Read our privacy policy to see how we collect and manage your data

Cassons Restaurant 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 make a booking through our website and booking diary.

    •    you make enquiries through our website and email.

     •    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 when making a reservation, enquiry or subscribing to our mailing list.

By providing your personal data, you agree that we can use your personal data in accordance with this policy.

Who are we?

Cassons is a Restaurant based in Tangmere, near Chichester

Our registered address is:  Arundel Road, Tangmere, West Sussex PO18 0DU

How do we collect information from you?

We collect information from you:

•    when you make a booking.

•    when you visit our restaurant.

•    make an enquiry.

•    when you sign up to our mailing list to receive emails.

What type of information is collected from you?

You will 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.

When you make a booking:

Cassons Restaurant collects information such as:

•    full name

•    contact telephone number

•    e-mail address (used for booking confirmation and post-dining feedback emails)

•    billing information may be taken for deposits (large parties/ special occasions)

•    company name

•    dietary requests

When you access our website:

There is “Device Information” about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Cassons Restaurant. 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.

Careers:

You may submit your CV if you’re interested in working for us to greatfood@cassonsrestaurant.co.uk

This information may include:

•    personal details

•    employment details

•    education

•    salary history

•    other relevant details

We will use this information to assess your application. We may also keep it in our records for future reference. Please get in contact if you would no longer like us to hold your records at greatfood@cassonsrestaurant.co.uk

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 our mailing list), 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 records and reports.

•    Send you emails regarding your reservation (booking confirmation and post-dining feedback).

•    Improve our products and services.

•    Send marketing emails if you have asked to be added to mailing list.

•    We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.

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. SimpleERB which is our online booking provider).

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 SimpleERB, your data will only be stored in the UK.

Your choices

We will not contact you for marketing purposes by email, phone or text message unless you have given your prior consent and have subscribed to our mailing list. 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 on greatfood@cassonsrestaurant.co.uk or have clicked the link to unsubscribe.

You have a right to request a copy of the personal information that Cassons Restaurant holds about you and have any inaccuracies corrected. Any such requests should be made to this email address: greatfood@cassonsrestaurant.co.uk

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.

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 personalise 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 recognise 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

•    Authentication, personalisation and security: cookies help us verify your account and device and determine when you log in, so we can make it easier for you to access the services and provide the appropriate experiences and features. We also use cookies to help prevent fraudulent use of login credentials.

•    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 analysing 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 businesses’ websites. Please note that we have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other external websites and we advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.

Changes to this statement

Cassons Restaurant will occasionally update this Privacy Policy to reflect company and customer feedback. We encourage you to periodically review this statement to be informed of how we are protecting your information. This policy was last updated in October 2024

Contact Information

Cassons Restaurant welcomes your comments regarding this Privacy Policy. If you believe that we have not adhered to this Privacy Policy, please contact the management team at Cassons at greatfood@cassonsrestaurant.co.uk

We will aim to use commercially reasonable efforts to reply promptly