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Privacy Policy

July 14, 2026 8:45 pm

At PickTables, your privacy matters. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, share, and protect personal data when you use our website, booking system, restaurant dashboard, owner tools, customer account, forms, emails, and related services.

This policy is written for customers, diners, venue owners, restaurant staff, business users, website visitors, and anyone who contacts us.

PickTables operates in the United Kingdom and aims to handle personal data in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation, the Data Protection Act 2018, and other applicable privacy rules.

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1. Who We Are

Trading name: PickTables
Legal business name: [Add legal company name]
Registered office: [Add UK business address]
Company number: [If applicable]
ICO registration number: [Add only if registered]
Email: picktables.10@gmail.com
Phone: +44 7361 553886

For the purposes of data protection law, PickTables may act as a data controller for data we collect directly for our own purposes, such as accounts, support, billing, website analytics, and marketing.

For some venue booking data, PickTables may act as a processor on behalf of the restaurant or venue, depending on how the venue uses the platform.

Your privacy matters. We will never sell your personal data to third parties, and we only collect what we genuinely need to provide you with the best possible service.

2. Personal Data We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal data.

Account Data

  • name
  • email address
  • phone number
  • password or login credentials
  • account role, such as customer, venue owner, or staff user
  • profile details
  • account preferences.

Booking Data

  • reservation date and time
  • party size
  • venue selected
  • booking status
  • special requests
  • cancellation or no-show information
  • booking history
  • customer notes added by the venue where permitted.

Venue Owner & Business Data

  • business name
  • venue name
  • business email
  • business phone number
  • venue address
  • staff user details
  • subscription plan
  • billing details
  • venue profile content
  • table, menu, time slot, and booking settings.

Payment & Billing Data

We may collect billing name, billing email, invoice details, plan details, payment status, and transaction references.

Card payments are normally handled by a secure third-party payment provider. PickTables should not store full card numbers or full card security codes.

Contact & Support Data

  • messages sent through forms
  • emails sent to us
  • support requests
  • replies and communication history
  • attachments you choose to send.

Review & Feedback Data

  • review text
  • star rating
  • venue feedback
  • customer name or display name
  • date of review
  • moderation status.

Technical Data

  • IP address
  • browser type
  • device type
  • operating system
  • pages visited
  • referral source
  • approximate location based on IP
  • login activity
  • security logs
  • cookie identifiers.

Marketing Data

  • newsletter preferences
  • consent status
  • unsubscribe history
  • marketing email engagement, where enabled.

3. How We Collect Data

We collect personal data when you:

  • visit the PickTables website
  • create an account
  • make, manage, cancel, or update a table booking
  • list or manage a venue
  • buy or manage a subscription
  • submit a review
  • contact us by form, email, phone, or support channel
  • interact with our emails
  • use cookies or similar technologies on our website.

We may also receive data from restaurants, staff users, payment providers, analytics tools, email providers, hosting providers, and security systems.

4. Why We Use Your Data

We use personal data for the following purposes:

To Provide the Platform

We use your data to create accounts, process bookings, show venue availability, manage reservations, operate dashboards, send booking updates, and provide customer support.

Lawful basis: contract, legitimate interests, and legal obligation where applicable.

To Manage Restaurant Bookings

We share booking details with the venue you choose so the venue can manage your reservation.

Lawful basis: contract and legitimate interests.

To Manage Venue Owner Subscriptions

We use business and billing data to manage subscription plans, invoices, payments, account access, plan limits, and support.

Lawful basis: contract and legal obligation.

To Send Service Messages

We may send important non-marketing messages, such as booking confirmations, booking updates, password resets, account notices, payment reminders, and security alerts.

Lawful basis: contract and legitimate interests.

To Improve PickTables

We use website and platform usage data to improve performance, fix bugs, understand feature usage, prevent errors, and make the platform easier to use.

Lawful basis: legitimate interests or consent where required for cookies.

To Prevent Fraud & Protect Security

We may use personal data to detect suspicious activity, prevent fake bookings, stop misuse, protect accounts, and secure the platform.

Lawful basis: legitimate interests and legal obligation.

To Send Marketing

We may send marketing emails only where allowed by law, such as when you have opted in or where soft opt-in rules apply to existing business relationships.

You can unsubscribe at any time.

Lawful basis: consent or legitimate interests where legally permitted.

To Comply With Legal Duties

We may keep records for tax, accounting, legal claims, regulatory requests, and compliance purposes.

Lawful basis: legal obligation and legitimate interests.

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data.

We may share personal data with:

Restaurants & Venues

If you make a booking, we share relevant booking details with the selected venue so they can manage your reservation.

Service Providers

We may use trusted providers for:

  • website hosting
  • database storage
  • payment processing
  • email delivery
  • SMS or notification delivery
  • analytics
  • security monitoring
  • backups
  • customer support tools
  • accounting or invoicing.

These providers may process personal data only as needed to provide services to PickTables.

Legal, Regulatory & Safety Purposes

We may share data where required by law, court order, regulator request, tax authority, law enforcement, or to protect our rights, users, platform, or business.

Business Transfers

If PickTables is involved in a merger, sale, investment, restructuring, or transfer of assets, personal data may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to appropriate protections.

Security incidents: In the event of a data breach that poses a risk to your rights and freedoms, we will notify the ICO within 72 hours and inform affected individuals without undue delay.

6. International Transfers

Some service providers may store or process personal data outside the United Kingdom.

Where this happens, we will aim to use appropriate safeguards, such as:

  • UK adequacy regulations
  • approved contractual clauses
  • data processing agreements
  • security and privacy controls required by applicable law.

7. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

PickTables uses cookies and similar technologies to make the website work, improve performance, remember preferences, analyse traffic, and support marketing where enabled.

Cookie types may include:

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These are needed for core website functions, login sessions, security, checkout, booking forms, and account access. These cannot usually be disabled through our website.

Functional Cookies

These remember preferences, such as form choices, dashboard settings, or display options.

Analytics Cookies

These help us understand how people use the website and platform so we can improve performance and usability.

Marketing Cookies

These may help us measure campaigns or show relevant advertising. We use these only where consent is required and has been given.

You can manage cookies through your browser settings and, where available, our cookie banner or cookie preference tool.

Non-essential cookies should not be placed until you have given valid consent.

8. How Long We Keep Data

We keep personal data only for as long as needed for the purposes described in this policy.

Typical retention periods:

  • Account data: while the account is active, then up to 2 years after closure
  • Booking records: up to 3 years after the booking, unless a longer period is needed for disputes, legal claims, fraud prevention, or business records
  • Venue owner subscription records: while the account is active, then up to 6 years for legal, accounting, and tax purposes
  • Invoices and payment records: usually up to 6 years or longer if required by law
  • Support messages: up to 3 years after the last contact
  • Marketing preferences: until you unsubscribe or withdraw consent, then we may keep a suppression record so we do not contact you again
  • Technical logs: usually 30 to 180 days unless needed for security, fraud, or legal reasons
  • Reviews: while the venue listing or review feature remains active, unless removed earlier.

When data is no longer needed, we delete, anonymise, or securely archive it.

9. Your Privacy Rights

Under UK data protection law, you may have the right to:

  • access the personal data we hold about you
  • ask us to correct inaccurate data
  • ask us to delete your data
  • ask us to restrict how we use your data
  • object to certain types of processing
  • receive your data in a portable format
  • withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
  • object to direct marketing at any time
  • complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office.

Some rights may depend on the lawful basis we use and may not apply in every situation.

To make a privacy request, contact:

Email: picktables.10@gmail.com

We may need to verify your identity before responding.

10. Marketing Preferences

You can opt out of marketing emails at any time by:

  • clicking the unsubscribe link in the email
  • changing your account preferences where available
  • contacting us directly.

You may still receive important service messages, such as booking confirmations, account alerts, security notices, and payment notifications.

11. Security

We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data.

These may include:

  • HTTPS encryption
  • password protection
  • access controls
  • database security
  • backup controls
  • malware and security monitoring
  • staff/admin access restrictions
  • audit logs where available
  • regular updates to website, plugin, and platform components.

No online platform can be guaranteed 100% secure. You should use a strong password and keep your login details confidential.

12. Children’s Data

PickTables is not designed for children under 13.

If we learn that we have collected personal data from a child without appropriate permission, we will take steps to delete it.

Venue Owners should not knowingly upload children’s personal data unless they have a lawful reason and appropriate safeguards.

13. Restaurant & Venue Responsibilities

Restaurants and Venue Owners using PickTables may also be responsible for how they collect and use customer data.

For example, venues may use booking data to:

  • manage table reservations
  • contact customers about bookings
  • handle cancellations or no-shows
  • manage customer service
  • comply with legal duties.

Venue Owners should have their own privacy policy where required and must not misuse customer data obtained through PickTables.

14. Automated Decision-Making

PickTables does not currently use personal data to make solely automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.

We may use automated tools for operational purposes, such as spam detection, security alerts, availability checks, booking status workflows, analytics, or fraud prevention.

15. Complaints

Please contact us first if you have concerns about how we use your personal data.

Email: picktables.10@gmail.com

You also have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office.

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our platform, legal requirements, cookies, service providers, or business operations.

When we make important changes, we may notify users by website notice, dashboard notice, or email where appropriate.

The latest version will always be shown on this page.

17. Contact Us

For privacy questions, requests, or concerns, contact:

PicTables Data Team
Email: picktables.10@gmail.com
Phone:+44 7361 553886
Location: United Kingdom

We aim to respond within 2 business days.

PickTables is a UK restaurant reservation and table booking platform helping diners book tables online and helping hospitality businesses manage reservations, guests, reviews, and growth from one connected system.

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