Privacy Policy

Last Updated: September 11, 2026

CaterLinked respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information when you visit CaterLinked.com, create or use an account, subscribe to the CaterLinked Brief, submit a form, participate in an online event or course, or otherwise interact with CaterLinked.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information you provide directly to us, including:

  • your name and email address;
  • account and profile information;
  • information you provide when subscribing to the CaterLinked Brief or other communications;
  • information submitted through contact, registration, survey, or other forms;
  • information you provide when communicating with CaterLinked;
  • registration and participation information for webinars, shows, courses, or other online activities;
  • information associated with content you contribute to CaterLinked.

When accounts are provided, we may also collect information necessary to create, manage, secure, and administer those accounts.

We may automatically collect certain technical information when you use CaterLinked.com, including:

  • IP address;
  • browser and device information;
  • operating system;
  • referring website or source;
  • pages viewed and interactions with the website;
  • date and time of visits;
  • approximate geographic information derived from technical data.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use personal information to:

  • operate and maintain CaterLinked.com;
  • create, administer, and secure user and contributor accounts;
  • provide access to website features, courses, educational materials, or other services;
  • publish and attribute contributor content where applicable;
  • deliver newsletters and communications you have requested;
  • process registrations and form submissions;
  • respond to inquiries and support requests;
  • administer webinars, shows, courses, and other online activities;
  • understand how visitors use CaterLinked and improve its content, usability, and performance;
  • protect the security and integrity of our website and systems;
  • comply with legal and regulatory requirements;
  • carry out other purposes disclosed when information is collected.

We do not sell personal information.

3. User Accounts

CaterLinked may provide accounts to contributors, subscribers, learners, or other users.

Account information may include your name, email address, profile information, authentication information, account preferences, and information relating to your use of CaterLinked features.

Certain account information may be publicly visible where necessary for the operation of the website. For example, a contributor’s name, biography, photograph, and published content may appear publicly on CaterLinked.com.

Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their login credentials and for activity conducted through their accounts.

As CaterLinked expands its educational offerings, accounts may also be used to provide access to courses, learning materials, registrations, and related features.

4. Email Communications

If you subscribe to the CaterLinked Brief or another CaterLinked mailing list, we may use your name and email address to send the communications you requested.

We may use a confirmation process to verify subscriptions.

You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time using the unsubscribe link included in the message.

We may still send administrative, account-related, security, or transactional communications where necessary.

5. Forms and Subscriber Management

Information submitted through CaterLinked.com forms may be processed and stored using systems that help us manage inquiries, subscriptions, registrations, accounts, and communications.

Access to this information is limited to CaterLinked and service providers that require access to provide services on our behalf.

6. Google Analytics

CaterLinked uses Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the website and to help us improve its content and performance.

Google Analytics may collect information such as:

  • pages visited;
  • time spent on pages;
  • general geographic location;
  • device and browser information;
  • referral sources;
  • interactions with the website.

Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies to collect this information.

Information collected through Google Analytics may be processed by Google in accordance with Google’s own privacy practices.

You may be able to limit analytics tracking through your browser settings, cookie controls provided on the website, or tools provided by Google.

7. Cookies and Similar Technologies

CaterLinked.com uses cookies and similar technologies.

Some cookies are necessary for the website to function, including cookies associated with security, account authentication, preferences, and website functionality.

Other cookies may be used for purposes such as:

  • website analytics;
  • performance measurement;
  • embedded third-party content;
  • remembering user preferences.

Where required, CaterLinked may provide controls allowing visitors to manage non-essential cookies.

You can also manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

8. Embedded and Third-Party Content

CaterLinked may embed or link to content provided by third parties, including video platforms, social networks, webinar services, and other websites.

When you interact with third-party content, those services may independently collect information about you.

Their collection and use of information is governed by their own privacy policies and practices.

9. Service Providers

CaterLinked uses third-party service providers to operate its website and business systems.

These services may include:

  • website hosting;
  • website security and performance;
  • forms and subscriber management;
  • email delivery;
  • business email and productivity tools;
  • analytics;
  • video hosting;
  • webinar and online meeting services;
  • account and authentication services;
  • course and educational technology, where applicable.

These providers may process information on CaterLinked’s behalf in Canada, the United States, or other countries where they operate.

10. How We Share Information

We may disclose personal information:

  • to service providers that operate systems or provide services on our behalf;
  • where necessary to operate user accounts or deliver requested services;
  • where required by law, legal process, or regulatory authority;
  • where reasonably necessary to protect CaterLinked, its users, or others from fraud, misuse, security threats, or other harm;
  • in connection with a merger, acquisition, restructuring, sale, or transfer of all or part of CaterLinked;
  • with your consent or at your direction.

We do not provide subscriber information to third parties for their own independent marketing purposes unless you have agreed to that disclosure.

11. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including operating CaterLinked, maintaining accounts, providing services, maintaining business records, complying with legal requirements, resolving disputes, and enforcing agreements.

Subscriber information may be retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion, subject to records we may need to retain for legal, security, or compliance purposes.

Account information may be retained for as long as the account remains active and for a reasonable period afterward where necessary for administrative, legal, security, or operational purposes.

12. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information.

No website, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

13. Your Privacy Choices and Rights

Depending on where you live, applicable privacy laws may provide rights relating to your personal information, including rights to request:

  • access to personal information we hold about you;
  • correction of inaccurate information;
  • deletion of certain information;
  • withdrawal of consent where consent is the basis for processing.

You may also unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time.

To make a privacy request, contact CaterLinked using the information below. We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

14. Children

CaterLinked is intended primarily for professionals and is not directed to children under 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without appropriate authorization.

If we become aware that personal information from a child under 13 has been collected improperly, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

15. External Links

CaterLinked.com may contain links to websites and services operated by third parties.

CaterLinked is not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or security of third-party websites or services.

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes to CaterLinked, its services, technology, or applicable requirements.

When we update the policy, we will revise the Last Updated date at the top of this page.

17. Contact

For questions, requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or CaterLinked’s handling of personal information, contact:

CaterLinked
Email: [email protected]