Privacy Policy
What we collect, how we use it, and how we keep it safe. Plain English, no dark patterns.
What we collect
We collect the minimum we need to run the business. That means:
- Email address, when you purchase a guide or book a service (provided to us by Stripe at checkout).
- Support correspondence, the content of emails you send us at [email protected] or related addresses.
- Server logs, basic technical data (IP address, user agent, requested URL, timestamp) captured by our hosting provider, Cloudflare, for security and debugging.
We do not run analytics scripts, advertising pixels, or session-replay tools on the Site.
Data from your Grab account
When you give us access to your Grab Merchant account for a service, we also collect what that account holds about your restaurant: your menu, prices, orders, sales, ratings, reviews, promotions and ads.
We keep no personal data about your customers. The little a Grab file can carry (today, the first name of a review's author, in the reviews export) is removed when we collect the file, before anything is stored, and is never used. We collect from your Grab account only when you ask for it, never again without your agreement. What we may do with the rest, how long we keep it and how we remove it are set out in the Account Access Agreement.
How we use it
We use your data only for these purposes: deliver the digital guide or service you purchased, send the receipt and (rarely) product update emails about the version you bought, respond to your support questions, and debug or secure the Site. We do not sell or rent your data. We do not use your data to train AI models. We do not send marketing emails unless you have explicitly opted in.
Third parties we use
We rely on a small set of vendors to operate:
- Stripe, payment processing. Stripe receives your name, email, payment details, and billing address. See Stripe's privacy policy.
- Cloudflare, hosting (Cloudflare Pages), CDN, DNS, and basic security logging. See Cloudflare's privacy policy.
- No font CDN. Our typefaces are served from this site, so loading a page makes no request to Google Fonts or any other font host.
Cookies
We use only strictly necessary cookies, for example, to keep a checkout session active when you buy a guide. We do not set tracking cookies, advertising cookies, or third-party analytics cookies. Because of this, we don't need a cookie consent banner under GDPR and ePrivacy rules. You can block all cookies in your browser and the Site will still work.
Your rights (GDPR & CCPA)
Depending on where you live, you have the right to: access the data we hold about you, correct it if it's wrong, delete it, port it to another service, restrict how we use it, and object to certain uses. California residents also have the right to opt out of the "sale" of personal information. We don't sell personal information, so this opt-out applies by default. To exercise any of these rights, email [email protected] or [email protected]. We'll respond within 30 days.
Data retention
We keep your data only as long as we need it:
- Purchase records (including email): 7 years, to comply with US tax and accounting rules.
- Reports, plans and other deliverables we gave you: 7 years after the end of our relationship, as proof of the work done and for accounting and legal rules; a person's name inside one (your manager, your staff) is kept with it for the same time, then deleted.
- Support emails: 24 months from the last reply.
- Server logs: 30 days, then automatically purged by Cloudflare.
- Your customers' personal data: never kept. It is removed when we collect your Grab files, before anything is stored.
- Your client account and your restaurant's data: kept while your client account is open, to analyse your account and deliver your services. When you close it, deleted, except the purchase records above and a version that no longer identifies you or your restaurant, used only for statistics.
Children's data
The Site and products are intended for restaurant operators and professionals. They are not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 16. If you believe a child has provided us data, email us and we'll delete it.
International transfers
We are based in the United States, and our vendors (Stripe, Cloudflare) operate globally. If you access the Site from outside the US, your data will be transferred to and processed in the US and other countries. We rely on the standard contractual safeguards offered by these vendors for international transfers under GDPR.
Changes
We may update this policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top will always reflect the latest version. Material changes will be flagged on the Site before they take effect.
Contact
For any privacy question, including data access or deletion requests, email [email protected] or [email protected].