{"id":3,"date":"2025-01-03T23:17:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T23:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.becomingacrunchymom.com\/?page_id=3"},"modified":"2025-08-23T04:29:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T04:29:04","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.becomingacrunchymom.com\/en\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Last Updated: 08\/18\/25.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Who We Are:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>OWNER AND DATA CONTROLLER<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Becoming a Crunchy Mom (&#8220;us&#8221;, &#8220;we&#8221;, or &#8220;our&#8221;) operates&nbsp;at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.becomingacrunchymom.com\/\">https:\/\/www.becomingacrunchymom.com<\/a>&nbsp;(the \u201cSite\u201d, \u201cWebsite\u201d). This Site collects some personal data from its users ( \u201cUser\u201d \u201cYou\u201d,\u201cYour\u201d, refers to anyone who views, visits, or uses the website)&nbsp;&nbsp;and we are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">This Privacy Policy (&#8220;Policy&#8221;) explains our views, practices, and policies regarding the information collection, use, and disclosure of personal data we receive from users of the Site.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Please be sure to carefully read this Privacy Policy and ensure that you understand it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">YOU ARE CONSIDERED TO HAVE ACCEPTED OF OUR PRIVACY POLICY WHEN YOU&nbsp;FIRST USE OUR SITE. If you do not agree to and accept our privacy policy, then you must stop using our site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">By using our site you certify that you are an adult, at least 18 years of age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Information, Collection, Purpose, and Use.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Personal Information Collected on this Website<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">No personally-identifiable information is collected on this website from persons that browse our website. The only personally-identifiable information collected on this website is gathered on specified sign-up forms, where fields are provided so that you can provide your name and email address to leave a comment or receive a download, newsletter, or other emails on updates, giveaways, or other offers. We collect this information so that we can respond to the comments or questions that you post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message and\/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Anonymous Information Collected on this Website<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">We record anonymous data. Most of the information that we collect from this website is&nbsp;anonymous information, such as the pages you visit. Other anonymous data we may collect&nbsp;might include the name of your internet service provider, the website that you used to link to our site, other interests you have, basic demographic information, the websites that you visit from our site, and your IP address. The data is used for statistical purposes only, but you, as the individual user, remain anonymous. We use this anonymous information to help improve the content of this site and to compile aggregate statistics about individuals using our site for&nbsp;internal market research purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cookies<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Cookies are text files with a small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Cookies are sent to your browser from a web site and stored on your computer&#8217;s or tablet device\u2019s or mobile device\u2019s part of the hard drive specifically designated for cookies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">It is standard practice to use cookies to make your experience better when using a website. Like many sites, we use &#8220;cookies&#8221; to recognize, collect, and\/or track information about, and relevant to, your usage of the Site, such as the web pages you visit, the links or advertisements you click on, and other actions you take while on our website.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">The cookies do not store any Personally Identifiable Information (PII) about you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\"><strong>Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">If you choose to decline cookies, please note that some of the features and services of our&nbsp;website may not function properly. We also use cookies for purposes such as maintaining&nbsp;continuity during an online session; gathering data about the use of our site; monitoring online promotions; and anti-fraud and information security purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">We may allow third parties, advertising companies, and ad networks (&#8220;Advertisers&#8221;) to display advertisements on our website. Advertisers may use tracking technologies, such as cookies, to collect information about users who view or interact with their advertisements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Our website does not provide any PII to these Advertisers, but they may collect information&nbsp;about where you, or others who are using your computer, saw and\/or clicked on the&nbsp;advertisements they delivered, and possibly associate this information with your subsequent&nbsp;visits to the advertised websites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">They also may combine this information with personal&nbsp;information they collect directly from you. The collection and use of that personal information is subject to the particular Advertiser\u2019s privacy policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Please refer to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.becomingacrunchymom.com\/en\/opt-out-preferences\/\" title=\"\">Cookie Policy <\/a>for information on what cookies we use, for what purposes we use cookies, and how to control cookies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Upon your first visit to the Site (and periodically after that), we will request your consent to our use of cookies, except for those strictly necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Log Data<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Like many site operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">This Log Data may include information such as your computer&#8217;s Internet Protocol (&#8220;IP&#8221;) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Additionally, we may utilize third-party services, such as Burst (Analytics), which collect, monitor, and analyze this data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Links to Other Sites<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Our website does contain links to affiliates and other websites. Our site does not claim nor accept responsibility for any privacy policies, practices and\/or procedures of other such websites. The aforementioned Privacy Policy Agreement applies only and solely to the&nbsp;information collected by our website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Therefore, we encourage all users and visitors to be aware when they leave our website and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable&nbsp;information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to&nbsp;<strong>opt-out<\/strong>&nbsp;of certain options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\"> You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found on the browsers&#8217; respective websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Through affiliate links, identifying information may be carried over to an outside site to show that you visited that site from our site to ensure proper commissions are issued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Some of the advertisers on our site may use cookies and web beacons. Our advertising partners are listed below. Each of our advertising partners has its own Privacy Policy for their policies on user data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Embedded content from other websites<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.).&nbsp;Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has&nbsp;visited the other website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How We Use Your Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">While using our Site, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to name, email address, cookies, usage data, password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">We may use your personal information to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Send you our newsletters from a couple of times a month<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manage contacts and send messages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide you with information, products or services that you request from us which may be of interest to you<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interact with external social networks and platforms (e.g. social media widgets and share bars)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allow registration and authentication (e.g. affiliate portals and membership areas)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allow access to third party services&#8217; accounts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monitor infrastructure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manage hosting and backend infrastructure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interact with live chat platforms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carry out remarketing and behavioural targeting (including display ads)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Display content from external platforms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carry out commercial affiliation (e.g. display ads)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interact with support and feedback platforms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manage user database<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">We collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer, household, or device.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\"><strong>Personal information does not include<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Publicly available information from government records.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deidentified or aggregated consumer information.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Information excluded from the CCPA\u2019s and GDPR\u2019s scope&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">In particular, we have collected the following categories of personal information from our users within the last twelve (12) months:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td>Examples<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Collected<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A. Identifiers.<\/td><td>A real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, Social Security number, driver\u2019s license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>B. Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code \u00a7<br>1798.80(e)).<\/td><td>A name, signature, Social Security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver\u2019s license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical information, or health insurance information. Some personal information included in this category may overlap with other categories.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C. Protected classification characteristics under California<br>or federal law.<\/td><td>Age (40 years or older), race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, veteran or military status, genetic information (including familial genetic information).<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>D. Commercial information.<\/td><td>Records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>E. Biometric information.<\/td><td>Genetic, physiological, behavioral, and biological characteristics, or activity patterns used to extract a template or other identifier or identifying information, such as, fingerprints, faceprints, and voiceprints, iris or retina scans, keystroke, gait, or other physical patterns, and sleep, health, or exercise data.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>F. Internet or other similar network activity.<\/td><td>Browsing history, search history, information on a consumer\u2019s interaction with a website, application, or advertisement.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>G. Geolocation data.<\/td><td>Physical location or movements.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H. Sensory data.<\/td><td>Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>J. Non-public education<br>information (per the Family<br>Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99)).<\/td><td>Education records directly related to a student maintained by an educational institution or party acting on its behalf, such as grades, transcripts, class lists, student schedules, student identification codes, student financial information, or student disciplinary records.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>K. Inferences drawn from other<br>personal information.<\/td><td>Profile reflecting a person\u2019s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">No<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">We obtain the categories of personal information listed above from the following categories of sources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Directly from you. For example, from forms you submit or transactions related to&nbsp; products and services you purchase.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indirectly from you. For example, from your browser while visiting our Site.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From third parties. For example, from our business partners or service providers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who we share your data with<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Service Providers.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">We may disclose your information with third parties who perform services on our behalf, including without limitation, event management, marketing, customer support, data storage, data analysis and processing, and legal services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">In some cases, these parties may require access to some or all of your data, when that is the case we take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data will be handled safely, securely, and in accordance with the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Third-Party Disclosure.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personal information unless we provide users with advance notice. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users (such as, for example, Kit), so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release information when its release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others\u2019 rights, property or safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">In the preceding twelve (12) months, we have disclosed the following categories of personal information for a business purpose:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Category A: Identifiers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Category B: California Customer Records personal information categories<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Category D: Commercial information.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Category F: Internet or other similar network activity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Category G: Geolocation data.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">We disclose your personal information for a business purpose to the following categories of third parties:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Professional service providers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Third parties whose services you purchase through our Site.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social Media Networks.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Service\/Tool\/<br>Method<br>to collect data<\/td><td>Data Collected<\/td><td>How it\u2019s<br>Collected<\/td><td>Why it\u2019s<br>Collected<\/td><td>Legal Basis for<br>collection<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Contact Forms<\/td><td>Name, email<br>address<\/td><td>Form<br>Submission<\/td><td>To allow the data<br>subject to<br>contact our site<br>for opt out preferences<\/td><td>Consent<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Burst (analytics)<\/td><td>Posts and pages<br>visited, the website that you used to link to our site, the websites that you visit from<br>our site and the type of dispositive used.<\/td><td>Internal GDPR-compliant plugin<\/td><td><span style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;\">Anonymous information, for statistical purposes, to provide a better user experience<\/span><\/td><td>Consent &amp; Necessity<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/help.dreamhost.com\/hc\/es\/articles\/33445846061076-Generalidades-sobre-la-p\u00e1gina-Tr\u00e1fico\" title=\"\">Dreamhost <\/a><\/td><td>Name of<br>your internet<br>service provider,<br>geolocalization, <br>your IP address and the type of dispositive used.<\/td><td><span style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;\">Host service.<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;\"><span style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;\">Anonymous information, for statistical purposes, to provide a better user experience<\/span><\/span>. <span style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;\">Information is kept only for 7 days<\/span><\/td><td>Necessity<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pinterest Pixel<\/td><td>Information to<br>help track conversions<br>from Pinterest to<br>our site<\/td><td>Cookie<\/td><td>Used by Pinterest to deliver a series<br>of advertisement<br>products such as real-time bidding from third party<br>advertisers<\/td><td>Consent<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">We do not intentionally collect or use the personal information of minors under sixteen (16) years of age or sell it with or without affirmative authorization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">L<strong>awful Basis of Processing Personal Data&nbsp;Under The GDPR<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">We may process personal data relating to users if one of the following applies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Consent.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Users have given their consent for one or more specific purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>To Honor Our Contractual Commitments to You.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Provision of data is necessary for the performance of an agreement with the user and\/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Legitimate Interests.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">When necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us, or by a third party, except&nbsp;where your interest or fundamental rights and freedoms override such interest. These include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Customer service<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marketing, advertising, and fundraising<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Protecting our users, personnel, and property<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Managing user accounts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analyzing and improving our business<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Managing legal issues<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We may also process information for the same legitimate interests of our users and business partners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Legal Compliance.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public task<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Processing is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vital interests<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">When necessary in order to protect the vital interest of the data subject (you) or of&nbsp;another natural person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Data Storage<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Your personal data may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area (\u201cEEA\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Data Retention<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">We process and store your personal data for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Therefore:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-base-font-size\">Personal Data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between us and the user will be retained until such contract has been fully performed;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-base-font-size\">Personal data collected for the purposes of our legitimate interests will be retained as long as needed to fulfill such purposes;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-base-font-size\">Information submitted through forms, such as email forms or contact forms are retained until such a time as the data subject chooses to unsubscribe or invokes their right under GDPR to be forgotten.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-base-font-size\">We may be allowed to retain personal data for a longer period whenever the user has given consent to such processing, as long as such consent is not withdrawn;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-base-font-size\">We may be obliged to retain personal data for a longer period whenever required to do so for the performance of a legal obligation or upon order of an authority.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Once the retention period expires, personal data will be deleted and some of your rights (i.e. the right to access, the right to erasure, the right to rectification, and the right to data portability) cannot be enforced after the expiration of the retention period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your Rights Under the GDPR<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Users based in the European Union have the right to do the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Withdraw their consent at any time. Users have the right to withdraw consent where they have previously given their consent to the processing of their personal data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Object to processing of their data. Users have the right to object to the processing of their data if the processing is carried out on a legal basis other than consent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Access their data. Users have the right to learn if data is being processed by us, obtain disclosure regarding certain aspects of the processing and obtain a copy of the data undergoing processing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verify and seek rectification. Users have the right to verify the accuracy of their data and ask for it to be updated or corrected.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Restrict the processing of their data. Users have the right, under certain circumstances, to restrict the processing of their data. In this case, we will not process their data for any purpose other than storing it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have their personal data deleted or otherwise removed. Users have the right, under certain circumstances, to obtain the erasure of their data from us.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Receive their data and have it transferred to another controller. Users have the right to receive their data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and, if technically feasible, to have it transmitted to another controller without any undue delay.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lodge a complaint. Users have the right to bring a claim before their competent data protection supervisory authority.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by contacting us at contact@becomingacrunchymom.com. These requests can be exercised free of charge and will be addressed by us as soon as possible and always within thirty (30) days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Email Unsubscribe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">If you have subscribed to our email list you can unsubscribe at any time or by emailing contact@becomingacrunchymom.com with your request to have all personal data obtained via our email marketing service erased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Security Measures<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">The security of your personal information is important to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Our website is scanned on a regular basis for security holes and known vulnerabilities in order to make your visit to our Site as safe as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">We use regular Malware Scanning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">In addition, all sensitive\/credit information you supply is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">We implement a variety of security measures when a user places an order enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of your personal information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">All transactions are processed through a gateway provider and are not stored or processed on our servers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Unfortunately, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rights of California Residents<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">If you reside in California, California Law (CCPA) gives you the right to ask if we sell or disclose your personal information to third parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\"><strong>We do not sell your personal information to third parties for others\u2019 direct marketing.<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>We have not sold your personal information in the past.<\/strong>&nbsp;California law also gives you the right to opt out of such sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Your Rigths Under The CCPA<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Users who reside in California have the right to request any of the following<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-base-font-size\">Disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-base-font-size\">Deletion of personal information we have collected from you<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-base-font-size\">Disclosure of the categories of personal information we have collected, the categories of sources from which we collected it, the business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling it, the categories of third parties with whom we share it, and the specific pieces of personal information we have collected<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-base-font-size\">Disclosure of the categories of personal information we collected or sold and the categories of third parties to whom it was sold<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for the exercise of these privacy rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">You can submit requests or have someone legally authorized to act on your behalf by email at contact@becomingacrunchymom.com and via our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.becomingacrunchymom.com\/en\/opt-out-preferences\/\" title=\"\">web form<\/a>. These requests can be exercised free of charge and will be addressed by us as soon as possible and always within forty-five (45) days.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Your&nbsp;Right to OPT OUT of the sale of Personal Information.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Under the CCPA, \u201csell,\u201d \u201cselling,\u201d \u201csale,\u201d or \u201csold,\u201d means selling, renting, releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or otherwise communicating orally, in writing, or by electronic or other means, a consumer\u2019s personal information by the business to another business or a third party for monetary or other valuable consideration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">As per the CCPA definition, selling personal information includes disclosing information to a third party by using analytics tools, running ads or having social media pixels and plugins installed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Users who reside in California have the right to opt out of the sale of personal information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Requests to exercise your right to opt-out can be submitted by you or someone legally authorized to act on your behalf by email at contact@becomingacrunchymom.com&nbsp;and submitting your request via our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.becomingacrunchymom.com\/opt-out-preferences\/\" title=\"Opt-out preferences\">web form.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Non Discrimination and notice of financial incentives.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights. Unless permitted by the CCPA, we will not:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Deny you goods or services.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Charge you different prices or rates for goods or services, including through granting discounts or other benefits, or imposing penalties.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide you a different level or quality of goods or services.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Suggest that you may receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">However, we may offer you certain financial incentives permitted by the CCPA that can result in different prices, rates, or quality levels.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Any financial incentive we offer will reasonably relate to the value of your personal information and will describe the material terms of the financial incentive program. Participation in any financial incentive program we offer requires your prior consent to opt in, which you may revoke at any time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">We do not use financial incentive practices that are unjust, unreasonable, coercive, or usurious in nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>CalOPPA (California Online Privacy Protection Act)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">We agree to users visiting our Site anonymously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\"><strong>Do not track signals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Pursuant to the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA), we hereby disclose that we do not currently honor \u201cdo not track\u201d signals issued by browsers or other third-party sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">For the collection of personal information from children under the age of thirteen (13) years old, we comply with the Children\u2019s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">The Site is intended for individuals who are eighteen (18) years of age or older.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">By visiting and using the Site, you represent and warrant that you are of legal age and meet all of the foregoing eligibility requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">The Site is not intended for children under thirteen (13) years of age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">We do not specifically market to children under thirteen (13) years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under thirteen (13) years of age. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">If you are under thirteen (13) years of age, please do not use the Site or provide any information on the Site, including your name, screen name, username, address, telephone number, email address, and payment details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under thirteen (13) years of age without verification of consent from a parent or guardian, the personal information collected or received shall be deleted with no delay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">If you believe we might have any information concerning a child under thirteen (13) years of age, please contact us at contact@becomingacrunchymom.com \/via our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.becomingacrunchymom.com\/opt-out-preferences\/\" title=\"Opt-out preferences\">contact form <\/a>and we will endeavour to delete such information with no delay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Changes to our privacy policy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">We may change this privacy policy as we deem necessary from time to time or as required by&nbsp;law. Any changes will be posted on our site and you will have been deemed to have accepted&nbsp;them on your first use of our site following alterations. You should check this page regularly to&nbsp;ensure you are keeping up to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">We will update our Privacy Policy at least once every twelve (12) months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to contact us<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-font-font-family has-base-font-size\">Should you have any questions or concerns regarding our site or this privacy policy, contact us at contact@becomingacrunchymom.com.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/\" data-pin-do=\"buttonBookmark\" data-pin-color=\"red\" data-pin-height=\"128\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/pidgets\/pinit_fg_en_rect_red_28.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Updated: 08\/18\/25. 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