Privacy policy

Who controls your information

Bunch Of Bananas is responsible for the personal information described here. Questions and rights requests can be sent to hq@bunchofbananas.co.uk.

Information we collect

• Contact details and messages submitted through enquiry, media-pack and event forms.
• Email addresses and preferences submitted to the newsletter.
• Historical email addresses submitted with the retired London Asian Food Map rating feature.
• Publicly published business-role contact addresses and event details used for carefully targeted event-promotion invitations. We do not intentionally collect private contact details for this purpose.
• Limited technical and usage information used to secure forms, prevent abuse, understand whether calendar features work and measure website visits through Google Analytics.
• Information you deliberately include in an event or editorial submission.

How and why we use it

We use this information to reply to requests, review submissions, send requested updates, operate the events calendar, protect the service and improve the website. The London Asian Food Map no longer collects ratings. Historical rating email addresses are not added to marketing lists. We may send a limited business-to-business invitation about paid event promotion where an Owner has confirmed a relevant corporate recipient and documented a legitimate-interests assessment, or where consent has been recorded. Our lawful bases are consent, taking steps at your request, and our legitimate interests in running, securing and proportionately promoting Bunch Of Bananas. You can object to direct marketing at any time.

Who processes it

Website hosting and application services are provided by Vercel. Database, authentication and storage services are provided by Supabase. Resend processes event-outreach email delivery and suppression events. Google processes website measurement information through Google Analytics. Newsletter or calendar providers process information only when those integrations are enabled or you choose to use them. We do not sell personal information.

Retention

Newsletter details are kept until you unsubscribe. Venue-rating email addresses are kept with the rating until the rating is deleted or you ask us to remove it. Event-outreach working records are reviewed periodically and message content is not kept longer than needed for operations and compliance. Opt-outs, hard bounces and complaints are retained on a minimal suppression list so we can honour them permanently. Enquiries and submissions are normally reviewed or deleted within 24 months. Short-lived security and diagnostic records are kept only as long as needed to protect the service. We may retain records longer where required to resolve a dispute or meet a legal obligation.

THE PEEL newsletter

THE PEEL uses double opt-in: you request a subscription, then confirm it by email before campaigns can reach you. We keep the consent wording, source and timestamps to demonstrate your choice. Supabase stores these records and Resend delivers newsletters, honours unsubscribe requests and reports delivery, bounces and complaints. Each campaign includes an unsubscribe link. We retain minimal withdrawal and suppression records so we can keep honouring your choice.

Newsletter links record aggregate clicks by section. Delivery and open events may include automated security scans and privacy proxies; we do not treat them as exact readership. The product poll uses a random first-party cookie and an issue-specific hash to prevent repeated votes, rather than your email or IP address. Guest-question emails are used only for a follow-up and are never added to marketing lists.

Your rights

Depending on the circumstances, you can ask for access, correction, deletion, restriction, portability or object to processing. You can withdraw consent at any time. You may also complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office.