Privacy Policy
Last updated: April 7, 2026
Toronto Canteen ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website torontocanteen.ca. This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information when you use our website.
Information We Collect
Information you provide directly
When you use our forms (newsletter signup, supper club waitlist, or event enquiry), we collect the information you submit, which may include your name, email address, phone number, and event details. This information is stored and processed by Mailchimp (Intuit Inc.), our email marketing provider.
Information collected automatically
When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information about your device and your visit. This includes:
- Google Analytics (GA4): We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. This service collects information such as pages visited, time spent on pages, and general geographic location. Google Analytics uses cookies.
- Microsoft Clarity: We use Microsoft Clarity to understand how visitors interact with our website through session recordings and heatmaps. Clarity captures how you use and interact with our website through behavioral metrics, heatmaps, and session replay to improve our website. Website usage data is captured using first and third-party cookies and other tracking technologies.
- Vercel Analytics: Our hosting provider Vercel collects anonymous, aggregated analytics about page views and web vitals performance. This data cannot be used to identify individual visitors.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies from the following services:
- Google Analytics - Performance cookies that help us measure site traffic and usage patterns
- Microsoft Clarity - Functional cookies that help us understand user behavior through session recordings and heatmaps
You can control cookies through your browser settings or by using the cookie consent banner on our website. Declining cookies will disable Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity tracking but will not affect the core functionality of our website.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Send you newsletters, supper club updates, or event information you requested
- Understand how visitors use our website so we can improve it
- Monitor and analyze trends in site usage and performance
Third-Party Services
We share your information only with the following service providers who help us operate our website:
- Mailchimp (Intuit Inc.) - Email marketing and form submissions
- Google Analytics - Website analytics
- Microsoft Clarity - Session recording and heatmaps
- Vercel - Website hosting and anonymous analytics
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
Your Rights
You can:
- Unsubscribe from our emails at any time using the unsubscribe link in every email
- Request access to the personal information we hold about you
- Request deletion of your personal information
- Disable cookies through your browser settings
Data Retention
Email subscriber data is retained in Mailchimp until you unsubscribe. Analytics data is retained according to the default retention periods of Google Analytics (14 months), Microsoft Clarity (30 days), and Vercel Analytics (30 days).
Children's Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this privacy policy, contact us at:
- Email: thetorontocanteen@gmail.com
- Location: King and Spadina, Toronto, Ontario, Canada