Cookie and Browser Storage Policy

DineOwn — Cookie and Browser Storage Policy Effective Date: As displayed on the published policy page. Website: https://dineown.com Operator: [FULL REGISTERED LEGAL ENTITY NAME] Privacy Contact: [PRIVACY EMAIL] 1. Introduction This Policy explains how DineOwn uses or may use cookies, browser storage, session technologies, and similar mechanisms. These technologies help deliver essential platform services, protect user accounts, preserve authorized preferences, measure permitted service performance, and support lawful referral tracking. This Policy applies to DineOwn websites and browser-based Services, including participating restaurant storefronts where DineOwn controls the relevant technology. 2. What Are Cookies? Cookies are small records stored by a browser at the instruction of a website or related service. DineOwn may also use local storage, session storage, and similar browser capabilities. Some technologies are essential to secure operation, while others may be optional and subject to consent requirements. 3. Strictly Necessary Technologies Necessary technologies may support: Authentication and account session management. Security and fraud prevention. Login continuity. Shopping-cart or order-session functionality. CSRF protection and related security controls. Authorized consent preferences. Essential load balancing or platform operation. Where permitted by law, strictly necessary technologies may operate without optional tracking consent because they are required to provide a requested service or maintain security. DineOwn will not classify a technology as strictly necessary merely because it is useful for marketing or advertising. 4. Functional Storage Functional technologies may remember appropriate preferences such as language, display configuration, selected restaurant information, or other user-requested settings. Depending on the purpose and applicable law, some functional technologies may require consent. Disabling certain functional storage may reduce convenience or prevent selected preferences from being remembered. 5. Analytics and Performance Technologies Where enabled, analytics technologies may help DineOwn understand aggregated usage, navigation behavior, technical performance, and service reliability. Analytics information must be handled in accordance with applicable privacy and consent requirements. Where prior consent is required, optional analytics technologies must not operate before valid consent is obtained. DineOwn will not treat a visitor's continued browsing as valid consent where affirmative consent is legally required. 6. Referral and Affiliate Attribution DineOwn may use first-party referral identifiers or other lawful attribution mechanisms to recognize eligible partner referrals. Referral identifiers are used to determine whether a qualifying registration or paid subscription may be attributed to an approved partner. Referral tracking must comply with applicable transparency and consent requirements. Attribution records must not grant partners unrestricted access to the referred restaurant's private information. Referral eligibility and commission decisions remain subject to the separately published affiliate program rules. 7. Third-Party Technologies DineOwn may integrate services such as: Authentication providers. Payment checkout systems. Maps and address services. Messaging providers. Video or media embeds. Permitted analytics services. Other functionality enabled by an authorized account. Third parties may deploy their own technologies when their services are used, subject to applicable controls and legal requirements. DineOwn must identify and assess active third-party technologies and provide additional notice or consent controls where necessary. Users should consult the relevant third-party privacy notices for independent processing activities. 8. Cookie Inventory and Retention The actual cookie and browser-storage inventory must be maintained by DineOwn and updated when integrations change. For each applicable technology, the inventory should identify its name, provider, purpose, first-party or third-party status, storage type, and expiration or retention period. A current, verified inventory must be made available through the website's applicable cookie information or consent interface where legally required. DineOwn does not represent that a fixed list of cookie identifiers or durations applies across every restaurant storefront, device, or country. 9. User Choices and Consent Where applicable, users may accept or reject optional technologies through the consent controls made available by DineOwn. Rejecting optional cookies must not be treated as acceptance. Users may also manage browser permissions and stored data through their browser settings. Blocking essential storage can prevent certain website functions, account sessions, or checkout processes from operating correctly. Where consent is the lawful basis, users must be able to withdraw it through an appropriate mechanism without unlawful disadvantage. 10. Browser and Device Controls Most modern browsers provide settings for viewing, blocking, or removing cookies and stored website information. Mobile devices may provide additional permissions for location, notifications, and tracking-related activities. Device settings do not necessarily remove all information already processed by DineOwn or independent service providers. Where legally required, additional opt-out or preference mechanisms will be provided. 11. Advertising and Cross-Site Tracking DineOwn will comply with applicable law before enabling advertising cookies, cross-site tracking, or technologies used for targeted advertising. Any such activity must be described in the relevant notice and be subject to legally required controls. Information gathered for essential authentication or order fulfillment must not automatically be repurposed for unrelated advertising. 12. Restaurant-Operated Technologies Participating restaurants may independently operate other websites, marketing channels, or tools outside DineOwn. Each restaurant remains responsible for cookies and tracking technologies that it independently selects or controls. Where DineOwn permits a restaurant to activate an integration within the DineOwn platform, the applicable responsibilities must be determined by the actual configuration and relevant legal obligations. 13. Data Protection Information collected through browser technologies is protected and processed according to its nature, purpose, and applicable privacy requirements. Where an identifier is linked to an identifiable individual, relevant personal data protections apply. The DineOwn Privacy Policy provides further details about personal information, individual rights, data sharing, retention, and contact procedures. 14. Policy Changes DineOwn may revise this Policy when technologies, providers, legal requirements, or website functionality change. Where a change requires renewed consent, DineOwn will obtain the necessary consent before using the affected optional technologies. The latest version and effective date will be displayed on the published policy page. 15. Contact DineOwn Privacy Support Legal Entity: [FULL REGISTERED LEGAL ENTITY NAME] Email: [PRIVACY EMAIL] Registered Address: [COMPLETE BUSINESS ADDRESS] Website: https://dineown.com