Privacy Policy for Simply Delicious Food App

Last Updated: 31 July 2025

Thank you for using the Simply Delicious Food App. This Privacy Policy describes how your information is collected, used, and shared when you use our mobile application.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways to provide and improve our services:

a) Information You Provide to Us:

• Account Information: When you create an account, we collect your email address and a password. This is used to identify you, secure your account, and allow you to sync your data across devices.
• User-Generated Content: We store the data you create within the app, which includes:
  • Recipes you save to your “My Cookbook”.
  • Your weekly meal plans.

b) Information Collected Automatically:

• Usage Data: We may collect anonymous data about how you interact with the app, such as which features you use most often. This helps us understand how to improve the user experience.
• Advertising Data: The free version of our app uses Google AdMob to display advertisements. AdMob is a third-party service that may collect and use anonymous data to provide personalized ads. This can include information like your device’s advertising identifier. You can learn more about how Google collects and uses data by visiting their privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To provide, maintain, and improve the app’s features and functionality.
• To personalize your experience.
• To manage your account and provide customer support.
• To display relevant advertisements in the free version of the app.
• To communicate with you, for example, by sending push notifications for new recipes (which you can disable in your device settings).

3. Data Storage and Security

Your data, including your email address, saved recipes, and meal plans, is stored securely using Google’s Firebase services. We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We may share anonymous, aggregated data with third-party services for the following purposes:

• Advertising: With Google AdMob to display ads in the free version of the app.
• Analytics: To help us understand how our app is being used so we can improve it.

5. Your Choices and Rights

• Account Deletion: You can delete your account at any time from within the app’s profile section. Deleting your account will permanently remove your email address and all associated data, such as your cookbook and meal plans, from our servers.
• In-App Purchases: If you subscribe to Simply Delicious+, we will use Apple’s in-app purchase service to process your payment. Your purchase history is managed by Apple. The app will store a local record on your device to confirm your subscription status and remove ads.
• Push Notifications: You can disable push notifications at any time in your device’s settings.

6. Children’s Privacy

Our service is not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete such information.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy within the app and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: https://simply-delicious-food.com/contact/