Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to the Johnnie's Beef Independent Visitor Guide ("we", "our", or "us"). We are committed to respecting and protecting the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of information we collect, how it is processed, and your rights regarding your personal information when browsing our informational website.

2. Independent Informational Status

This website is an independently published editorial and visitor guide. We are not owned, operated, or endorsed by Johnnie's Beef. We do not sell food products, process restaurant payments, or collect personal consumer orders online.

3. Information We Collect Automatically

When you visit our website, standard web server log files automatically record technical data including:

• Internet Protocol (IP) address.
• Browser type and version.
• Operating system and device platform.
• Pages visited, referring URLs, and timestamps.

4. Advertising Partners & Cookies (Adsterra)

To fund the ongoing research and hosting of this free educational guide, we display advertising through third-party advertising networks, primarily Adsterra.

Adsterra and its advertising partners may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to serve advertisements based on your prior visits to this website or other sites on the Internet. These cookies enable advertisers to measure ad effectiveness and present non-intrusive promotional content.

You can choose to disable or selectively turn off third-party cookies in your browser settings. However, doing so will not affect your ability to read our culinary guides and visitor information.

5. External Links

Our website provides verified external hyperlinks to third-party services including Google Maps, Yelp, Tripadvisor, Eater Chicago, and social media platforms. We do not exercise editorial control over third-party platforms and encourage you to review their respective privacy policies.

6. Your Privacy Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights under applicable data protection laws, including the right to request access to, deletion of, or restriction of your personal data. We do not sell personal identification information to any third parties.