Privacy & Policy
01About this policy
Diaspora is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe, lawful and responsible way. This policy outlines how we do this, and covers the information collected when:
- You use our website diaspora.dk
- You request a booking or private dinner
- You make an enquiry or contact us
- Someone is interested in working with us
02Definition of personal data
Personal data means any data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data. In this case, it means personal data that you give to us via our site. By providing your personal data, you agree that we can use it in accordance with this policy. Please take your time to read it in its entirety.
03Who are we?
Diaspora is a private chef and catering service based in Copenhagen, Denmark (CVR 45652890), offering immersive tasting menus served in your home. You can contact us on +45 51 98 38 49 or at info@diaspora.dk. Diaspora is the data controller responsible for your personal data.
04How do we collect information?
We collect information from you:
- When you request a booking or private dinner
- When we cook for you (preferences, allergies, etc.)
- When you make an enquiry
- When you sign up to receive emails from us
05What information is collected?
You may be asked to submit personal information when you request a booking, so that we can fulfil your request and cook for you. Diaspora may collect information such as:
- Name and title
- Email address (for confirmations and post-dinner feedback)
- Home, work or event address
- Billing information to secure your booking and process the full payment due at confirmation, and to apply our cancellation terms where relevant
- Telephone number
- Company name (where relevant)
- Dietary requirements and allergies
- Marketing preferences (where you opt in)
When you dine with us, we may also collect survey responses and details of current and past reservations.
When you access our site, “device information” about your hardware and software is automatically collected, which may include device type, cookies, operating system, IP address, browser type and language, domain names, access times, settings and referring website addresses.
Location. If you use our website, we may receive your generic location (such as city or neighbourhood).
Careers. You may submit a CV to info@diaspora.dk if you wish to work with us. This may include personal, employment and education details and other relevant information, used to assess your application. Contact us at any time if you would like us to delete your records.
06How is your information used?
Our use of your personal data will always have a lawful basis, because it is necessary to complete a booking, because you have consented (e.g. by subscribing to emails), or because it is in our legitimate interests. We use your information to:
- Keep internal records
- Send service emails (booking confirmation and post-dinner feedback)
- Improve our menus and service
- Send marketing communications, if you have opted in
- Tailor the website to your interests
07Who has access to your information?
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties. Any personal information we request is safeguarded under current legislation. We will only share your information with companies where necessary to deliver services on our behalf, for example booking and enquiry tools, and third-party payment processors used to handle booking payments, and as otherwise consented to by you or permitted by applicable law.
Where third-party content appears on our site, those third parties may use their own cookies; please refer to “Use of cookies”. We do not control the activities of such third parties and advise you to review their privacy policies.
08How long do we retain your data?
We process and retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, unless we no longer have your permission, or we have a legal right or obligation to retain it for longer, or it is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. Your data is stored within the EU/EEA in line with the GDPR.
09Profiling
We may analyse your personal information to understand your interests and preferences, so that we can contact you with information relevant to you. We may use additional information from external sources, where available, to help us do this effectively.
10Your choices & rights
We will not contact you for marketing purposes by email, phone or text unless you have given prior consent, and we will not pass your details to third parties for marketing without your express permission. You can change your marketing preferences at any time by emailing info@diaspora.dk.
Under the GDPR you have the right to access a copy of the personal data we hold about you, to have inaccuracies corrected, to withdraw consent at any time, and to request that we delete your data. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Danish Data Protection Agency (Datatilsynet, datatilsynet.dk).
11Security
Data security is very important to us. To protect your data we have taken suitable measures to safeguard and secure the information collected through our site.
12Use of cookies
Like many websites, we use cookies to help personalise your online experience. A cookie is a small text file placed on your device by a web server that allows the website to recognise you when you visit. Cookies only collect data about browsing actions and patterns and do not identify you as an individual. We use cookies for:
- Authentication & security, to verify your device and help prevent fraudulent use.
- Performance & analytics, to understand how the site is used, e.g. page views and email opens (such as Google Analytics).
- Third parties, third-party services may set their own cookies, governed by their privacy policies.
- Opting out, you can set your browser to refuse cookies, but this may limit your use of the site.
Our site may contain links to other websites. We have no control over how those sites collect or use your data and advise you to check their privacy policies.
13If our business changes hands
We may from time to time expand or reduce our business, which may involve the sale or transfer of all or part of it. Where relevant, personal data you have provided may be transferred along with that part of the business. The new owner will, under the terms of this policy, be permitted to use that data only for the purposes for which it was originally collected. You may contact us at info@diaspora.dk at any time to ask to have your data deleted or withheld from any third party or new owner.
14Changes to this statement
Diaspora may occasionally update this Privacy Policy to reflect company and customer feedback. We encourage you to review this statement periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information. This policy was last updated in May 2026.
15Contact information
Diaspora welcomes your comments regarding this Privacy Policy. If you believe that we have not adhered to it, please contact us at info@diaspora.dk and we will use reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.