Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways:

• Personal Data: your name, email address, and phone number when you submit a restaurant claim form or contact us.
• Restaurant and Business Data: restaurant name, address, phone number, hours, cuisine type, specialty dishes, website, and photos submitted by restaurant owners for their listing.
• Derivative Data: information our servers automatically collect, such as your IP address, browser type, and pages viewed.
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: we may use cookies and similar technologies to customize the Site and improve your experience.

2. Use of Your Information

We may use information collected about you to:

• Operate and maintain the restaurant directory and search functionality
• Publish and update restaurant listings, including claim form submissions
• Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
• Improve the Site and our service offerings
• Monitor and analyze usage and trends
• Deliver targeted advertising and promotions that may be of interest to you
• Prevent fraudulent listings and protect against unauthorized access

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties for their commercial purposes without your consent, except as described below.

• By Law: we may disclose your information if required by law or to protect the rights, property, or safety of CurryHub USA or others.
• Service Providers: we may share information with vendors who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting and analytics.
• Advertising Partners: we may use third-party advertising companies, including Google AdSense, to serve ads. These companies may use cookies to collect information about your visits to this and other sites to provide ads about goods and services of interest to you. You may opt out of personalized advertising at www.google.com/settings/ads.
• Business Partners: CurryHub USA may feature sponsored banners or cross-promotional content for affiliated services, such as MyHomeFixUSA and Calculators.Credit. These placements do not involve sharing your personal data unless you voluntarily click through and interact with them.

4. Third-Party Websites

The Site may contain links to third-party websites, restaurant websites, ordering platforms, and advertisements. Once you leave our Site via such a link, your information is governed by that site's privacy policy. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of any third-party website.

5. Data Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure your information, no security measures are perfect, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against interception or misuse.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, or as needed to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

7. Children's Privacy

The Site is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected such information, we will take steps to delete it.

8. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to access, correct, or request deletion of your data, and to opt out of certain data processing, including targeted advertising. To exercise these rights, please contact us.

California Residents (CCPA): you have the right to request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected, request deletion, and opt out of the sale of personal information. CurryHub USA does not sell personal information as defined under the CCPA.

Restaurant Owners: if you wish to update or remove your business listing, please contact us and we will process your request promptly.

9. GDPR (EU/UK Visitors)

If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you have rights under the GDPR, including the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, or object to the processing of your personal data, and the right to data portability. Our legal basis for processing includes your consent, our legitimate interests in operating the Site, and compliance with legal obligations.

10. Do-Not-Track Signals

We do not currently respond to Do-Not-Track (DNT) browser signals, as no uniform standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized.

11. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by updating the "Effective Date" above. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please reach out through our Contact page.