Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 19, 2025

1. General Information

At Vegustando (vegustando.com), we are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website, in accordance with Costa Rica’s Law 8968 on the Protection of Personal Data and other applicable regulations.

Data Controller

Website: vegustando.com
Contact email: info@vegustando.com
Activity: Personal blog about vegan and vegetarian recipes
Jurisdiction: Costa Rica
Applicable law: Law 8968 on the Protection of Personal Data

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information you voluntarily provide to us:

2.2 Information collected automatically:

2.3 Recipe Reviews and Ratings:

2.4 Affiliate Programs:

3. Consent Management

Important: We use a Consent Management Platform (CMP) to comply with consent requirements, especially for visitors from the European Union.

Types of consent:

4. How We Use Your Information

5. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on Costa Rica’s Law 8968 and international principles:

Note for EU visitors: We also comply with the GDPR to ensure data protection for our European visitors.

6. Sharing Information with Third Parties

We do not sell, trade, or transfer your personal information to third parties, except in the following cases:

6.1 Service providers:

6.2 Other situations:

7. International Data Transfers

Some of our providers are located outside Costa Rica:

8. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use different types of cookies:

8.1 Essential cookies, which do not require consent:

8.2 Analytics cookies, which require consent:

8.3 Advertising cookies, which require explicit consent:

8.4 Affiliate cookies, which require consent:

8.5 Details of Main Cookies:

CookiePurposeDurationType
_gaGoogle Analytics – Unique identifier2 yearsAnalytics
_ga_*Google Analytics 4 – Session data2 yearsAnalytics
cookieconsent_statusRemember cookie preferences1 yearEssential
PHPSESSIDServer session managementSessionEssential

Cookie control: You can manage your preferences at any time through our cookie banner or your browser settings.

9. Data Retention

10. Your Data Protection Rights

As a personal data subject, you have the following rights under Costa Rica’s Law 8968:

10.1 Main rights:

10.2 Specific rights regarding reviews:

10.3 Identity verification process:

To exercise your rights, we need to verify your identity through:

Response time: We will respond to your requests within a maximum period of 1 month.

11. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures:

11.1 Technical measures:

11.2 Organizational measures:

12. Security Breaches

In the event of a security breach that may pose a risk to your rights:

13. Links to Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, such as social media platforms, affiliate sites, and others. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites. We recommend that you read their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

Affiliate links: Links to Amazon and other affiliates are clearly marked. By clicking them, you accept the privacy policies of the destination website.

14. Minors

Our website is not specifically directed to children under the age of 13. If you are under 13 years old, you need the consent of your parents or guardians to use our services, including leaving reviews. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors without appropriate consent.

15. Content and Review Moderation

To maintain the quality and reliability of reviews:

16. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. In the event of significant changes:

17. Contact and Exercise of Rights

To exercise your rights or make privacy-related inquiries:

Email: info@vegustando.com
Subject: “Privacy – [Type of request]”
Required information: Clear identification of the request and identity verification

Types of request:

  • Privacy – Data access
  • Privacy – Data deletion
  • Privacy – Data rectification
  • Privacy – Review deletion
  • Privacy – Objection to processing
  • Privacy – Data portability

18. Supervisory Authority

If you believe that the processing of your personal data violates data protection regulations, you have the right to file a complaint with:

Main Supervisory Authority:

PRODHAB (Costa Rica Data Protection Agency)
In accordance with Law 8968 on the Protection of Personal Data
Website: www.prodhab.go.cr

For visitors from the European Union:

You may also contact the supervisory authority in your EU country of residence.
Full list available at: EDPB

19. Applicable Legal Framework

This policy is governed by:

This Privacy Policy is effective as of July 19, 2025.