About this policy
Compassionate Chefs Cafe is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible way. This policy outlines how we aim to achieve this and includes the information collected when:
• you use our website (CompassionateChefs.com).
• you make a booking on our website.
• you make inquiries on our website.
• someone is interested in working with us.

Definition of Personal Data
Personal Data means any data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly/indirectly identified from that data. In this case, it means personal data that you give to us via our site. By providing your personal data, you agree that we can use your personal data in accordance with this policy.
Ensure you understand this policy in its entirety and take your time to read it.

Who are we?
Compassionate Chefs Cafe is a non-profit organization based in San Francisco, CA. Our registered address is: 160 Ellis St. San Francisco, CA 94102.
How do we collect information from you?
We collect information from you:
• when you make a booking.
• when you visit a restaurant (preferences, allergies etc.).
• make an inquiry.
• when you sign up to marketing emails.
What type of information is collected from you?
You may be asked to submit personal information about yourself when you make a booking. We will collect this information so we can fulfill your booking request and you may dine at our venue.
When you make a booking:
Compassionate Chefs Cafe collects information such as:
• title
• name
• e-mail address (used for booking confirmation and post-dining feedback emails)
• home or work address
• billing information taken for deposits, ticketing, or holding credit card information for use in the case of no-shows (where applicable)
• telephone number
• company name
• dietary requests
• marketing preferences (whether you opt-in or opt-out)
When you dine at Compassionate Chefs Cafe:
• marketing responses (where applicable)
• survey responses
• current and past restaurant reservation details
When you access our sites:
There is “Device Information” about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Compassionate Chefs Cafe. This information can include:
• device type (e.g. mobile, computer, laptop, tablet)
• cookies
• operating system
• IP address
• browser type
• browser information (e.g., type, language, and history)
• domain names
• access times
• settings
• referring website addresses
• other data about your device to provide the services as otherwise described in this policy.
Location information:
If you use our website, we may receive your generic location (such as city or neighborhood).
How is your information used?
Our use of your personal data will always have a lawful basis, either because it is necessary to complete a booking, because you have consented to our use of your personal data (e.g. by subscribing to emails), or because it is in our legitimate interests.
We require the information outlined in the previous section to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
• Internal record keeping.
• Send you service emails (booking confirmation and post-dining feedback).
• Improve our products and services.
• Send marketing communications if you have opted in to receive them.
Who has access to your information?
We will not sell, distribute, or lease your personal information to third parties. Any personal information we request from you will be safeguarded under current legislation. We will only share your information with companies if necessary to deliver services on our behalf. For example service providers (e.g. OpenTable for the provision of online bookings),
third-party payment processors, and other third parties to provide our Sites and fulfill your requests, and as otherwise consented to by you or as permitted by applicable law. Third parties include, but are not limited to OpenTable, Yelp, Square, TripAdvisor and SendGrid.
How and where do we store data?
We only keep your personal data for as long as we need to in order to use it as described in this privacy policy, and/or for as long as we have your permission to keep it. For reservations taken through OpenTable software, your data will only be stored in the US.
Your choices
We will not contact you for marketing purposes by email, phone or text message unless you have given your prior consent. We will not pass your details to any third parties for marketing purposes unless you have expressly permitted us to. Furthermore, you can change your marketing preferences at any time by contacting us by email at ranjan@newdelhirestaurant.com.
You have the right to withdraw your consent to us using your personal data at any time, and to request that we delete it. We do not keep your personal data for any longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected.
Contact us by email at ranjan@newdelhirestaurant.com to be removed from our database.
Security
Data security is very important to us, and to protect your data we have taken suitable measures to safeguard and secure data collected through our Site.
Use of ‘cookies’
Like many other websites, we use cookies. We use them to help you personalize your online experience.
A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server which allows the website to recognize you when you visit. Cookies only collect data about browsing actions and patterns, and do not identify you as an individual.
We use cookies for the following purposes:
• Performance and analytics: cookies help us analyse how the services are being accessed and used, and enable us to track the performance of the services. For example, we use cookies to determine if you viewed a page or opened an email. This helps us provide you with information that you find interesting. We also use cookies to provide insights
regarding your End Users and your sites’ performance, such as page views, conversion rates, device information, visitor IP addresses, and referral sites.
• Third Parties: Third Party services may use cookies to help you sign into their services from our services. We also may use third-party cookies, such as Google Analytics, to assist with analyzing performance. Any third party cookie usage is governed by the privacy policy of the third party placing the cookie.
• Opting Out: You can set your browser to not accept cookies, but this may limit your ability to use the services.
Our Site may contain links to other websites. Please note that we have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites and we advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.
What happens if our business changes hands?
We may, from time to time, expand or reduce our business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of our business. Any personal data that you have provided will, where it is relevant to any part of our business that is being transferred, be transferred along with that part. The new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this Privacy Policy, be permitted to use that data only for the same purposes for which it was originally collected by us.
In the event that any of your data is to be transferred in such a manner, you will be contacted in advance and informed of the changes. (When contacted you will be given the choice to have your data deleted or withheld from the new owner or controller.)
Changes to this statement
Compassionate Chefs Cafe will occasionally update this Privacy Policy to reflect company and customer feedback. Compassionate Chefs Cafe encourages you to periodically review this statement to be informed of how Compassionate Chefs Cafe is protecting your information. This policy was last updated in June, 2021.
Contact Information
Compassionate Chefs Cafe welcomes your comments regarding this Privacy Policy. If you believe that Compassionate Chefs Cafe has not adhered to this Privacy Policy, please contact Compassionate Chefs Cafe at ranjan@newdelhirestaurant.com. We will aim to use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.