Privacy and Cookie Policy

Last Version: February 2024

ARTICLE 1. INTRODUCTION

Please read this Privacy and Cookie Policy (“Policy”) before you leave any data or personal information with us as this document contains important information regarding your privacy rights. If there are any questions, feel free to email us at [email protected]

This Policy is prepared in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/579) (“GDPR”). Each User is responsible for checking this page on a regular basis for the latest version of this Policy.

In accordance with Article 24 GDPR, Taste of Salt trading as tasteofsalt.com (“we”,”us”, or “our”) is the Data Controller a Spanish corporation with its registered address Apartado de Correos 95, 35120 Arguineguin, LAS PALMAS, Spain, and business registration number Y6780894W.

We collect and process data and personal information from both website visitors and users of our services (“User”, “you”, “your”, and “yours”).

ARTICLE 2. TYPES OF DATA WE COLLECT

There are different types of personal data we collect, including but not limited to: email, first and last name, physical address, country, city and state, your zip code and login credentials.

More details about each type of data we collect are explained in the relevant sections in this Policy. We may also notify you while using our services and ask your consent prior to collecting specific personal data.

In addition, we may automatically collect usage and log data from website visitors or when you use our services.

Unless specified otherwise, all data requested by tasteofsalt.com is obligatory and your failure to provide such data may make it not possible for tasteofsalt.com to offer our services. We may also notify you that providing certain data is not mandatory as it will not affect our services to you.

If you are not sure which personal data is mandatory to provide, you are welcome to contact us at [email protected]

ARTICLE 3. PROCESSING POLICIES

We are committed to taking all necessary security measures to prevent unauthorized disclosure of or access to the data. We process the data using automatic software tools which are in accordance with our internal procedures. We only process personal data related to the purposes indicated in this Policy. Your data may be accessed by persons involved in the daily operations of tasteofsalt.com and we may authorize third-parties, such as technical service providers, hosting providers and mail carriers to process your data. You may always request the latest list of such third-parties from us.

ARTICLE 4. LEGAL BASIS OF DATA COLLECTION AND PROCESSING

4.1. We shall always process your personal data when there is a legal basis in the following situations:

• You have given your explicit consent for one or more specific purposes;
• The processing of (personal) data is necessary for the performance of an agreement or a pre-contractual obligation;
• The processing of data is required to comply with a legal obligation which we are subject to;
• The collection and processing of data is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest;
• The collection and processing of data are necessary for the purpose of legitimate interests pursued by us or any third party.

We will always answer your question on which legal basis may apply to the processing of your personal data.

ARTICLE 5. THIRD-PARTY PROCESSORS AND PLACE OF PROCESSING

5.1. All data is processed at our offices and in other places where we are conducting our business, which could mean the transfer of your data to another country. However, we always make sure that the third-party processing your data shall have an adequate level of data protection policies.

5.2. The following third-party processors will process data on behalf of our company.

ARTICLE 6. RETENTION TIME

6.1. Your data and personal information shall be stored by us for as long as it is required by the applicable law taking into account the legitimate purpose(s) mentioned in this Policy.

6.2. We are eligible to retain your information and personal data for a longer period of time as long as your permission has not withdrawn by you. Furthermore, we may retain your personal data for a longer period of time in case a legal obligation applies, for example after a court of law has issued an order.

6.3. After expiration of the retention period, your personal data shall be erased, and as a result, your right to access, delete, correct or transfer your data cannot be exercised anymore by you.

ARTICLE 7. PURPOSES OF PROCESSING

The (personal) data is collected by us primarily to provide services to you and for the following purposes:

• The registration and authentication of login credentials;
• Access to third-party accounts, such as Google;
• Processing of Payments;
• Website hosting and managing backend;
• Managing support services, contact and customer services requests;
• Social plugins;

ARTICLE 8. DEVICE PERMISSIONS

Depending on your device, tasteofsalt.com may request specific permissions that allow us to access the device data, and the User must grant such permissions before we may access the respective information. Once given, the consent can be canceled by at any time through the device settings, depending on your device and operating system. However, revoking these permissions may impact the proper functioning of taste of salt.

ARTICLE 9. DATA FROM MINORS

Visitors to our website and users of our services must be of adult age based on the applicable law of your country. Minors may use tasteofsalt.com only with the permission and assistance of a parent or legal guardian. We advise you that people under the age of thirteen (13) may never visit our website or use our services.

ARTICLE 10. INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS

10.1. Users are eligible to exercise certain rights regarding their personal data. If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you can object to that processing at any time without providing any reason, whatsoever.

10.2. Based on the GDPR, you have the following rights:

• Withdraw your consent after you have given your consent before to the processing of your personal data;
• Object to the collection and processing of your data when this is performed on a different legal basis than consent;
• Access your personal data, ask us how it is being processed, and receive a copy of your data from us;
• Verify the correctness of your personal data and request updates and/or corrections from us;
• Restrict the processing of your data under certain circumstances, after which request, we will not process your data other than to store it;
• Obtain the full erasure of your data from us;
• Receive your data in a machine-readable format and have it transferred to a new data controller provided it is technically feasible;
• File a complaint or bring a claim in front of the competent data protection authority.

10.3. Where personal data is processed for reasons of public interest, Users may object by such processing by providing a valid reason in connection to their situation.

ARTICLE 11. Exercising your rights

11.1. Any requests to exercise your rights can be directed to us through the contact details provided in this document, and can be exercised free of charge. Each such request will be processed at our earliest convenience, but always within one month.

11.2. Your personal data may be used for legal purposes by us in a court of law or the stages leading to legal action arising from improper use of tasteofsalt.com services. Also, we may be forced to reveal personal data upon request of public authorities.

ARTICLE 13. Policy Changes

We may make amendments to this Policy by giving notice to the Users on this page and possibly within tasteofsalt’s online environment and – as far as technically and legally possible by sending a notification to the Users via the contact information that is available to us. We recommend you check this page often, referring to the date of the last modification listed at the top of this page. Should the new Policy affect processing activities performed based on your consent, we shall collect new consent when we are legally required to do so.

13. Cookie Policy

As is common practice with almost all websites, this website uses cookies. Cookies are tiny files that are downloaded onto your computer to improve your experience. This page describes what information the cookies gather, how we use it, and why we sometimes need to store them.

14. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. There are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features of our website.

15. Account related cookies

On the moment you create an account with us, we will use cookies for managing the signup and login process. These cookies will usually be deleted when you log out, but in some cases they are used to remember your site preferences when logged out.

16. Third-Party Cookies

We also do sometimes use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section sets out which third party cookies you might encounter on our website.

This site uses Google Analytics for helping us to understand how you use our website and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the website and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content.

17. Disabling Cookies

You can prevent the placement of cookies by adjusting the settings in your browser, but disabling cookies will affect the functionality of our website and also certain essential features. For that reason, it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.

18. More Information

We hope this Policy has clarified your legal relationship with us regarding the processing of your personal data. If you still have questions, please email us at [email protected]