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Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 13, 2026

HomeTaste respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and the choices you have. It applies to our website and the services we provide to customers in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, and we handle your information in line with Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

1. Who We Are & Who Is Accountable

HomeTaste Indian Restaurant & Catering, 29-1601 River Rd E, Kitchener, ON N2A 3Y4, is responsible for the personal information described in this policy.

Our privacy officer is accountable for how we handle your information. You can reach them at info@hometaste.ca or by phone at (519) 954-5666.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly when you place an order, request a catering quote, ask about tiffin service, apply for a job, or contact us. This may include your name, email address, phone number, delivery or pickup details, event details, and order preferences.

We may also collect limited technical information automatically, such as your IP address, browser type, and pages visited, to help us improve the website and understand traffic.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to process and fulfil orders, respond to inquiries, coordinate catering and tiffin services, send order confirmations and service updates, keep our records and accounts, and improve our menu and customer experience.

We collect only what we need for these purposes, and we do not use your information for purposes a reasonable person would not consider appropriate. We do not sell your personal information.

4. Consent & Electronic Messages

When you give us your contact details, we rely on your consent to use them for the purposes described in this policy. You can withdraw that consent at any time, subject to legal and contractual limits, by emailing info@hometaste.ca.

Order confirmations and answers to your inquiries are transactional messages. We send promotional messages only where you have consented, or where an existing customer relationship allows it. Every promotional message we send identifies HomeTaste, includes our mailing address and contact details, and offers a free and easy way to unsubscribe. We act on unsubscribe requests within 10 business days.

Prefer not to receive marketing? Email info@hometaste.ca or use the unsubscribe link in any message and we will stop.

5. Sharing of Information

We share information only with service providers who help us run the business, and only as far as they need it: website hosting, our online ordering platform, payment processing, email delivery, and delivery platforms when you choose delivery.

We do not sell or rent your personal information. We may disclose information where the law requires it, or to protect our legal rights.

Some of our service providers store or process data outside Canada, including in the United States. Information held there is subject to the laws of those jurisdictions, and may be accessible to their courts and authorities.

6. Order Processing Through Wix

Online orders are processed through our Wix-powered ordering system at order.hometaste.ca. When you place an order, your information is handled in accordance with both this Privacy Policy and the Wix platform's data practices.

Order confirmations, payment processing, and related communications for online orders are managed through Wix. Please review Wix's privacy policy for details on how that platform handles transactional data.

7. Cookies & Analytics

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to remember preferences, measure traffic, and improve performance. We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the site. You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings, and you can opt out of Google Analytics measurement through Google's opt-out tools.

Disabling cookies may affect some website features. We do not use cookies to sell your personal information.

8. Data Retention

We keep order, invoice, and payment records for at least six years to meet Canada Revenue Agency requirements, and we keep other personal information only as long as we need it for the purpose we collected it. When information is no longer needed, we destroy or anonymize it securely.

9. Data Security & Breach Notification

We protect personal information with safeguards appropriate to its sensitivity, including restricted staff access, secure storage, and encrypted transmission of information submitted through our website.

No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure. If a breach of our security safeguards creates a real risk of significant harm to you, we will report it to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and notify affected individuals as required by PIPEDA.

10. Your Rights

You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you, to ask us to correct it if it is wrong or incomplete, and to withdraw your consent to its use. You may also ask us to delete information we no longer have a legal reason to keep.

We will respond to access requests within 30 days as required by PIPEDA. To exercise any of these rights, contact our privacy officer at info@hometaste.ca or through our Contact page.

11. Children's Privacy

Our website and services are not directed to children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without parental consent. If you believe a child has provided us information, please contact us so we can remove it.

12. Third-Party Links

Our site links to third-party platforms, including our Wix-based ordering system, DoorDash, and Uber Eats. Those platforms collect and use information under their own privacy policies, so please review them before placing an order or sharing personal details.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as our practices or legal requirements change. Updates will be posted here with a revised 'Last updated' date.

14. Contact & Complaints

Questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, or about how we handled your information, can be sent to our privacy officer at info@hometaste.ca or raised through our Contact page. If we cannot resolve your concern, you can contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada at 1-800-282-1376 or through priv.gc.ca.