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    Privacy Policy

    Who we are

    Our website address is: https://www.godairyfree.org

    Last Updated: October 1, 2025

    This Privacy Policy complies with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and other relevant regulations.

    Contact Information

    If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, our data practices, or if you wish to exercise your data rights (such as requesting access to or erasure of your data), please contact us at:

    Email: privacy@godairyfree.org

    Information We Collect and How We Use It

    This notice applies to all information collected or submitted on the GoDairyFree.org website. We collect information for order fulfillment, communication, security, and site analysis. The types of personal information collected include:

    • Name, Address, and Phone Number (for order fulfillment or contact)
    • Email Address (for communication, registration, or comments)
    • IP Address, browser user agent string, and site usage data (for security, analytics, and spam detection)
    • Credit/Debit Card Information (processed by third-party payment services for orders; we do not store full card details)

    How We Use Your Information: We use the information you provide about yourself when placing an order only to complete that order and confirm delivery. We use non-identifying and aggregate information to better design our website and for advertising purposes. We never use or share personally identifiable information in ways unrelated to those described above without providing you an opportunity to opt-out.

    Comments

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

    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.

    Media

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

    Cookies

    Cookies are small files stored on your computer by your web browser at the request of a site you’re viewing. This allows the site to remember things about you, such as your preferences and history or keeping you logged in.

    If you leave a comment on our site 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.

    We use cookies for numerous things, including:

    • Functionality & Preferences: Ensuring you can stay logged in and keeping the site in the language or appearance that you requested.
    • Analytics: Determining how people are using the site and helping us improve it.
    • Advertising: Cookies may be set by third-party advertisers (Raptive) to determine who has viewed an ad or for cross-context behavioral advertising.
    • Third-party Services: Other third-party cookies for things like social sharing (AddToAny) or embedded content.

    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 choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

    If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

    Removing/Disabling Cookies: Controlling cookies and cookie preferences must be handled within your browser settings.

    Embedded content from other websites

    Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves 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 tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

    Data Collected by Plugins and Services

    Our website uses several third-party services and plugins that collect or process personal data from visitors:

    • AddToAny Share Buttons: When you use the share buttons, data related to your sharing activity may be collected by the respective social media or sharing service. These services may use cookies and track your interaction. See the AddToAny Privacy Policy and the privacy policies of the individual services you share to (e.g., Facebook, X/Twitter, Pinterest).
    • Akismet Anti-spam: Collects commenter’s IP address, user agent, referrer, and site URL, along with the comment content, to protect against spam. Data is sent to Automattic (Akismet’s provider). See the Automattic Privacy Policy.
    • Autopost for X: Automatically processes content links and titles for sharing to X (formerly Twitter).
    • Contact Form 7: Information submitted via contact forms (name, email address, message) is collected to respond to your inquiry and is typically emailed to us.
    • Easy WP SMTP: Processes email delivery, which involves handling the sender and recipient email addresses and potentially other data needed to ensure email transmission security.
    • EasyRecipe Plus / WP Recipe Maker: These plugins allow users to submit comments or ratings related to recipes. When you submit a review or rating, the data submitted, along with your IP address and browser data, is collected for public display and SEO purposes.
    • Jetpack & Jetpack Protect: Collects data for site statistics, security, performance, and features, including IP addresses, browser type, operating system, pages visited, and other usage data. Data is sent to Automattic. See the Automattic Privacy Policy.
    • LiteSpeed Cache: This plugin processes request data, including visitor IP addresses, for performance optimization and caching.
    • Redirection: This plugin monitors 404 errors and manages redirects, which involves the collection and processing of visitor IP addresses, browser information, and referrer data related to broken links.
    • Site Reviews: If enabled, this plugin collects data related to user-submitted reviews, including the content of the review, name, email address (if provided), and IP address.
    • Site Kit by Google (Google Analytics): We use Google Analytics via this plugin to collect information about how visitors use our site, such as pages visited, time on site, browser type, and IP address (which may be anonymized). See the Google Privacy Policy.
    • Slickstream Search and Engagement: Collects user interaction data, search queries, and engagement metrics (potentially including IP address and other unique identifiers) to provide optimized search results and personalized content widgets.

    Who we share your data with

    We share your data with third parties in the following circumstances:

    • If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
    • Comment data (including IP address and user agent) is shared with Akismet for spam detection.
    • Anonymized email hash is shared with Gravatar if you leave a comment.
    • Website usage data is shared with Google Analytics and Jetpack/Jetpack Protect.
    • Data collected via reviews and ratings is shared with the respective review plugins (Site Reviews, EasyRecipe Plus) and may be publicly displayed.
    • Interaction data is shared with Slickstream for engagement services.
    • Email addresses for contact purposes are processed by Easy WP SMTP.
    • Data related to sharing activity is shared with the respective social media services when you use the AddToAny share buttons.
    • Request data (including IP address) is processed by LiteSpeed Cache and Redirection.
    • Advertising data is shared with Raptive and its partners (see Advertising section below).
    • Other third-party services or plugins may process or store data as necessary for their function (e.g., hosting provider, security services).

    How long we retain your data

    If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

    For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

    Data collected by plugins and third-party services is retained according to their respective privacy policies and our configuration settings within those services. Analytics data is currently configured to be retained for 50 months.

    What rights you have over your data

    If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

    If you are a resident of certain US states, you may have rights that include the ability to know what personal information we collect and the right to opt-out of the “sale or sharing” of your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. If you wish to exercise your right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of your data, please follow the instructions provided via the mechanisms made available on this site by our advertising partner, Raptive (often presented as a “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link).

    Where your data is sent

    Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service (Akismet).

    Data may be sent to third-party services and partners as described in the “Data Collected by Plugins and Services” and “Who we share your data with” sections, which may be located outside of your country or region. We ensure appropriate safeguards, such as Standard Contractual Clauses, for international data transfers where required.

    Advertising

    CMI Marketing, Inc., d/b/a Raptive (“Raptive”) is a service provider of this Site for the purposes of placing advertising on the Site, and Raptive will collect and use certain data for advertising purposes. To learn more about Raptive’s data usage, click here: https://raptive.com/creator-advertising-privacy-statement

    Terms of Service Clauses (Advertising Compliance)

    By accessing or using our website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service.

    To help protect your site, we recommend adding these three clauses to your Terms of Service page: Arbitration Agreement, Consent to Data Collection, and Limitation of Liability. If you do not have a Terms of Service page on your site, you can either create one or add these snippets to the end of your Privacy Policy page. Below is our suggested wording, though we advise you to review it with your legal counsel to ensure everything is tailored to your specific site. Please update the highlighted portions with your specific business address and link to your site’s privacy policy URL.

    Binding Arbitration (“Arbitration Agreement”)

    a. Applicability of Arbitration Agreement. You agree that any dispute or claim against us, or our vendors or service providers(collectively, “We” or “Us”), related in any way to your access or use of this website, to these Terms, or to any aspect of your relationship with Us, will be resolved by binding arbitration, rather than in court, except that (1) you may assert claims in small claims court if your claims qualify, so long as the matter remains in such court and advances only on an individual (non-class, non-representative) basis; and (2) you or We may seek equitable relief in court for infringement or other misuse of intellectual property rights (such as trademarks, trade dress, domain names, trade secrets, copyrights, and patents). You agree that you must commence any arbitration or other claim within one (1) year after the dispute arises; otherwise, the claim is permanently barred, which means that you will no longer have the right to assert a claim regarding the dispute. This Arbitration Agreement will apply, without limitation, to all claims that arose or were asserted before the effective date of these Terms or any prior version of this Arbitration Agreement.

    You agree in advance that you will not participate in or seek to recover monetary or other relief in any lawsuit filed against Us, alleging class, collective, and/or representative claims on your behalf. Instead, by agreeing to arbitration, you may bring your claims against any of Us in an individual arbitration proceeding (except for any Batch Arbitration, as described below). If successful on such claims, you could be awarded money or other relief by an arbitrator. You acknowledge that you have been advised that you may consult with an attorney in deciding whether to accept these Terms, including this Arbitration Agreement.

    The Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this Arbitration Agreement.

    b. Process. To begin a claim, you must first send a letter describing your claim in detail, including your name and contact information, your legal claim, the specific facts giving rise to your claim (including the date(s) and amount(s) of any relevant transaction or interaction with us), and the requested relief, to privacy@godairyfree.org. You and We agree to attempt in good faith to negotiate an informal resolution of your claim. If a resolution is not reached within thirty (30) days, you may commence an arbitration action as set forth herein. The arbitration will be conducted by JAMS, an established alternative dispute resolution provider. Disputes involving claims and counterclaims under $250,000, not inclusive of attorneys’ fees and interest, will be subject to JAMS’s most current version of the Streamlined Arbitration Rules and procedures available at http://www.jamsadr.com/rules-streamlined-arbitration/; all other claims will be subject to JAMS’s most current version of the Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures, available at http://www.jamsadr.com/rules-comprehensive-arbitration/. JAMS’s rules are also available at http://www.jamsadr.com or by calling JAMS at 800-352-5267. If JAMS is not available to arbitrate, the parties will select an alternative arbitral forum. You may choose to have the arbitration conducted remotely, based on written submissions, or in person at a mutually agreed location. We will be entitled to make an offer of judgment in the arbitration proceeding. If the offer of judgment is not accepted, and the award is not more favorable than the unaccepted offer, you will be solely responsible for all costs incurred by Us after the offer of judgment is made to the extent permitted by applicable law. Any judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

    c. Fees. If the arbitrator finds that you cannot afford to pay JAMS’s filing, administrative, hearing, and/or other fees, and you cannot obtain a waiver from JAMS, we will pay them for you. If the arbitrator determines the claims are frivolous, you agree to pay Us our attorneys’ fees and costs in the arbitration, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

    d. Authority of Arbitrator. The arbitrator, and not any federal, state, or local court or agency, will have exclusive authority to resolve any dispute related to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability, or formation of this Arbitration Agreement, including, but not limited to, any claim that all or any part of this Arbitration Agreement is void or voidable. The arbitration will decide the rights and liabilities, if any, of you and Us. The arbitration proceeding will not be consolidated with any other matters or joined with any other cases or parties. The arbitrator will have the authority to grant motions dispositive of all or part of any claim. The arbitrator will have the authority to award monetary damages and to grant any non-monetary remedy or relief available to an individual under applicable law, the arbitral forum’s rules, and these Terms (including the Arbitration Agreement). The arbitrator will issue a written award and statement of decision describing the essential findings and conclusions on which the award is based, including the calculation of any damages awarded. The arbitrator has the same authority to award relief on an individual basis that a judge in a court of law would have. The award of the arbitrator is final and binding upon you and Us.

    e. Waiver of Jury Trial. You and We hereby waive any constitutional and statutory rights to sue in court and have a trial in front of a judge or a jury. You and We are instead electing that all claims and disputes will be resolved by arbitration under this Arbitration Agreement, except as specified in Section (a) above. An arbitrator can award on an individual basis the same damages and relief as a court and must follow this Agreement as a court would. However, there is no judge or jury in arbitration, and court review of an arbitration award is subject to very limited review.

    f. Waiver of Class or Consolidated Actions. Except with respect to Batch Arbitration (as defined below), all claims and disputes within the scope of this Arbitration Agreement must be arbitrated on an individual basis and not on a class basis, only individual relief is available, and claims of more than one customer or user cannot be arbitrated or consolidated with those of any other customer or user. In the event that this subparagraph is deemed invalid or unenforceable neither you nor We are entitled to arbitration and instead claims and disputes will be resolved in a court as set forth in these Terms.

    g. Batch Arbitration. You and We agree that, in the event that there are fifty (50) or more individual requests for arbitration of a similar nature filed against Us within an approximately (30) thirty-day period (or otherwise in close proximity) regardless of the state(s) in which such claims are filed, JAMS will administer all such similarly situated arbitration demands on a collective basis as a single, consolidated arbitration (subject to a single set of fees, proceeding schedule, and, if required, hearing) before a single arbitrator in accordance with the requirements outlined elsewhere in this section, provided that – in the event that the arbitrator deems it impracticable or inequitable to administer all such claims collectively in a single arbitration – (s)he may group demands for arbitration into groups of not fewer than twenty (20) matters, plus a remainder group as needed (or as otherwise deemed by the arbitrator to be practicable, equitable, and in best keeping with the spirit of this provision) and arbitrate each group of matters as a single, consolidated arbitration (either structure a “Batch Arbitration”). You and We agree (1) to work with JAMS in good faith to facilitate the resolution of disputes on a Batch Arbitration basis and (2) that requests for arbitration are of a “similar nature” if they arise out of the same event, agreement, or factual scenario and raise the same or similar legal issues and seek the same or similar relief. Disagreements over the applicability of this Batch Arbitration process will be settled in a single, consolidated arbitration proceeding that includes all affected parties and is resolved by a single arbitrator subject to the requirements of this section. This Batch Arbitration provision shall in no way be interpreted as authorizing a class or collective arbitration or action of any kind, or any suit or arbitration involving joint or consolidated claims, under any circumstances other than those expressly set forth in this section.

    h. Severability. If any part or parts of this Arbitration Agreement are found under the law to be invalid or unenforceable, then such specific part or parts will be of no force and effect and will be severed, and the remainder of the Arbitration Agreement will continue in full force and effect.

    i. Survival. This Arbitration Agreement will survive the termination of your relationship with Us.

    j. Modification. Notwithstanding any provision in these Terms to the contrary, We agree that if We make any future material change to this Arbitration Agreement, it will not apply to any individual claim(s) for which that you had already provided notice to Us.

    Consent to Data Collection

    These Terms of Service incorporate our Privacy Policy https://www.godairyfree.org/privacy/, which discloses how we, our vendors, and our service providers collect and use data when you use the Site and/or mobile applications. You hereby consent to the collection and use of data by us, our vendors, and our service providers as described in the Privacy Policy (including any links to other policies therein). You can revoke this consent at any time by following the opt-out instructions in the Privacy Policy or clicking the provided links on the Site.

    Limitations on Liability

    YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE, OR OUR VENDORS OR SERVICE PROVIDERS (COLLECTIVELY, “WE” OR “US”), SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE WEBSITE. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF ANY OF US EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID OR PAYABLE TO RAPTIVE BY YOU FOR THE WEBSITE DURING THE SIX-MONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO THE ACT, OMISSION, OR OCCURRENCE GIVING RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY; OR (B) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100). THE LIMITATIONS OF THIS SUBSECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, STATUTE, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE PARTIES HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY SUCH DAMAGE, AND EVEN IF A REMEDY SET FORTH HEREIN IS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

    Our Commitment to Children’s Privacy

    Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important to us at GoDairyFree.org. And for that reason, we never collect or maintain information at our website from those we actually know are under the age of 13. No part of our website is structured to attract anyone under the age of 13. Also, if we hear of, are informed of, or are witness to any illegal activity with, to, or directed at children, we will promptly report such parties to the proper authorities for prosecution.

    Data Security

    To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online, including encryption, secure servers, and access controls. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

    Changes to This Privacy Policy

    We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

    Disclaimer

    This privacy policy is intended to provide information about our data collection and processing practices. It is not legal advice. For specific legal advice, please consult with a qualified legal professional.