Privacy Policy
Effective Date: September 2026 • Version 2.1 • SocialDine Inc.
Our Fundamental Privacy Commitment
SocialDine exists to connect people through real-life culinary experiences. We will never sell your personal data to advertisers or third-party data brokers. Your private contact details (phone numbers and email addresses) remain strictly shielded from table companions.
1. Information We Collect
To safely facilitate restaurant discovery, verified member matchmaking, and table reservations, we collect the following categories of information:
A. Account & Profile Data
Your full name, chosen display name, email address, profile avatar, dietary lifestyle (e.g., vegan, gluten-free), and culinary preferences.
B. Location & Venue Search Data
With your explicit device permission, we utilize approximate or precise location coordinates to display nearby partner cafés, restaurants, and open dining tables.
C. Table Reservations & Activity
Reservation records, party sizes, RSVP statuses, saved favorites, dish bookmarks, and reviews posted to the community feed.
D. Technical & Device Diagnostics
IP addresses, browser type, operating system version, crash reports, and performance telemetry to maintain service reliability.
2. How We Use Your Information
We process your personal information strictly for legitimate operational purposes, including:
- Personalized Discovery: Suggesting relevant cafes, dinner events, and community tables that match your culinary profile.
- Reservation Coordination: Sending booking confirmations to partner restaurants to secure your table.
- In-App Table Messaging: Enabling transient group chats for confirmed table attendees to coordinate arrival.
- Trust & Community Safety: Enforcing automated 24/7 AI moderation, detecting spam, preventing harassment, and verifying real member identities.
- Demo Web App Operations: Running live test instances at
web.socialdine.onlinewith isolated guest sessions and mock safety filters.
3. What Tablemates Can & Cannot See
Your safety and privacy when meeting other diners is central to our platform design:
Visible to Tablemates: Your display name, public bio, verified badge status, food preferences, and any photo reviews you have posted publicly.
Never Visible: Your phone number, personal email address, account password, exact home location, or historical private reservation activity.
4. Data Security & Encryption Standards
We implement comprehensive physical, electronic, and administrative safeguards. All communications between your client and our API run over TLS 1.3 encryption. Passwords are cryptographic salted hashes using modern algorithms. Sensitive tokens and sessions are stored in protected in-memory key-value caches with automated expiration.
5. Your Legal Rights (GDPR, CCPA & Global Rights)
Regardless of your geographic location, SocialDine affords you the following data rights:
- Right to Access: Request an export of all personal data associated with your profile.
- Right to Rectification: Edit or update inaccurate information directly in your profile settings.
- Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): Request permanent deletion of your account and all associated dining records.
- Right to Restrict Processing: Opt out of non-essential analytical tracking and promotional correspondence.
6. Contact Our Data Protection Officer
For data access requests, privacy inquiries, or reporting potential vulnerabilities, contact our dedicated privacy team:
Official Email: socialdine.offical@gmail.com
Instagram Support: @social_dine_
Website: https://socialdine.online