appetite disclaims all warranties, express and implied, including but not limited to fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, non-infringement, availability, or security.

We give our best effort to provide accurate information, but cannot guarantee that any information provided is accurate, reliable, or current. We do not provide warranties or assume liability for any information provided on the website.

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT

Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways:

  • To personalize your experience: your information helps us to better respond to your individual needs.
  • To improve our website: we continually strive to improve our website offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you.
  • To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature.
  • To send periodic emails.
  • The email address you provide may be used to send you information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.

We may collect information from you when you subscribe to a newsletter, fill out a form, enter information on our site, or simply browsing the site.

We may collect personal information from you that you’ve voluntarily submitted to us, such as your name or email address. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to this website when signing up for newsletters or submitting a comment or submitting an inquiry via our contact form.

We may also collect anonymous information such as your IP address. Anonymous information consists of non-personally-identifiable data. For example, when you use our website, we can log your IP address, the device you are using, operating system, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, time spent on our site, when you came to our site. We may also collect information on actions you take while visiting our website, such as what links or buttons you clicked on.

COOKIES

Yes we collect cookies. Cookies are files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the sites or service providers’ systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.

We use cookies to keep track of advertisements and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction, such as browser type & operating system, tracking the number of visitors to this site, and a visitor’s demographics, so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.

Cookies also help us to understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with an improved user experience.

You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies through your browser settings. Look at your browser’s Help Menu to modify your cookies.

You have the option of subscribing to our future newsletter. All newsletters sent may contain tracking pixels. The pixel embedded in emails allows an analysis of the success of our email marketing campaign. These tracking pixels allow us to see when you opened the email, if you opened the email, and what links you clicked in the email. This also allows the website to adapt future newsletter content to the interest of the user. This behavior is strictly confidential and will not be passed on to third parties.

We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. Google’s privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting is in use on this website. Collected aggregate data (such as age, gender and interests) is used to guide content in order to better serve visitors. It may also be cited in media kits and referenced in discussion with potential partnerships.

Google Analytics (Google LLC)

Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google LLC (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Application, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.

Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:

(a) https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en (Chrome)

(b) https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences (Firefox)

(c) http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/ (Opera)

(d) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer)

(e) https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411 (Safari)

(f) https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy (Edge)

Please note that blocking cookies may have a negative impact on the functions of many websites, including our website. Some features of this website may cease to be available to you.

COMMENTS

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

MEDIA

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

WHO WE SHARE YOUR DATA WITH

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

Some of our advertisers may use technology such as cookies when they advertise on our site. The advertiser’s technology can send these advertisers information that may be contained in log files. This is generally used for geotargeting purposes (showing Florida rental houses to someone who has been looking up airfare for Florida, for example) or showing certain ads based on specific sites visited (such as showing home decor ads to someone who frequents home decor sites).

HOW LONG WE RETAIN YOUR DATA

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

WHAT RIGHTS DO YOU HAVE OVER YOUR DATA

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, 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.

WHERE WE SEND YOUR DATA

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (“GDPR”)

Company ensures compliance with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and confirms that we have lawful grounds for processing the information we collect from you. Should you provide personal information via our “contact us” page or send any other form of electronic communication, we will process your data based upon our legitimate interest to respond to user or customer inquiries. If you elect to receive communication from us by “opting in” and provide us with your name and email address in exchange for a free resource, training, eBook, webinar or electronic deliverable, or if you purchase from us any courses, programs, eBooks or coaching packages, we will process your data for the purpose it was collected based on your affirmative consent to do so, and may periodically send you additional email marketing based upon our legitimate interest in marketing to those that have shown an interest in our products or services. We may also give you the option to be added to our email list, in order to receive our newsletter, information about our products and services, and other information we believe may be of interest to you based upon your decision to opt-in to one or more of our free resources, and will obtain your consent to do so. You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting us and requesting your information be edited, updated, or deleted. We do not collect any sensitive data, nor any information regarding criminal offenses or convictions.

EEA (EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA) RESIDENTS

If you are a resident of a country in the EEA, you have the rights, among others, to:

(i) access your personal data

(ii) ensure the accuracy of your personal data

(iii) the right to have us delete your personal data

(iv) the right to restrict further processing of your personal data, and

(v) the right to complain to a supervisory authority in your country of residence in the event that data is misused

If you believe that our processing of your personal information infringes data protection laws, you have a legal right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority responsible for data protection. You may do so in the EU member state of your residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement.

You may exercise any of your rights in relation to your personal data by written notice to us addressed to the following: [email protected]

THIRD PARTY LINKS + AFFILIATE LINKS

This website may provide links to third-party websites. The company is not responsible or liable for the content and activities of other individuals, companies, or entities whose website or materials may be linked to the company’s website or its content. The company is also not liable for the privacy of the information voluntarily shared on any third-party website. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party website to ensure the use and protection of your personal information is to your satisfaction.

You further understand that should you click on a link and be taken to another website, this privacy policy does not apply, and we have no control, responsibility, or liability for content, activities, or policies of any other company, website, or individual. You acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third parties, and that you understand you will need to review the privacy policy of each individual website to confirm their specific policies.

We participate in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases made through these links. Through this program, we can generate customized links provided by Amazon to monitor referrals to their websites. Cookies are used by this program to track visits for the purpose of attributing commissions on sales.

CHILDREN UNDER 18

Our website is designed for individuals aged 18 and above. No one under the age of 18 should provide any information to the website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the age of 18. If you are under 18, please refrain from using or providing any information on this website or its features, registering on the website, making purchases through the website, using any interactive or public comment features, or providing any personal information, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or user name. If we discover that we have collected personal information from a person under 18 without parental consent verification, we will promptly delete that information. If you believe we may have collected information from or about a person under 18, please contact us at [email protected].

COPYRIGHT

The content of this website, which includes all images, text, software, and other materials, is the exclusive property of The Bold Appetite LLC and is safeguarded by both United States and international copyright laws. All rights are reserved.

You are granted permission to link to our website from your own. You may also utilize a single photo or excerpt (up to 100 words) from any post, provided that you include a mandatory link back to the original post on our website. However, full recipe reposts, excerpts exceeding one paragraph, use of photos without proper linking, or presenting our content as your own are strictly prohibited. Any unauthorized distribution of content from this website, beyond the terms outlined here, constitutes copyright infringement.

You are permitted to view and print any content displayed on the website for personal, non-commercial purposes, under the condition that all copyright and attribution notices remain intact. However, you are not allowed to reproduce, publish, transmit, distribute, sell, license, modify, or create derivative works from this website or any of its components without obtaining prior written consent from The Bold Appetite LLC.

CONTACT US

If there are any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, you may contact us at [email protected].