Privacy Policy
Introduction
Harry’s Baked Israel Food Tours (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the website harrysbaked.com and provides private food tour services in Israel. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website, book a tour, or interact with us.
Information We Collect
Information you provide directly: When you use our contact form, book a tour, or communicate with us by email or WhatsApp, we may collect your name, email address, phone number, group size, dietary requirements, preferred tour dates, and payment information (processed through third-party services).
Information collected automatically: When you visit our website, we use Google Analytics to collect standard usage data such as your IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring website. This data is collected through cookies and similar technologies.
Newsletter: If you subscribe to our Substack newsletter, Substack collects your email address and manages your subscription according to their own privacy policy.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to respond to your tour inquiries and process bookings, communicate with you about your tour (including meeting points, dietary accommodations, and logistics), send booking confirmations and follow-up messages, improve our website and services through analytics, and send our newsletter if you have subscribed.
Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services that may process your data:
Google Analytics: Website traffic analysis. Google may use cookies to collect anonymous usage data. You can opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Elementor Cloud: Our website hosting provider.
Substack: Newsletter platform. Governed by Substack’s Privacy Policy.
Venmo / PayPal: Payment processing for tour bookings. These services have their own privacy policies governing how they handle your payment data. We do not store your payment card information.
WhatsApp: We may communicate with you via WhatsApp regarding tour bookings. WhatsApp messages are governed by WhatsApp’s Privacy Policy.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies primarily through Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site. Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. Disabling cookies will not affect your ability to browse our website or contact us about tours.
Data Retention
We retain your booking information for as long as necessary to provide our services and comply with legal obligations. Contact form inquiries are kept for up to 24 months to support ongoing communication. You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us.
Your Rights
You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you, request correction of inaccurate information, request deletion of your personal information, opt out of our newsletter at any time (via the unsubscribe link in any email), and opt out of Google Analytics tracking using browser tools or add-ons.
Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information. Our website uses SSL encryption. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children’s Privacy
Our website is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected such information, please contact us so we can delete it.
International Data
Our business operates in Israel. If you are visiting our website or booking a tour from outside Israel, please be aware that your information may be transferred to and processed in Israel.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us through the contact form on our website.
Effective date: March 12, 2026