PairedBest
Privacy Policy
Effective September 8, 2026
Information we collect
You may browse PairedBest without creating an account. If you register, we collect the account information you provide, such as your name and email address. When you rate a pairing, we also collect your rating and any optional comments you submit.
How we use information
We use this information to operate your account, remember email preferences, display overall pairing ratings, respond to pairing feedback, send requested updates about upcoming pairing events, protect the service, and improve PairedBest. Your written rating comments are private to you and the PairedBest team unless we ask for your permission to share them.
Service providers
PairedBest uses service providers to run the site, including Hostinger for hosting, Clerk for account authentication, Supabase for application data, Resend for email delivery, and Google Analytics for site-usage measurement. These providers process information on our behalf under their own privacy and security terms. Links and embedded videos may also connect you with YouTube or other third-party services.
Cookies and technical information
The site and its service providers may use cookies or similar technologies for sign-in, security, preferences, basic operation, and aggregate site-usage measurement. Google Analytics may receive information such as pages viewed, approximate location, browser and device type, referring source, and interactions such as outbound link clicks or a completed interest form. PairedBest does not intentionally send form contents, rating notes, names, email addresses, or account identifiers to Google Analytics. Advertising signals and ad personalization are disabled in PairedBest's Google tag. Servers may also receive standard technical information such as browser type, device information, and IP address.
Your choices
You can change your pairing-event email preference from your account's Email Preferences page. You may also ask us to access, correct, or delete account information through our protected contact form. Chef, winery, and general contact submissions are scheduled for owner review after 24 months. Owners receive a reminder 60 days in advance; nothing is deleted without an owner's approval. Legal or operational holds may extend retention.
Sale of information and children
We do not sell your personal information. PairedBest is intended for adults of legal drinking age and is not directed to children.
Changes and contact
We may update this policy as PairedBest develops. We will revise the effective date when material changes are made. Send questions or privacy requests through our protected contact form.