General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR and LGPD)
Last Updated: 01/11/2024
Desk Recipes values your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data in compliance with both the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679 and the Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD), Brazil’s data protection law. This statement outlines your rights and explains how Desk Recipes collects, uses, and protects your information under these regulations.
If you have any questions or requests related to your data privacy, please contact us at [email protected].
1. Data Controller Information
Desk Recipes
Email: [email protected]
Desk Recipes is responsible for the processing of your personal data as described in this statement.
2. Data We Collect
We collect personal data that you provide voluntarily when you interact with Desk Recipes, such as when you:
- Subscribe to our newsletter
- Contact us directly
- Interact with our Site (e.g., leave comments, participate in surveys)
The types of personal data we may collect include your name, email address, IP address, and any other information you provide voluntarily.
We may also collect non-personal data, such as analytics data, to understand how visitors interact with our Site. This data helps us improve Desk Recipes and deliver a better user experience.
3. Legal Basis for Data Processing
Desk Recipes processes your personal data based on one or more of the following legal grounds:
Under GDPR:
- Consent: We may ask for your consent to process your personal data for specific purposes, such as sending you newsletters or marketing materials. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
- Legitimate Interests: We may process your personal data based on our legitimate interests in operating, maintaining, and improving our Site, provided it does not override your rights and interests.
- Legal Obligation: We may process your personal data if required by law.
Under LGPD:
- Consent: As required under LGPD, we may obtain your consent to process personal data for specific purposes, which you may revoke at any time.
- Legitimate Interests: LGPD allows us to process your personal data for legitimate purposes while respecting your fundamental rights.
- Legal Obligation: We may process personal data to comply with legal obligations in Brazil.
4. How We Use Your Data
We use your personal data to:
- Provide and personalize our services, such as recipe recommendations
- Send you newsletters, updates, and marketing communications (if you have opted in)
- Improve our Site, user experience, and services
- Respond to your inquiries and feedback
- Analyze Site performance through aggregated, non-personal data
5. Data Sharing and Transfers
Desk Recipes does not sell, rent, or trade your personal data with third parties. However, we may share your data with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our Site and delivering services. These providers are bound by strict data protection requirements and are only allowed to process your data for the purposes specified by Desk Recipes.
Cross-border Transfers:
If Desk Recipes transfers your personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or Brazil, we ensure compliance with GDPR or LGPD and that adequate safeguards are in place to protect your data.
6. Data Retention
Desk Recipes retains your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this statement, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Once your data is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymize it.
7. Your Rights Under GDPR and LGPD
Under GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to Access
- Right to Rectification
- Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”)
- Right to Restrict Processing
- Right to Data Portability
- Right to Object
- Right to Withdraw Consent
Under LGPD, your rights include:
- Confirmation of data processing
- Access to data
- Correction of incomplete, inaccurate, or outdated data
- Anonymization, blocking, or deletion of unnecessary or excessive data
- Portability of data
- Deletion of personal data processed with consent
- Information about data-sharing with third parties
- Revocation of consent
To exercise your rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond to your request within one month, in accordance with GDPR and LGPD.
8. Security of Your Data
Desk Recipes takes reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
9. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Desk Recipes uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance user experience, analyze usage, and deliver relevant content. For more information on how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Policy.
10. Changes to This Privacy Statement
We may update this statement periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Any changes will be posted on this page, and we encourage you to review it regularly.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding your personal data, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]