Legal
Privacy Policy
Last updated: 6 April 2026
1. Introduction
Vedas Kitchen ("we", "us", "our") operates vedaskitchen.co.uk. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data. Business address: 60-62 Milton Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7JX. Contact: info@vedaskitchen.co.uk.
2. Data We Collect
- Account information: name, email, phone number (when you create an account)
- Order information: items ordered, delivery address, order history
- Payment information: processed securely by Stripe — we do not store card details
- Communication: reservation details, messages via contact forms
- Technical data: IP address, browser type, pages visited (via Google Analytics, with consent)
3. How We Use Your Data
- Process and fulfil your orders
- Manage your account and reservations
- Send order status updates
- Improve our website and services (analytics)
- Comply with legal obligations
4. Cookies
- Strictly necessary: Supabase authentication session cookies — required for login and ordering, no consent needed
- Analytics: Google Analytics (GA4, property G-BF2FDR6KMM) — only loaded with your explicit consent via our cookie banner
- You can change your cookie preference at any time via the "Manage Cookies" link in our website footer
5. Third-Party Services
- Stripe: payment processing (their privacy policy applies to card data)
- Google Analytics: anonymised usage statistics (with consent)
- Supabase: secure data storage and authentication
- Google Maps: embedded map on our contact section (Google's privacy policy applies)
6. Data Retention
- Account data: retained while your account is active; you can delete your account from your profile page
- Order history: retained for 7 years for tax and legal compliance
- Analytics data: governed by Google Analytics retention settings
7. Your Rights (UK GDPR)
You have the right to: access your data, correct inaccuracies, request deletion (subject to legal retention requirements), object to processing, data portability. Contact info@vedaskitchen.co.uk to exercise these rights.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent changes.
