Effective Day 20/09/2025

This Privacy Policy explains what personal information Consciouseating.info collects, how we use it, and how to correct or change it.

This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors/users to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collected in our website.

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

We do not use, share or transfer personal information in connection with our website except as set out in this Privacy Policy, in Terms and Conditions, or as otherwise set out somewhere on our website (including in terms linking to the website).

Who we are

Our website address is: https://foodfreedom.consciouseating.info (The “Service”)

Our name is Consciouseating.info (The "Business").

What personal data we collect and why we collect

If you access any of our services, we collect various information about visitors/users of our website. This information includes, but is not limited to, :

- personal information through your voluntary use of our website and the purchase process such as your first and last names, email address, phone number;

- personal information, provided to us by you through any other method (including without limitation correspondence and discussions);

- information collected by us through click tracking in relation to your use of our website, including the content you upload and the content you access; and

- aggregated date, which tracks traffic to our website; and cookies, which are pieces of information transferred to your computer hard drive for record keeping (such as your preferences on our website).

We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

- provide you with the products and services you purchase

- improve, personalize, and expand our website

- understand and analyze how you use our website

- develop new products, services, features, and functionality

- communicate with you to provide you with updates and other information relating to our website, and for marketing and promotional purposes

- send you emails

- respond to your feedback and information provided in contact forms.

- find and prevent fraud

We generally retain your personal information for as long as is necessary to accomplish the business purpose for which the personal information was collected.

When visitors/users leave comments on our website, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s/users’ IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

When you submit a comment or review, your first name and last name initial e.g. Mary B, or your display name (if you have set one), is displayed with your comment. We do not publicly display any other personal information in our website. We strongly advise that you do not post your email address, home address, phone number or other personal information.

Sometimes, we might want to use the messages/comments you post on our website in our articles or marketing material. If so, we will endeavour to get your permission before copying or quoting your messages and comments.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

If you upload images to our website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location date (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to our website can download and extract any location data from images our website holds.

Statistical information and cookies

Our website follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services’ analytics.

This information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider, date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

Like any other website, our website uses ‘cookies’. These cookies are used to store information including visitors’/users’ preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitors/users accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users’ experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors/users’ browser type and/or other information.

If you leave a comment on our website, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choice. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “remember Me”, your login will persist or two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of our website.

Google is one of a third-party vendor on our website. It also uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to serve ads to our website visitors/users based upon their visit to https://foodfreedom.consciouseating.info and other sites on the internet. However, visitors may choose to decline the use of DART cookies by visiting the Google ad and content network Privacy Policy at the following URL – https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads.

Facebook Pixel / Meta Pixel
We use the Meta Pixel (formerly Facebook Pixel), a tool provided by Meta, to better understand how visitors interact with our website, measure the effectiveness of our advertising, and display relevant ads. The Pixel may collect information such as which pages you visit, actions you take on our site, and general technical data about your browser or device. This data is shared with Meta and may be used to personalize ads you see on Facebook, Instagram, and other Meta platforms.

You can learn more about how Meta collects and uses data by visiting Meta’s Privacy Policy and Meta’s Business Tools explanation. You can control your ad preferences or opt out of tracking at any time in your Facebook Ad Settings or by adjusting your browser’s privacy settings.

Embedded contents from other websites

Articles on our website may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded contents from other websites behave in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

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 logging in to that website.

Note that Consciouseating.info has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by these websites. And Consciouseating.info’s Privacy Policy does not apply to these websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these websites for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

What rights you have over your data

We respect your right to privacy and your right to view and update the personal information we hold about you. We are committed to protecting your privacy when you visit our website or contact us in any way. We will only deal with your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1993 in New Zealand and this Privacy Policy.

You may have visited our website or use our services from locations outside of New Zealand. Please be aware that the information you provide to us through your use of our website or our services may be transferred to and processed in countries other than the country from which you viewed our website or used our services. These countries may not offer equivalent protections for your personal data as those available in the country from which you accessed our website or used our services. The method we use to transfer personal data is through the form they fill out and transfer it to our server.

If you visit our website or use our services from the European Economic Area (“EEA”), please note that you may have additional rights with respect to the processing of your personal data.

We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

The right to access – you have the right to request copies of your personal date. We may charge you a small fee for this service.

The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.

The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal date, under certain conditions.

The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

The right to object – You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances, including processing for direct marketing purposes. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].

Your Rights Under CCPA/CPRA (California Visitors)

If you are a resident of California, you have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including:

The right to know what categories of personal information we collect, use, and disclose.

The right to request deletion of your personal information.

The right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of your personal information (we do not sell personal information, but we honor this right).

The right not to be discriminated against for exercising these rights.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at [email protected].

There are some exceptions to the rights set out in the Privacy Act 1993. Consciouseating.info may ask your identity to verify before being able to provide you with any personal information. To exercise your rights, please submit a request using the contact information below. Please note that in some instances, we may be required by applicable law to restrict our disclosure of your personal information or to retain your personal information after you have requested that we delete it. In such instances, we will comply with the applicable legal requirements. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. Please contact us at [email protected].

Children’s privacy information

We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

Consciouseating.info does not knowingly collect any personal identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy and may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. By continuing to use our website, you agree to be bound by the amended policy. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our website, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “effective date” at the top of this Privacy Policy.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Complaints

Contact us if you are concerned your privacy has been compromised.