1. Introduction
Welcome to Tradewinds Beach Cafe (we, us, our) website at www.tradewindsbeach.cafe
(“Website”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose and safeguard your personal information when you visit our Website or use our services. We are committed to protecting your personal data and ensuring your privacy.

2. Data Controller
Tradewinds Beach Cafe, located at 25 Cliff Path, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 8PL, England, UK, is the data controller responsible for your personal data.

3. What information we collect
We may collect and process the following kinds of personal data:

Contact data: such as your name, email address, telephone number, postal address when you submit inquiries, book a table, or contact us via the “Book A Table” or “Contact Us” forms on our Website.

Usage data: information about how you use our Website, such as your IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, pages you visit, how long you stay on pages, navigation paths, and other diagnostic data.

Cookies and tracking technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies (e.g., pixels, web beacons) to track activity on our Website and hold certain information.

Third-party data: When you accept third-party services embedded in our Website (for example the map service or website translator), those third-parties may collect certain data about your activity via those services. (See our Cookies & third-party services section below.)

4. How we use your information
We may use your personal data for the following purposes:

To respond to your enquiries, to book tables, provide take-away services or process other requests you make through our Website.

To manage our relationship with you, including sending confirmations, updates or other communications about your booking or enquiry.

To improve our Website and our services — analysing how users access and use the Website so we can enhance user experience and content.

To comply with our legal obligations and protect our rights.

With your consent, for marketing purposes (e.g., to send you offers, promotions, newsletters) — you may opt-out at any time.

5. Legal basis for processing (UK/EEA)
If you are located in the UK or EEA, we rely on one or more of the following legal bases to process your personal data:

Your consent (for example where you submit information through a form or accept tracking cookies).

Performance of a contract (e.g., processing your booking or take-away order).

Our legitimate interests (e.g., improving our Website, administration of our business) so long as your rights and interests are not overridden.

Compliance with a legal obligation.

6. Disclosure of your information
We will not share your personal data with third parties except in the following circumstances:

With service providers who perform services on our behalf (e.g., IT support, booking management software, email systems) subject to confidentiality obligations.

If required by law or to respond to lawful requests (e.g., court orders).

In connection with a sale or reorganisation of our business (in which case personal data may be transferred to the new owner or successor).

With your explicit consent.

7. International transfers
If your personal data is transferred outside the UK or EEA (for example the data is processed or stored by a service provider in a non-adequate country), we will ensure appropriate safeguards (such as standard contractual clauses) are in place to protect your data.