Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 27, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

We use Your Personal Data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words whose initial letters are capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

  • Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.
  • Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a party.
  • Company(referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to FasterFoods.
  • Country refers to: United Kingdom.
  • Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cell phone or a digital tablet.
  • Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
  • Service refers to the FasterFoods web or mobile application.
  • Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company.
  • Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
  • Website refers to FasterFoods, accessible from fasterfoods.co.uk.
  • You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Additional GDPR Definitions

For the purposes of the UK and EU General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"):

  • Controller means the natural or legal person who determines the purposes and means of processing Personal Data. FasterFoods acts as the Data Controller for this Service.
  • Processor means any natural or legal person who processes Personal Data on behalf of the Controller.
  • Processing means any operation performed on Personal Data, whether or not by automated means.
  • Data Subject refers to any identified or identifiable individual whose Personal Data is processed — in this case, You as the user of the Service.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Identity and contact data (e.g. name, email address, username)
  • Health and lifestyle metrics You choose to enter (such as weight, water intake, sleep hours, steps, blood pressure, heart rate, mood, or energy level)
  • Usage Data

Health-related and lifestyle information You enter into the application is considered "special category data" under GDPR. We process this data only with Your explicit consent and solely for the purpose of providing and improving personalized functionalities within the Service.

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service. It may include information such as Your Device's IP address, browser type and version, operating system, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data.

We do not track You or use analytics on any pages that do not require login.

Cookies and Local Storage

FasterFoods uses only strictly necessary cookies and local storage items required for the operation of the Service. These include temporary authentication tokens and functional session data that enable secure login, account management, and smooth app performance.

No analytics, advertising, or tracking cookies are used. We do not track or profile users on any part of the Service, including publicly accessible pages that do not require login.

Because these cookies are essential for the Service to function, they do not require your consent under applicable data protection laws such as the UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR). However, you can choose to disable cookies through your browser settings, though some functionality may not work correctly.

FasterFoods may also store certain session tokens or preferences in your browser's local storage instead of cookies. This information is used solely to authenticate your account securely and maintain session continuity. It is not accessible to third parties and is automatically cleared upon logout or after a defined expiration period.

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data (GDPR Article 6)

Under the GDPR, We rely on the following legal bases to process Your Personal Data:

  • Consent: When You voluntarily provide health, fitness, or lifestyle data, We process it only after You grant explicit consent.
  • Contractual necessity: To create and maintain Your account, provide the core Service, and deliver requested functionalities.
  • Legitimate interests: To maintain security, prevent fraud, and ensure Service reliability, provided such interests are not overridden by Your rights.
  • Legal obligation: Where processing is necessary to comply with applicable laws.

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.
  • To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service.
  • To contact You: for necessary updates or account-related notifications.
  • To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.
  • For security and fraud prevention: To detect and prevent misuse of the Service.
  • For improvement: To analyze anonymized data to improve performance and features.
  • With Your consent: For any other purpose disclosed to You when You provide the information.

Your GDPR Data Protection Rights

Under the GDPR, if You are located in the United Kingdom or the European Economic Area (EEA), You have the following rights:

  • Right of access – to request copies of Your Personal Data.
  • Right to rectification – to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Right to erasure ("Right to be forgotten") – to request deletion of Your Personal Data.
  • Right to restrict processing – to request limitation of data use in certain cases.
  • Right to data portability – to request transfer of Your data to another organization.
  • Right to object – to object to processing based on legitimate interests.
  • Right to withdraw consent – to withdraw consent at any time for data processed on that basis.

How to Exercise Your Rights

You can exercise many of these rights directly through the Settings section of the application:

  • Export Your Data: Download a complete copy of all your personal data, including health metrics, food logs, shopping lists, pantry items, workouts, and custom metrics in a portable format.
  • Delete Your Data: Permanently delete all your personal data while keeping your account active.
  • Delete Your Account: Permanently delete your entire account and all associated data. This action is irreversible.

For rights that cannot be exercised through the Settings section, or if You need assistance, contact Us using the information in the "Contact Us" section below. We will respond within one month as required by GDPR regulations.

Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law. Health and lifestyle data You provide may be deleted at any time upon request or account deletion.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information may be processed and stored in the United Kingdom or other locations where We or Our processors operate. We ensure that any transfer of Personal Data outside the UK or EEA is protected by appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission or other legally recognized mechanisms.

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk, including encryption, secure storage, and access control.

Data Protection Principles

FasterFoods adheres to the following GDPR principles:

  • Lawfulness, fairness, and transparency
  • Purpose limitation
  • Data minimization
  • Accuracy
  • Storage limitation
  • Integrity and confidentiality

Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect data from children. If you believe your child has provided Personal Data, please contact us immediately.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites not operated by Us. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of third-party websites.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You by updating this page and, where appropriate, via in-app notice or email.

Supervisory Authority and Complaints

If You are in the United Kingdom, You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at https://ico.org.uk/ if You believe Your data is being processed unlawfully. If You are located in the European Union, You may contact Your local Data Protection Authority.

Data Protection Contact

While FasterFoods does not currently require a formal Data Protection Officer (DPO), You can reach our Data Protection Contact for GDPR-related inquiries at:

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us: