Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

Doha Dish is a hobby project and independent editorial publication. We take privacy seriously, and the short version is: we collect almost nothing.

What we collect

We don't collect personal information from visitors — there's no sign-up or newsletter form on the site.

Analytics (optional): We use Google Analytics to understand which venues are most visited. This is completely optional — you choose whether to accept analytics via the banner at the bottom of this page. If you reject analytics, we don't track you at all. No personal data (email, name, location) is collected.

If we add a newsletter in future, we'd store only the email address you choose to give us, and we'd never sell, share, or rent it.

Cookies & local storage

Your analytics choice is stored in your browser's localStorage (not a cookie) under doha_dish_consent, and — if you open the map — a second key doha_dish_map_ok remembers that you approved it. Both stay on your device, contain no personal information, and are never sent to us.

If you accept analytics, Google Analytics then sets its own cookies (such as _ga) to measure page views. If you reject analytics, no such cookies are set. You can clear this storage and any Google cookies at any time via your browser settings, and the banner will reappear on your next visit.

How to control analytics

You have full control. Use the banner at the bottom of every page to:

What third parties see

We keep third parties to a minimum. Only two ever receive your IP address, and only after you opt in:

Everything else — fonts, venue photos, and the map software itself — is served from our own domain, so it involves no third party.

Maps

Some pages offer an optional map view. The map does not load automatically — you have to click to activate it. Once you do, your browser requests map tiles from CARTO (our map-tile provider), which then receives your IP address and the map area you are viewing. If you never open the map, nothing is sent to CARTO at all.

CARTO's handling of that data is governed by the CARTO Privacy Policy. The underlying map data is © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Newsletter

We don't run a newsletter yet. If we launch one, it would be strictly opt-in — we'd email you only our Doha brunch update, and you could unsubscribe with one click in any email.

Your rights

You can request a copy of any data we hold about you, or ask us to delete it. Email privacy@dohadish.com and we'll action it.

Changes

If this policy changes meaningfully, we'll update the date at the top of this page and (if we ever run a newsletter) notify subscribers.

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