Privacy Policy

DineHop operates DineHop Restaurant Finder ("the app") and this website. This policy explains what we collect, why, and the choices you have.

What the app collects and why

• Location (only with your permission). Used to find restaurants near you and show how far away they are. You can decline location and search a neighbourhood, postcode or area instead. The app still works.
• Your searches. The searches you make are used to return relevant restaurants. Recent searches are kept on your device so you can repeat them, and you can clear them at any time.
• Saved restaurants and private notes. The places you save and any notes you add are stored on your device for your own use. They are private to you.
• Restaurant information. Listings, photos, opening hours, prices, reviews and locations are provided through Google Maps Platform. UK food-hygiene ratings are provided by the Food Standards Agency (FHRS).
• Diagnostics and crash reporting. We use Firebase Crashlytics and Analytics to collect sanitised, non-identifying diagnostics that help us keep the app reliable. We do not put your search terms, notes or precise location into diagnostics.

This website

• Analytics (with your consent). We use Google Analytics to understand how this website is used so we can improve it. Nothing is loaded until you choose Allow analytics, and you can change your mind at any time using Cookie preferences in the footer. We do not use advertising cookies and we do not track you across other websites.

Service providers

We use Google Firebase (including Analytics and Crashlytics) and Google Cloud to operate the app and this website. Restaurant data comes from Google Maps Platform; food-hygiene ratings come from the UK Food Standards Agency.

Keeping and removing your data

Recent searches, saved places and notes live on your device. They are removed when you clear them in the app or uninstall it. Diagnostic data is retained by our providers for a limited period before it expires.

Your choices

• Turn location permission on or off in your device settings.
• Clear your recent searches and saved places in the app whenever you like.
• Allow, refuse or withdraw website analytics consent using Cookie preferences.

Children

The app is not directed to children under the age required in your jurisdiction.

Changes

We may update this policy. Material changes will be surfaced in the app or on this page.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email contact@dinehop.app.