Privacy Policy for Rate My Guinness

Effective date: June 5, 2025

Introduction

Welcome to Rate My Guinness ("we", "our", or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services. Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

• Rating Data: When you submit a rating, we collect the information you provide, such as the pub name, location, price, and your rating scores for the Guinness. We may also collect your device's location if you grant us permission, to help identify the pub's location.
• Usage Data: We may automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or navigate the Site. This information does not reveal your specific identity but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Site and other technical information.

Use of Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:

• Compile anonymous statistical data and analysis for use internally or with third parties.
• Increase the efficiency and operation of the Site.
• Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Site.
• Provide and display aggregated ratings and price information to users of the service.

Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell, distribute, or lease your personal information to third parties. All data collected is anonymized and aggregated for display on our site. We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:

• By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.

Data Deletion

You can request to have your submitted data deleted from our records. To initiate this process, please email us at hello@ratemyguinness.com with your request. To help us locate the specific data, please provide details such as the pub name, date of submission, and the rating provided.

Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

Policy for Children

Our service is not intended for individuals under the legal drinking age in their respective countries. We do not knowingly collect information from or market to children or individuals below the legal drinking age. If you become aware of any data we have collected from such individuals, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: hello@ratemyguinness.com