1. Introduction

Your privacy is important to us. It is BidMyBite.com's policy to respect your privacy and comply with any applicable law and regulation regarding any personal information we may collect about you, including across our website, BidMyBite.com, and other sites we own and operate.

This policy is effective as of 7/29/2025 and was last updated on 7/29/2025.

2. Information We Collect

Information we collect includes both information you knowingly and actively provide us when using or participating in any of our services and promotions, and any information automatically sent by your devices in the course of accessing our products and services.

2.1 Personal Information

We may ask for personal information which may include one or more of the following:

Name and contact information
Email address
Phone/mobile number
Business information (for caterers)
Payment information
Event details and preferences
Profile photos and business images

2.2 Automatically Collected Data

When you visit our website, our servers may automatically log the standard data provided by your web browser, including your device's Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, pages you visit, time and date of your visit, time spent on each page, and other details about your visit.

3. How We Use Your Information

3.1 Data Analysis for Enhanced User Experience

We analyze your data to continuously enhance your user experience. This includes studying usage patterns, preferences, and interactions to improve our platform functionality, recommend relevant caterers or events, personalize content, and optimize our services to better meet your needs.

We may collect, hold, use, and disclose information for the following purposes:

To enable you to customize or personalize your experience of our website
To contact and communicate with you
For analytics, market research, and business development
To operate and improve our website and associated platforms
For advertising and marketing purposes
To facilitate connections between event hosts and caterers
To process payments and manage transactions
For security and fraud prevention
To comply with our legal obligations
To send you promotional information about our products and services

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We may disclose personal information to:

Third-party service providers for IT services, data storage, hosting, and analytics
Payment processors for transaction handling
Marketing partners and advertisers (in aggregated, non-identifiable form)
Law enforcement agencies when required by law
Business partners for joint marketing efforts
Other users as part of the platform's functionality (e.g., showing caterer profiles to event hosts)

5. Data Security

When we collect and process personal information, we protect it within commercially acceptable means to prevent loss and theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, or modification. However, we advise that no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and no one can guarantee absolute data security.

6. Data Retention

We keep your personal information only for as long as we need to. This time period may depend on what we are using your information for, in accordance with this privacy policy. If your personal information is no longer required, we will delete it or make it anonymous by removing all details that identify you.

7. Your Rights and Choices

7.1 Access and Control

You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you. You may also request correction, deletion, or restriction of processing of your personal data.

7.2 Marketing Communications

You can opt out of receiving marketing communications from us at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in our emails or contacting us directly.

7.3 Cookie Preferences

You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

8. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and store certain information. These technologies help us analyze usage patterns, personalize content, and improve our services. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

9. Third-Party Links

Our website may link to external sites that are not operated by us. We have no control over the content and policies of those sites, and cannot accept responsibility or liability for their respective privacy practices.

10. Children's Privacy

Our services are not intended for children under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can take appropriate action.

11. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and sending you an email notification. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Email: BidMyBite@gmail.com

For data protection matters specifically, you can reach our Data Protection Officer at the same email address.

By using BidMyBite, you consent to the collection and use of your information as described in this Privacy Policy.