Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Vegan Eats Now ("we", "us", or "our"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website veganeatsmap.com.

Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with its terms, please discontinue use of our site.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information in the following ways:

• Information you provide: When you submit a listing, contact us, or interact with forms on our site.
• Automatically collected data: Browser type, IP address, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URLs — collected via cookies and similar tracking technologies.
• Location data: If you use the "Near Me" feature, we request your browser's geolocation. This data is used solely to show nearby listings and is never stored on our servers.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Operate, maintain, and improve the website
• Understand how visitors use the site (analytics)
• Respond to inquiries and support requests
• Send transactional or informational communications (if you opt in)
• Detect and prevent fraudulent or abusive activity

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

4. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use the following categories of cookies:

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time using the cookie settings banner or by clearing your browser's local storage.

5. Third-Party Services

We may use third-party services that have their own privacy policies:

• Google Analytics — for website traffic analysis
• Leaflet / OpenStreetMap / Carto — for map tiles on our directory pages
• Google Fonts — for typography (may log requests)
• Font Awesome CDN — for icons

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties. We encourage you to read their respective privacy policies.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, or as required by law. Analytics data is retained in accordance with our analytics provider's standard retention settings (typically 14 months for Google Analytics).

7. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Object to or restrict processing of your data
• Data portability
• Withdraw consent at any time (where processing is based on consent)

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@veganeatsmap.com.

8. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify you of significant changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us: