Privacy Policy
Last Updated: January 15, 2025
At Tally.Food, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our meal coordination service.
What Data We Collect
We collect the following types of information:
- Location data (when you choose to share it) - used only to find nearby restaurants and never stored permanently
- Meal coordination data - restaurants suggested, votes cast, and meal details you create
- Browser information - stored locally in your browser to remember your meals and preferences
- Usage analytics - anonymized data about how you use Tally.Food to improve our service
- Cookies - small files stored on your device to maintain your session and preferences
How We Use Your Data
We use your data for the following purposes:
- To provide our meal coordination service and enable voting features
- To find and display nearby restaurants based on your location preferences
- To improve our service through analytics and understand how users interact with Tally.Food
- To ensure the security and proper functioning of our platform
Data Sharing and Third Parties
We do not sell your personal data. We may share data with:
- Service providers who help us operate Tally.Food (such as PostHog for analytics)
- Other users in your meal - when you add restaurants or vote, this is visible to others in that specific meal
- Legal authorities when required by law or to protect our rights
Your Rights (GDPR)
Under GDPR and similar privacy laws, you have the following rights:
- Right to Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
- Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data (right to be forgotten)
- Right to Restrict Processing: Request that we limit how we use your data
- Right to Data Portability: Request your data in a machine-readable format
- Right to Object: Object to our processing of your personal data
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
Data Retention
We retain your data only as long as necessary to provide our services. Meal data is kept for 90 days after the scheduled meal time, after which it may be archived or deleted. You can request deletion of your data at any time.
Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no internet transmission is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
International Data Transfers
Your data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside your own. When this happens, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data in accordance with this privacy policy.
Children's Privacy
Tally.Food is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have collected data from a child, please contact us immediately.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by posting the new policy on this page with an updated 'Last Updated' date.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this privacy policy or want to exercise your rights, please visit our Contact page.