Privacy Policy

Effective Date: April 27, 2025

1. Introduction and Our Commitment to Privacy

Out of the Weeds LLC ("we," "us," or "our") is dedicated to protecting your privacy and the security of your personal information. We understand the importance of transparency and trust in our relationships with clients, website visitors, and other individuals whose information we may collect. This Privacy Policy provides detailed information about how we collect, use, disclose, and otherwise process your personal information when you interact with our website [Your Website], utilize our services (including restaurant consulting and Chef Fill-In services), communicate with us, and in any other way engage with Out of the Weeds LLC.

This policy is designed to help you understand your rights and our obligations regarding your personal data. By using our website or services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood the terms of this Privacy Policy.

2. The Personal Information We Collect

We collect various types of personal information depending on the nature of your interaction with us. These categories include:

Identity and Contact Data: This includes your name, title, business name, email address, phone number (business and/or personal), postal address (business and/or personal), and other similar identifiers.
Business and Professional Information: Details about your restaurant, such as its name, type, size, operational details, financial information (if you choose to share it for consulting purposes), and your role within the business.
Service Usage Data: Information about the specific services you utilize from us, including the dates, times, duration, and nature of consultations, Chef Fill-In service requests, and related interactions.
Website and Online Interaction Data:
- Technical Data: Your IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, operating system and platform, device identifiers, and other technology on the devices you use to access our website.
- Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, including the pages you visit, the links you click, the content you view, search queries, and the duration of your visits.
- Marketing and Communications Data: Your preferences in receiving marketing communications from us and your communication preferences.
Financial and Transaction Data: Information necessary to process payments for our services, such as billing address and payment method details (please note that sensitive payment information is typically handled by secure third-party payment processors, and we do not directly store full credit card numbers).
Communication Data: Records of our correspondence, including emails, chat logs, phone call recordings (if we obtain your consent where required), and any feedback or surveys you complete.
Job Application Data (if applicable): If you apply for a position with us, we will collect information relevant to your application, such as your resume, cover letter, work history, and qualifications.
Special Categories of Personal Data (if applicable and only with explicit consent or legal basis): We generally do not collect sensitive personal data (e.g., health information, racial or ethnic origin) unless there is a specific and lawful reason to do so, in which case we will obtain your explicit consent where required by law.

3. How We Collect Your Personal Information

We collect your personal information through various means:

Direct Interactions: You may provide us with your personal information directly when you:
- Fill out forms on our website.
- Request information about our services.
- Engage in consultations or meetings with us.
- Request Chef Fill-In services.
- Communicate with us via email, phone, or other channels.
- Subscribe to our newsletters or marketing communications.
- Provide feedback or complete surveys.
Automated Technologies or Interactions: As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect certain data using cookies, server logs, and other similar technologies. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings (see section 7).
Third Parties: We may receive personal information about you from third parties, such as:
- Referrals from other businesses or individuals.
- Publicly available sources (e.g., business directories).
- Social media platforms (if you interact with our social media accounts).
- Payment processors who handle transactions on our behalf.

4. How We Use Your Personal Information

We use your personal information for various legitimate business purposes, including:

Providing and Managing Our Services: To deliver the restaurant consulting and Chef Fill-In services you have requested, manage your account, and fulfill our contractual obligations.
Communication: To communicate with you about our services, respond to your inquiries, provide updates, and manage our relationship with you.
Personalization and Improvement: To personalize your experience on our website and with our services, analyze usage patterns, and improve the content, functionality, and delivery of our offerings.
Marketing and Promotion: To send you marketing communications, newsletters, and promotional materials about our services that may be of interest to you (in accordance with your marketing preferences and applicable law).
Payment Processing: To process payments for our services and manage billing and invoicing.
Website Administration and Security: To administer and protect our website, prevent fraud, and ensure its security.
Legal and Regulatory Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, and our legal obligations.
Business Operations and Development: For internal business purposes, such as data analysis, auditing, research, and developing new services.
Recruitment (if applicable): To process and evaluate job applications.

5. How We Share Your Personal Information

We may share your personal information with the following categories of recipients for the purposes outlined in section 4:

Service Providers: We engage third-party service providers to perform various functions on our behalf, such as website hosting, email marketing, data analytics, payment processing, customer relationship management, and IT support. These providers are contractually obligated to protect your personal information and use it only for the specific services they provide to us.
Business Partners: We may share non-identifiable or aggregated information with business partners for research or marketing purposes. We will only share your directly identifiable personal information with business partners with your consent or where it is necessary to provide a service you have requested.
Legal Authorities: We may disclose your personal information to law enforcement agencies, government bodies, regulatory authorities, or other legal entities if we are required to do so by law, legal process, or if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.
Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, restructuring, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, your personal information may be transferred to the acquiring entity or other successor in interest.
Professional Advisors: We may share your personal information with our professional advisors, such as lawyers, accountants, and auditors, where necessary for them to provide their services.
With Your Consent: We may share your personal information with other third parties with your explicit consent.

6. International Data Transfers (if applicable)

If we transfer your personal information to countries outside of your jurisdiction, we will take appropriate measures to ensure that your personal information is protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws. This may include using Standard Contractual Clauses approved by relevant authorities or relying on other legally recognized transfer mechanisms.

7. Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies (e.g., web beacons, pixels, local storage) to collect information about your browsing activities.

What are Cookies? Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They help us remember your preferences, understand how you interact with our website, and improve your user experience.
Types of Cookies We Use:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the basic functioning of our website and enable you to navigate our site and use its features.
- Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and how users navigate our site. We use this information to improve our website's performance and content.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your language preference) and provide enhanced, more personalized features.
- Marketing Cookies: These cookies may be used to track your browsing activity across websites and deliver targeted advertisements that are relevant to your interests. We may also use social media cookies to integrate with social media platforms.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences: You can control and manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. Most web browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. Please note that blocking or deleting certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website. You may also be able to opt-out of certain third-party tracking through their respective websites.

8. Data Security and Retention

We have implemented reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include encryption, firewalls, access controls, and regular security assessments.

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the duration of our business relationship, to provide you with our services, to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce our agreements. The specific retention period will depend on the type of personal information and the applicable legal requirements.

9. Your Rights Regarding Your Personal Information

Depending on your location and applicable data protection laws, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

Right to Access: You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you and to receive a copy of it.
Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information we hold about you.
Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): In certain circumstances, you have the right to request that we delete your personal information.
Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information in certain situations.
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit that data to another controller.
Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances, including for direct marketing purposes.
Rights Related to Automated Decision-Making: You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.
Right to Withdraw Consent: If we are processing your personal information based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. This will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on your consent before its withdrawal.
Right to Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a relevant data protection authority if you believe that our processing of your personal information infringes applicable data protection laws.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in section 12. We may require you to verify your identity before responding to your request. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

10. Children's Privacy

Our website and services are not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately, and we will take steps to delete such information.

11. Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites that are not operated by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Out of the Weeds LLC [Your Business Address] (Optional) [Your Email Address] [Your Phone Number] (Optional)

13. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or other factors. We will post any revised Privacy Policy on our website and update the "Effective Date" at the top of this policy. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Your continued use of our website and services after the posting of a revised Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the changes.

Last Updated: April 27, 2025