Information Collected By grandmomscookbook.com

Non-Personally Identifiable Consumer Data
grandmomscookbook.com delivers information and advertisements across multiple channels and media, including to web surfers who visit any of the thousands of websites that are a part of grandmomscookbook.com's network. Data is anonymous, and includes information such as a web surfer's IP address, web pages which have been viewed by a web surfer, date and time, domain type, and responses by a web surfer to an advertisement delivered by us or our third party advertising technology vendor. We may use different types of technologies to collect this type of information, including cookies and web beacons (1x1 pixels).

grandmomscookbook.com owns numerous websites and services, and often runs promotions and sweepstakes offers through various Internet channels (collectively referred to as "grandmomscookbook.com Properties"), and collects information at those sites. As a part of the registration process at the grandmomscookbook.com Properties, we may request and collect additional non-personally identifiable information about the visitor. Examples of the non-personally identifiable data that may be requested include age, gender, and interests. None of the foregoing information (collectively referred to as "non-personally identifiable data"), by itself, or together, can by its nature be tracked to a specific individual. Web surfers may elect not to provide Click Stream Data by following the Cookie Opt-Out procedures set forth below. In addition, web surfers who have provided registration data to grandmomscookbook.com may elect to have their data deleted from our files, or kept from being used for purposes other than for the service requested, by following the Data Opt-Out procedures set forth below. Personally identifiable information that is collected at the grandmomscookbook.com Properties is discussed immediately below.

Personally Identifiable Consumer Data
At some of the grandmomscookbook.com Properties, we ask people to register and provide personally identifiable data. grandmomscookbook.com is committed to making sure that clear notice and choice is provided to all consumers before the personally identifiable data is collected, and that they have opted-in to our use of their data. Examples of personally identifiable data that may be requested include name, address, and email address. Web surfers who have provided personally identifiable data may elect to have their data deleted from our files, or kept from being used for purposes other than for the service requested, by following the Data Opt-Out procedures set forth below.

Other Information that is Collected
At some grandmomscookbook.com Properties, including this one, grandmomscookbook.com collects personal information on individuals and companies who want to enter into business relationships with grandmomscookbook.com ("business information"). An example of this would include web publishers who want to become a part of grandmomscookbook.com's web network. We maintain business information for purposes of administering the program, such as maintaining account information, sending payments, etc. We may share business information with third parties who provide administrative services (and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of the information), as well as pursuant to a court order or to law enforcement or government officials as we deem necessary or appropriate.

How Collected Information is Used
The non-personally identifiable data that grandmomscookbook.com and/or its third party advertising vendor collect are used for marketing and sales efforts to better target advertisements to people across the different websites they visit. grandmomscookbook.com may also use the non-personally identifiable data to better target content to individuals in an effort to create a personally relevant experience for each person. The data is also used to predict responses to advertisements, and to help determine which ads perform best and which content is most appropriate for different individuals.

If a consumer elects to provide grandmomscookbook.com with personally identifiable data, we may utilize such data for marketing purposes. In addition, that data may be combined with information collected from other sources to assist with targeting ads to that consumer's preferences and behaviors, and for other grandmomscookbook.com sales and marketing efforts.

Sharing With Third Parties
All personally identifiable data provided by individuals is maintained in confidence by grandmomscookbook.com. There are instances, however, in which personally identifiable and non-personally identifiable information is shared with third parties, as described below.

The non-personally identifiable data may be shared with third-party partners of grandmomscookbook.com on an anonymous basis.

With respect to personally identifiable information, grandmomscookbook.com may, from time to time, provide information to certain third-party administrative vendors for efficiency purposes in providing administrative services such as billing, delivery and pay-outs, or for other services related to providing an grandmomscookbook.com product or service. Any third-party vendor so used will be required to enter into a confidentiality agreement with grandmomscookbook.com.

grandmomscookbook.com may also share personally identifiable information with third parties who enter into business relationships with us. These business partners may include financial service providers (including credit bureaus and insurance agents); non-financial companies (including retailers, online and offline advertisers, membership list vendors, direct marketers and publishers); companies that perform marketing services on our behalf, and others such as non-profit organizations. We may also disclose information to a third party who provides substantially similar services as the original service signed up for, if we decide to stop providing such services ourselves. In such situations, we will provide our subscribers with an opportunity to opt-out of such sharing. Please be aware that grandmomscookbook.com is very careful about which companies it does business with.

In addition to the above, there is also the possibility that grandmomscookbook.com, or part(s) of the company, may one day be purchased by, or merged with, another company. If that's the case, the acquiring (or merging) company will have access to your information.

Finally, grandmomscookbook.com may share information on individuals as it deems necessary to comply with a court order or to cooperate with government and law enforcement officials.

Third-Party Advertising Technology Vendors
grandmomscookbook.com also works with various third party advertising technology vendors. These vendors may also use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect Click Stream Data. Please click on the links below to learn more about these vendors:

Security Precautions
grandmomscookbook.com makes significant efforts to maintain the security of its network and the data we collect. We use various technologies, including, in certain instances, encryption, to ensure the high security standards. Any data that is stored on grandmomscookbook.com's servers is treated as confidential and is not generally available to the public. grandmomscookbook.com has an internal security policy with respect to the confidentiality of customer and other data, limiting access only to those employees who we reasonably believe need to know such information for the purpose of performing their jobs. Please keep in mind, however, that the Internet is not a 100% secure medium. Therefore, although we use reasonable efforts to protect information, the possibility of somebody defeating our security measures does exist.

Consumer Choice

Non-Personally Identifiable Consumer Data - Use of Cookies & Opting-Out
grandmomscookbook.com uses technology, including technology from its third party advertising vendor, which includes cookies and web beacons (1x1 pixels), to deliver better, targeted marketing messages to the web surfer. These tools are used to collect non-personally identifiable data to provide better and more relevant services and messages to that Member. We believe that the use of such tools assists in providing a more meaningful web-surfing experience, but you may opt-out of the use of grandmomscookbook.com cookies and those of our third party advertising technology vendor if you would like. To do so, you can disable cookies on your browser. Alternatively, you can opt-out of grandmomscookbook.com's cookies by going to the opt-out section at this site, and you may opt-out of our third party advertising technology vendors' cookies by going to the "Third Party Advertising Technology Vendors" Section, above, and linking on a specific vendor's name.

Personally Identifiable Consumer Data - Opt-Out
If a consumer elects to provide grandmomscookbook.com with personally identifiable data, he or she has the right to tell us not to make some of the uses of such data described herein or may have such data deleted in its entirety at any time. Simply contact us and provide the name of the service for which you provided information and let us know what level of opt-out you would like to exercise. These include: (1) Do not share information about me with business partners, (2) Do not solicit me with special offers other than those related to the service I signed up for, or (3) Remove my data from your database for such service completely. Once we receive this instruction, we will promptly take corrective action. Please note that we will need you to provide your email address or other previously provided personal identifier in order to identify you in the Data Opt-Out process. Also, please remember that if you choose to delete your information completely you will no longer receive the grandmomscookbook.com service in question.

Access to Data
grandmomscookbook.com allows consumers who have voluntarily provided personally identifiable data access to their data to ensure that it is correct and to make any changes. Please contact us.

Miscellaneous

Children's Privacy
grandmomscookbook.com is very sensitive to the issue of children's privacy. grandmomscookbook.com's websites, products, and services are neither developed for, nor directed at, children. If you believe your child has provided grandmomscookbook.com with personally identifiable data, or registered at one of grandmomscookbook.com's websites, and you would like to have the data removed, please contact us.

A Special Note About the European Union
European Union web surfers understand and consent to the processing of personal information in the United States.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy
The issue of privacy is an evolving one. grandmomscookbook.com is committed to the constant monitoring and examination of its privacy practices, and may, from time to time, institute changes to its Privacy Policy. In the event that any material changes are made to the company's privacy practices, we will promptly make changes to this privacy policy that discloses the changes.

Effective Date
This Privacy Policy has been in effect since November 1, 2007