Terms, Privacy & Disclosures

Terms of Use

Dr. Davinah’s Eats (also referred to as a “Blog”, “Website” and “we”) is a personal blog that is written and edited by Dr. Davinah Sharnese Smith (also referred to as “Dr. Davinah” and “Davinah”). This Website is filled with recipes and resources that we have been using while following the ketogenic diet. We hope that visiting this Blog inspires you to make drool-worthy healthy, whole food, keto & low carb meals at home!

In an effort to be transparent with you, our reader, we have outlined our privacy policy, terms of use and important disclosures on this page. If you have any questions about the information, please feel free to contact us.

By using this Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and this Privacy Policy. You are also acknowledging that you understand the included Disclosures.

No Warranty

Dr. Davinah’s Eats makes no warranties about the information shared on this Website. We do our best to ensure that the information is up-to-date and accurate; however, we cannot guarantee that the information on this Website is complete, reliable, up-to-date, and accurate. We assume no liability for any information that you find on our Website.

Copyright

All of the information (recipes, text, and associated images) in this Blog is protected by U.S. Copyright Laws. They are the property of Dr. Davinah’s Eats. All rights are reserved.

Sharing Content & Permissions

We appreciate when others want to share our content. However, as the copyright holders of this content, these are our requirements for sharing our work:

You may use a link from Dr. Davinah’s Eats on your website. You may use one photo or excerpt (up to 75 words) from any post, but you must include a link back to the original post on our Blog. We do not allow re-posting an entire recipe or more than one paragraph of a post, using our photos without providing a link to the source (our Website), or sharing any of our content as your own. Any distribution of the content from Dr. Davinah’s Eats beyond what is described herein constitutes copyright infringement.

Usage Restrictions

We allow you to print and view our content for your personal, non-commercial use. All of our rights as the copyright holders of this content are reserved. By using this Website, you agree not to reproduce, publish, transmit, distribute, sell, license, modify, or create derivative content from this Website or any part of it, without prior written consent from Dr. Davinah’s Eats.

Privacy Policy

This privacy policy sets out how Dr. Davinah’s Eats uses and protects any information that you give while using www.drdavinahseats.com

Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this Website, you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

Dr. Davinah’s Eats may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 02/23/2018.

What we collect

We may collect the following information:

• your name and contact information including email address

• demographic information such as zip code, preferences, and interests

• other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers

What we do with the information we gather

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

• We may use the information to improve our products and services.

• We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.

• From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail. We may use the information to customize the Website according to your interests.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How we use cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes, and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about web page traffic and improve our Website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better Website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the Website.

Advertising

Some of our advertisers occasionally serve you cookies as well. We do not have control over cookies placed by advertisers. We may use advertising service vendors to help present advertisements on the Website, one of which is http://www.gourmetads.com. These vendors may use cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies to serve you advertisements tailored to interests you have shown by browsing on this and other sites you have visited, to determine whether you have seen a particular advertisement before and to avoid sending you duplicate advertisements. In doing so, these vendors may collect non-personal data such as your browser type, your operating system, Web pages visited, time of visits, content viewed, ads viewed, and other clickstream data. The use of cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies by these advertising service vendors is subject to their own privacy policies, not ours, and Service Provider disclaims all liability in connection therewith.

Links to other websites

Our Website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling your personal information

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

• whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes

• if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by contacting us.

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.

Opt-Out

For information about opting out of Gourmet Ads and ad serving partners please visit https://www.gourmetads.com/about/privacy-policy

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please contact us.

Disclosures

Doctorate Disclosure

Dr. Davinah has a doctorate (PhD) in education. She was a math teacher and currently teaches aspiring educators. She is not a health care professional; therefore, she cannot provide you with medical advice. In fact, you should consult your doctor if you need advice about whether keto or any diet is for the right fit for you. We are not health care professionals, nutritionists, or dieticians.

Nutritional Information Disclosure

Dr. Davinah’s Eats provides approximate nutritional information in most recipes as a courtesy to the reader. The nutritional information comes from Spoonacular API, a database of food ingredients. The nutritional information for any recipe will vary based on the exact product you use and the brand. You are responsible for doing your own nutritional calculations.

We are not health care professionals, nutritionists, or dieticians. Consequently, we are not responsible for any adverse reactions or other outcomes related to your use of our recipes or recommendations. We share what worked for us so any actions that you take as a result of reviewing Dr. Davinah’s Eats are at your own risk.

Compensation Disclosure

To support this Blog, we may accept forms of advertising, sponsorship, and affiliate links. The compensation received will never influence the content, topics or posts made in this Blog. All views and opinions expressed on Dr. Davinah’s Eats are purely our own. We will only share content that we stand behind and fits the mission of Dr. Davinah’s Eats. This means that we will share products, tools, and resources that we’ve personally used and tested.

Sponsored Content Disclosure

Sometimes, we get the opportunity to create content in partnership with a company or brand that fits the mission of Dr. Davinah’s Eats. These partnerships include working with a brand or company to create a recipe using a specific product, hosting a giveaway, or providing a product review. When we have sponsored content, a disclosure will be included at the top of the sponsored post. It is important to know, though that:

1. Even when we are compensated, we will be 100% honest in our opinions.
2. We turn down opportunities to work with companies and brands that do not fit our mission.

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 Disclosure

Dr. Davinah’s Eats 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. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases at no cost to you.

Dr. Davinah’s Eats is also a participant in other affiliate programs. Some of our affiliations will result in you receiving a discount on the cost of an item or service. As with our partnership with Amazon Services LLC, we earn a small fee at no cost to you if you make a purchase using our affiliate links. All affiliate income help pay the costs of running this Website and sharing free content.

Paid Advertising Disclosure

Dr. Davinah’s Eats contains paid advertisements, and we receive compensation for having them on the Website. These advertisements help pay the costs of running this Website and sharing free content.