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PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated: September 3, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Food Machine handles information when you visit the website or otherwise interact with its available services.

Food Machine is an independent educational website covering food processing equipment, production methods, machine selection, plant operations, maintenance and food safety.

By using the website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information You Provide

Food Machine does not currently provide user accounts, comments, an operational email subscription service, a contact form or a verified public email address. The website therefore does not intentionally collect personal information directly through those features.

If a verified contact or subscription method is introduced later, this Privacy Policy will be updated before submissions are accepted.

Please do not attempt to submit passwords, trade secrets, confidential production data, sensitive personal information or information you are not authorized to share.

2. Information Collected Automatically

When you access the website, limited technical information may be processed automatically by the website’s hosting and security infrastructure.

This information may include:

  • IP address;
  • browser and device type;
  • operating system;
  • referring page;
  • pages requested;
  • approximate location derived from an IP address;
  • date and time of access;
  • performance and diagnostic information;
  • security events.

This information is generally used to deliver the website, maintain security and diagnose technical problems.

3. Hosting and Website Security

Food Machine is configured for deployment using Cloudflare infrastructure to deliver and protect the website. Cloudflare may process network and security information, including IP addresses, request information and security signals, to provide content delivery, performance and abuse-prevention services. Cloudflare may use strictly necessary cookies for certain security features.

4. Analytics

Food Machine does not currently use a separate visitor analytics service. The hosting and security provider may still process ordinary request and security logs.

5. Contact Forms and Email

Food Machine does not currently operate a contact form or publish a verified public email address. No enquiry information is intentionally accepted or processed through a website contact form.

The Contact page describes the types of enquiries the site may handle. It will be updated with a verified contact method before submissions are accepted.

6. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Food Machine’s own website code does not currently set cookies or use localStorage or sessionStorage.

Cloudflare may set strictly necessary cookies when required to provide security and network functionality. The website does not currently use analytics cookies, advertising cookies or cookies from embedded video services.

Because no non-essential cookie or tracking service is currently enabled, Food Machine does not display a cookie consent banner. If non-essential technologies are introduced, an appropriate consent mechanism and updated disclosure will be implemented where required.

Website search is processed locally in your browser using the site’s search index. Search terms are not intentionally sent to an external search provider.

The search feature fetches a static index from Food Machine and matches the words you enter against that index in your browser.

8. Embedded Content and External Resources

Food Machine currently serves its site fonts and article images from its own website. It does not currently embed third-party video players or social-media widgets.

Articles may contain normal links to manufacturers, regulatory agencies, technical documents and other external websites. These links do not send your search terms or form data to those providers. When you choose to follow an external link, the external website may receive ordinary technical request information and will apply its own privacy practices.

If directly loaded third-party content is added later, this policy will be updated to identify the relevant provider and data handling.

9. How We Use Information

Technical information processed through the hosting and security infrastructure may be used to:

  • deliver and maintain the website;
  • protect the website from abuse or security threats;
  • diagnose broken pages and technical problems;
  • comply with applicable legal obligations;
  • protect the rights and security of the website and its users.

Food Machine does not currently use visitor information for advertising, behavioral profiling or lead generation.

10. How Information Is Shared

Food Machine does not sell personal information.

Cloudflare may process technical information as the website’s infrastructure and security provider. Food Machine does not currently enable a separate analytics provider, email subscription provider, contact form provider, advertising network or payment processor.

Information may also be disclosed when reasonably necessary to comply with law, respond to valid legal requests, protect website security or prevent abuse.

11. Data Retention

Food Machine does not currently maintain a database of user accounts, comments, contact enquiries or email subscribers.

Infrastructure request and security information may be retained by Cloudflare according to its applicable policies, service configuration and legal requirements. Food Machine does not state a fixed retention period that has not been verified.

If a service that stores personal information is enabled later, retention details will be added based on the provider and actual configuration.

12. Data Security

Reasonable technical and organizational measures may be used to protect information, but no website, transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

13. Your Choices and Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights concerning personal information, such as requesting:

  • access;
  • correction;
  • deletion;
  • restriction of processing;
  • objection to certain processing;
  • portability;
  • withdrawal of consent.

Not every right applies in every location or circumstance. The currently published Contact page does not yet provide a submission form or verified public email address. A verified method for privacy requests must be added there before the website can receive such requests directly.

14. Children’s Privacy

Food Machine is intended for a general and professional audience and is not directed specifically to children.

We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children. If a contact method is enabled and you believe a child has submitted personal information, use that verified method so the matter can be reviewed.

15. International Processing

Website infrastructure providers may process information in countries other than the country from which you access Food Machine.

Where required, service providers may rely on contractual or legal safeguards for international transfers.

Food Machine contains links to external websites. Their privacy and data practices are controlled by their respective operators.

Review the privacy policy of an external website before providing personal information to it.

17. Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated when website functionality, service providers or applicable requirements change.

The revised version will be published on this page with an updated “Last updated” date.

18. Contact

Food Machine does not currently publish a verified public privacy email or operate a contact form. The Contact page will identify the available method after one has been configured and verified. No placeholder email address is published.

Use of the website is also subject to the Terms and Conditions and Disclaimer.