LEGAL
foodculture days
Avenue Nestlé 25
1800 Vevey
Switzerland
Contact: e-mail: info@foodculturedays.com
Legal details:
Director: Margaux Schwab.
Place of jurisdiction: Switzerland.
Commercial register No: CHE-251.901.423.
INTRODUCTION
This website https://www.foodculturedays.com is available in English and French. foodculture days does not take responsibility for any further translations of the website.
COPYRIGHT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Information on this website is subject to copyright for which all rights reserved. The website contains intellectual property created and owned by foodculture days and our collaborators. This includes any text, images, illustrations, audio and video content, as well as the page layout and content on associated social media channels.
PRIVACY STATEMENT
Your privacy and the safeguarding of your data is very important to us. This policy explains who we are, the information we collect about you, and how you can opt-out of our communications.
We reserve the right to amend this policy by updating this page, and as such, you are advised to check this page regularly to be aware of any changes. This policy is effective from 01 10 2022.
THE DATA WE STORE
foodculture days stores consensually provided contact data for marketing and market research relating to foodculture days’ work. These communications will always be relevant to foodculture days’ mission and social aims.
Data stored by foodculture days include:
1. e-mail addresses
2. Names
3. Date of birth
4. Date of sign-up to email marketing, click-throughs from e-newsletters.
CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
foodculture days does not knowingly collect information from children under 16. If you are under 16, please do not submit any personal data through the website. If you believe that a child under the age of 16 has provided personal data to foodculture days through the Platform, please get in touch with info@foodculturedays.com, and we will endeavour to delete that information from our databases.
DISCLAIMER FOR EXTERNAL LINKS
We review the content of external links prior to publishing; however, the operators of linked websites are solely responsible for their content and operate accordingly to their privacy policies. For this reason, we cannot accept any responsibility or liability for external content.
THIRD-PARTY
Wherever foodculture days uses a third-party provider to process data, we check that the provider has its own security and privacy measures and is fully compliant with data protection legislation.
We do not disclose personal data to third parties or external organisations other than data processors carrying out work on our behalf.
foodculture days recommends that you read third party providers’ privacy policies to understand how your personal information will be handled. Certain providers may be located in or have facilities in a different jurisdiction than either you or us.
The foodculture days’ website incorporates resources from other providers and websites, a list of which can be found below. This means it is possible for the IP addresses of visitors to the foodculture days’ website to be sent to the corresponding provider, along with information about the type of browser they use. These providers adhere to the appropriate data protection guidelines, including the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
List of providers:
Web hosting by Vercel
Analysis of user behaviour by Google Analytics
Analysis of user behaviour by Oribi
e-mail marketing and analysis by ConvertKit
THIS WEBSITE
This website does not automatically capture or store personal information other than logging the user's IP address and session info, such as the duration of the visit and the type of browser used. This is recognised by Vercel and is only used for system administration and to provide statistics which foodculture days use to evaluate the use of the site.
COOKIE POLICY
foodculture days uses Google Analytics, Oribi & ConvertKit to improve its understanding of how users navigate the web page and e-mail marketing.
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer by websites you visit. These websites can read these text files and help identify you when you return to a website. There are two types of cookies – "persistent" and "session". Persistent cookies remain on your computer when you have gone offline, while session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.
To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to block and delete cookies, please visit http://www.aboutcookies.org/
ANALYTICS
We collect statistics about how our website is being used to understand how people use our online services so we can improve them and make them more relevant to our users. We use Google Analytics and Oribi to do this.
If you provide us with your email address by subscribing to our newsletter, it will be stored alongside with you first name and surname with ConvertKit.
From time to time, we may use the information collected about you to present you with targeted advertisements using platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Google and/or Instagram.
GOOGLE ANALYTICS
Google Analytics is a service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies. The information generated by these cookies (including your truncated IP address) is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information to evaluate your and other users, use our website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services relating to website activity and Internet usage. Please note that Google only receives your truncated IP address. This is sufficient for Google to identify (approximately) the country from which you are visiting our sites but is not enough to identify you, or your computer or mobile device, individually.
You can find more information here: www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html
Google’s privacy policy here: www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/
To opt-out of analysis by Google Analytics on foodculture days’ sites and other websites, please visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
2. ORIBI
Oribi is a service provided by Linkedin, a subsidiary of Microsoft. ("Oribi"). Oribi uses cookies. The information generated by these cookies (including your truncated IP address) is transmitted to and stored on Amazon Web Services infrastructure in the United States. Oribi will use this information to evaluate your and other users, use our website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services relating to website activity and Internet usage. Please note that Oribi processes non-identifiable data of site visitors. Any information is fully anonymous and isn't connected to an individual. By default, Oribi does not save any personal data, such as email addresses or exact locations of your visitors. This is sufficient for Oribi to identify (approximately) the country from which you are visiting our sites but is not enough to identify you, or your computer or mobile device, individually.
You can find more information here: https://oribi.io/help/faq/data-security-gdpr
Oribi’s privacy policy: https://oribi.io/privacy
foodculture days can request to export or delete personal data that Oribi has processed; if you wish us to do so, please contact us at info@foodculturedays.com
3. E-MAIL MARKETING - CONVERTKIT
We use ConvertKit LLC (https://convertkit.com/) on our website to send you news and information on projects, events, and research by email, but only if you have previously agreed to receive the newsletter. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter by clicking the unsubscribe link in the footer of any newsletter.
ConvertKit is a service provided by ConvertKit LLC. ConvertKit may use cookies and other tracking technologies such as pixels and web beacons. The information generated by these is transmitted to and stored in the United States. ConvertKit will use this information to evaluate your and other users, use our e-Mail newsletters, compile reports on e-Mail activity, and provide other services relating to e-Mail activity and usage.
You can find more information here: https://convertkit.com/privacy
If you would like to request to export or delete personal data that ConvertKit has processed, please contact us at info@foodculturedays.com
OUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR PRIVACY
foodculture days is committed to protecting the rights and freedoms of contacts regarding processing their personal data and collecting and storing this data in line with the most recent Swiss jurisdiction.
foodculture days will only collect personal data that is directly necessary and appropriate to fulfil the organisation’s needs. To prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put suitable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure our collected information.
foodculture days will retain personal information only for as long as it is necessary to fulfil our legitimate purposes and for no longer than required. At that point, it will be securely destroyed.
OPTING OUT
You can opt-out of our communications at any point simply by contacting info@foodculturedays.com.
REQUESTS FOR ACCESS TO PERSONAL DATA
Requests from an individual regarding their data (known as a subject access request) should be made in writing to info@foodculturedays.com