Privacy Policy
Effective Date: September 2026
Chef Share (“Chef Share,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is a platform being developed to help hospitality businesses and skilled culinary professionals connect around available work opportunities. Chef Share is currently preparing for its Founding Cape Cod Pilot in Massachusetts.
Information We Collect
When you apply to participate in Chef Share or otherwise interact with our website, we may collect information you voluntarily provide, including your name, email address, phone number, business or employer information, work experience, geographic area, professional qualifications, certifications or credentials, availability, and other information submitted through Chef Share forms.
Our website may also collect basic technical information normally associated with operating a website, such as browser type, device information, IP address, and website usage information.
How We Use Information
We may use information collected through Chef Share to:
• Review applications for participation in the Chef Share pilot.
• Communicate with applicants and participating organizations.
• Match culinary professionals with relevant shift opportunities.
• Review professional qualifications and credentials when appropriate.
• Operate, test, secure, and improve Chef Share.
• Provide administrative and participant support.
• Evaluate the Founding Pilot and develop future versions of the service.
• Comply with applicable legal obligations.
Professional Credentials
Culinary professionals may be asked to provide information regarding professional credentials or certifications. Chef Share may review or verify certain credentials as part of participation in the platform. A credential displayed or recorded by Chef Share should not be interpreted as a guarantee of a person’s qualifications, performance, suitability, or compliance with the requirements of a particular workplace.
Sharing of Information
We do not sell personal information to advertisers.
Information may be shared when reasonably necessary to operate Chef Share, including between culinary professionals and participating organizations when needed to evaluate or coordinate a work opportunity. We may also use service providers that help us operate our website, communications, hosting, security, or related technology.
We may disclose information when required by law or when reasonably necessary to protect the rights, safety, or security of Chef Share, its participants, or others.
Pilot Program
Chef Share is currently being tested through a limited pilot. Features, procedures, and information practices may evolve as the service is developed. We will update this Privacy Policy when material changes to our privacy practices require it.
Data Security
We use reasonable administrative and technical measures intended to protect information submitted through Chef Share. No internet-based system can guarantee absolute security.
Data Retention
We may retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to operate and evaluate the pilot, maintain appropriate business records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and satisfy applicable legal requirements.
Your Choices
You may contact Chef Share to request correction of information you have submitted or to ask questions about your personal information. Requests involving deletion or other privacy rights will be handled in accordance with applicable law and legitimate recordkeeping requirements.
Children
Chef Share is not intended for children under 18, and we do not knowingly solicit participation from children under 18 through the Chef Share pilot.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as Chef Share develops. The effective date shown above will be updated when appropriate.
Contact
Questions about this Privacy Policy or Chef Share’s privacy practices may be directed to:
Chef Share
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
mailto:[email protected]