Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 23, 2026.
Who we are
localculinaryschools.com ("Local Culinary Schools", "we") is an independent online directory. Listings are compiled from public information, mainly U.S. Department of Education IPEDS / College Navigator data. Local Culinary Schools is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting for the Department of Education or any listed school.
Information we collect
When you submit a form we collect what you enter (such as name, email, phone, location and message), the page you submitted from, and the date and time. Forms are processed by our form provider, FormSubmit (formsubmit.co). We may also collect standard technical data such as IP address and browser type.
How we use and share it
We use your information to respond to you and, where you ask us to, to pass your request to one or more relevant schools, who may contact you about it. We may be compensated by listed businesses. We do not sell your information to data brokers.
Listing data
Listings contain business or institution information taken from public sources. Owners can ask us to correct or remove a listing through the claim/update page.
Your California privacy rights
California residents may request access to or deletion of their personal information and may opt out of sharing. Email leads@localculinaryschools.com. We won't discriminate against you for exercising your rights.
Retention & security
We keep request records only as long as needed to provide the service and meet legal obligations, and use reasonable safeguards.