PRIVACY POLICY 

This privacy policy applies to the Site Home Cooking Live, which is owned and operated by Otao Kitchen, its parent, subsidiaries, and affiliates. Except as provided below, we do not collect any personally identifiable information about you while you use the Site. In addition to reviewing this privacy policy, please read our Terms of Use Agreement. We reserve the right to change this Policy at any time without notice and by using this Site and you agree to be bound by such changes. We will post any changes to this Policy on this Site. We encourage you to review this Policy. We will use any information collected in accordance with the privacy policy in effect at the time the information is collected.

By using the Site, you accept the policies and restrictions set forth in this Online Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use the Site. This Online Privacy Policy may be revised from time to time by updating this posting. You are bound by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to review the then-current Online Privacy Policy to which you are bound.

In order to access and use certain services provided through the Site, you must complete the registration form and create a user name and password. During registration, you are required to give contact information. We use this information to contact you about the services on our site. You may also have the option to provide demographic information to us; we encourage you to submit this information so that we can provide you with a more personalised experience.

When you subscribe to our service through our Site, we require that you provide certain personally identifiable information, including your name, email and billing information such as credit card number. This information is necessary to process your subscription and to contact you.

From time-to-time, we may provide you with the opportunity to participate in contests or surveys on our Site. If you participate, we will request certain personally identifiable information about you. Participation in these surveys or contests is voluntary and you, therefore, have a choice whether or not to disclose this information. The requested information typically includes contact information and demographic information. We use this information to notify contest winners, award prizes, monitor Site traffic, personalise Site, contact you, and to evaluate Site access demographics. We may also announce names of contest winners on the Site. We may use a third-party service provider to conduct these surveys or contests. We will not share the personally identifiable information you provide through a contest or survey with other third parties unless we give you prior notice and choice.

We use the information you supply through the Site to provide you with the service you have requested. We do not sell our users' personal data such an e-mail addresses. However, unless otherwise specified, we may share your information with our partners and affiliates to provide you with the service that you have requested.

We will occasionally send you information on products, services, special deals, promotions. You can sign up for these emails from us on your profile page. Out of respect for your privacy, we present the option not to receive these types of communications. Please see the Opt-out section below.

If you wish to subscribe to our newsletter(s), we will use your name and email address to send the newsletter to you. Out of respect for your privacy, we provide you a way to unsubscribe. Please see the Opt-out section.

We will send you strictly Service-related announcements on rare occasions when it is necessary to do so. For instance, if our service is temporarily not available for maintenance, we might send you an email.

Based upon the personally identifiable information you provide us, we will send you a welcoming email to verify your username and password. We will also communicate with you in response to your inquiries, to provide the services you request, and to manage your account. We will communicate with you by email or telephone, in accordance with your wishes.

We may store information that we collect through cookies, log files, and/or third party sources to create a "profile" of your preferences. We tie your personally identifiable information, and your purchasing history, to information in the profile, in order to provide tailored promotions and marketing offers and to improve the content of the site for you.

(1) We use other third parties to provide us with services, such as credit card processing, technical maintenance, or online recruitment services for the purpose of providing such services on our site. When you sign up for subscription services we will share your information with such services providers for credit card processing and order fulfilment, as necessary. (2) We use an outside shipping company to fulfil orders, and a credit card processing company to bill you for goods and services. These companies do not retain, share, store, or use personally identifiable information for any other purposes. (3) We may also provide your information to our advertisers so that they can serve ads to you that meet your needs or match your interests. While we will seek to require such third parties to follow appropriate privacy policies and will not authorise them to use this information except for the express purpose for which it is provided, we do not bear any responsibility for any actions or policies of third parties. For instance, we may want to only provide plant-based advertisements to our plant-based users.

We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as required by law and when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on our Site.

We provide you with the opportunity to 'opt-in' to receive additional marketing material from us. You may 'opt-out' from receiving this material by turning it off in your privacy settings or emailing us.

As is true of most web sites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. We use this information, which does not identify individual users, to analyse trends, to administer the site, to track users' movements around the site and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole.

A cookie is a small file that is stored on a user's computer for record-keeping purposes. We use cookies on this site. We set secure persistent cookies for utilitarian purposes such as the ability to track events and preferences to enhance the experience on our site. For example, persistent cookies may control the display of ads, track usage patterns, and deliver content. If you reject cookies, you may still use our site, but your ability to use the majority of our services will be limited.

This Site contains links to other sites that are not owned or controlled by us. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our Site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information.

If your personally identifiable information changes, or if you no longer desire our service, you may correct, update, this information in your privacy settings or request to delete or deactivate it by emailing us.

Neither the Company nor the Site knowingly permits the use of malware, spyware, viruses, and/or other similar types of software.

The security of your personal information is important to us. We follow strict industry standards of technical infrastructure security. All services communicate through secure connections. The security of your personal information is important to us. When you enter sensitive information (such as a credit card number) on our Site forms, we ensure that information is encrypted handled by a PCI compliant payment processes. Although no infrastructure is 100% secure we design for security and uphold strict security practices and policy to ensure our infrastructure is at, or above industry, standards. Therefore, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute 100% security.

In the event of Otao Kitchen goes through a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your personally identifiable information will likely be among the assets transferred. You will be notified via email and/or a prominent notice on our Site of any such change in ownership or control of your personal information.

We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time, so please review it frequently. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here, by email, or by means of a notice on our home page.

We encourage users to update and maintain accurate information in their privacy settings. Users may also request their account and information to be deleted by contacting customer service. Users may also request to restrict the processing of their personal information or request their data to be provided for review. Users can request these rights by contacting customer service. We strive to comply with user data privacy regulations globally. However, should be needed, you have the right to make an inquiry to your local data protection authority. We wish to work with our users to comply with user data compliance so make it a priority to respond to these requests.