Privacy Policy

1. Data Controller Identification

The data controller responsible for the processing of personal data on this website is Meadowscheersquad Culinary Media Ltd. (Company Registration No: 14982041), having its registered office at 12 Marina Boulevard, Suite 402, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2PX. Any inquiries regarding privacy matters or data protection should be directed to our appointed Data Protection Officer at [email protected].

2. Categories of Information Collected

We adhere strictly to the principle of data minimization under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and related data protection laws. Depending on your interaction with Meadowscheersquad, we collect:

• Directly Provided Information: When you submit a recipe inquiry, feedback, or communication via our contact form, we collect your full name, email address, topic category, and message contents.
• Technical and Server Logs: Standard web server request logs collect your IP address (anonymized at subnet level), user-agent string, browser version, operating system, referencing URL, and timestamp of access.
• Cookie and Local Storage State: Essential preference tokens stored in your client browser (such as your cookie consent choices) to respect your stated privacy parameters across sessions.

3. Lawful Bases for Processing

We process your data exclusively under the following legal frameworks established by Article 6 of the General Data Protection Regulation:

• Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): Where you explicitly check the consent box upon submitting our contact form or accept non-essential analytical cookies via our bottom consent interface.
• Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(f)): To maintain the network security, load integrity, and technical optimization of Meadowscheersquad.yachts against cyber threats, automated abuse, and denial-of-service attempts.
• Legal Obligations (Art. 6(1)(c)): Where statutory retention of tax records, corporate communications, or regulatory disclosures is mandated by Isle of Man or United Kingdom statutes.

4. Third-Party Service Processors

Meadowscheersquad does not sell, lease, rent, or trade your personal information to marketing brokers. We engage carefully audited third-party service infrastructure providers who process data strictly under Data Processing Agreements (DPAs):

• Hosting and Content Delivery: Cloud hosting infrastructure and edge cache servers operating within European and UK data centers equipped with ISO 27001 certifications.
• Transactional Email Dispatch: SMTP relays processing inbound customer inquiries with TLS 1.3 encryption in transit.

5. International Data Transfers

If any data is processed outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or the Isle of Man, such transfers occur exclusively pursuant to European Commission Adequacy Decisions or Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) ensuring an equivalent standard of protection.

6. Data Retention Schedules

We retain personal data only for as long as strictly required to fulfill the purposes for which it was gathered:

• Contact Submissions: Inquiries submitted through our forms are maintained for eighteen (18) months from resolution of the ticket to ensure continuity of culinary research records, after which they are permanently purged.
• Server Access Logs: Automatically rotated, truncated, and permanently deleted within ninety (90) days.
• Cookie Consents: User consent flags saved in your browser local storage persist for twelve (12) months before requesting renewal.

7. Your Statutory Rights Under GDPR & CCPA

As a data subject, you possess enforceable rights regardless of your geographical jurisdiction:

• Right of Access & Portability: You may request a machine-readable copy of any personal data stored about you.
• Right to Rectification: You may correct inaccurate or incomplete biographical details.
• Right to Erasure ("Right to Be Forgotten"): You may demand the permanent deletion of personal data where no overriding legal mandate requires retention.
• Right to Restrict or Object to Processing: You may limit how we process your information or withdraw previous consent without penalty.
• California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Disclosures: We do not "sell" or "share" personal information as defined by California Civil Code § 1798.140. California residents possess the right to non-discrimination for exercising privacy prerogatives.

8. Data Protection Officer (DPO) Contact & Complaints

To exercise any statutory rights, submit a formal request with verification details to:

Data Protection Officer
Meadowscheersquad Culinary Media Ltd.
12 Marina Boulevard, Suite 402, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2PX
Email: [email protected]

You also retain the right to lodge a complaint with the Isle of Man Information Commissioner or your local supervisory authority within the EU/UK.