Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 7, 2026

Danforth Food Market (“Danforth Food Market,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide to us.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect through our website, how we use it, when it may be shared, and the choices available to you.

1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you use our website, we may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, including:

  • Your name

  • Email address

  • Phone number

  • Information you provide when contacting us

  • Information you provide when subscribing to our newsletter

  • Other information you voluntarily submit through forms on our website

We may also automatically collect certain technical information when you visit our website, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and general website usage information.

We only seek to collect information that is reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use personal information to:

  • Respond to questions, requests, or inquiries.

  • Provide information or services you have requested.

  • Send newsletters, promotions, and other marketing communications when you have provided the appropriate consent.

  • Improve our website, services, and customer experience.

  • Understand how visitors use our website.

  • Maintain the security and functionality of our website.

  • Comply with legal and regulatory requirements.

We will not use personal information for purposes that are unrelated to the purposes for which it was collected unless permitted or required by law or we obtain appropriate consent.

3. Newsletter and Marketing Emails

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will use the email address you provide to send you marketing communications from Danforth Food Market.

These communications may include:

  • Promotions and special offers

  • New products

  • Recipes and food-related content

  • Store updates

  • Events and announcements

  • Other news from Danforth Food Market

Marketing emails will include an unsubscribe mechanism. You can withdraw your consent at any time by using the unsubscribe link in an email or by contacting us.

Canadian anti-spam legislation generally requires consent, identification information, and a working unsubscribe mechanism for commercial electronic messages.

We may retain records of newsletter consent and unsubscribe requests as necessary to manage our marketing communications and demonstrate compliance with applicable requirements.

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to help the website function properly, understand how visitors use our website, and improve the user experience.

Some cookies may be provided by third-party services that we use for website functionality, analytics, security, or other purposes.

You may be able to control or disable certain cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of the website.

5. Third-Party Service Providers

We may use third-party companies and service providers to help operate our website and provide services to our customers.

Depending on how our website is configured, these providers may process information on our behalf for purposes such as:

  • Website hosting

  • Newsletter and email delivery

  • Website analytics

  • Website security

  • Forms and communications

  • Other technical or business services

We take reasonable steps to use service providers that provide appropriate safeguards for personal information.

6. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information.

We may disclose personal information to service providers who assist us in operating our business and website, or where disclosure is permitted or required by law.

Where appropriate, information shared with service providers is limited to what is reasonably necessary for them to perform the services they provide to us.

7. How We Protect Your Information

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect personal information against unauthorized access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification, or disposal.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

8. How Long We Keep Information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and maintain appropriate business records.

When personal information is no longer required, we take reasonable steps to securely dispose of or anonymize it.

9. Your Privacy Choices

You may have the right to:

  • Ask what personal information we hold about you.

  • Request access to your personal information.

  • Request corrections to inaccurate or incomplete information.

  • Withdraw consent to certain uses of your personal information, subject to legal or contractual restrictions.

  • Unsubscribe from our marketing communications at any time.

If you unsubscribe from our newsletter, you may still receive non-marketing communications when necessary, such as responses to inquiries you have made or communications required to provide a service.

10. Children

Our website is not specifically directed toward children.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children for purposes that require parental or guardian consent.

If you believe that a child has provided us with personal information in circumstances where it should not have been collected, please contact us.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices, services, or legal requirements.

When we make changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this page periodically.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to request access to your personal information, or have a privacy-related concern, please contact us through the contact information provided on our website.

Danforth Food Market
Serving the Greater Toronto Area since 1986.