Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 9/26/2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to Dish Discovery ("we," "our," "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our application. By using the service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Service includes:

  • Personal Data: Personally identifiable information, such as your name and email address, that you voluntarily give to us when you register with the Service (e.g., via our partners).
  • User-Generated Content: Recipes, meal plans, feedback, and other content you create or submit within the application.
  • Financial Data: We use Stripe for payment processing. We do not store your credit card details. Stripe may collect data necessary to process your payment if you make a purchase. All financial data is stored by Stripe, and you are encouraged to review their privacy policy.
  • Location Data: We collect your country to tailor recipe searches and provide relevant content. This may be collected via your IP address or information you provide.
  • Derivative Data: Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Service, such as your IP address, your browser type, and your device type.

3. How We Use Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Service to:

  • Create and manage your account.
  • Process your payments and subscriptions.
  • Personalize your experience (e.g., tailoring recipes based on your location).
  • Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Service.
  • Respond to user inquiries and offer support.
  • Enforce our Terms of Service and prevent abuse of the platform.

4. Use of Our Technology

Our service uses our clever search engines from our partners to provide features like recipe generation, meal planning, and content creation. The content you input (such as recipe queries, ingredients, or feedback) may be processed by these engines to generate a response. While we strive to ensure privacy, please avoid entering sensitive personal information into these features.

5. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not share your personal information with third parties except in the circumstances described below:

  • With Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us, including our partners (for our clever search engines and for authentication) and Stripe (for payment processing).
  • By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law.
  • Shared Content: If you choose to share a cookbook publicly within the Premium Club, the recipes in that cookbook and your chosen display name (either your first name or "Anonymous Chef," based on your account settings) will be visible to other premium members.

6. Your Data Rights

You have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

  • The right to access the personal data we hold about you.
  • The right to request that we correct any inaccurate personal data.
  • The right to request that we delete your personal data.

You can manage your account information from the Account Settings page. To delete your account and associated data, please contact us directly.

7. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

8. Policy for Children

We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 13, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through the feedback form available to premium members in the app.