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Last updated: 16 Jun 2026

Kavanagh’s Catering respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and protect your personal data when you visit our website, contact us, make an enquiry or book our catering services.

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Who We Are

Kavanagh’s Catering provides catering services for weddings, private parties, corporate events, funerals, garden parties, dinner parties and other occasions across Essex, Suffolk and surrounding areas.

For the purposes of data protection law, Kavanagh’s Catering is the data controller responsible for your personal information.

Contact Details

What Personal Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following types of personal information:

  • Your name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Event address or venue details
  • Event date and guest numbers
  • Details about your enquiry or booking
  • Menu preferences
  • Dietary requirements, allergies or access requirements where relevant
  • Payment or invoice information
  • Messages, emails or other correspondence you send to us
  • Website usage information, such as pages visited and how users interact with the website


We only collect information that is relevant to your enquiry, booking or use of our website.

How We Collect Your Information

We may collect personal information when you:

  • Complete a contact form on our website
  • Email or call us
  • Make a catering enquiry
  • Request a quote
  • Book our services
  • Provide details about your event
  • Share dietary requirements or guest information
  • Interact with our website, cookies or analytics tools
  • Contact us through social media

Our Lawful Basis for Using Your Data

We only use your personal information where we have a valid lawful basis to do so. This may include:

Contract

Where we need your information to provide a quote, manage a booking or deliver our catering services.

Legitimate interests

Where we use your information to respond to enquiries, keep business records, improve our services or protect our business.

Legal obligation

Where we need to keep certain records for tax, accounting or legal reasons.

Consent

Where you have given clear consent, such as when you choose to provide allergy, dietary, health-related or other sensitive information so we can safely cater for your event.

You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us.

Dietary Requirements, Allergies and Sensitive Information

As a catering business, we may need to collect information about dietary requirements, allergies or food intolerances.

Some of this information may be sensitive personal data, especially where it relates to health, religion or belief. We only use this information to plan and provide suitable catering for you and your guests.

We will only share this information with members of our team or trusted suppliers where it is necessary to safely deliver our services.

Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share your information with trusted third parties where necessary, including:

  • Website hosting and maintenance providers
  • Email and communication providers
  • Payment, invoicing or accounting providers
  • Delivery, event or catering support suppliers
  • Professional advisers, where required
  • Legal or regulatory authorities, where we are required to do so


Where we use third-party service providers, we expect them to handle your information securely and only for the purpose it was provided.

How Long We Keep Your Information

We only keep your personal information for as long as necessary.

Enquiry information may be kept for a reasonable period so we can respond to follow-up questions or future bookings. Booking, invoice and payment records may be kept for longer where required for accounting, tax or legal purposes.

When information is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymise it.

Cookies and Website Analytics

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to help the website function properly, improve performance and understand how visitors use the site.

Cookies may collect information such as:

  • Pages visited
  • Time spent on the website
  • Browser or device information
  • How visitors found the website


Where required, you will be asked to consent to non-essential cookies. You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings.

Marketing Communications

We will only send marketing emails where we have a lawful reason to do so, such as where you have opted in or where we are contacting you about similar services following a previous enquiry or booking.

You can ask us to stop sending marketing communications at any time by contacting us.

Your Data Protection Rights

Under UK data protection law, you have rights over your personal information. These may include the right to:

  • Access the personal information we hold about you
  • Ask us to correct inaccurate information
  • Ask us to delete your information
  • Ask us to restrict how we use your information
  • Object to certain types of processing
  • Request a copy of your information
  • Withdraw consent where we rely on consent


To make a request, please contact us using the details provided above.

Keeping Your Information Secure

We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure or alteration.

However, no method of online transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to other websites, including social media platforms. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites.

We recommend reading the privacy policies of any external websites you visit.

Complaints

If you have any concerns about how we use your personal information, please contact us first so we can try to resolve the issue.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office, the UK regulator for data protection matters.

Website: ico.org.uk
Phone: 0303 123 1113

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised “last updated” date.

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