The short version: We collect only what we need to run this website and send our newsletter. We never sell your personal data. We never share it with advertisers. You can unsubscribe or request deletion of your data at any time.
1. Overview
WhereToEatDubai.com ("we", "us", "our") is an independent food guide for Dubai operated by Where To Eat Dubai. We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights in relation to it. By using our website and services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you disagree with any part of this policy, please stop using our website.
This policy applies to all information collected through our website at wheretoeatdubai.com, our email newsletter (The Dubai Fork), and our contact and suggestion forms.
2. Data We Collect
We collect the following types of information:
- Email address: When you subscribe to our newsletter or submit a form on our website.
- Name: When you choose to provide it via a contact or suggestion form.
- Form content: The information you submit via our contact, suggestion, or advertising enquiry forms.
- Usage data: We may collect anonymised data about how you use our website, including pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URLs, to help us improve our content.
- Technical data: This may include your IP address, browser type, device type, and operating system, collected automatically by our web servers and analytics tools.
We do not collect payment card information, government identification, or sensitive personal data as defined by applicable data protection law.
3. How We Use Your Data
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To send you The Dubai Fork weekly newsletter (if you subscribed)
- To respond to enquiries, suggestions, and advertising requests submitted via our forms
- To improve our website content and user experience
- To understand our readership for editorial planning purposes
- To comply with legal obligations
We do not use your personal data for automated decision-making or profiling.
4. Newsletter & Email Communications
When you subscribe to The Dubai Fork newsletter, you provide your email address to receive our weekly publication. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the "Unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any newsletter email, or by contacting us directly.
Our newsletter subscription and contact forms are processed through Formspree.io, which acts as a data processor on our behalf. Formspree's privacy policy is available at formspree.io.
We do not rent, sell, or share your email address with any third party for their own marketing purposes. Ever.
5. Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. We use the following types of cookies:
- Essential cookies: Required for the website to function correctly. These cannot be disabled.
- Analytics cookies: We may use anonymised analytics tools (such as Google Analytics or similar) to understand how visitors use our site. These cookies collect anonymous usage data only — no personally identifying information is stored.
- Preference cookies: Used to remember your preferences (e.g. dark/light mode if applicable).
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the website. For more information on managing cookies, visit allaboutcookies.org.
6. Third-Party Services
We use a small number of trusted third-party services to operate our website. These services may process limited personal data on our behalf:
- Formspree.io: Processes form submissions including newsletter signups and contact enquiries. Privacy Policy
- Google Fonts: We load fonts from Google's servers. This may transmit your IP address to Google. Google Privacy Policy
- Unsplash: Some images on our site are served from Unsplash's CDN. Unsplash Privacy Policy
- Analytics provider: We may use an analytics service to collect anonymised usage statistics. No personally identifying data is shared with our analytics provider.
We do not sell access to our readers to advertisers. Sponsored content on our site (if any) is always clearly labelled as such. Advertisers do not receive your personal data.
7. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification: You can request that we correct inaccurate data.
- Right to erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
- Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent (e.g. newsletter subscription), you can withdraw consent at any time by unsubscribing.
- Right to object: You can object to our processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
- Right to data portability: You can request your data in a commonly used, machine-readable format.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us. We will respond within 30 days. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.
8. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against accidental loss, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no internet-based transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of data transmitted to our site.
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy, or as required by law.
9. Children's Privacy
Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us immediately and we will promptly delete it.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. We will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page when we do. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of our website after changes constitute acceptance of the updated policy.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your rights, or want to report a privacy concern, please contact us:
- Email: info@redresscompliance.com
- Contact form: wheretoeatdubai.com/contact/
We take all privacy concerns seriously and will respond within 48 hours on business days.
Also see our Terms of Use for information about your legal rights when using this website.