Effective October 23, 2026
Privacy Policy
Chef's Atelier operates this informational website to introduce our cooking classes, culinary workshops, kitchen studio, class packages, and educational experiences. Our studio is located at 225 Liberty St Third Floor, New York, NY 10281. This policy explains what information may be handled when you browse the website, contact our team, ask about a class, or arrange a culinary workshop. The website does not contain an online contact form, member account, or payment checkout. We do not use website analytics trackers or advertising pixels as described in this policy. If our website features or information-handling practices change, we will update this notice as appropriate.
Information handled outside the website
When you call or email Chef's Atelier, we may receive your name, contact details, preferred class or appointment time, questions about courses, booking information, dietary requests, and any other details you choose to include in your message. Please avoid sending sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for your inquiry. If you share information about food allergies or dietary requirements, we will use it to respond to your request and consider practical arrangements for a class where possible. Providing such information does not guarantee that every ingredient or preparation environment can be accommodated.
| Information | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Phone number or email address | Respond to questions about classes, bookings, packages, and studio visits | Provided by you |
| Class or appointment preferences | Discuss workshop availability, reservations, private groups, and scheduling requests | Provided by you |
| Browser and server log data | Support website security, availability, troubleshooting, and technical maintenance | Generated by hosting infrastructure |
| Cookie-notice choice | Remember that you have closed the website notice | Stored in your browser |
How Chef's Atelier uses information
- Respond to questions about cooking courses, class packages, workshop availability, ingredients, and studio facilities.
- Discuss reservations, class changes, private group requests, and other scheduling matters.
- Consider relevant dietary requirements or ingredient-allergy information when responding to a culinary class inquiry.
- Maintain the security, functionality, and reliability of the website and its supporting infrastructure.
- Maintain records needed to manage an agreed booking, respond to a dispute, meet legal obligations, or protect our legitimate business interests.
- Communicate important information about a class or request when a response is necessary to provide the service you have asked about.
We do not sell personal information to advertisers. We may disclose limited information to service providers that help operate our communications or website infrastructure, where necessary for those services. We may also disclose information when required by law, to respond to valid legal requests, to protect rights and safety, or to address suspected misuse of our services. We aim to limit such disclosures to information reasonably relevant to the purpose.
Retention
General inquiries are ordinarily retained for up to 90 days after the last response unless the information is needed for an active booking, unresolved request, dispute, or other legitimate business purpose. Records relating to confirmed bookings, payments processed through any applicable arrangement, agreements, or legal obligations may be retained for the period required by relevant law or the circumstances of the transaction. Technical logs may be retained for a limited period needed to investigate errors, maintain security, and ensure reliable website operation. Retention periods can vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected. When information is no longer reasonably necessary and no legal retention requirement applies, we take appropriate steps to delete it or otherwise dispose of it.
Your choices
You may contact us to request access to, correction of, or deletion of inquiry information where applicable law provides these rights and we are not required to retain the information. We may need to verify your identity and clarify the scope of a request before acting on it. Certain records may need to be retained to satisfy legal obligations, manage an existing booking, resolve a dispute, or establish and defend legal claims. You may choose not to provide optional details in an inquiry, although we may be unable to answer some questions or assess certain class arrangements without relevant information. Clearing your browser's local storage or site data removes the saved cookie-notice preference and may cause the notice to appear again.
Website security and external links
We take reasonable steps to protect information handled through our communications and website operations. However, no internet transmission, email exchange, or electronic storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Please use care when sending personal details and avoid including payment card information or other highly sensitive data in ordinary email messages. Our website may link to external websites or services for information and convenience. Those third parties operate under their own privacy policies and practices, which we do not control. Review their notices before sharing personal information or using their services.
Updates to this policy
We may revise this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our cooking classes, website features, business operations, or applicable legal requirements. The effective date at the beginning of this page indicates when the current version was published. We encourage visitors to review this page periodically to understand how information may be handled. Continued use of the website after an update does not remove any rights that may be available to you under applicable law.