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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: March 12, 2026

IMPORTANT: About This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies only to evanfunke.com, which is an informational website about Chef Evan Funke, his restaurants, media appearances, and related businesses.

We do not process any transactions, reservations, or purchases on this website. All restaurant reservations, food orders, and product purchases are conducted through our Affiliated Sites (individual restaurant websites, the Funke Foods website, and the Ferragosto website), which operate under their own separate privacy policies.

The information we collect on this website is limited to:

  • Contact Us form submissions
  • Email newsletter signups (if you choose to provide your email)
  • Basic website usage analytics

Godson LLC, a California limited liability company (“Godson”, “Company”, “we,” or “us”), has implemented this Privacy Policy to provide you with clear information about how we collect and use information through evanfunke.com (the “Website” or “Service”). Capitalized terms that are not defined in this Privacy Policy have the meaning ascribed to them in our Terms of Use.

Please see the Do Not Track section of this Privacy Policy for how the Service responds to “Do Not Track Mechanisms”.

By using the Service, you agree to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy.

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

A. Information You Provide Directly

Contact Us Form. If you submit a message through our Contact Us form, we collect:

  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • Any information contained in your message

We use this information solely to respond to your inquiry.

Email Newsletter Signup. If you sign up for our email list, we collect:

  • Your email address
  • Your name (if provided)

We use this information to send you newsletters, updates about Chef Evan Funke, his restaurants, and related businesses.

B. Information We Collect Automatically

Website Analytics. When you visit our Website, we automatically collect certain information about your visit, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)
  • Operating system
  • Pages you visit on our Website
  • Date and time of your visit
  • Referring website (how you found us)
  • General geographic location (city/region level, not precise location)

We collect this information to understand how visitors use our Website and to improve our Service.

Cookies. We use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your use of the Website. See Section 3 below for details.

2. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To respond to your inquiries submitted through the Contact Us form
  • To send you newsletters and updates if you've signed up for our email list
  • To improve our Website by analyzing usage patterns and preferences
  • To maintain and secure our Website
  • To comply with legal obligations

3. COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our Website. We use the following types of cookies:

  • Essential Cookies: Required for basic website functionality and security. These cannot be disabled.

  • Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our Website (we use Google Analytics). These collect anonymous information about pages visited, time spent on the site, and general navigation patterns.

  • Preference Cookies: Remember your settings and preferences for future visits.

Managing Cookies

You can control cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may limit website functionality.

To opt out of Google Analytics: Visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

4. HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:

Service Providers: We may share information with third-party service providers who assist us with:

  • Email marketing services (if you've signed up for our newsletter)
  • Website hosting and maintenance
  • Analytics services (Google Analytics)
  • Domain hosting services

These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and use it only for the purposes we specify.

Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law, court order, subpoena, or government request, or to protect our rights, property, or safety.

Business Transfers: If Godson is acquired by or merged with another company, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

5. LINKS TO AFFILIATED SITES AND THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

Our Website contains links to:

Affiliated Sites: Individual restaurant websites (Felix Trattoria, Funke by Evan Funke, Mother Wolf, Tre Dita), the Funke Foods website, and the Ferragosto website. These sites are owned by, partially owned by, or affiliated with Chef Evan Funke and/or Godson. Each Affiliated Site has its own separate privacy policy.

Third-Party Services: Affiliated Sites may link to third-party platforms such as:

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of Affiliated Sites or third-party services. When you click a link to leave our Website, you should review the applicable privacy policy of the site you’re visiting.

6. EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS AND OPT-OUT

Service-Related Emails

If you contact us through the Website, we may send you an email response. By providing your email address to Godson, you consent to our using the email address to send you Service-related notices, including among other things notices required by law, in lieu of postal mail. You may not opt out of Service-related emails. These communications are necessary to respond to your inquiry and to provide legally required notices.

Marketing Emails

If you sign up for our email list, you will receive newsletters and updates. You may opt out at any time by:

  • Clicking the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any email
  • Sending an email to support@evanfunke.com
  • Writing to us at the address listed in Section 17

Opting out of marketing emails will not affect service-related communications if you contact us for support.

7. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

Our Website is not intended for children under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18.

If you are under 18 years of age, do not use this Website or provide any information to us.

If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 18, we will delete that information promptly.

YOU AFFIRM THAT YOU ARE OVER THE AGE OF 18. If you are over 18 but under the age of majority in your jurisdiction, you affirm that you are either an emancipated minor or have obtained the consent of a parent or legal guardian to use the Service.

8. DATA SECURITY

We implement commercially reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure, including:

  • Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption for data transmission
  • Restricted access to personal information
  • Regular security assessments

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security. You provide your information at your own risk.

If you believe the security of your information has been compromised, please contact us immediately at support@evanfunke.com.

9. DATA RETENTION

We retain your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

Specific Retention Periods:

  • Contact Us inquiries: 3 years after your last communication
  • Email list subscribers: Until you unsubscribe or request deletion
  • Website analytics data: 26 months (Google Analytics default)

We may retain de-identified or aggregated information indefinitely for analytical purposes.

10. YOUR RIGHTS AND CHOICES

You have the following rights regarding your personal information:

Access and Correction

You can request access to the personal information we have about you and request that we correct any inaccuracies.

Deletion

You can request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions (e.g., if we need to retain it to comply with legal obligations).

Opt-Out of Marketing

You can opt out of receiving marketing emails as described in Section 6.

Cookie Controls

You can manage cookies through your browser settings as described in Section 3.

To exercise these rights, contact us at support@evanfunke.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

11. INTERNATIONAL USERS

Our Website is hosted in the United States and intended for users in the United States. If you access our Website from outside the United States, your information will be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States.

By using our Website, you consent to the transfer of your information to the United States, which may have different data protection laws than your country of residence.

European Union Users

If you are accessing our Website from a country in the European Union, European Economic Area, or Switzerland ("Designated Countries"), the following additional information applies:

Legal Basis for Processing: We process your personal data based on:

  • Consent: When you voluntarily provide information (e.g., Contact Us form, email signup)
  • Legitimate Interests: To operate and improve our Website, provided such processing does not outweigh your rights

Data Transfers: We take appropriate steps to ensure your data remains protected when transferred to the United States, including implementing standard contractual clauses.

Your EU Rights: In addition to the rights listed in Section 10, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

Contact for EU Data Matters: support@evanfunke.com

12. U.S. STATE PRIVACY RIGHTS

All State Residents with Comprehensive Privacy Laws

If you are a resident of California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, or another state with comprehensive privacy laws, you may have additional rights including:

  • Right to know what personal information we collect and how it's used
  • Right to access your personal information
  • Right to delete personal information
  • Right to correct inaccurate information
  • Right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information
  • Right to non-discrimination for exercising these rights

We do not sell your personal information in the traditional sense. However, our use of analytics cookies may constitute “sharing” under some state laws. You can opt out by adjusting your cookie settings as described in Section 3.

To exercise your rights, contact us at support@evanfunke.com. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law.

13. CALIFORNIA-SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) / California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)

This section provides additional disclosures required under California law.

Categories of Personal Information We Collect

In the past 12 months, we have collected the following categories of personal information:

Categories We DO Collect:

• Identifiers – Real name, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol (IP) address, email address, account name, and other similar identifiers.

• California Customer Records Information (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)) – Name, address, telephone number, email address, or username and password for online account access.

• Internet or Network Activity – Browsing history, search history, and information on your interaction with our website or application.

• Geolocation Data – Physical location or physical movements.*

Categories We DO NOT Collect:

• Commercial Information – Records of products or services purchased, obtained, or considered.**

• Protected Classification Characteristics Under California or Federal Law – Age (40 years or older), race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, veteran or military status, genetic information.

• Biometric Information – Genetic (DNA), physiological, behavioral, and biological characteristics, or activity patterns used to establish identity; fingerprints, handprints, vein patterns, faceprints, voiceprints, iris or retina scans, keystroke, gait, or other physical patterns; sleep, health, or exercise data.

• Sensory Data – Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information.

• Professional or Employment-Related Information – Current job history, past job history, or performance evaluations.

• Non-Public Education Information (per FERPA) – Education records directly related to a student maintained by an educational institution, such as grades, transcripts, class lists, student schedules, student identification codes, student financial information, or student disciplinary records.

• Inferences Drawn From Other Personal Information – Profile reflecting a person's preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes.

• Information From Children Under the Age of 16 – Information from minors under 13 years of age or minors between 13 and 16 years of age.

*Only general location data (city/region level) collected through analytics, not precise geolocation.

**No commercial information collected on this Website. Any purchases occur on Affiliated Sites.

Sources of Personal Information

We collect personal information from:

  • Directly from you when you submit the Contact Us form or sign up for emails
  • Automatically through cookies and analytics when you visit our Website

Business Purposes for Collecting Information

We use personal information for the following business purposes:

  • Responding to inquiries
  • Providing newsletters and updates
  • Improving and maintaining our Website
  • Security and fraud prevention
  • Complying with legal obligations

Sharing Personal Information

We share personal information with the following categories of third parties:

  • Service Providers: Email marketing services, website hosting, analytics providers (Google Analytics), domain hosting
  • As Required by Law: Government entities, law enforcement

We do not sell personal information to third parties for monetary consideration.

Disclosure of Personal Information

In the past 12 months, we have disclosed the following categories of personal information for business purposes:

• Identifiers – Disclosed to service providers (email marketing, hosting, analytics)

• Internet Activity – Disclosed to service providers (analytics)

Your California Rights

As a California resident, you have the following rights:

1. Right to Know (up to twice per 12 months): Request disclosure of:

  • Categories of personal information collected
  • Categories of sources
  • Business purposes for collection
  • Categories of third parties we share with
  • Specific pieces of personal information collected

2. Right to Delete (up to twice per 12 months): Request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.

3. Right to Correct: Request correction of inaccurate personal information.

4. Right to Opt-Out: Opt out of sale or sharing of personal information. (Note: We do not sell personal information, but analytics cookies may constitute "sharing" under CCPA.)

5. Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information: We do not collect or use sensitive personal information as defined by CPRA.

How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise your California privacy rights:

  • Email: support@evanfunke.com (put "California Privacy Request" in subject line)
  • Mail: Godson LLC, Attn: Privacy, 2920 W. Olive Avenue #202, Burbank, CA 91505

Who Can Submit a Request: Only you, or a person registered with the California Secretary of State that you authorize to act on your behalf, may make a verifiable consumer request related to your personal information. You may also make a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor child.

Verification: We will need to verify your identity or authority to act on behalf of another person before responding. Please provide:

  • Your name and email address
  • Sufficient detail about your request
  • Information that allows us to verify you are the person about whom we collected information or an authorized representative

We cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm the personal information relates to you.

Response Time: We will respond within 45 days (extendable by 45 additional days if needed, with notice to you).

No Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights.

California “Shine the Light” Law

California residents may request information about our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, email support@evanfunke.com with “Shine the Light Request” in the subject line.

California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA) -- “Do Not Track” Settings

Do Not Track Signals: We honor Do Not Track signals. However, some Website features may not function properly if you enable Do Not Track in your browser. We collect analytics cookies as described in Section 3, which you can control through your browser settings.

14. COMPROMISE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

In the event that personal information is compromised as a result of a breach of security, we will promptly notify those persons whose personal information has been compromised, in accordance with the notification procedures set forth in this Privacy Policy, or as otherwise required by applicable law. You consent to our use of email as a means of such notification. If you prefer us to use another method to notify you in this situation, please email us at support@evanfunke.com with the alternative contact information you would like us to use.

Data Breach Response

In the event of a data breach affecting your personal information, we will:

  • Investigate and contain the breach promptly
  • Notify affected users within the timeframe required by applicable law (within 72 hours of discovery where feasible)
  • Provide information about what data was involved
  • Take steps to prevent similar breaches
  • Notify relevant authorities as required by law

We may provide notification via email, posting on our Website, or other means as required by law.

Notification Procedures

It is our policy to provide notifications, whether such notifications are required by law or are for marketing or other business related purposes, to Users via email notice, written or hard copy notice, or through conspicuous posting of such notice on our Service, as determined by Godson in its sole discretion. Godson reserves the right to determine the form and means of providing notifications to our Users, provided that you may opt out of certain means of notification as described in this Privacy Policy.

15. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will:

  • Post the updated Privacy Policy on this page
  • Update the “Last Updated” date at the top
  • Provide notice through our Website or by email (if we have your email address)

Your continued use of the Website after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

16. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites, including social media platforms. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party sites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any information.

17. CONTACT US

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:

Email: support@evanfunke.com

Attn: Privacy
Godson LLC
2920 W. Olive Avenue #202
Burbank, CA 91505

For California Privacy Requests: Please include “California Privacy Request” in your subject line or on your envelope.