Privacy policy

What we collect

• Restaurants: the phone number that texted JOIN, the business name, the contact details you choose to show publicly (a phone number, website or email), and the deals you post.
• Members: the phone number that texted JOIN, and the name, email, preferences, delivery choices and times of day you give us on the sign-up page.
• Consent records: for every number that texts us, the keyword sent, the time, the number it was sent to and the opt-in language in force at the time. We keep these as evidence of consent, including after an opt-out.
• Message records: that a message was sent or received, when, and its delivery status. We do not store the text of outgoing messages.
• Payments: handled by Stripe. We keep the transaction reference, amount and status. Card numbers never reach us.

How we use it

• To run the service: publish deals, send the texts and emails you asked for, and take payment.
• To honour your choices: STOP requests, unsubscribes and preference changes take effect immediately.
• To keep records that the law and mobile carriers require, and to answer complaints.

We never send marketing on behalf of anyone else, and we do not sell personal information.

Mobile information

No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. All other categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.

Who helps us run it

We use service providers to operate the site, and they process data only to provide their service to us: Twilio (text messages), Resend (email), Stripe (payments), Supabase (database) and Vercel (hosting).

What is public

Active deals are public, with the business name, the contact details the restaurant chose to show, the deal text and its category. The number a restaurant texted from is never public. Nothing about members is ever public.

Your choices

• Reply STOP to any text to stop texts from that number.
• Members can change preferences or unsubscribe from the link in every message.
• To see or delete the information we hold about you, Email support@chicagofoodspecials.com, or reply HELP to any of our texts. We keep consent and opt-out records even after deletion, because carriers require it.

Retention and security

We keep data while you use the service and for as long as records are required afterwards. Access is limited to administrators who need it, over encrypted connections, with database rules that keep private tables private.

Children

The service is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their information.

Changes and contact

If this policy changes in a way that matters, we will update the date at the top and, where appropriate, tell you. Questions: Email support@chicagofoodspecials.com, or reply HELP to any of our texts.