Privacy Policy

Real Chef is committed to respecting your privacy and recognizing your need for appropriate protection and management of personally identifiable information you share with us. The purpose of this privacy policy is to inform you what personally identifiable information we may collect from you when you visit our web site, how we use such information, and the choices you have regarding our use of the information. This policy applies only to users accessing our web site from the United States.

Privacy
Real Chef supports and adheres to the guidelines and practices adopted by the Direct Marketing Association's (DMA) "Privacy Promise to American Consumers." By following that policy, we recognize that the consumer marketing information we maintain must be used responsibly, in beneficial ways, and with respect to individual choice. We have agreed to provide customers with notice of their ability to opt out of information rental, sale, or exchange with other marketers. We honor customers' request not to share their information with other marketers. Lastly, we honor customers' request not to receive mail, telephone, or other solicitations from Real Chef. Customers may request removal of their name from Real Chef mailing lists and related marketing material by sending an e-mail to info@realchef.com. Please state your desire to be removed in the body of the email, and include your full name and address.

Usage Tracking
Real Chef and it’s affiliated e-commerce partners occasionally track user traffic patterns, and this information is correlated with data about individual users. Overall usage statistics, according to a user's domain name, browser type and MIME type gotten by reading this information from the browser string (information contained in every user's browser), are also broken down. We use the personally identifiable information you provide for internal purposes, such as confirming and tracking your order, subscription or registration, analyzing trends and statistics, informing you of our new products, services and offers, and providing you with information from and about Real Chef. From time to time we might establish a business relationship with other persons or entities whom we believe trustworthy, and may engage in marketing initiatives unrelated to Real Chef. In such cases we might share and cross-reference information, including personally identifiable information about you, that will enable such persons or entities to contact you regarding products and services that may be of interest to you.

Cookies
Our web site, and those of our service provides, occasionally use "cookies." A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. Generally, we use cookies to provide a more convenient shopping experience, remind us of who you are, tailor our products and services to suit your personal interests, estimate our audience size, and/or analyze your visiting patterns. You can generally set your browser to not accept cookies or to notify you when you are sent a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it. Please remember, if you delete certain information or block cookies you might not be able to continue to purchase products or access other portions of our web site without entering additional information.

Encrypted Transmissions
The e-commerce component of our web site utilizes the industry's highest standard of data encryption to ensure that your online shopping experience is safe and secure. Security measures are triggered automatically with your order.

Links to Third Party Sites
Our web site may contain links to web sites operated and maintained by third parties, over which we have no control. These may include service providers who handle credit card processing, shipping, data management, promotional services, etc. Privacy policies on such linked sites may be different from our privacy policy. You access such linked sites at your own risk. You should always read the privacy policy of a linked site before disclosing any personal information on such site.

Email
Using e-mail addresses provided at registration or otherwise, Real Chef periodically sends out e-mail newsletters and promotional e-mail to our users about services and products offered by Real Chef. Users can indicate that they do not wish to receive e-mail information from Real Chef. Customers may request removal of their name from Real Chef mailing lists by sending an e-mail to info@realchef.com. Please state your desire to be removed in the body of the email, and include your full name and address.

Intellectual Property
Real Chef values and protects its trademarks, product names, company names, corporate identities, and related intellectual property represented on its Internet site, and these items are the property of GastronoMedia, LLC.

Errors
We endeavor to present the most recent, most accurate, and most reliable information on our web site at all times. However, there may be occasions when some of the information featured on our web site may contain incomplete data, typographical errors, and/or inaccuracies. Errors are wholly unintentional and we apologize if erroneous information is reflected in price, or availability of goods or services. We present our content "as is" and make no claims to its accuracy, either expressed or implied. We reserve the right to amend errors, change prices, or to update information at any time without prior notice.