• Privacy Policy

    Protecting your privacy

    Pasta Pomodoro takes your privacy seriously and is committed to protecting the information that we collect from you when you visit our website, www.pastapomodoro.com (the "Site" or "Website").  This Privacy Policy describes the information we collect from you, how we use your information, and the choices you have with respect to that information.

    Pasta Pomodoro's practices for protecting your privacy are designed to comply with U.S. law, including the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 ("COPPA") when applicable.  The measures we take to protect children's privacy are described in our Children and Privacy section, below.

    The Information We Collect

    Pasta Pomodoro collects personal information voluntarily submitted by you when you join our email list, when you participate in a sweepstakes, contest or online survey, when you apply for an employment position with us, or when you submit your personal information to us for any other reason.  If you order a gift card and want it to be sent directly to a recipient other than yourself, we will ask you to submit personal information about someone other than you.  Personal information is any information that may be used to identify you an individual, including, but not limited to, your name, email address, postal address, telephone number, birth date and gender.

    We may automatically collect non-personally identifiable information about visitors to our Website, such as number of visitors, Internet Protocol address, browser type, operating system and pages viewed, but will not combine such data with any personal information.  We use this data in the aggregate to determine how visitors use our Website so we can improve your experience on our Site.  We may provide this statistical information to third parties.

    How We Use the Information

    Pasta Pomodoro may use personal information collected from you for several general purposes:

    • to provide information about our products, events, special offers, and promotions;
    • to respond to your inquiries;
    • to conduct market research relating to the development of our products, services, and Website;
    • to tailor your experience on our Website or affiliated microsites and the information sent through email to your interests;
    • to fulfill your request to send information or materials, such as gift cards, to another party;
    • to evaluate your employment application. If you elect to complete an employment application through our Website, any information that you provide to us is only used to enable Pasta Pomodoro, Inc. to consider your interest in employment with Pasta Pomodoro and, if hired, for employment and business-related purposes.  Such information is stored on electronic form and retained for 3 years for both hired and non hired applicants.  We do not share your information with anyone outside of our company.

     Information Sharing and Disclosure

    Your personal information is never disclosed or shared by us without your permission, except under the conditions explained in this Privacy Policy.

    Pasta Pomodoro may disclose your personal information to other companies or people under any of the following circumstances:

    • when we have your consent to share the information.  You may grant such consent at the time you provide or transmit information to us.
    • to enable our business partners to send you direct marketing information or contact you for market research;
    • to send the information to companies who work on our behalf to provide a product or service to you, however, we will only provide those companies the information they need to deliver the service, and they will be prohibited from using that information for any other purpose;
    • to conform or comply with the law, or if we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a court order or subpoena, to cooperate with investigations by law enforcement or regulatory authorities or to participate or cooperate with a judicial proceeding, or in urgent circumstances, to protect the safety of persons or property, including this website; or
    • in the event of a merger, consolidation or reorganization involving Pasta Pomodoro, acquisition of Pasta Pomodoro by another company, a sale of all or a portion of Pasta Pomodoro's assets, or other similar transaction, your personal information will, in most instances, be transferred to the control of a third party.

    Notice and Choice

    When personal information is collected, we will inform you at the point of collection of the purpose for the collection.  If you choose to provide us with your personal information, we may only transfer that information within Pasta Pomodoro or to our third party service providers.  Pasta Pomodoro will not transfer your personal information to third parties without your consent, except under the limited conditions described under the section entitled "Information and Sharing Disclosure," above.

    We give you the opportunity to "opt out" of receiving direct marketing information we send to you. This means that we may use the information you provide for direct marketing or market research purposes unless you take affirmative action to indicate that you do not want to receive marketing materials, for instance by clicking or checking the appropriate option or box at the point of collection.

    Finally, you can opt-out of receiving marketing information at any time. If you do not want to be included on our email or marketing list, you can easily opt-out by sending an email to pasta@pastap.com.

    Our Commitment to Security

    To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, Pasta Pomodoro has put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

    Children and Privacy

    Pasta Pomodoro is committed to protecting the online privacy of users of this Website, particularly children.  For this reason, Pasta Pomodoro does not collect personal information from children under the age of 13 through our Website.  If we become aware that we have unknowingly collected personal information from a child under the age of 13, we will delete the information immediately.

    Individuals under the age of 13 may be permitted to register for the Pasta Pomodoro Email Club; however, registration requires the consent of a parent/guardian at the time of registration and registration materials must be completed in person at one of our Pasta Pomodoro restaurants.

    We strongly encourage parents to regularly check and monitor their children's online activities.

    Links to Other Websites

    This Website may contain advertisements and links to third-party sites ("Third-Party Websites") over which Pasta Pomodoro has no control.  Pasta Pomodoro is not responsible for the privacy policies of the Third-Party Websites to which you link from the Website.  Pasta Pomodoro encourages you to review the privacy policies of those Third-Party Websites so that you understand if/how they collect and/or use information from you or your computer.

    Your California Privacy Rights

    Pursuant to California Civil Code Section 1798.83, a California resident who has provided personal information to a business with whom he/she has established a business relationship has the right to request certain information regarding the disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes.  To make such a request, please send an email to pasta@pastap.com or write to us at:

    Pasta Pomodoro
    Marketing Team
    1550 Bryant Street, Suite 300
    San Francisco, CA 94103
    415-241-5200

    Changes to this Privacy Policy

    Pasta Pomodoro will modify this policy from time to time as may be required by changes in its processes and services.  Such modifications will be effective upon posting on this Website.  Your use of the Website constitutes your acceptance of the terms of this Privacy Policy.  We encourage you to check this Site regularly for updates to this Privacy Policy.

    Contacting Pasta Pomodoro

    If you have any questions concerning this Privacy Policy, or would like to review, revise or delete any of your personal information held by us, you may contact us by sending an email to pasta@pastap.com.

    You may also write to us or call us at:

    Pasta Pomodoro
    Marketing Team
    1550 Bryant Street, Suite 300
    San Francisco, CA 94103
    415-241-5200

    This Privacy Policy was last updated December 1, 2011.