Effective Date: 01/01/2025
Hello! At Fooder, we’re committed to helping you understand the impact of your food choices and build healthier habits. To provide you with the best possible experience, we collect and process certain personal information about you. This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) explains how Input: Legal Name of Company (“Fooder,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects your personal data when you use our services (including our website, mobile app, and any other interactions you have with us). It also describes your rights regarding your personal information.
You must be at least 18 years old to use Fooder. If you are under 18, please do not use our services.
What Information We Collect
Information You Provide Directly
– Account Information: Name, email address, general location (country/postal code), profile image (optional), username, password, date of birth, and gender.
– Food and Activity Data: Dietary habits, food/drink consumed, grocery purchases, budget, calorie count, dietary restrictions, fitness level, activity and goals, lifestyle info (e.g., sleep), body measurements (height, weight, BMI), any notes or reflections you submit.
– Communications: Any content you provide when contacting us (including customer support), or when posting on our social media, community forums, or discussion groups.
– User-to-User Interactions: Information exchanged with other Fooder users via messaging or social features.
– Research and Surveys: Information you provide if you participate in research or surveys.
– Preferences: Communication preferences and other settings.
– Payment Information: If you purchase a subscription, payment details are processed by our third-party payment provider and not stored by Fooder.
Information Collected Automatically
– Usage and Device Data: Details about your browser, device, IP address, operating system, mobile carrier, general location (inferred from IP), actions taken on our services, and usage analytics.
– Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience, provide security, analyze usage, and offer personalized content and ads. You can manage your cookie preferences at any time.
Information from Third Parties
– Service Providers and Partners: Information from analytics providers, marketing partners, research collaborators, and social media platforms (if you connect your account).
Aggregated or Anonymized Data
We may aggregate or anonymize data so it can no longer identify you. This information may be used for research, analytics, or service improvement.
How We Use Personal Information
– To Provide Our Services: Managing your account, providing support, and operating our platform.
– To Communicate: Responding to your inquiries, sending administrative information, and requesting feedback.
– To Send Marketing Materials: With your consent, we may send you newsletters or promotional communications. You can opt out at any time.
– For Targeted Advertising: With your consent, we may show you personalized ads on Fooder and third-party platforms. You can manage your preferences at any time.
– To Analyze and Improve Services: Using analytics to understand usage and improve our offerings.
– To Maintain Security: Monitoring for fraud, unauthorized access, and misuse.
– To Comply with Legal Obligations: Meeting legal and regulatory requirements.
– For Business Transactions: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
Does Fooder Sell Your Information?
Fooder does not sell your personal information. Certain uses of cookies and advertising partners may constitute “sharing” under some laws. You can manage your preferences as described below.
How We Disclose Personal Information
We may share your information with:
– Business Partners: As needed to provide our services.
– Service Providers: For hosting, analytics, payment processing, customer support, and legal services.
– Other Users: When you use public or social features.
– Marketing and Analytics Partners: For advertising and analytics (with your consent).
– Research Partners: For surveys and research (with your consent).
– Legal Authorities: As required by law.
– Other Parties: With your consent or as required to protect our rights or safety.
Managing Your Preferences
– Marketing Communications: You can unsubscribe at any time via your account settings or the unsubscribe link in our emails.
– Cookie Preferences: Manage your cookie settings via our website footer or your browser/device settings.
– Personalized Advertising: Adjust your preferences in your account settings or device privacy settings.
– Third-Party Choices: Visit Network Advertising Initiative, Digital Advertising Alliance, or European Interactive Digital Advertising Initiative for more options.
International Data Transfers
Fooder is based in Italy and may use service providers in other countries. If your data is transferred outside the EU/EEA, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place (such as Standard Contractual Clauses).
User-Generated Content
Information you post in public areas (e.g., forums, reviews) may be visible to others. Please do not share sensitive information in public areas.
Data Security
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data. However, no system is completely secure.
Data Retention
We retain your data as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
Your Privacy Rights (GDPR)
As an EU resident, you have the right to:
– Access: Request a copy of your personal data.
– Rectification: Correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
– Erasure: Request deletion of your data (subject to legal exceptions).
– Restriction: Ask us to restrict processing of your data.
– Portability: Receive your data in a portable format.
– Object: Object to processing, including for direct marketing.
– Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.
– Lodge a Complaint: With your local data protection authority (Garante per la protezione deidati personali in Italy).
To exercise your rights, contact us at info@fooderapp.it or see below.
Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about this Policy or your personal data, please contact us:
– Postal Address: Via Venti Settembre 22, Milano, 20123, Italy
