Effective Date: 05/19/2026
DinkDish (“DinkDish,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy and Cookie Notice (“Privacy Policy”) describes how DinkDish collects, uses, stores, discloses, and protects information obtained through the website located at dinkdish.com and all related services, applications, features, content, and communications (collectively, the “Platform”).
By accessing or using the Platform, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy applies to information collected:
(a) through the Platform;
(b) through email, forms, or communications with DinkDish;
(c) through user account registration and profile activity;
(d) through cookies and analytics technologies; and
(e) through third-party integrations connected to the Platform.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites, services, or applications that may be linked through the Platform.
DinkDish may collect the following categories of information:
### A. Information You Provide Directly
Information you voluntarily provide may include:
### B. Automatically Collected Information
When you access or use the Platform, DinkDish may automatically collect certain technical and usage information, including:
### C. Information from Third Parties
DinkDish may receive information from third-party services, including:
DinkDish may use collected information for lawful business purposes, including to:
Certain content submitted by users, including reviews, ratings, usernames, profile information, comments, and related content, may be publicly visible on the Platform.
Users should avoid posting sensitive personal information, particularly information relating to minors, financial accounts, medical conditions, addresses, phone numbers, or other confidential information.
DinkDish is not responsible for information voluntarily disclosed by users in publicly accessible areas of the Platform.
DinkDish uses cookies, pixels, analytics tools, and similar technologies (“Cookies”) to operate and improve the Platform.
### A. Types of Cookies We May Use
DinkDish may use:
### B. Analytics and Tracking Tools
DinkDish may use third-party analytics and tracking providers, including tools such as:
These providers may collect information regarding your use of the Platform over time and across websites.
### C. Cookie Controls
Most web browsers allow users to control cookies through browser settings.
Users may disable cookies; however, portions of the Platform may not function properly if certain cookies are disabled.
DinkDish may disclose information:
DinkDish does not currently engage in the sale of personal information in exchange for direct monetary compensation. However, DinkDish reserves the right to share, disclose, license, or otherwise utilize aggregated, anonymized, de-identified, behavioral, statistical, demographic, and commercial information for lawful business purposes, including analytics, advertising, affiliate partnerships, marketing initiatives, industry insights, research, and Platform monetization.
DinkDish may also share information with advertising partners, analytics providers, affiliate networks, marketing vendors, service providers, and related third parties in connection with the operation, improvement, promotion, analysis, and monetization of the Platform.
DinkDish does not knowingly disclose personally identifiable information collected from children under the age of thirteen (13) for commercial monetization purposes. Because DinkDish relies on information provided by users and may not independently verify user age in all circumstances, users are responsible for providing accurate age-related information and complying with the Platform’s eligibility requirements.
Users acknowledge that aggregated, anonymized, or de-identified information derived from Platform usage, engagement patterns, consumer behavior, geographic trends, tournament activity, purchasing interests, and related analytics may be used, disclosed, licensed, or commercialized by DinkDish provided such information does not directly identify an individual user.
DinkDish retains information for as long as reasonably necessary to:
DinkDish reserves the right to retain aggregated or de-identified data indefinitely.
DinkDish uses commercially reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
However, no system or method of transmission over the Internet is completely secure. DinkDish cannot guarantee absolute security.
Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their account credentials.
Depending on applicable law and jurisdiction, users may have rights relating to their personal information, including the right to:
DinkDish reserves the right to verify identity before processing requests.
Users may unsubscribe from marketing emails by following the unsubscribe instructions included in communications.
The Platform is intended for users who are at least thirteen (13) years old.
DinkDish does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of thirteen (13). If DinkDish becomes aware that personal information has been collected from a child under thirteen (13), DinkDish may remove such information and terminate the associated account.
If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has submitted information in violation of this Privacy Policy, please contact DinkDish.
The Platform may contain links to third-party websites, applications, products, or services.
DinkDish is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of third-party services.
Users access third-party services at their own risk.
The Platform is operated from the United States.
If you access the Platform from outside the United States, you acknowledge that information may be transferred to, processed, and stored in jurisdictions with different privacy laws than your own.
DinkDish reserves the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time.
Changes become effective upon posting to the Platform unless otherwise stated.
Continued use of the Platform following any updates constitutes acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.
For questions regarding this Privacy Policy or privacy-related requests, please contact:
DinkDish
Website: dinkdish.com
Email: info@dinkdish.com
The Privacy Policy has been updated to reflect:
The revised language now aligns much more closely with how sophisticated consumer and platform businesses structure privacy disclosures while preserving operational flexibility and reducing unnecessary legal exposure.
A formal Privacy Policy & Cookie Notice for DinkDish has been drafted. It covers:
One important legal/business note:
Right now, the draft is intentionally broad and protective. That is generally the correct approach for an early-stage startup because your tooling, analytics stack, affiliate integrations, ad systems, and future features will likely evolve. Overly narrow privacy policies become inaccurate quickly and create compliance exposure.
However, once DinkDish is live, you should revisit this document to specifically identify:
Those details matter once implementation becomes concrete.