We respect your privacy and we are committed to safeguarding your privacy while online at our site Gourmeted.com. The following discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices for this Web site.

Log Files
Like most standard Web site servers we use log files. This includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses, etc. are not linked to personally identifiable information.

Newsletter/Subscription to posts via Email
If a user wishes to subscribe to our newsletter (powered by Feedburner or AWeber), you will be asked for your email address. Out of respect for our users privacy we provide a way to opt-out of these communications.  Your email address given for the subscription will not be used for any other purpose.

Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s computer tied to information about the user. Our site does not use cookies. However, some of our business partners use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers). We have no access to or control over these cookies, once we have given permission for them to set cookies for advertising.

Links
This Web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by Gourmeted.com.

Advertisers
We use outside ad companies to display ads on our site. These ads may contain cookies and are collected by our ad companies, and we do not have access to this information. We work with the ad company, Foodbuzz. Please check their websites for respective privacy policies.

Contests/Promos
Occasionally we host contests and promos from other companies on our site. We do not give our readers/contestants/participants’ information to the companies. Winners will be asked to give their information to the awarding company, or we will ask them personally to provide information to claim their prize and solely for that person. In the event that this will not be the case, we will always be transparent about where your information will go.

Contact Information
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at: gourmeted[at]gmail[dot]com.