About & credits

What this is

Patty Issues is an independent, non-commercial community fan project. We're not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Nelson Burger Month, Nelson Star, Black Press Media, or the event organizers. Our ratings are just our opinions — they're not official votes and are never submitted to the contest.

The event

Nelson Burger Month contest organizer: Nelson Star / Black Press Media. Official contest & voting

Catalogue source

Official event and promotional materials: Nelson Burger Month is organized by Nelson Star, part of Black Press Media. Burger listings and promotional images were originally published as part of the event. Official contest

Additional reference: The Kootenay Current provides an independent guide to participating burgers. Nelson Burger Month 2026 guide

Attribution is to the original event/promotional source only and does not imply rights, ownership or permission. Our ratings are just our opinions — not official votes, and never submitted to the contest.

Privacy

Patty Issues is for people aged 16 and over, and you need to confirm your email before taking part. For support, privacy questions or account and data deletion requests, contact pattyissues@gmail.com.

We use your email, display name, optional profile picture, Burger Buddy connections, Want to Try entries, ratings, notes, photos, My Faves order and Final Picks to run the app. Other members see your display name and picture, never your email. The organizer can see account emails and statuses for support and safety, and can pause or reinstate accounts.

Visitors and members see Top Buns as averages and rater counts only. Your full Tried, My Faves and Want to Try lists are shared only with Burger Buddies you've both accepted. Each rating has its own setting: Community, Buddies or Only Me. Earlier ratings stay Only Me until you choose to share them, and editing a rating never widens who can see it. Photo links expire after about an hour, but anyone who can see a photo could save a copy.

Paused accounts can't take part and are left out of Top Buns and Final Picks; their history is kept. We keep personal information only as long as needed to run the app and don't promise a fixed retention period. Download your Burger Diary from Me before asking for deletion if you want a copy. The app runs on Lovable Cloud.