This Privacy Policy explains what personal information The Daily Dish collects when you visit thedailydish.site, why we collect it, and what rights you have over it. We have tried to write it in plain language rather than legal boilerplate.

Information We Collect

Information you give us

• Email address — if you subscribe to our newsletter
• Name and email — if you contact us directly
• Comment content — if commenting is enabled and you leave a comment

Information collected automatically

• Usage data — pages viewed, time on page, referring site, links clicked
• Device and browser data — browser type, operating system, screen size, device category
• Approximate location — country and region derived from your IP address. We do not collect precise GPS location.
• Cookies and similar technologies — see below

How We Use Your Information

• To deliver the newsletter you asked for
• To reply to messages you send us
• To understand which guides and recipes are useful, so we can improve them
• To keep the site secure and detect abuse
• To measure the performance of advertising and affiliate links where used

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use them in four broad categories:

• Essential cookies — required for the site to function; these cannot be switched off
• Analytics cookies — help us understand how the site is used, in aggregate
• Preference cookies — remember settings such as your cookie choices
• Advertising cookies — used by advertising partners to measure and personalise ads, where advertising is served

You can manage preferences through the cookie banner shown on your first visit, and change them at any time in your browser settings. Blocking non-essential cookies will not prevent you using the site.

Third-Party Services

We use a small number of third-party services that may process data on our behalf — these may include website analytics providers, email newsletter platforms, content delivery and security providers, and advertising or affiliate networks. Each operates under its own privacy policy.

Affiliate Links and Advertising

Some pages contain affiliate links. If you click one and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. This never affects which products we recommend or what we say about them.

Data Retention

• Newsletter subscribers — retained until you unsubscribe, plus a short period to honour the request
• Contact messages — retained for up to 24 months
• Analytics data — typically retained in aggregated form for up to 26 months

Your Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have some or all of the following rights over your personal data:

• Access — request a copy of the data we hold about you
• Correction — ask us to correct inaccurate information
• Deletion — ask us to delete your data
• Objection and restriction — object to certain processing, or ask us to limit it
• Portability — receive your data in a portable format
• Withdraw consent — at any time where processing relies on it
• Opt out of sale or sharing — we do not sell personal information, but you may formally record this preference

To exercise any of these, email privacy@thedailydish.site. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law.

Children’s Privacy

This site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, contact us and we will delete it.

International Visitors

This site is operated from the United Kingdom and read internationally. If you access it from outside the UK, your information may be transferred to and processed in countries whose data protection laws differ from those in your own.

Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your information, including encrypted connections and access controls. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected in the date above, and where required by law we will notify you directly.

Contact

Questions about this policy or your data: privacy@thedailydish.site