Privacy Policy

At Taste Checked, we believe privacy information should be as easy to understand as the restaurant information you come to explore.

This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you use Taste Checked, how we may use it, when it may be shared, and the choices available to you.

By using Taste Checked, you acknowledge the practices described in this policy.

1. Information We May Collect

The information we collect depends on how you interact with Taste Checked.

Information You Choose to Provide

You may provide information when you:

  • Contact Taste Checked
  • Send feedback or restaurant suggestions
  • Request corrections to restaurant information
  • Submit business-related inquiries
  • Subscribe to updates or communications
  • Send other content or materials to us

This may include your name, email address, business details, message content, and any files or information you choose to submit.

We recommend that you avoid sending sensitive or confidential information unless it is necessary for your request.

Information Collected Automatically

When you browse Taste Checked, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser and device type
  • Operating system
  • Approximate location
  • Pages viewed
  • Links clicked
  • Referring website or page
  • Date and time of visits
  • Website performance and usage data

This information helps us understand how visitors use Taste Checked and how the website can be improved.

2. How We Use Information

Taste Checked may use collected information to:

  • Operate and maintain the website
  • Improve restaurant pages and website features
  • Respond to questions, feedback, and correction requests
  • Review restaurant or business submissions
  • Understand visitor behavior and website performance
  • Detect spam, fraud, abuse, or security threats
  • Maintain necessary business records
  • Comply with legal obligations
  • Send optional updates when you have chosen to receive them

We do not intentionally use personal information for purposes unrelated to those described here without appropriate notice.

3. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Taste Checked may use cookies, local storage, analytics tools, and similar technologies to make the website work effectively and understand how it is used.

These technologies may help us:

  • Remember preferences
  • Measure website traffic
  • Understand popular pages and features
  • Improve usability and performance
  • Identify technical issues
  • Support advertising where applicable

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, some website functions may work differently if cookies are disabled.

Where required by applicable law, we may provide additional choices for non-essential cookies.

4. Analytics and Advertising

Taste Checked may work with third-party analytics or advertising providers to better understand website traffic, improve our services, or support the operation of the platform.

These providers may collect information such as device identifiers, browsing activity, interactions with website content, and approximate location through cookies or similar technologies.

Third-party providers handle information according to their own privacy policies and applicable laws.

5. When Information May Be Shared

Taste Checked does not sell personal information for direct monetary payment.

We may share limited information in the following circumstances.

Service Providers

We may work with service providers that support:

  • Website hosting
  • Analytics
  • Security
  • Data storage
  • Email communications
  • Advertising
  • Technical maintenance

These providers may process information only as necessary to provide their services.

Legal and Safety Requirements

Information may be disclosed when reasonably necessary to:

  • Comply with applicable law
  • Respond to lawful requests
  • Protect the rights or safety of Taste Checked, our users, or others
  • Investigate fraud, abuse, or security incidents
  • Enforce our website policies

Business Changes

If Taste Checked is involved in a merger, acquisition, restructuring, sale, or similar business transaction, certain information may be transferred where legally permitted.

We may also share information when you specifically request or authorize us to do so.

6. How Long We Keep Information

We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

This may include retaining information to:

  • Respond to inquiries
  • Review correction requests
  • Maintain operational records
  • Prevent abuse or fraud
  • Resolve disputes
  • Meet legal requirements

Retention periods may differ depending on the type of information involved.

7. Protecting Your Information

Taste Checked uses reasonable technical and organizational measures intended to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no website or online storage system can guarantee complete security.

Users should also take appropriate precautions when sharing personal information online.

8. Your Privacy Choices and Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:

  • Request access to your information
  • Correct inaccurate information
  • Request deletion of certain information
  • Restrict or object to certain processing
  • Withdraw consent where consent is used
  • Opt out of marketing communications
  • Ask how your information is being used
  • Submit a complaint to an appropriate privacy authority

We may need to verify your identity before processing certain privacy requests.

Some requests may also be subject to legal exceptions.

9. Email Communications

If Taste Checked offers newsletters, restaurant updates, or promotional emails, we will send them when you have chosen to receive them.

You may unsubscribe from optional marketing communications at any time.

We may still send necessary non-promotional messages related to your inquiries, correction requests, security matters, or important website notices.

10. Links to Other Websites

Taste Checked may link to restaurant websites, maps, reservation services, delivery platforms, social media pages, or other third-party websites.

These websites operate independently from Taste Checked.

We are not responsible for their privacy policies, security practices, content, or services. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party website before providing personal information.

11. Children’s Privacy

Taste Checked is intended for a general audience and is not designed to knowingly collect personal information from children below the minimum age required by applicable law.

If you believe a child has provided personal information without appropriate authorization, please contact us so we can review the matter.

12. International Visitors

Taste Checked may be accessed by visitors from different countries.

As a result, information may be processed or stored in locations where privacy laws differ from those in your country.

Where required by law, appropriate safeguards may be used when personal information is transferred internationally.

13. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as Taste Checked, our technology, or applicable legal requirements change.

The latest version will be published on this page with an updated revision date where appropriate.

We encourage visitors to review this policy periodically.

14. Contact Taste Checked

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to exercise a privacy right, or have concerns about how your information is handled, please contact us through:

Website: https://tastechecked.com/
Email: contact.tastechecked@gmail.com

We aim to review reasonable privacy requests and respond as appropriately as possible.

Taste Checked is built to help you explore dining experiences with more confidence. We apply the same principle to privacy: clear information, responsible practices, and greater transparency about how your data may be handled.