Privacy policy.
Cooking With Ayana LLC Privacy Policy
Last Updated February 10th, 2025,
Cooking with Ayana LLC (“Company”) collects and uses personal information in order to provide its services. This Privacy Policy describes the personal information we collect, the purposes for which we use it, the parties with whom we may share it, and your choices with respect to such information. For purposes of this Privacy Policy, “personal information” means any information that relates to you as an individual and could reasonably be used to identify you. This Privacy Policy applies to our collection and use of personal information through this website and any related websites, applications, tools, or platforms, as well as through any other means where a link or reference to this Privacy Policy is provided. It does not apply to information collected by us offline. By accessing or using this website, you agree to this privacy policy. To the extent permitted by applicable law, your continued use of Company’s services constitutes your acknowledgment and/or consent to the practices described in this Policy.
This Privacy Policy incorporates Company’s Terms of Use (the “Terms”). Capitalized terms that are not defined in the Privacy Policy have the meaning given to them in the Terms.
Our website is hosted on the Squarespace.com platform. Please see Squarespace.com’s Privacy Policy for additional information.
The information that we collect:
Company collects personal information:
When you provide it to us.
This may include your:
●name
●contact information, such as your email address and phone number
●home/office address
●customer service communications
●any other information that you provide to us when you complete forms, including on our website
b. When you use our services, or visit our website(s).
This may include your:
●usage history
●location data, which we may collect through our apps (if applicable) or when you access our website using a mobile device information created when you communicate using our services, including the content of such communications and the time/date of the communications.
●information automatically collected when you visit our website(s) using your computer or mobile device, including your IP address or other device address or ID, web browser and/or device type, hardware and software settings and configurations, operating system, screen resolution, language and keyboard settings, the web pages or sites that you visit just before or just after visiting the Site, the pages you view on the Site, your actions on the Site, and the dates and times that you visit, access, or use the Site.
This may also include information collected via one or more “cookies” when you visit our website(s). Cookies are small text files that are stored on browsers or devices by websites, apps, online media, and advertisements. We use cookies and similar technologies for purposes such as remembering user preferences and settings, determining the popularity of content, delivering and measuring the effectiveness of advertising campaigns, and analyzing traffic to our website. You may be able to decline our cookies through your browser settings; however, this may interfere with your ability to use our website or certain features in our website. Since our website is hosted on the Squarespace.com platform, please see Squarespace.com’s Cookie Policy for additional information.
II. How we use the information we collect:
Our website is hosted on the Squarespace.com platform. Squarespace.com provides Company with the online platform that allows Company to sell our services to you. As such, your data may be stored through Squarespace.com’s data storage, databases and the general Squarespace.com applications.
Company uses the personal information that we collect:
To provide our services.
For example, we use personal information to:
●present our website and its contents to you
●fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it
●provide our services to you
●communicate with you
● perform necessary operations to maintain our services, including to troubleshoot software bugs and operational problems; to conduct data analysis, testing, and research; and to monitor and analyze usage and activity trends
●carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection
●notify you about changes to our website or any services we offer or provide though it
● communicate with you regarding our services
●for any other purpose with your consent b. Customer support Company uses the information we collect to provide customer support, which may include investigating and responding to complaints.
c. Legal proceedings and requirements or fulfilling contractual obligations We may use personal data to investigate or address claims or disputes relating to use of Company’s services, to satisfy requirements under applicable laws, regulations, or operating licenses or agreements, including requirements that apply to the Company in its capacity as service provider or contractor for another entity, or pursuant to legal process or governmental request, including from law enforcement.
We may also aggregate, anonymize, or otherwise use your personal information without identifying you for any purpose permitted by applicable law.
III. When we share your information
We may disclose your personal information, to be used only for legitimate purposes in keeping with this Privacy Policy and subject to appropriate contractual provisions for protecting your personal information, to:
●vendors and service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business, including Squarespace.com and their subsidiaries and affiliated companies
●payment processors and facilitators
●cloud storage providers
●social media companies, such as Facebook or Instagram, in connection with our use of their platforms to communicate with our users
●consultants, lawyers, accountants, and other professional service providers
●other third parties with your consent
Company may also share your information if we believe it’s required by applicable law, regulation, operating license or agreement, legal process or government request, or where the disclosure is otherwise appropriate due to safety or similar concerns. Company may also share your information with others in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, consolidation or restructuring, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by or into another Company.
Protecting your Personal Information
Our website is hosted on the Squarespace.com platform. As discussed in the Squarespace.com Privacy Policy, Squarespace has implemented security measures designed to protect the personal information you share with us, including physical, electronic and procedural measures. Among other things, Squarespace.com offers HTTPS secure access to most areas in its services. Squarespace.com also regularly monitors its systems for possible vulnerabilities and attacks, and regularly seeks new ways and third-party services for further enhancing the security of its services and protection of your privacy. Please note, however, that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. We therefore cannot guaranty and do not warrant the absolute security of your personal information. We retain your personal information for no longer than reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it or to comply with the law, prevent fraud, facilitate an investigation, defend against legal claims, or exercise our legal rights. If you reside outside the United States, please note the personal information we collect about you may not be subject to the same level of protection of personal information as it would be in the jurisdiction in which you reside. You may contact us using the contact information provided below to learn more about the safeguards that apply to your personal information and to request a copy of such safeguards.
V.
Additional Information
Data retention
We retain information as long as it is reasonably necessary to provide our services, and for other purposes including to comply with the law, prevent fraud and abuse, collect any fees owed, resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigation, or enforce our Terms or other agreements and/or protect our legitimate interests.
b. Children
We do not knowingly collect or maintain information directly from persons under 13 years of age (“children”), and no part of the services is directed to children. If you are under 13 years of age, then please do not use or access the services at any time or in any manner. If we learn that information has been collected through the services from children and without verifiable parental consent, then we will take the appropriate steps to delete this information. If you are a parent or guardian and discover that your child has provided us with personal information without your consent, please contact us using the contact information below to request that we delete the information from our systems.
c. Visitors from Outside the United States
Company operates in the United States, and any personal information collected pursuant to this Privacy Policy may be accessed from and/or stored by Company, or those acting on Company’s behalf, in the United States. If you use Company’s services from outside the United States, you acknowledge that your personal information may be transferred to or accessed from the United States, and consent to such transfer or access.
Limitation of Liability
By accessing this Site and/or providing us with Personal Information and other data, you expressly and unconditionally release and hold us harmless from any and all liability for any injuries, loss, or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with the use and/or misuse of such information.
e. Requests and inquiries
To submit a request relating to your personal information, or other inquiries regarding the information in this Privacy Policy, please contact us by e-mail at cookingwithayana@gmail.com
f. Updates to this Privacy Policy
We may update or make other changes to this Privacy Policy from time to time, without notice. We will notify you about changes that significantly impact our use of your personal information by placing a prominent notice on this website or by sending you an email. We recommend revisiting this page periodically to make sure that you have the most recent information regarding our collection and use of your personal information. To the extent permitted under applicable law, we will understand your use of our website or services after an update to this Privacy Policy to reflect your consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. For the avoidance of doubt, disputes arising as considered in this document will be resolved in accordance with the Privacy Policy in effect at the time the dispute arose.
g. Contact
Please contact us with any questions, comments or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our use of your personal information by e-mail at cookingwithayana@gmail.com or by mail at 58-12 Queens Blvd, Suite 2 #1178, Queens, NY 11377