The Food Planner

1. Who We Are and Scope

The Food Planner («Service», «we», «our», or «us») is operated at the-food-planner.com. For privacy matters, we act as the controller of personal data processed through the Service. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, and what rights you have. By using the Service, you acknowledge that you have read this policy.

2. Information We Collect

• Account data: login, email address, and password (stored in hashed form) when you register or reset your password.
• Profile and meal-planning data: recipes, ingredients, categories, calendars, shopping lists, family-sharing settings, and preferences you enter in the app.
• Support and feedback: messages, suggestions, bug reports, and optional attachments you submit through our feedback form.
• Technical and security data: browser type, device information, IP address, session identifiers, server logs, and usage data (pages visited, features used, time on site) collected through essential cookies and similar technologies for security, operation, troubleshooting, and service improvement.
• Communications: if you subscribe, we process your contact details to send service-related updates or notifications.

3. Legal Bases (where applicable)

If you are in the UK, EEA, or Switzerland, we process personal data on the following bases: (a) contract — to create and manage your account and provide the Service you requested; (b) legitimate interests — to secure, maintain, improve, troubleshoot, and analyze the Service and prevent abuse, balanced against your rights; (c) consent — where you opt in (for example, optional communications or non-essential cookies, if introduced); (d) legal obligation — where we must comply with applicable law.

4. How We Use Your Information

• To provide, operate, and improve the Service, including account management, password recovery, and family sharing features you enable.
• To send service-related updates or notifications if you subscribed.
• To respond to your suggestions, improvement requests, bug reports, or support messages.
• To protect the Service, detect fraud or abuse, and enforce our Terms of Service.
• To comply with legal obligations and defend our legal rights.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use strictly necessary cookies and local storage to keep you signed in, remember language and display settings, and protect the Service. We do not use third-party advertising cookies, cross-site tracking cookies, or cookies for targeted ads. If we introduce optional analytics or marketing cookies, we will request consent where required. You can control cookies through your browser settings; disabling essential cookies may limit some functionality.

6. No Artificial Intelligence

The Service does not use artificial intelligence, machine learning, or automated profiling to generate meal plans, recipes, or recommendations. We do not sell your personal data to AI providers and do not use your content to train AI models.

7. Data Retention

We retain your account and meal-planning data while your account is active. After account deletion or upon a valid erasure request, we delete or anonymize personal data within a reasonable period, except where limited retention is required for legal, security, accounting, backup, fraud-prevention, or dispute-resolution purposes.

8. Data Security

We use encryption, access controls, and industry-standard security measures to protect your data. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure; please use a strong, unique password and keep your login credentials confidential.

9. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We may share data only with: (a) trusted service providers acting as processors (such as hosting, storage, security, or email delivery providers) who process data on our instructions and under confidentiality obligations; (b) other users you explicitly invite through Family Sharing, limited to the content you choose to share; (c) authorities when required by law or to protect rights, safety, and the integrity of the Service.

10. International Transfers

Your data may be processed in countries other than your own. Where required by law, we implement appropriate safeguards (such as standard contractual clauses approved by regulators) for cross-border transfers.

11. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, or port your personal data, object to certain processing, withdraw consent where processing is consent-based, and lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. You also have the right not to be subject to decisions based solely on automated processing that produce legal or similarly significant effects. To exercise these rights, contact us at the address below. We will respond within a reasonable timeframe and as required by applicable law.

12. Children's Privacy

The Service is not directed at children under 16 (or the minimum age required in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us data, contact us and we will delete it promptly.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The «Last updated» date at the top shows when it was last revised. Continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated policy, unless applicable law requires otherwise.

14. Contact

For privacy questions or requests, contact us at info@the-food-planner.com.