Privacy Policy

Effective October 23, 2026

What we collect

Nothing that identifies you. 5C Dining has no accounts and no sign-in. It has no analytics, no advertising, and no third-party SDKs that collect data. The only information that leaves your device is the standard request information any web server sees when the app loads menus (your IP address and user agent), described under Network requests below.

Data stored on your device

Your preferences are saved on your device and nowhere else: dining hall order, diet highlights, ingredients you avoid, display options, and favorite dishes. The app stores them in the app's local storage (your browser's local storage on the web version). Deleting the app, or clearing site data on the web, removes it all.

Network requests

To show menus, the app requests them from our own menu API at five-c-menu-api.kainoanewton.workers.dev, which runs on Cloudflare. A request says which dining hall and date you're viewing. Like any web server, the API receives the standard request information: your IP address and user agent. It does not store that beyond ordinary operational logs, and it is not used to identify or track you. The web version of the app is also served through Cloudflare. Cloudflare processes these requests as our hosting provider under its privacy policy.

Third parties

Cloudflare hosts the API and the website. Menu content comes from the dining services' public menu pages. No one else receives data from the app. 5C Dining is an independent student project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Claremont Colleges or their dining services.

Children

The app collects no personal information from anyone, including children under 13.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted here with an updated effective date.

Contact

Kainoa Newton, k@kainoa.me. The source code is at github.com/notkainoa/5CDining.