Privacy Policy

RamenSouls (“RamenSouls,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) operates the website https://ramensouls.com.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, how it may be used or shared, and the choices and rights available to visitors. By using this website, you acknowledge the practices described in this policy.

Information We Collect

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide, including:

• Your name, email address, website address, and comment content
• Information submitted through contact forms
• Newsletter subscription information, if subscriptions are offered
• Account or profile information, if user registration is enabled
• Any other information you choose to send to us

We may also automatically collect certain technical information when you visit the website, including:

• Internet Protocol (IP) address
• Browser and device type
• Operating system
• Referring and visited pages
• Approximate geographic location
• Date, time, and duration of visits
• Interactions with pages, links, and embedded content
• Cookie and similar technology identifiers

We use this information to operate, secure, analyze, and improve the website; respond to inquiries; moderate comments; detect spam and abuse; understand audience interests; and display or measure advertising where applicable.

Comments

When visitors leave comments, we collect the information entered in the comment form, together with the visitor’s IP address and browser user-agent string, to support comment moderation, security, and spam detection.

An anonymized value created from an email address, sometimes called a hash, may be sent to the Gravatar service to determine whether the commenter uses that service. Gravatar is operated by Automattic and is subject to the Automattic Privacy Policy. Once a comment is approved, the commenter’s profile picture may be publicly visible alongside the comment.

Comments may also be managed through a third-party commenting service such as Disqus. If Disqus is enabled, it may collect information and use cookies or similar technologies according to its own privacy policy and account settings.

Please do not include sensitive personal information in public comments.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

RamenSouls and its service providers may use cookies, pixels, web beacons, local storage, and similar technologies. These technologies may be used to:

• Keep the website functional and secure
• Remember visitor preferences
• Save comment-form details when requested
• Measure website traffic and performance
• Detect spam, fraud, and abuse
• Understand how visitors interact with content
• Deliver, personalize, and measure advertising

If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies may remain for up to one year.

A temporary cookie may be created when the website’s login page is visited to check whether the browser accepts cookies. Login and administrative cookies may also be used for registered users and website administrators. Their duration varies according to the selected login settings.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some website features.

Where required by applicable law, we will request consent before using non-essential cookies or technologies.

Google Analytics and Site Kit

We use Google Site Kit and may use Google Analytics to understand how visitors find and use the website. Google Analytics may collect information such as visited pages, approximate location, device and browser information, referral source, and interactions with website content.

Google may receive information including the URL of the page visited and the visitor’s IP address. Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to produce website usage statistics. We use these reports to understand website performance and improve our content and visitor experience.

Information collected through Google services is processed according to Google’s privacy terms. You can learn more from:

• Google Privacy Policy
• How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services
• Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on

Advertising and Google AdSense

RamenSouls may display advertising provided by Google AdSense and other advertising partners.

Google and its advertising partners may place or read cookies on your browser or use web beacons, IP addresses, and similar technologies when ads are served. These technologies may be used to:

• Deliver and measure advertisements
• Limit how often an advertisement is displayed
• Detect fraudulent or invalid activity
• Produce advertising reports
• Show advertisements based on a visitor’s interests, previous visits, general location, or other permitted information

Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on a visitor’s previous visits to RamenSouls or other websites. Google’s advertising cookies enable Google and its partners to serve personalized ads where permitted.

Visitors can manage Google advertising personalization through Google Ads Settings. Additional information is available in Google’s advertising privacy explanation.

Even when personalized advertising is disabled, visitors may still see contextual or non-personalized advertising based on factors such as the page being viewed or general location.

Affiliate Links and Sponsored Content

Some articles may contain affiliate links. If you purchase something through an affiliate link, we may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. Affiliate networks and merchants may use cookies or similar technologies to attribute referrals and transactions.

Sponsored, gifted, or affiliate-supported content will be identified when applicable. Our participation in an affiliate or sponsorship arrangement does not change our commitment to presenting our honest opinions.

Embedded Content and External Websites

Articles may include embedded videos, images, social-media posts, maps, or other content from third-party websites. Embedded content behaves as though the visitor directly visited the third-party website.

Those websites may collect information, use cookies, add tracking technologies, and monitor interactions with the embedded content, particularly if the visitor has an account with and is logged in to that service.

RamenSouls may also link to external websites. We do not control and are not responsible for the privacy, security, accuracy, or content practices of external websites. Visitors should review the privacy policies of those services.

Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading files containing embedded location information, such as EXIF GPS data. Other visitors may be able to download images and extract embedded information.

How We Share Information

We do not sell personal information.

We may disclose or allow information to be processed by service providers that help us operate the website, including:

• Website hosting and content-delivery providers
• Analytics and performance-measurement services
• Advertising and affiliate partners
• Comment, spam-detection, and website-security services
• Email, newsletter, and contact-form providers
• Embedded-content and social-media platforms

These providers may process information in countries outside the Philippines and according to their own privacy terms.

We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to:

• Comply with a law, regulation, legal process, or lawful government request
• Protect the rights, safety, and security of RamenSouls, our visitors, or others
• Investigate fraud, abuse, security problems, or policy violations
• Complete a website sale, transfer, reorganization, or similar transaction

If a registered user requests a password reset, the user’s IP address may be included in the reset email.

Data Retention

Comments and their associated metadata may be retained indefinitely so that we can recognize follow-up comments, maintain discussion records, and detect spam.

Information submitted through contact forms is retained only as long as reasonably necessary to respond, maintain appropriate records, resolve disputes, or meet legal obligations.

For registered users, if registration is enabled, we store the information included in their profiles. Users may generally view, edit, or delete their information, except for information that cannot be changed for administrative or security reasons, such as a username. Website administrators may also access and manage profile information.

Analytics, security, advertising, and service-provider data may be retained according to the applicable provider’s retention settings and policies.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights relating to your personal information.

Under the Philippine Data Privacy Act of 2012, these may include the rights to:

• Be informed about the processing of your personal information
• Access personal information held about you
• Object to certain processing
• Correct inaccurate or incomplete information
• Request erasure or blocking when legally appropriate
• Obtain data portability where applicable
• File a complaint with the National Privacy Commission
• Seek damages when permitted by law

You may also request a copy of personal information you have provided to us or ask us to delete it. These rights may be limited where retaining information is necessary for security, freedom of expression, legal compliance, dispute resolution, or other lawful purposes.

To exercise a privacy right, contact us through the Contact page on RamenSouls. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request.

Children’s Privacy

RamenSouls is intended for a general audience and is not directed specifically at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without appropriate authorization.

If you believe a child has provided personal information through the website, please contact us so that we can review and, when appropriate, delete it.

Data Security

We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards intended to protect information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, or misuse. However, no method of transmission or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

International Data Processing

Some service providers used by RamenSouls may process or store information outside the Philippines. Privacy and data-protection laws in those locations may differ from Philippine law. Where applicable, we rely on our providers’ contractual, organizational, and technical safeguards.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to the website, our services, legal requirements, or third-party technologies. The revised version will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.

Contact Us

For questions, concerns, or requests concerning this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please use the Contact page on RamenSouls.