Massey’s Fine Indian Cuisine (“we”, “us”, or “our”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website (https://masseys.ca/) to enhance your user experience, understand site performance, and serve you personalized content and advertising. This Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, which cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can control them in accordance with Canadian privacy law (PIPEDA), applicable provincial legislation, and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).

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1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They allow the site to “remember” your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size, and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.

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2. Types of Cookies We Use

We use the following categories of cookies:

1. Necessary Cookies

   • Essential for the operation of our website.

   • Enable you to navigate the site and use its features (e.g., secure areas, shopping cart functions).

   • Always active; you cannot opt out of these cookies if you wish to use our site.

2. Preferences Cookies

   • Remember your choices and preferences (e.g., language, region, font size).

   • Enhance your browsing experience by personalizing the site.

3. Analytics Cookies

   • Collect information about how visitors use our website (pages visited, time spent, error messages).

   • Help us improve site performance, content, and user experience.

4. Marketing & Advertising Cookies

   • Track your browsing habits to deliver relevant advertising.

   • May be set through our site by our advertising partners (e.g., Google Ads, Facebook Pixel).

   • Used to build profiles of your interests and target ads on other sites.

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3. Specific Cookies We Use

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4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

For EU visitors, we rely on the following legal grounds for processing cookie data:

• Consent (Article 6(1)(a)): for non-essential cookies (preferences, analytics, marketing).

• Legitimate Interests (Article 6(1)(f)): for necessary cookies to maintain site security and functionality.

Canadian visitors: PIPEDA permits use of cookies for the reasonable purposes identified above, provided we obtain meaningful consent for non-essential cookies.

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5. How We Obtain Your Consent

When you first visit our site, a cookie banner will appear, explaining our use of cookies. You can:

• Accept All Cookies – permit all categories (necessary, preferences, analytics, marketing).

• Manage Preferences – selectively enable or disable non-essential cookies.

• Reject Non-Essential – only allow necessary cookies.

Your choices are stored in a cookie_consent cookie. You may change your preferences at any time (see Section 7).

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6. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services we use to power our site, such as:

• Google Analytics for web analytics.

• Facebook Pixel for social media advertising.

• Trustpilot or similar for customer reviews.

These third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies. We recommend reviewing their policies for more information on how they use your data.

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7. Managing and Disabling Cookies

You can control or delete cookies at any time by adjusting your browser settings. Common methods include:

• Browser Controls: In most browsers, you can block or delete cookies via the “Options” or “Preferences” menu.

• Browser Plug-ins: Tools like “Ghostery” or “Privacy Badger” allow selective cookie blocking.

• Opt-Out Links: Google Analytics offers an opt-out browser add-on.

• Revoke Consent on Our Site: Click the “Cookie Settings” link in the website footer to revisit and change your cookie preferences.

Please note that disabling non-essential cookies may affect site functionality and your overall user experience.

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8. Data Retention

We retain cookie consent records and analytics data for up to two years, after which the data is anonymized or deleted. Advertising cookies follow the retention policies of the respective third parties (see Section 3).

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9. Changes to This Cookies Policy

We may update this policy to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or new technologies. The “Last updated” date at the top will reflect when changes are made. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

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Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact:
Massey’s Fine Indian Cuisine
Email: info@masseys.ca
Phone: (+1) 519-672-2989

Thank you for trusting Massey’s Fine Indian Cuisine with your personal information. We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your data.