Privacy Policy

Foody Finds ("we", "us", or "our") operates a restaurant deal discovery platform accessible at this application. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you use our service.

For privacy-related questions, contact us at: foodyfinds.app@gmail.com

Account Information: When you register, we collect your name and email address to create and manage your account.

Location Data: With your explicit browser-level permission, we access your device's geographic coordinates via the W3C Geolocation API. These coordinates are immediately converted to an approximate city name on your device — your raw GPS coordinates are never transmitted to or stored on our servers. Only the derived city name is used to filter nearby deals and power AI recommendations. You can deny or revoke this permission at any time in your browser settings with no impact on core functionality. See our Location Permission Terms for the full details.

Usage Data: We collect information about how you interact with the platform, such as deals you view, save, or share. This helps us improve the service and surface relevant content.

Deal Submissions: If you submit a deal, we collect the deal details and your email address for verification and follow-up purposes.

Feedback: If you submit feedback through our in-app form, we collect your message and category selection.

We use your information to:

• Provide, operate, and improve the Foody Finds platform
• Personalise your experience (e.g. location-based deal recommendations)
• Send you service-related communications and deal alerts
• Review and process deal submissions
• Respond to your feedback and support requests
• Detect and prevent fraud or abuse

We use browser local storage to remember your preferences (such as whether you dismissed the location prompt). We do not use third-party advertising cookies.

If we use any analytics tools in future, we will update this policy and obtain appropriate consent.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We may share data with:

• Service providers: Infrastructure and hosting providers who process data on our behalf under confidentiality agreements.
• Legal obligations: Authorities if required by law, court order, or to protect our legal rights.

We retain your account data for as long as your account is active. Deal submissions and saved deals are retained until you delete them or close your account. You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us.

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Withdraw consent for location access at any time
• Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority

To exercise these rights, email us at foodyfinds.app@gmail.com.

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data, including encrypted data transmission (HTTPS) and access controls. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Foody Finds is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify registered users of significant changes by email. Continued use of the platform after updates constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.