Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes disclosures, cookies, and advertising practices for the website operated as On the Dinner Plate (the "Website" or "Site").
Disclosure
FTC disclosure
FTC disclosures and affiliate information
On the Dinner Plate may participate in affiliate advertising programs designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to retailer and product sites.
If and when the Website participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, the following applies: as an Amazon Associate, On the Dinner Plate earns from qualifying purchases. Links to Amazon.com and affiliated sites may be used to earn advertising fees.
Other affiliate links (restaurants, cookware, grocery, booking, or similar partners) may appear on the Website. If you click those links and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
When you click a product link on this Website, we record which link was clicked and which page it was clicked from, so we can see which recommendations are useful. We do not record your IP address or anything that identifies you personally.
We only recommend products, places, or services we believe may be useful to readers. Opinions on the Website remain our own.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Security and anti-abuse
This Website uses Cloudflare Turnstile to check that sign-in and newsletter submissions are not automated. The Turnstile script loads on every page, and your IP address is sent to Cloudflare when you submit one of those forms. Turnstile is used only to prevent automated abuse — not for advertising, analytics, or building a profile of you.
Hosting and storage
This Website is hosted by Render, and any email address you submit through the newsletter signup form is stored in a database Render operates on our behalf. Render processes requests to this Website in order to serve it, which may include standard server logs.
Cookies and advertising
A cookie is a small text file sent to your computer or mobile device (a "device") by a web server so a website can remember information about your browsing activity.
- First-party cookies are created by the website you are visiting.
- Third-party cookies are often used in advertising and analytics and are created by a domain other than the website you are visiting.
Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons, and similar technologies (together, "Tags") may be placed on the Website to:
- Understand how visitors use the Site
- Monitor interaction with advertising content
- Target, measure, and optimize advertising (if ads are shown)
Most browsers let you block first- and third-party cookies and clear your cache. Use your browser's Help menu to learn how to stop accepting new cookies, get notified about cookies, disable existing cookies, or clear your cache. More information is available at All About Cookies.
Without cookies, you may not get the full benefit of Website content and features. Rejecting cookies does not mean you will never see ads if advertising is enabled on the Site — you may still see non-personalized advertisements.
Data that may be collected in connection with ads or analytics
When personalized ads or analytics tools are used, the Website or its partners may collect information such as:
- IP address
- Operating system type and version
- Device type
- Language settings
- Web browser type
- Email address in hashed form (if you provide an email that is later hashed for advertising matching)
- Usage data, cookie information, and approximate geolocation
- Referral source and traffic data
- Information about interactions with ads and pages on the Website
Advertising and analytics partners may also:
- Link this data to other information they collected independently
- Collect data from other sources (for example advertising IDs or pixels)
- Create unique IDs and audience segments for interest-based advertising across devices, browsers, and apps
Opting out of interest-based advertising
For more information about interest-based advertising and your choices, visit:
- Network Advertising Initiative opt-out
- Digital Advertising Alliance
- AppChoices for mobile apps, or use your device platform controls
Ad / analytics partners
These tools can run on the Website when the site operator turns them on. Until then, their tags are not loaded. Advertising storage stays off until you accept it on the consent banner. Analytics storage follows the choice you make there (reject, analytics only, or accept all).
- Google Analytics 4 measures how the site is used (pages, referrers, and approximate location). Google Privacy Policy.
- Google Ads measures and optimizes advertising if you accept advertising. It uses the same Google tag as Analytics. Google Privacy Policy.
- Meta Pixel measures visits for Meta advertising if you accept advertising. It is not loaded before that. Meta Privacy Policy.
Google Search Console verification is a site-ownership tag. It does not set a cookie and does not follow you across the web.
Analytics on this Website is provided by Google Analytics 4, listed above. It loads only after you choose analytics only or accept all on the consent banner. If you reject, it does not load.
We may still use essential cookies required to run the Website, including the signup form's bot check.
Information you give us directly
If you email us, join a mailing list, or submit a contact form, we may collect your name, email address, and message content so we can respond and (if you opt in) send updates.
We do not sell your personal information. See Do Not Sell or Share.
Do Not Sell or Share
We do not sell personal information for money. If Google Ads or the Meta Pixel is turned on and you accept advertising, those companies may use data from your visit to measure and show ads. Some state privacy laws treat that as a "sale" or "sharing" of personal information.
Reject, or choose analytics only, on the consent banner to keep advertising storage off. That is the opt-out of sale or sharing. Analytics storage is granted only if you choose analytics only or accept all. If the banner is not on the page, these advertising tools are not running.
Children's privacy
The Website is not directed to children under 13 (or the minimum age required where you live). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Contact
On the Dinner Plate
Email: [email protected]
Changes
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date will change when we do. Continued use of the Website after changes means you accept the updated policy.