Privacy Policy

Last updated: 13.05.2025

1. Introduction

We at Food Tracker ("we", "us", "our") respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you about how we handle your data and your privacy rights.

2. Data We Collect

Our application Food Tracker collects the following personal data:

  • Email addresses: Used for account registration, authentication, and communication
  • Anonymous identifiers: Used to track and personalize anonymous user sessions

We also collect the following non-personal data:

  • Food tracking data: Information you input about your meals and food consumption
  • Usage timestamps: When your account was last active, used for anonymous account cleanup

We do not use:

  • Tracking technologies for marketing purposes
  • Third-party analytics services

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your email address for:

  • Account creation and authentication
  • Sending password reset instructions when requested
  • Sending email verification links
  • Important service notifications

We use anonymous identifiers for:

  • Tracking your session across visits when you don't have a registered account
  • Preserving your food tracking data if you later decide to register
  • Personalizing your experience as an anonymous user

Your food tracking data is used solely to provide you with the food tracking functionality of the application.

4. Anonymous Users

You can use Food Tracker without creating a registered account. Here's what you should know:

  • When you first use the application, we create an anonymous profile identified by a cookie
  • This anonymous profile allows you to track your food entries without registration
  • If you later decide to register, all your existing data will be preserved and transferred to your registered account
  • Anonymous user data is automatically deleted after 30 days of inactivity
  • You can delete your anonymous data at any time by clearing your browser cookies

5. Legal Basis for Processing

Under the GDPR, we process your personal data on the following legal grounds:

  • Contract fulfillment: Processing necessary to provide you with our service
  • Consent: When you explicitly agree to certain data processing activities
  • Legitimate interests: When processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data as long as necessary to provide you with our services or as required by applicable laws. You can request deletion of your registered account and associated data at any time.

For anonymous users, we apply the following retention policies:

  • Anonymous user accounts are automatically deleted after 30 days of inactivity
  • The anonymous identifier cookie expires after 30 days
  • When you convert to a registered account, your anonymous data is preserved under your new registered account
  • Our system runs daily checks to identify and remove inactive anonymous accounts

7. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right to access: You can request a copy of your personal data
  • Right to rectification: You can request correction of inaccurate data
  • Right to erasure: You can request deletion of your personal data
  • Right to restrict processing: You can request limitation of how we use your data
  • Right to data portability: You can request transfer of your data
  • Right to object: You can object to certain types of processing

To exercise these rights, please contact us through our application or via email.

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include encryption, secure communication protocols, and regular security assessments.