Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 8, 2025

Last Updated: January 9, 2026

Company: FTV Ltd. (abv)

Product: Dinary (“Dinary,” “we,” “our,” “us”)

 

This Privacy Policy describes how Dinary collects, uses, stores, shares, and protects information when you access or use our mobile application, website, services, and any related features (collectively, the “Service”).

 

By using Dinary, you acknowledge and agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

 

1. SCOPE & PURPOSE

 

This Privacy Policy applies to:

• The Dinary mobile application (iOS, Android)

• Any websites, landing pages, beta programs, or waitlists operated by Dinary

• All current and future features, including experimental, beta, and unreleased features

 

This policy is designed to:

• Comply with applicable Canadian privacy laws (including PIPEDA)

• Meet app store requirements

• Preserve Dinary’s ability to evolve, monetize, and expand its platform

 

2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

 

We collect information in several categories:

 

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

 

This includes, but is not limited to:

• Account Information

  • Email address

  • Username

  • Password (hashed)

  • Profile details (bio, preferences, optional demographic inputs)

• User Content

  • Photos and images

  • Ratings (including flame ratings)

  • Reviews, captions, comments

  • Tags, categories, moods, reactions

  • Dish names, restaurant names, locations

  • Any content you upload, submit, or generate through the Service

• Communications

  • Messages sent to support

  • Feedback, bug reports, feature requests

  • Survey responses or beta feedback

 

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

 

When you use Dinary, we automatically collect:

• Technical Information

  • Device type, manufacturer, model

  • Operating system and version

  • App version

  • IP address

  • Time zone, language, and regional settings

  • Crash logs, performance metrics

• Usage & Interaction Data

  • Pages viewed, feeds browsed

  • Posts viewed, liked, commented on

  • Upload frequency and activity patterns

  • Search queries

  • Feature usage (badges, rewards, filters, discovery tools)

• Behavioral Signals

  • Engagement patterns

  • Preference indicators

  • Reaction metrics

  • Interaction timing and frequency

 

2.3 Location Information

 

If you enable location services, we may collect:

• Approximate or precise location

• City or region

• Proximity to restaurants or venues

 

This supports features such as:

• Nearby discovery

• Local feeds

• Future Food Map or geolocation-based notifications

• Regional trends and heatmaps

 

You may disable location services at any time via device settings.

 

2.4 Cookies & Similar Technologies

 

We use cookies, SDKs, pixels, and similar technologies to:

• Maintain sessions

• Store preferences

• Analyze performance

• Improve user experience

• Support analytics and advertising (now or in the future)

 

3. HOW WE USE INFORMATION

 

We use collected information for a wide range of purposes, including but not limited to:

 

3.1 Core App Functionality

• Creating and managing accounts

• Displaying feeds, diaries, and discovery content

• Maintaining flame ratings and ranking systems

• Supporting social interactions and community features

 

3.2 Personalization & Recommendations

• Customizing feeds

• Matching users with dishes, restaurants, or trends

• Powering future features such as:

  • Taste graphs

  • Taste twins

  • Mood-based or context-based discovery

  • Personalized alerts or suggestions

 

3.3 Analytics, Research & Development

• Understanding how users interact with the Service

• Improving features and usability

• Conducting internal research

• Developing new tools, algorithms, or AI systems

 

3.4 Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

 

Your content and usage data may be used to:

• Train AI models

• Improve image recognition

• Identify food, dishes, or presentation styles

• Build aggregated taste intelligence

• Support future APIs, dashboards, or analytics products

 

3.5 Monetization, Commercial Use & Partnerships

 

We may use information to:

• Enable advertising or sponsored content

• Support rewards, coupons, and promotions

• Develop partnerships with restaurants, brands, creators, or third parties

• Generate anonymized or aggregated insights

• License non-identifiable data or trend analysis

 

3.6 Safety, Integrity & Enforcement

• Enforce Terms of Service and Community Guidelines

• Prevent fraud, abuse, or misuse

• Moderate content

• Comply with legal obligations

 

4. SHARING OF INFORMATION

 

We may share information in the following circumstances:

 

4.1 Service Providers

 

We may share information with third-party vendors who help us operate Dinary, including:

• Cloud hosting providers

• Analytics services

• Moderation tools

• Email or notification services

• AI or image processing services

 

These providers are authorized to use information only as necessary to provide services to us.

 

4.2 Business Partners & Promotions

 

We may share limited information with:

• Restaurants

• Brands

• Reward or coupon partners

• Event organizers

• Sponsors or affiliates

 

Participation in such programs may be optional and subject to additional terms.

 

4.3 Aggregated & Anonymized Data

 

We may create and share data that:

• Does not identify you personally

• Is aggregated across many users

 

This may be used for:

• Market insights

• Trend reports

• Research

• Commercial licensing

• Strategic partnerships

 

We do not sell personal data.

 

4.4 Legal & Safety Reasons

 

We may disclose information if required to:

• Comply with law, regulation, or legal process

• Enforce our Terms

• Protect rights, safety, or property of Dinary, users, or others

 

5. DATA RETENTION

• Account information is retained while your account is active.

• If you delete your account:

  • Personal identifiers will be removed or anonymized.

  • Some content, metadata, or records may be retained for:

    • Ratings integrity

    • Analytics

    • Legal compliance

    • Security

    • Backup and archival purposes

• Aggregated or anonymized data may be retained indefinitely.

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6. USER RIGHTS & CONTROLS

 

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:

• Access your personal information

• Update or correct information

• Request deletion of your account

• Opt out of promotional communications

• Control cookies or location permissions

 

Some requests may be limited where retention is required for legal, operational, or legitimate business purposes.

 

7. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

 

Dinary is not intended for children under 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If we become aware of such data, we will take steps to delete it.

 

8. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

 

Your information may be stored or processed in countries outside your own.

By using Dinary, you consent to the transfer of your data to jurisdictions with different data protection laws.

 

9. SECURITY

 

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect information.

However, no system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

 

10. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

 

We may update this Privacy Policy at any time.

If changes are material, we may notify you via the app, email, or other means.

Continued use of Dinary after updates constitutes acceptance.

 

11. CONTACT US

 

For questions, concerns, or privacy requests:

 

Email: founder@dinary.net

Company: FTV Ltd. (abv)