Privacy Policy — La Cummara

Last updated: 24 August 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how La Cummara collects, uses and protects your personal data, in line with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Who we are

La Cummara is operated by Martina Rapposelli, trading as "La Cummara" (sole trader), based in Liverpool, UK. Martina is the data controller for the personal data described in this policy.

Contact: hello@lacummara.co.uk

What personal data we collect

When you make a booking request or contact us, we may collect:

Your name, email address and phone number
Your home address and postcode (needed to confirm we cover your area, and to attend your event)
Booking details: event date, number of guests, menu chosen, occasion
Dietary requirements and allergy/intolerance information for you and your guests
Payment information, processed securely by our payment provider (see "Payments" below)
How you heard about us, and any messages you send us
Basic website usage data via analytics (see "Cookies & analytics")

Why we collect it, and our legal basis

Purpose	What we use	Legal basis
To respond to your booking request and provide the service	Name, contact details, address, booking details	Necessary to perform our contract with you
To prepare food safely, accounting for allergies	Dietary/allergy information	Explicit consent (see "Allergy and health information" below)
To take payment	Payment details (via our payment provider)	Necessary to perform our contract with you
To send you service-related emails (booking confirmation, pre-event details)	Contact details, booking details	Necessary to perform our contract with you
To send you marketing (only if you opt in)	Email address	Consent
To understand how our website is used	Analytics data	Consent (see "Cookies & analytics")

Allergy and health-related information

Information about allergies and dietary requirements is a special category of personal data under UK GDPR (health data). We only collect this with your explicit consent, given when you submit it through our booking form, and we use it solely to plan and prepare your meal safely. We do not use this information for any other purpose, and we do not keep it for longer than necessary (see "How long we keep your data").

Payments

Card payments are processed by our payment provider, Stripe. La Cummara does not directly store your full card details on its own systems; these are handled securely by the payment provider in line with its own privacy and security standards.

Who we share your data with

We share personal data only where necessary:

With our payment provider, to process deposits and balance payments
With email/booking tools we use to manage bookings (e.g. our website form provider, and any booking or scheduling tools we introduce)
Where we are required to by law

We do not sell your personal data, and we do not share your allergy/dietary information with any third party except as strictly necessary to prepare your meal (for example, if a supplier needs to know about a specific ingredient to avoid).

Cookies & analytics

Our website uses Google Analytics and the Meta Pixel to understand how visitors use the site and how effective our ads are. Non-essential cookies, including analytics and advertising, only run after you have given consent via our cookie banner. See our Cookie Policy for details and how to change your preferences.

How long we keep your data

Booking and contact information: kept for as long as needed to provide the service and meet our accounting/legal obligations, then deleted or anonymised.
Allergy/dietary information: kept only for as long as needed to plan and deliver your event, and deleted afterwards unless you book with us again.
Marketing consent: kept until you unsubscribe or withdraw consent.

Your rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

Access the personal data we hold about you
Ask us to correct inaccurate data
Ask us to delete your data ("right to be forgotten"), subject to any legal obligations we may have to keep it
Withdraw consent at any time (for example, for marketing, or for us to hold allergy information once no longer needed)
Object to or restrict certain processing
Data portability, where applicable
Complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) if you believe your data has been mishandled: ico.org.uk

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at hello@lacummara.co.uk.

Children

Our service is intended for adults making bookings on behalf of their households or events. We do not knowingly collect personal data directly from children.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top shows when it was last revised.

Contact us

If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your data, contact us at hello@lacummara.co.uk.