Effective Date: December 1, 2025 – Last Updated: December 23, 2025
Your Data Privacy Rights
At GainMeals, we respect your privacy rights under both the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for European Union residents and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) for California residents. This page explains your specific rights under these laws and how to exercise them.
For general information about our data practices, please see our Privacy Policy.
GDPR Rights (For EU/EEA Residents)
If you are located in the European Union or European Economic Area, you have the following rights under the GDPR:
Your Rights
1. Right to Access
- Request confirmation of whether we process your personal data
- Obtain a copy of your personal data
- Receive information about how we use your data
2. Right to Rectification
- Request correction of inaccurate personal data
- Request completion of incomplete personal data
3. Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”)
- Request deletion of your personal data when:
- It’s no longer necessary for the purposes it was collected
- You withdraw consent and there’s no other legal basis for processing
- You object to processing and there are no overriding legitimate grounds
- Your data has been unlawfully processed
- It must be erased to comply with legal obligations
4. Right to Restrict Processing
- Request limitation of processing when:
- You contest the accuracy of your data
- Processing is unlawful but you don’t want data deleted
- We no longer need the data, but you need it for legal claims
- You’ve objected to processing pending verification
5. Right to Data Portability
- Receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format
- Transmit your data to another controller where technically feasible
6. Right to Object
- Object to processing based on legitimate interests
- Object to direct marketing (including profiling)
- Object to processing for scientific/historical research or statistical purposes
7. Right to Withdraw Consent
- Withdraw consent at any time (where processing is based on consent)
- Withdrawal doesn’t affect the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal
8. Right to Lodge a Complaint
- File a complaint with your local supervisory authority
- Contact your national data protection authority if you believe your rights have been violated
Legal Basis for Processing Your Data
We process your personal data based on:
Consent:
- Newsletter subscriptions
- Cookie preferences
- Optional information you provide
Legitimate Interests:
- Website analytics and improvement
- Fraud prevention and security
- Providing and improving our services
Legal Obligations:
- Compliance with applicable laws
- Response to legal requests
Data Retention
We retain your personal data only as long as necessary:
- Newsletter subscriptions: Until you unsubscribe or request deletion
- Analytics data: 26 months (Google Analytics default)
- Comments: As long as published or until deletion requested
- Contact form inquiries: 2 years or until deletion requested
Data Transfers
Your data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the EU/EEA, including the United States. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place through:
- Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
- Privacy Shield certification (where applicable)
- Other approved transfer mechanisms
How to Exercise Your GDPR Rights
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us:
GainMeals
Email: Contact@dinnerchicken.com
Subject Line: “GDPR Rights Request”
Please include:
- Your full name
- Email address associated with your request
- Specific right(s) you wish to exercise
- Any relevant details to help us locate your information
Response Time: We will respond to your request within 30 days. In complex cases, we may extend this by an additional 60 days and will inform you of the delay.
Verification: To protect your privacy, we may need to verify your identity before fulfilling your request.
CCPA Rights (For California Residents)
If you are a California resident, you have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):
Your Rights
1. Right to Know
You have the right to request that we disclose:
- Categories of personal information we’ve collected about you
- Categories of sources from which we collected your information
- Business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling your information
- Categories of third parties with whom we share your information
- Specific pieces of personal information we’ve collected about you
2. Right to Delete
You have the right to request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
We may deny your deletion request if we need to retain your information to:
- Complete a transaction or provide requested services
- Detect and resolve security incidents or fraud
- Debug or repair functionality
- Exercise free speech or ensure others’ exercise of free speech
- Comply with legal obligations
- Use information internally in a lawful manner compatible with the context you provided it
3. Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing
You have the right to opt-out of the “sale” or “sharing” of your personal information.
Important Note: We do not directly sell your personal information for monetary compensation. However, under CCPA, allowing third-party advertising cookies may be considered “sharing” personal information.
To opt-out:
- Click the “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link in our footer
- Adjust your cookie preferences through our cookie banner
- Contact us directly using the information below
4. Right to Correct
You have the right to request correction of inaccurate personal information.
5. Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information
We do not collect or process sensitive personal information as defined by CCPA (e.g., social security numbers, precise geolocation, health data).
6. Right to Non-Discrimination
We will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights. This means we won’t:
- Deny you goods or services
- Charge different prices or rates
- Provide different quality of service
- Suggest you’ll receive different services or prices
Categories of Personal Information We Collect
Under CCPA, we collect the following categories of personal information:
Identifiers:
- Name, email address, IP address, device identifiers
Internet/Network Activity:
- Browsing history, search history, pages viewed, interaction with our website and advertisements
Geolocation Data:
- General location based on IP address (not precise geolocation)
Inferences:
- Preferences, interests, behavior patterns derived from your activity
How We Use Personal Information
We use personal information for:
- Providing website functionality and content
- Sending newsletters and marketing communications
- Analytics and website improvement
- Advertising and marketing purposes
- Fraud prevention and security
Categories of Third Parties We Share With
We share personal information with:
- Service providers: Email platforms, analytics providers, hosting services
- Advertising networks: Google AdSense and other ad platforms
- Affiliate partners: Through tracking cookies (Amazon Associates, ShareASale, etc.)
Do We “Sell” Personal Information?
We do not sell your personal information for money. However, under CCPA’s broad definition, allowing third-party advertising cookies to collect data for targeted advertising may be considered “selling” or “sharing.”
Information potentially “shared” through cookies:
- IP address
- Device identifiers
- Browsing behavior
- Cookie identifiers
You can opt-out by:
- Using our “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link
- Adjusting cookie preferences
- Using browser settings to block third-party cookies
Data Retention
We retain your personal information only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes disclosed in our Privacy Policy, typically:
- Newsletter data: Until you unsubscribe
- Analytics data: 26 months
- Comments: While published or until deletion requested
How to Exercise Your CCPA Rights
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us:
GainMeals
Email: Contact@dinnerchicken.com
Subject Line: “GDPR Rights Request”
Please include:
- Your full name
- Email address
- California residency confirmation
- Specific right(s) you wish to exercise
- Description of your request
Authorized Agents: If you use an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf, we may require:
- Written authorization from you
- Verification of the agent’s identity
- Direct confirmation from you
Response Time: We will acknowledge receipt of your request within 10 days and respond within 45 days. In certain cases, we may extend our response time by an additional 45 days with notice.
Verification: To protect your information, we will verify your identity before processing your request. We may ask for additional information to confirm you are the person about whom we collected information.
No Fee: We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your verifiable consumer request unless it is excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded.
Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information
California residents can opt-out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information by:
Cookie Management:
- Adjust your cookie preferences through our cookie consent banner
- Block third-party cookies in your browser settings
Email Request:
- Send an email to Contact@dinnerchicken.com with subject “Do Not Sell My Information”
Browser Signals:
- We recognize Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals where applicable
Opt-Out Preference Signal:
- We will honor opt-out preference signals sent by your browser or device
Contact Us – Privacy Rights Requests
For any questions about your privacy rights or to submit a request:
Email: Contact@dinnerchicken.com
Subject Line: “GDPR Rights Request” or “CCPA Rights Request”
Response Commitment:
- GDPR requests: 30 days (extendable to 90 days for complex requests)
- CCPA requests: 45 days (extendable to 90 days for complex requests)
- We will acknowledge receipt within 10 days
What to Include in Your Request:
- Your full name and email address
- Description of your request
- Specific right(s) you wish to exercise
- Any information that helps us locate your data
- Proof of residency (for CCPA requests)
Supervisory Authorities
For EU/EEA Residents:
If you believe we haven’t adequately addressed your concerns, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority.
Find your local authority: https://edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/board/members_en
For California Residents:
You may contact the California Attorney General’s office:
California Department of Justice
Office of the Attorney General
1300 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 445-9555
Website: https://oag.ca.gov/contact
Updates to This Policy
We may update this CCPA & GDPR Compliance page to reflect:
- Changes in privacy laws and regulations
- Updates to our data practices
- New rights or requirements
Last Updated: December 23, 2025
When we make material changes, we will notify you by:
- Updating the “Last Updated” date
- Email notification to newsletter subscribers
- Prominent notice on our website
Additional Resources
- Privacy Policy – Our complete privacy practices
- Terms of Use – Website terms and conditions
- Disclosure Policy – Information about affiliate relationships
We are committed to protecting your privacy rights and ensuring compliance with GDPR and CCPA. If you have questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
