Where our data comes from
Every phone number, address, timing, menu and photo on IndiaRestros carries a small label saying where it came from. Here is the list.
| Source | What we use | Licence / basis |
|---|---|---|
| Overture Maps Foundation, places | Names, locations, phones, websites, categories | CDLA Permissive 2.0 |
| OpenStreetMap contributors | Names, locations, timings, cuisines, phones | ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors. Our OSM-derived data is available on request under ODbL. |
| Overture Maps divisions | States, districts, cities, neighbourhoods | ODbL 1.0 |
| GeoNames | Town and city names and centres | CC BY 4.0 |
| OpenFreeMap / OpenMapTiles | Map tiles on search and listing pages | © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenFreeMap |
| Restaurants' own websites | Menus, timings, photos the restaurant published | Public pages, robots.txt respected, linked back |
| Public listings on other platforms | Facts such as phone, timings, prices and rating numbers, always labelled with the platform's name and a link | Facts, attributed; we do not republish their photos or review texts |
| Wikimedia Commons photographers | Representative photos of dishes, cuisines and cities shown where a restaurant has no photos of its own, always labelled "Representative photo" and credited | CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA, as credited on each photo |
| Restaurant owners | Anything they add or correct | Their own submission |
| Foodies and AI agents | Corrections and reports | Checked before going live |
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