This Privacy Policy describes the policies and procedures on the collection, use, disclosure and protection of your information when you use our website located at HouseofKichens.com.
The terms “you” and “your” refer to the user of the House of Kitchens Platform. The term “Services” refers to any services offered by House of Kitchens whether on the House of Kitchens or otherwise.
Please read this Policy before using the Chef Pin Platform or submitting any personal information to Chef Pin. This Policy is a part of and incorporated within, and is to be read along with, the Terms of Use.
CONSENT
By using the House of Kitchens Platform and the Services, you agree and consent to the collection, transfer, use, storage, disclosure and sharing of your information as described and collected by us in accordance with this Policy. If you do not agree with the Policy, please do not use or access the House of Kitchens Platform.
POLICY CHANGES
We may occasionally update this Policy and such changes will be posted on this page. If we make any significant changes to this Policy we will endeavour to provide you with reasonable notice of such changes, such as via prominent notice on the House of Kitchens Platform or to your email address on record and where required by applicable law, we will obtain your consent. To the extent permitted under the applicable law, your continued use of our Services after we publish or send a notice about our changes to this Policy shall constitute your consent to the updated Policy.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM YOU
We will collect and process the following information about you:
• Information you give us –
This includes information submitted when you:
Create and update your House of Kitchens account, which may include your name, email, phone number, login name and password, address, payment or banking information, date of birth and profile picture.
Use our Services, we may collect and store information about you to process your requests and automatically complete forms for future transactions, including (but not limited to) your phone number, address, email, billing information and credit or payment card information.
Participate in the interactive services offered by the House of Kitchens Platform such as discussion boards, competitions, promotions or surveys, other social media functions or make payments etc., or
If you sign up to use our Services as a merchant we may collect location details, copies of government identification documents and other details (KYC), call and SMS details.
• Information we collect about you –
With regard to each of your visits to the House of Kitchens Platform, we will automatically collect and analyse the following demographic and other information:
When you communicate with us (via email, phone, through the House of Kitchens Platform or otherwise), we may maintain a record of your communication;
Usage and Preference Information: We collect information as to how you interact with our Services, preferences expressed and settings chosen. House of kitchens Platform includes the House of Kitchens advertising services (“Ad Services”), which may collect user activity and browsing history within the House of Kitchens Platform and across third-party sites and online services, including those sites and services that include our ad pixels (“Pixels”), widgets, plug-ins, buttons, or related services or through the use of cookies. Our Ad Services collect browsing information including without limitation your Internet protocol (IP) address and location, your login information, browser type and version, date and time stamp, user agent, House of Kitchens cookie ID (if applicable), time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other information about user activities on the House of Kitchens Platform, as well as on third party sites and services that have embedded our Pixels, widgets, plug-ins, buttons, or related services;
COOKIES
Our House of Kitchens Platform and third parties with whom we partner, may use cookies, pixel tags, web beacons, mobile device IDs, “flash cookies” and similar files or technologies to collect and store information with respect to your use of the Services and third-party websites.
Cookies are small files that are stored on your browser or device by websites, apps, online media and advertisements. We use cookies and similar technologies for purposes such as:
i) Authenticating users;
ii) Remembering user preferences and settings;
iii) Determining the popularity of content;
iv) Delivering and measuring the effectiveness of advertising v) campaigns;
v) Analysing site traffic and trends, and generally understanding the online behaviours and interests of people who interact with our services.
A pixel tag (also called a web beacon or clear GIF) is a tiny graphic with a unique identifier, embedded invisibly on a webpage (or an online ad or email), and is used to count or track things like activity on a webpage or ad impressions or clicks, as well as to access cookies stored on users’ computers. We use pixel tags to measure the popularity of our various pages, features and services. We also may include web beacons in e-mail messages or newsletters to determine whether the message has been opened and for other analytics.
To modify your cookie settings, please visit your browser’s settings. By using our Services with your browser settings to accept cookies, you are consenting to our use of cookies in the manner described in this section.
We may also allow third parties to provide audience measurement and analytics services for us, to serve advertisements on our behalf across the Internet, and to track and report on the performance of those advertisements. These entities may use cookies, web beacons, SDKs and other technologies to identify your device when you visit the Chef Pin Platform and use our Services, as well as when you visit other online sites and services.