--- title: "Privacy Policy | San Francisco Pho" description: "Read the San Francisco Pho Privacy Policy to learn how our Vietnamese food directory collects, uses, protects, and shares information, including cookies, analytics, ads, listings, reviews, and contact forms." url: "https://sanfranciscopho.com/privacy-policy" date: "2026-06-14T12:24:58+00:00" language: "en-US" --- # Privacy Policy GloriaDeo [Uncategorised](https://sanfranciscopho.com/privacy-policy?view=category&id=2) June 09, 2026 Hits: 21 Ratings (0) - [ ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://sanfranciscopho.com/privacy-policy "Facebook") - [ ](https://twitter.com/share?url=https://sanfranciscopho.com/privacy-policy&text=Privacy%20Policy "X (formerly Twitter)") - [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://sanfranciscopho.com/privacy-policy "LinkedIn") # Privacy Policy **Effective Date:** June 9, 2026 **Last Updated:** June 9, 2026 **San Francisco Pho & Vietnamese Food Guide** operates SanFranciscoPho.com, a local Vietnamese food and drink directory for San Francisco, CA. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, store, and protect information when you visit our website, browse listings, use contact forms, submit or claim a business listing, write a review, report inaccurate information, subscribe to updates, or interact with advertising, analytics, maps, social media, or other third-party tools on our website. This Privacy Policy applies to SanFranciscoPho.com and related pages, directories, articles, forms, and listing features. It does not apply to the privacy practices of restaurants, cafés, bakeries, delivery platforms, reservation services, map providers, payment processors, social media platforms, or other third-party websites that may be linked from our directory. ## 1. Who We Are San Francisco Pho & Vietnamese Food Guide is a local online directory created to help users discover Vietnamese restaurants, pho restaurants, bánh mì shops, Vietnamese coffee shops, cafés, bakeries, dessert shops, noodle shops, bubble tea shops, delis, catering services, and food trucks in San Francisco, California. When this Privacy Policy uses the terms **“San Francisco Pho,” “SanFranciscoPho.com,” “we,” “us,”** or **“our,”** it refers to the website and directory service located at SanFranciscoPho.com. For privacy questions or requests, contact us at: **Email:** This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. **Subject Line:** Privacy Request ## 2. Information We Collect We may collect information directly from you, automatically through website technology, from business listing submissions, and from publicly available sources used to maintain a local directory. ### Information You Provide Directly You may provide information when you use forms, create an account, submit a business, claim a listing, contact us, report a listing, leave a review, request corrections, subscribe to updates, or communicate with us. This information may include: - Your name. - Email address. - Phone number. - Business name. - Business address. - Website URL. - Business category or services offered. - Listing descriptions, menu highlights, photos, or other business details. - Review content, ratings, comments, photos, or uploaded materials. - Messages submitted through contact, claim, report, correction, or inquiry forms. - Account login details if user registration is enabled. - Marketing or advertising inquiry details if you contact us about promotion or sponsorship. ### Business Listing Information Because SanFranciscoPho.com is a public directory, we may collect and display business-related information about Vietnamese food and drink businesses, including business name, address, phone number, website, category, description, neighborhood, areas served, map coordinates, menu highlights, and publicly available contact details. Business listing information may come from business owners, public websites, public business profiles, official restaurant pages, user submissions, correction requests, or other publicly available sources. If you represent a listed business and want to update or remove inaccurate information, please contact us. ### Information Collected Automatically When you visit SanFranciscoPho.com, we and our service providers may automatically collect certain technical and usage information, including: - IP address. - Browser type and version. - Device type and operating system. - Pages viewed and links clicked. - Date and time of visits. - Referring and exit pages. - Approximate location based on IP address. - Search terms used on the site. - Interactions with directory filters, listings, maps, forms, ads, and content. - Cookie identifiers, advertising identifiers, or similar technologies where permitted. ### Location Information SanFranciscoPho.com may use location-related information to improve local search, maps, and directory results. This may include approximate location based on IP address or information you enter into a search field, such as a neighborhood, address, ZIP code, or city. If a browser or device asks for precise location access, you may allow or deny that request through your browser or device settings. ## 3. How We Use Information We use information to operate, maintain, improve, protect, and promote SanFranciscoPho.com and to provide a useful local Vietnamese food directory experience. We may use information to: - Display business listings and directory pages. - Help users find Vietnamese restaurants, pho, bánh mì, Vietnamese coffee, bakeries, cafés, noodles, desserts, delis, catering, and food trucks. - Respond to contact forms, listing updates, claim requests, correction requests, and support messages. - Review, approve, moderate, edit, or remove user-submitted listings, reviews, comments, photos, and reports. - Create, maintain, and secure user accounts if registration is enabled. - Improve local search, category pages, maps, article recommendations, and user experience. - Monitor site performance, security, traffic, usage patterns, and technical errors. - Prevent spam, fraud, abuse, unauthorized access, and misuse of the website. - Send administrative notices, service updates, or responses to inquiries. - Send marketing or newsletter messages only where permitted and with opt-out options. - Measure advertising performance and support third-party advertising where enabled. - Comply with legal obligations, enforce website policies, and protect our rights and users. ## 4. Cookies and Similar Technologies SanFranciscoPho.com may use cookies, pixels, web beacons, local storage, session identifiers, tags, scripts, and similar technologies. These technologies help the site function, remember preferences, measure traffic, improve user experience, prevent abuse, and support advertising or analytics. ### Types of Cookies We May Use - **Essential cookies:** Used for core website functions such as security, account login, form submissions, session management, and Joomla/J-BusinessDirectory functionality. - **Preference cookies:** Used to remember settings such as search preferences, viewed pages, language, or display preferences. - **Analytics cookies:** Used to understand how visitors use the website, which pages are useful, and where improvements are needed. - **Advertising cookies:** Used by advertising partners, including Google where enabled, to deliver, measure, limit, and improve ads. - **Third-party cookies:** Used by external services such as maps, embedded content, social media platforms, analytics providers, and advertising networks. You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block, delete, or limit cookies. If you disable certain cookies, some website features may not work correctly. ## 5. Google AdSense, Advertising, and Third-Party Vendors SanFranciscoPho.com may display advertisements through Google AdSense or other advertising partners. Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to SanFranciscoPho.com or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads to users based on visits to this website and other websites on the internet. Google and its partners may collect or receive information from this site and other websites and use that information to provide measurement services and personalized or non-personalized ads. Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting: - [Google Ads Settings](https://adssettings.google.com/) - [Google Advertising Technologies](https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads) - [Digital Advertising Alliance WebChoices](https://optout.aboutads.info/) - [Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out](https://optout.networkadvertising.org/) To learn how Google uses information from sites and apps that use Google services, visit: ## 6. Consent for Visitors in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland If we serve personalized ads or use certain cookies for visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, we may use a consent management platform to request consent before those technologies are used. Depending on your location, you may see a cookie or privacy choices banner that allows you to accept, reject, or manage certain categories of cookies and data processing. You can change cookie preferences through the available cookie settings tool if provided, through your browser settings, or by clearing cookies from your device. ## 7. Analytics and Site Measurement We may use analytics tools to understand how visitors use SanFranciscoPho.com. Analytics may help us learn which pages are visited, how users find the website, which directory categories are popular, how listings perform, and where website errors occur. Analytics providers may collect information such as IP address, device type, browser type, page views, referring pages, interaction events, approximate location, and cookie or device identifiers. We use this information to improve website performance, local content, category navigation, and user experience. ## 8. Maps, Embedded Content, and Third-Party Links Business listings may include maps, website links, social media links, menu links, reservation links, delivery links, embedded content, or other third-party resources. These third-party services may collect information from you when you interact with them. SanFranciscoPho.com is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, security, or policies of third-party websites or services. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of each third-party website or service you visit. ## 9. Reviews, Comments, Photos, and Public Submissions If you submit a review, rating, comment, business description, menu highlight, photo, correction, or other public content, that information may be displayed publicly on SanFranciscoPho.com. Public submissions may be viewed by other users, indexed by search engines, and associated with the listing or page where they appear. Do not submit private, sensitive, confidential, or personal information in public review text, photos, comments, or listing descriptions. We may moderate, edit, reject, or remove content that is inaccurate, inappropriate, promotional, abusive, unlawful, misleading, spammy, or inconsistent with our website policies. ## 10. Business Claims, Listing Updates, and Verification Business owners, managers, or authorized representatives may submit claim requests, listing updates, corrections, or verification information. We may use this information to confirm authority, update listing details, prevent fraudulent claims, and communicate with business representatives. We may retain claim and correction request records to maintain listing accuracy, resolve disputes, prevent abuse, and document changes made to directory information. ## 11. Email Communications If you contact us, submit a form, register for an account, claim a listing, or subscribe to updates, we may use your email address to respond, send administrative messages, verify information, or provide requested services. If we send marketing emails or newsletters, you may unsubscribe using the link in the email or by contacting us. We may still send non-marketing messages related to account security, listing administration, service updates, legal notices, or transactions. ## 12. Payment Information If SanFranciscoPho.com offers paid listings, advertising, sponsorships, upgrades, or other paid services, payment information may be processed by a third-party payment processor. We do not intend to store full credit card numbers on SanFranciscoPho.com. Payment processors may collect and process payment details according to their own privacy policies and security standards. ## 13. How We Share Information We may share information in the following situations: - **With service providers:** We may share information with hosting providers, website maintenance providers, email services, analytics providers, security tools, spam prevention services, payment processors, advertising partners, and other vendors who help operate the website. - **With advertising partners:** Advertising partners may collect or receive certain information through cookies, pixels, or similar technologies where permitted. - **With the public:** Business listings, reviews, ratings, photos, comments, and other public submissions may be visible to website users and search engines. - **With business owners or representatives:** We may share information related to listing claims, corrections, reviews, or inquiries when needed to manage directory accuracy or respond to requests. - **For legal reasons:** We may disclose information if required by law, court order, subpoena, legal process, government request, or to protect rights, safety, security, and property. - **Business transfers:** If the website or related assets are sold, merged, transferred, or reorganized, information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We do not sell personal information for money. However, some privacy laws may define certain advertising, analytics, or cookie-based data sharing as a “sale” or “sharing” of personal information. Where applicable, users may have the right to opt out of such sale or sharing. ## 14. Categories of Personal Information We May Collect Depending on how you use the website, we may collect the following categories of information: - **Identifiers:** Name, email address, phone number, IP address, account ID, cookie identifiers, or similar identifiers. - **Business contact information:** Business name, address, phone number, website, category, and representative contact details. - **Internet or network activity:** Pages viewed, links clicked, referring pages, searches, form interactions, and website usage data. - **Approximate geolocation:** General location inferred from IP address or location information entered by the user. - **User-generated content:** Reviews, ratings, comments, photos, descriptions, listing submissions, correction requests, and reports. - **Commercial information:** Advertising inquiries, paid listing inquiries, sponsorship requests, or transaction details if paid features are enabled. - **Communications:** Messages submitted through contact, support, claim, listing, review, or report forms. - **Inferences:** General preferences based on category browsing, searches, or interactions with local Vietnamese food content. ## 15. Sources of Information We may collect information from: - You directly. - Your browser, device, or interaction with the website. - Business owners, managers, representatives, or users who submit listing information. - Publicly available business websites, social profiles, directories, menus, or online business information. - Analytics, security, advertising, hosting, and website service providers. - Other users who submit reviews, reports, corrections, or inquiries. ## 16. How Long We Keep Information We keep information for as long as reasonably necessary to operate SanFranciscoPho.com, maintain accurate business listings, provide services, respond to requests, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, prevent abuse, and enforce our policies. Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information. For example, public listing information may remain visible while a business listing is active; account records may be retained while an account exists; review records may be retained for moderation and abuse-prevention purposes; and server logs may be retained for security, troubleshooting, and analytics for a limited period. ## 17. How We Protect Information We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure. However, no website, server, database, transmission method, or internet-based service can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You are responsible for keeping your account login credentials confidential if user accounts are enabled. Please contact us if you believe your account or information may have been accessed without authorization. ## 18. Your Choices You may have choices regarding your information, including the ability to: - Request correction of inaccurate personal or business information. - Request deletion of certain personal information, subject to legal and operational exceptions. - Request access to certain information associated with you. - Opt out of marketing emails. - Manage cookies through your browser or cookie settings tool. - Opt out of personalized ads through Google Ads Settings or industry opt-out tools. - Request removal or correction of public submissions where appropriate. To make a privacy request, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the subject line **Privacy Request**. We may need to verify your identity or authority before responding to certain requests. ## 19. California Privacy Rights If you are a California resident, you may have additional privacy rights under California privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act. Subject to legal requirements and exceptions, California residents may have the right to: - Know what categories of personal information we collect, use, disclose, sell, or share. - Request access to specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you. - Request deletion of personal information. - Request correction of inaccurate personal information. - Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information where applicable. - Limit use or disclosure of sensitive personal information where applicable. - Not be discriminated against for exercising privacy rights. We do not knowingly sell personal information for money. Some advertising or analytics activities may be considered “sharing” or a “sale” under certain privacy laws if they involve cross-context behavioral advertising or similar technologies. To exercise California privacy rights, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Use the subject line: **California Privacy Request** If we publish a separate “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” page or cookie settings link, you may also use that tool to manage applicable advertising choices. ## 20. Sensitive Personal Information SanFranciscoPho.com is a food directory and does not intentionally request sensitive personal information such as Social Security numbers, government ID numbers, precise financial account details, health information, biometric data, or protected classification information. Please do not submit sensitive personal information through public forms, reviews, comments, photos, or messages. ## 21. Children’s Privacy SanFranciscoPho.com is not directed to children under 13 years old. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so we can review and delete the information where appropriate. ## 22. International Visitors SanFranciscoPho.com is operated for a United States-based audience, with a focus on San Francisco, California. If you access the site from outside the United States, you understand that your information may be processed in the United States or other locations where our service providers operate. Privacy laws in those locations may differ from the laws in your country or region. ## 23. Do Not Track Signals Some browsers offer “Do Not Track” or similar signals. Because there is not a uniform industry standard for responding to these signals, SanFranciscoPho.com may not respond to all Do Not Track signals. You can manage cookies and advertising preferences through browser settings, cookie tools, Google Ads Settings, and industry opt-out tools. ## 24. Third-Party Websites and Restaurant Links Our directory may link to restaurant websites, delivery platforms, reservation services, social media profiles, menus, review platforms, map providers, advertisers, and other third-party sites. We are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, security, accuracy, or policies of those third-party websites. Visiting a third-party site is subject to that site’s own terms and privacy policy. ## 25. Accuracy of Business Information We work to make SanFranciscoPho.com useful and accurate, but restaurant details can change frequently. Hours, menus, prices, services, addresses, phone numbers, delivery options, and availability may change without notice. Users should confirm important details directly with each business before visiting, ordering, booking, or relying on listing information. ## 26. Changes to This Privacy Policy We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we update the policy, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. Changes are effective when posted unless otherwise stated. We encourage users to review this Privacy Policy periodically. ## 27. Contact Us If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to update or remove information, or wish to exercise privacy rights, contact us at: **San Francisco Pho & Vietnamese Food Guide** Website: Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 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