Last updated: July 19, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Nomtastic Kim (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and shares information when you visit nomtastickim.com (the “Site”). By using the Site, you agree to the practices described here. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.
Who We Are
Nomtastic Kim is a Maryland and DMV-area restaurant and food-discovery blog. Our website address is https://nomtastickim.com. For any privacy questions or requests, you can reach us through our Contact page.
Information We Collect
We collect two kinds of information:
Information collected automatically. When you visit the Site, certain data is collected automatically through cookies and similar technologies, including your IP address, approximate location (city/region level), browser and device type, operating system, referring website, the pages you view, and the dates and times of your visits. This information helps us understand how visitors use the Site and to serve and measure advertising.
Information you provide. If you contact us through our contact form, sign up for our newsletter, or leave a comment, we collect the information you choose to share, such as your name and email address, along with the content of your message.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. The Site, and third parties we work with, use cookies and similar technologies (such as web beacons and pixels) in the following categories:
- Strictly necessary cookies that make the Site function and cannot be switched off.
- Functional cookies that remember your preferences.
- Analytics cookies that help us understand how the Site is used (see Analytics below).
- Advertising cookies used to deliver and measure ads, including personalized ads (see Advertising below).
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time using the consent tool on the Site, and through your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect how the Site works.
Advertising (Google AdSense and Third Parties)
We use third-party advertising companies, including Google, to serve ads when you visit the Site. Please note the following:
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and/or other websites.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this Site and/or other sites on the internet.
- These third parties may place and read cookies on your browser, or use web beacons or IP addresses to collect information, as a result of ad serving on the Site.
You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings (also available at google.com/settings/ads). To opt out of personalized advertising from other third-party vendors, visit the Digital Advertising Alliance, the Network Advertising Initiative, or, in Europe, Your Online Choices. You can learn more about how Google uses information from sites that use its services at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
Visitors in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland: we ask for your consent before setting non-essential (including advertising) cookies. Where consent to personalized advertising is not given, ads may be served on a non-personalized basis.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors interact with the Site. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect standard internet log information and visitor behavior information in an anonymized/aggregated form. You can prevent Google Analytics from using your data by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Newsletter and Communications
If you subscribe to our newsletter, we use your email address to send you updates and content you have requested. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any email we send.
How We Use Your Information
- To operate, maintain, and improve the Site and its content.
- To serve and measure advertising, including personalized ads where permitted.
- To respond to your messages and requests.
- To send newsletters and updates you have subscribed to.
- To analyze traffic and usage trends.
- To protect the Site and comply with legal obligations.
How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal information for money. We share information with service providers that help us operate the Site (such as advertising and analytics partners, our email service, and our hosting provider), and when required by law. Note that under some privacy laws, the use of advertising cookies may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of personal information; see Your Privacy Rights below for how to opt out.
Your Privacy Rights
EEA, UK, and Switzerland (GDPR/UK GDPR). You have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to our processing of your personal data, and the right to data portability. Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
California and other US states (CCPA/CPRA and similar laws). You have the right to know what personal information we collect, to request its deletion or correction, and to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of your personal information (including for cross-context behavioral advertising). We do not knowingly sell the personal information of minors. To exercise these rights, contact us through our Contact page.
Global Privacy Control (GPC). We honor the Global Privacy Control signal. If your browser or an extension sends a GPC signal, we treat it as a valid request to opt out of the sale/sharing of your personal information for that browser.
Managing Your Consent
When you first visit the Site, you are presented with a cookie consent notice where you can accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your choices at any time by reopening the consent tool on the Site.
Data Retention
We keep personal information only for as long as needed for the purposes described in this policy, or as required by law. Analytics and advertising data are retained according to the policies of the respective providers.
Children’s Privacy
The Site is not directed to children under the age of 13 (or the equivalent minimum age in your jurisdiction), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
Third-Party Links
The Site contains links to restaurants, businesses, maps, and other third-party websites and embedded content (such as social media posts). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties, and we encourage you to review their privacy policies.
International Visitors
The Site is operated in the United States. If you access it from outside the US, your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the US, where data protection laws may differ from those in your country.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted means you accept the updated policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please reach us through our Contact page.