Oma's Privacy Policy & Disclosures

Your privacy and the information you share with me is important to me, Oma Gerhild. I’ve taken steps under Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to make sure that any information you give me is secure, only seen by the people who need to see it, and within your control. Although the GDPR has been introduced to protect the data of Europeans, I’m implementing those same extremely high standards, policies and practices for everyone who visits my site. That way, you have my commitment to protect your personal information.

Below you can find out exactly why I need this information, what happens to it, who sees it, and how I keep it secure. I am dedicated to protecting your data and privacy. I recognize that your privacy is important. This document outlines the types of personal information I receive and collect when you use my Just like Oma’s quick-german-recipes.com, as well as some of the steps I take to safeguard information. This will help you make an informed decision about sharing personal information with me.

I strive to maintain the highest standards of decency, fairness and integrity in all my operations. Likewise, I am dedicated to protecting my customers' and online visitors' privacy on my website. If you think your personal information is not being used properly and you want to make a complaint, you should first contact me and ask me to put right whatever is wrong, explaining the problem as clearly as you can.

If you’re not satisfied with my response, you have every right to lodge a formal complaint. The best way to do this is to contact a lawyer.

About My Cookies

A cookie is a string of information that Just like Oma’s quick-german-recipes.com stores on your computer, which your browser provides me each time you return to this site. I use cookies to help me identify and track visitors, their use of my website, and their website access preferences.

Analytics Cookies

I use Google Analytics to analyze the use of this website. Google Analytics collects demographic and interest data, and generates statistical and other information about website use, by means of cookies. These cookies are kept on your computer and shared with Google, who will store and use this information on its servers. Google's privacy policy is available at Google's privacy policy.

I also use information from Google Analytics to track the number of visits to the website, browsers and operating systems. No personally identifiable information is obtained from these cookies. I use the information that Google Analytics generates relating to my website to create reports about the use of the site. These reports allow me to update and improve the site.

If you do not wish your data to be collected via Google Analytics, you can install its opt-out browser extension or add-on by visiting Google Analytics Opt-out.

The search box on this web site ("Search Box") is powered by Google Inc. You acknowledge and agree that Google's privacy policy shall apply to your use of the Search Box and by using the Search Box you consent to Google using your personal data in accordance to it privacy policy.

Statcounter is an online service which helps me to understand my visitors; for example, how visitors find my website, how long they spend on my site, which web pages they are most interested in, etc.

I use Statcounter to better understand how visitors are interacting with my website helping me to improve the content, design and functionality of my site. This allows me to offer a better online experience to my visitors. Statcounter uses cookies and other technologies to collect data on visitors and visitor activity on my website. 

You can learn more about cookies from StatCounter and set your browser to refuse same by clicking - here.

For further details, please see the Statcounter privacy policy.

Advertising Cookies

Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)

The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.

First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The "help" feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.

Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.

The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:

• IP Address
• Operating System type
• Operating System version
• Device Type
• Language of the website
• Web browser type
• Email (in hashed form)

Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.

If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.

For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.

Refusing Cookies

You can set your browser to accept or refuse all cookies automatically, or notify you when a cookie is being requested. Taking this action should not cause a problem with the continued use of my site. Consult the Help section of your browser for guidance on how to refuse all cookies or to notify you when a cookie is requested.

If you choose to refuse Just like Oma’s quick-german-recipes.com's cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of my site.

Personally Identifiable Information

Just like Oma’s quick-german-recipes.com may collect and use your personal information for the following purposes:

• To run and operate my site.

• To display content on the site correctly.

• To improve customer service.

• To help me respond to your customer service requests and support needs more efficiently.

• To personalize your user experience.

• To understand how my users as a group use the services and resources provided on my site.

• To improve my site.

• To improve my products and services.

• To run a promotion, contest, survey or other site feature.

• To send information to you that you agreed to receive about topics I think will be of interest to you.

• To send periodic emails, which may include electronic newsletters and/or autoresponder series of emails.

• To respond to your enquiries, questions, and/or other requests.


Just like Oma’s quick-german-recipes.com may collect personally identifiable information from you in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when you visit my site, register on the site, or fill out a form, and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources I make available on my site:

• If you subscribe to my newsletter, I will ask for your name and will require your email address. I use Flodesk to manage my email marketing subscriber list and to send emails to my subscribers. Flodesk is a third-party provider, which may process your data using industry standard technologies to help me monitor and improve my newsletter. Flodesk’s privacy policy is available here. You can unsubscribe from my newsletter by clicking on the unsubscribe link provided at the end of each newsletter.
• If you complete a form, I will require your name and your email address, and will ask for information relevant to the purpose of the form.
• If you submit content to me, I will ask for your name and email address. Photos you include with your submission, or details in your submission, may personally identify you.
• If you request to be notified about comments on any content you submit to me, or request to be notified when others submit content, I will require your name and your email address.

You can always refuse to supply personally identifiable information and visit my site anonymously. However, it may prevent you from engaging in certain site-related activities.

If I make material changes in the collection of personally identifiable information, I will inform you by placing a notice on my site. I will use personal information received from you for internal purposes only and will not sell it or provide it to third parties.

I also collect each visitor's IP address, which helps me combat spam and fraud. I do not use IP addresses for any other purpose.

Just like Oma's quick-german-recipes.com contains links to other websites that may be of interest to you. However, once you have used them to leave our site, we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information you provide while visiting such sites. These sites are not governed by this privacy statement. Always exercise caution by reviewing the privacy statement of the website in question before continuing to use it.

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), enacted in 2018, creates new consumer rights relating to the access to, deletion of, and sharing of personal information that is collected by businesses.

I have not sold any personal information in the previous 12 months.

Social Media

On this website there are links to Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and YouTube. When you click on them or leave a comment, your browser connects directly with that site and sends information such as your IP address, the date and time of your visit and information about how you use the social site.

Should you wish to prevent those platforms from collecting data, please view their individual policies by using the following links:

• YouTube
• Pinterest
• Instagram 
• Twitter
• Facebook 

To prevent Facebook collecting your data, you should log out of your Facebook account while using this site.

Retargeting Ads and Tracking Pixels

My site uses Pinterest tags to determine the effectiveness of some Pinterest ad campaigns. You can change the Pinterest ad settings here. 

Non-personally Identifiable Information

I may collect non-personally identifiable information about you whenever you interact with my site. Non-personally identifiable information may include the browser name, the type of computer and technical information about your method of connecting to my site, such as the operating system and the Internet service provider you used, and other similar information.

Children's Privacy Protection

This website is directed to adults. It is not directed to children under the age of 16. I operate my site in compliance with current regulations. Anyone under the age of 16 must have parental consent to use this site.. I do not knowingly collect or use personally identifiable information from anyone under 16 years of age.

Release of Information

If I sell the Just like Oma’s quick-german-recipes.com website, the information I have obtained from you through your voluntary participation in my site may transfer to the new owner as a part of the sale so that the service provided to you may continue. In that event, you will receive notice through my website of that change in control and practices, and I will make reasonable efforts to ensure that the purchaser honors any opt-out requests you might make.

Data Storage

Personally identifiable information and non-personally identifiable information collected by this site is stored on my host's servers. That host is SiteSell Inc., located at 1000 Saint-Jean Boulevard, Suite 702, Pointe-Claire, QC H9R 5P1 Canada.

Some information is collected by third-party services. These include Paypal and Shopify. You can view their policies by clicking the links below:

Paypal

Shopify

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Professional Expertise // Limitation of Liability

Just like Oma’s quick-german-recipes.com is for entertainment purposes only. None of our posts should be taken in lieu of expert advice.  If we claim or appear to be expert on a certain topic or product or service area, it is only based on our own expertise.  Please consult with a professional if you are attempting any projects of which you are unsure. Take all safety precautions when using kitchen appliances or other dangerous objects and read the instruction manuals before using any device of which you are unsure.  We are not responsible for any injury or damage sustained while attempting to duplicate projects or tutorials on this blog/website.  ALL RECIPES MADE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS FROM QUICK-GERMAN-RECIPES ARE DONE AT YOUR OWN RISK.

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Sponsored & Affiliate Disclosure

Sponsored Content

We are sometimes compensated to provide opinions on products, services, websites and various other topics. Any compensated post on Just like Oma’s quick-german-recipes.com is identified as a sponsored post at the beginning of the post. Although I sometimes receive compensation for posts or advertisements, I always give my honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this website are purely my own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question.

Affiliate Links, Products, and Services

Some of our posts at Just like Oma’s quick-german-recipes.com contain affiliate links. If you click on an affiliate link and later make a purchase, we may receive a small commission. By clicking on a product or service link, you consent to that platform's use of cookies, as outlined in their privacy policy.

Clicking on an affiliate link which earns a commission does NOT result in additional charges to you or cost you anything extra. Mentions of associated products/services/businesses within the content of the blog may or may not be noted as an affiliate in every reference. Money earned via affiliate links helps pay the fees to keep this site up and running. Thank you so much for shopping through our links to show your support for the brands that we love and the products that we share!

Amazon Associates

Just like Oma’s quick-german-recipes.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

How You Can Correct or Remove Information

I provide this privacy policy as a statement to you of my commitment to protect your personally identifiable information. If you have submitted personally identifiable information through my website and would like to download and review that information, click on this link.

You can also edit, download or delete any of your information from the servers by clicking on this link.

Updates and Effective Date

Just like Oma’s quick-german-recipes.com reserves the right to make changes in this policy. If there is a material change in my cookie and privacy practices, I will indicate on my site that those practices have changed and provide a link to the updated privacy policy. I encourage you to periodically review this policy so that you will know what information I collect and how I use it.

Agreeing to Terms

If you do not agree to my Just like Oma’s quick-german-recipes.com's privacy policy as posted here on this website, please do not consent to the setting of cookies and the collection and storage of your personally identifiable information.

Your explicit consent indicates acceptance of this privacy policy in its entirety.

Updated: January 1,

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Hi, I'm Oma Gerhild! As a food writer and cookbook author, I'm always looking to find ways to pass on my German heritage using local ingredients. Quick and easy. That's my goal. Wunderbar food. That's the result.

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