Privacy Policy / Disclosure

Privacy Policy

Updated May 24, 2018

The following terms (“Terms of Use”) constitute an agreement between thedomesticdietitian.com (“site”, “website”, “blog”)., and you that governs your use of the website and all of its associated services, content, and functionality. This policy applies to the website administered by The Domestic Dietitian (“we” or “us”), with it’s headquarters located in Livermore, CA.

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT AND HOW IS IT USED?

  • Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website: The site may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the Websites by leaving a comment, subscribing to a newsletter, or submitting a contact form.
  • Information We Collect from Others: The site may receive information about you from other sources. For example, if you use a third-party software through the site, they may transfer information to us for fulfillment.
  • Automatically-Collected Information: The site automatically collects certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the sites, We will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring websites, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. The Website may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.
  • Cookies: The site may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the Website. We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted, to provide you with a more personalized experience on the site.

HOW YOUR INFORMATION MAY BE USED

The site may use the information collected in the following ways:

  • To operate and maintain the Website;
  • To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailings;
  • To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts;
  • To respond to your comments or inquiries;
  • To provide you with user support;
  • To track and measure advertising on the Website; or,
  • To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.

THIRD-PARTY USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

The Website may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information. Additionally, the Website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the site. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies. We currently use the following third-party service providers:

  • Google Analytics – this service tracks website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the site. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics.
  • Mailchimp – this service is used for delivery of email updates and newsletters. Mailchimp stores your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications.

At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time in the website’s sole discretion.

Except when required by law, The Domestic Dietitian will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent.

ANONYMOUS DATA

From time to time, The Domestic Dietitian may use anonymous data, which does not identify you alone, or when combined with data from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.

COOKIES

The website use cookies to store visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit, ensure that visitors are not repeatedly sent the same banner ads, customize content based on visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends. Cookies may also be used by third-party services, such as Google Analytics, as described herein.

Users may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies, by the site, by using a corresponding setting of your internet browser and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. However, if users deactivate the setting of cookies in your Internet browser, not all functions of our site may be entirely usable.

ADVERTISING

Retargeting Ads
From time to time, the site may engage in remarketing efforts with third-party companies, such as Google, Facebook, or Instagram, in order to market the site. These companies use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to the site.

Sponsored Content Tracking Pixels
This site may engage in sponsored campaigns with various influencer networks, brands, and agencies. All sponsored content is duly disclosed in accordance with the FTC’s requirements. From time to time, these sponsored campaigns utilize tracking pixels (aka web beacons), which may contain cookies to collect data regarding usage and audience. This information is collected by the sponsoring company to track the results of the campaign. As stated above, these pixels may capture your IP address on behalf of the content sponsor. No personally identifiable information collected by the site is used in conjunction with these tracking pixels.

Affiliate Program Participation
The Websites may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the site. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions.

Newsletters
On the site, you may subscribe to our newsletter, which may be used for advertising purposes. All newsletters sent may contain tracking pixels. The pixel is embedded in emails and allows an analysis of the success of online marketing campaigns. Because of these tracking pixels, we may see if and when you open an email and which links within the email you click. This allows us to adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the user. This behavior will not be passed on to third parties.

RIGHTS RELATED TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Opt-out – You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us at brynn@thedomesticdietitian.com to be removed from our mailing list.

Access – You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to brynn@thedomesticdietitian.com

Amend – You may contact us at brynn@thedomesticdietitian.com to amend or update your personal information.

Forget – In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request to brynn@thedomesticdietitian.com.

Please note that we may need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.

SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION

At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the site. This includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.

CHILDREN’S INFORMATION

The website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the site have personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact us immediately at brynn@thedomesticdietitian.com and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

AFFILIATE MARKETING

From time to time, the site may engage in affiliate marketing. This means that if you use an affiliate link to make a purchase, the site will receive a commission on that purchase. All efforts are made to ensure that affiliate links are disclosed in accordance with the FTC.

FTC DISCLOSURE

From time to time, the site may post sponsored content from an advertiser. This means that an advertiser, which may be a brand, agency, or influencer network, will contract with The Domestic Dietitian to create content featuring certain messages or product placement. Pursuant to the FTC’s requirements, all such advertisements on the site are clearly and conspicuously disclosed.

Even though compensation (e.g., cash, free product, or services) is received for in exchange for this sponsored content placement, The Domestic Dietitian gives its honest opinion, findings, believes, or experiences in such content. All views expressed on the site are those of the content creator. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider, or party in question.

GENERAL DISCLAIMER

The Domestic Dietitian has made every effort to ensure that all information on the site have been tested for accuracy. We make no guarantees regarding the results that you will see from using the information provided on the website.

The information provided on the site is provided “as is” without any representations or warranties, express or implied. The website make no representations or warranties in relation to the health and fitness topics discussed.

The site disclaim liability for incidental or consequential damages and assume no responsibility or liability for any loss or damage suffered by any person as a result of use of the information provided on the site. The website assume or undertake no liability for any loss or damage suffered as a result of the use of any information found on the Websites.

CERTIFICATIONS

Brynn McDowell, owner of The Domestic Dietitian is Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credentials are awarded by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) to individuals who meet specific academic and supervised practice requirements and who successfully pass a registration examination. These credentials provide individuals with the advantage of a legally protected designation. These designations are the exclusive property of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

MEDICAL CONTENT DISCLAIMER

The website may discuss topics related to health, fitness, nutrition, or medicine. This information is not advice and should not be treated as medical advice. The medical information provided on the Websites is provided “as is” without any representations or warranties, express or implied. The Website makes no representations or warranties in relation to the medical, fitness, or nutrition information on the site.

You must not rely on the information on the site as an alternative to advice from your medical professional or healthcare provider. You should never delay seeking medical advice, disregard medical advice, or discontinue medical treatment as a result of any information provided on the Website.

The information presented here on The Domestic Dietitian is not intended to diagnose or treat a disease or medical condition. The information presented on this site is solely that of the author. We may have advertising, sponsorship, or other forms of compensation, which are clearly marked on our site. Guest writers may have conflicts of interest, and their opinions are their own. If we have our own conflicts of interest, they will be clearly disclosed within a post or on a disclosure page.

 

YOUR RESPONSIBILITY

The website was developed strictly for informational purposes. You understand and agree that you are fully responsible for your use of the information provided on the site. The Domestic Dietitian makes no representations, warranties or guarantees. You understand that results may vary from person to person.

USE OF THE WEBSITE

Unless otherwise stated, The Domestic Dietitian owns the intellectual property and rights to all content and material on the site. Subject to the license below, all intellectual property rights are reserved.

You may view, download (for caching purposes only), and print pages for your personal use, subject to the restrictions set out below and elsewhere in these Terms of Use.

The following uses are not permitted:

  • Republication of content from the site, unless content is specifically and expressly made available for republication;
  • Sale, rental or sub-license of any content from the site
  • Reproduction or duplication of any content on the site for commercial purposes;
  • Modification of any content on the site, unless content is specifically and expressly made available for modification;
  • Redistribution of content of the site, unless content is specifically and expressly made available for redistribution. Users are permitted to share content on social media channels, as long as a link to the site is included.

From time to time, the website will utilize various plugins or widgets to allow sharing of content via social media channels, email, or other methods. Use of these plugins or widgets does not constitute any waiver of our intellectual property rights. Such use is a limited license to republish the content on the approved social media channels, with full credit to The Domestic Dietitian.

You must not use the website in a way that causes, or may cause, damage to the site or impair the availability of access to the site. You must not decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise reduce the site, except to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law. You must not use the website to copy, store, host, transmit, send, use, publish or distribute any material that consists of (or is linked to) any spyware, computer virus, Trojan horse, worm, keystroke logger, rootkit and/or other harmful code or malicious software.

You must not conduct any systematic or automated data collection activities, including, but not limited to scraping, data mining, data extraction or data harvesting on or in relation to the site without The Domestic Dietitian’s express written permission.

You must not use the website to transmit or send any unsolicited commercial communications.

You must not use the website for any third-party marketing without The Domestic Dietitian’s express written permission.

COPYRIGHT

Unless otherwise noted, the design, content and all components of the website are copyrights owned by The Domestic Dietitian. or third parties and are protected by United States and international copyright laws and should not be reused or republished without express written permission.

TAKEDOWN REQUESTS

From time to time, the site will publish posts with images from other third-party websites. Any such use is intended considered fair use under copyright laws and is fully attributed to the owner. If you believe that your copyrighted work has been used on the site in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and falls outside of fair use, please send a request to brynn@thedomesticdietitian.com and we will remove the image.

 

 

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