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{{CompanyCargo
|Founded=1964-05-17
|Founded=17 May 1964
|Industry=Food
|Industry=Food
|Logo=Tim Hortons Logo.svg.png
|Logo=Tim Hortons logo.png
|ParentCompany=Restaurant Brands International
|ParentCompany=Restaurant Brands International
|Type=Public subsidiary
|Type=Public subsidiary
|Website=https://www.timhortons.com/
|Website=https://www.timhortons.com/
|Description=multinational coffeehouse and restaurant chain
|Description=Tim Hortons is a multinational coffee-house and restaurant chain owned by Restaurant Brands International.
}}[[wikipedia:Tim_Hortons#App_privacy_violation|Tim Hortons Inc.]], also known as Tim's, Timmies or Timmy's, is an Canadian coffee and restaurant chain that is an subsidiary to [[Restaurant Brands International|Restaurant Brand International]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-04 |title=Tim Hortons® Franchising – International |url=https://international-franchising.timhortons.com/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=Tim Hortons}}</ref> The company operates worldwide with over 5,500 and contains a net income of $938 million as of 2023.
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==Consumer-impact summary==
'''{{Wplink|Tim Hortons|Tim Hortons Inc.}}''', also known as '''Tim's''', '''Timmies''' or '''Timmy's''', is a Canadian coffee and restaurant chain that is a subsidiary of [[Restaurant Brands International]].<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Tim Hortons® Franchising – International |url=https://international-franchising.timhortons.com/ |website=Tim Hortons |date= |access-date=6 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260216191838/https://international-franchising.timhortons.com/ |archive-date=16 Feb 2026
}}</ref> The company operates worldwide with over 5,500 and contains a net income of $938 million as of 2023.
 
==Consumer impact summary==
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==Incidents==
==Incidents==
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
===Example incident one (''date'')===
 
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===App collects geo-location data regardless of usage (''2020'')===
Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
{{Main|Tim Hortons app collects user data without consent}}
===Tim Hortons Collected Geo-location Data Regardless if App wasn't Used<!-- plan on adding a article about this soon -->===
 
{{Main|link to the main CR Wiki article}}'''[[wikipedia:Privacy_Commissioner_of_Canada|Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada]]''' conducted in investigation in June 2020, releasing it findings on Jun 1 , 2022 that showcased Tim Hortons mobile app collecting geo-location data from customers (even if it was turned off). This resulted in a lawsuit that required the company to delete location data and establish a privacy management program. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Reed |first=Brian |date=2022-06-10 |title=What We Can Learn from the Tim Hortons Mobile Privacy Debacle |url=https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-security/what-we-can-learn-from-the-tim-hortons-mobile-privacy-debacle/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=CPO magazine}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Cox |first=Joseph |date=2022-06-01 |title=Canada’s Beloved Tim Hortons Spied on Everyone Who Used Its App, Regulator Says |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/tim-horton-collected-location-data-from-app/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=Vice}}</ref>
{{Wplink|Privacy Commissioner of Canada|Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada}} conducted in investigation in June 2020, releasing its findings on 1 June 2022 that showcased Tim Hortons' mobile app was collecting geo-location data from customers (even if it was turned off). This resulted in a lawsuit that ended with the company being required to delete location data and establish a privacy management program.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reed |first=Brian |title=What We Can Learn from the Tim Hortons Mobile Privacy Debacle |url=https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-security/what-we-can-learn-from-the-tim-hortons-mobile-privacy-debacle/ |website=CPO magazine |date=10 June 2022 |access-date=6 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816190500/https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-security/what-we-can-learn-from-the-tim-hortons-mobile-privacy-debacle/ |archive-date=16 Aug 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cox |first=Joseph |title=Canada’s Beloved Tim Hortons Spied on Everyone Who Used Its App, Regulator Says |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/tim-horton-collected-location-data-from-app/ |website=Vice |date=1 Jun 2022 |access-date=6 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828020254/https://www.vice.com/en/article/tim-horton-collected-location-data-from-app/ |archive-date=28 Aug 2024}}</ref>
 
==Products==
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Starbucks]]
*Dutch Bro's
*Bewley's


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Restaurant Brands International]]
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