Who we are
The Naija Food Guide (thenaijafoodguide.co.uk) is a UK directory of verified Nigerian restaurants and licensed caterers. It is run by [registered business name], [registered address], which is the “data controller” for the personal information described here. You can contact us through the request form or at [contact email].
What we collect, and why
- Visitors. You can browse without giving us any personal information. Our hosting provider keeps standard technical logs (such as IP address and browser type) to keep the site secure and running.
- Members. Your email address, so we can send you a sign-in link, and the ratings and reviews you write. Your reviews appear publicly as “Registered member” with the date. Your email address is never shown.
- Business owners. If you claim a listing we collect your name, role, optional phone number and any note you add, so we can check the claim. If you pay for a plan, Stripe takes your payment details. We do not see or store your card number; we keep a Stripe customer reference and your plan status.
- Requests. If you use the removal or correction form we collect your name, email address and message so we can deal with it.
- Business information. Listings show business names, addresses, phone numbers and websites. This comes from the businesses themselves and public sources. Food hygiene ratings come from the Food Standards Agency (see below).
Our legal reasons
- Contract: running your member account or business plan.
- Legitimate interests: running a trusted, safe directory, including checking claims and preventing spam and abuse.
- Legal obligation: keeping accounting and tax records.
- Consent: only where we ask for it, for example if we later offer a newsletter. You can withdraw it at any time.
Who we share it with
We use trusted companies to run the site. They only handle your information to provide their service to us:
- Supabase: database and member sign-in (our data is stored in London).
- Vercel: website hosting.
- Stripe: payments for business plans.
- Email delivery provider: sends sign-in links [provider to be confirmed].
We do not sell your information or use it for advertising. Links to Google Maps and to businesses’ own websites and social accounts take you to other sites, which have their own privacy policies. Where information is processed outside the UK, we rely on safeguards such as the UK addendum to standard contractual clauses.
Food hygiene data
Food hygiene ratings and inspection dates come from the Food Standards Agency’s open data, used under the Open Government Licence. This is information about businesses, not about individuals.
How long we keep it
- Member accounts and reviews: until you delete your account or ask us to remove them.
- Business claims and listing details: while the listing exists, then deleted or anonymised.
- Payment records: for as long as tax law requires.
- Requests: until dealt with, and for a short time afterwards in case of follow-up questions.
Your rights
Under UK data protection law you can ask us to:
- tell you what information we hold about you, and give you a copy;
- correct anything that is wrong;
- delete your information (for example, to close your member account);
- restrict or stop how we use it, or object to it;
- move your information to another service where that applies.
To use any of these rights, use the request form and tell us what you need. If you are unhappy with how we have handled your information, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk.
Cookies
We only use the cookies needed to keep you signed in. See our cookie policy.
Children
The Naija Food Guide is not aimed at children, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information.
Changes
If we change this policy we will update the date at the top. For significant changes we will tell members by email.