# Privacy Policy — 4Day MealPrep

**Last Updated: April 11, 2026**

## 1. Introduction

4Day MealPrep ("we", "our", "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our mobile application.

## 2. Information We Collect

We collect minimal, mostly anonymous information:

- **Email address** (upon registration): For account management and customer support
- **Name** (optional): For service personalization
- **Anonymous device ID**: For app usage statistics and error analysis
- **Platform information** (iOS/Android): For bug fixes and optimization
- **App version**: For user experience improvement

### Information We Do NOT Collect

- ❌ Location data
- ❌ Photos or camera access
- ❌ Contacts
- ❌ Payment information
- ❌ Browsing history

## 3. How We Use Your Information

Collected data is used solely for:

- Analyzing recipe popularity
- Tracking affiliate link click rates (Coupang Partners)
- Improving app performance and fixing errors
- Enhancing user experience

## 4. Third-Party Services

### Supabase
- **Purpose**: Recipe data storage and analytics
- **Data collected**: Anonymous device ID, click events
- **Privacy Policy**: <https://supabase.com/privacy>

### Coupang Partners
- **Purpose**: Providing ingredient purchase links (affiliate)
- **Data collected**: None (redirects to Coupang website upon click)
- **Note**: This app participates in the Coupang Partners program and may receive a commission from qualifying purchases.

### YouTube
- **Purpose**: Playing recipe cooking videos
- **Data collected**: Subject to YouTube's policies
- **Privacy Policy**: <https://policies.google.com/privacy>

## 5. Data Security

- All data is transmitted via HTTPS encryption
- No personally identifiable information (PII) is collected from non-members
- Database is protected with Row Level Security (RLS)
- Authentication tokens are stored in encrypted storage (Secure Store)

## 6. Your Rights

### Data Deletion
- Local data is automatically deleted when you uninstall the app
- To delete server data, use Settings → Delete Account in the app, or contact us at [email protected]

### Data Access
- To request access to your anonymous data, contact [email protected]

## 7. Children's Privacy

- This app is not intended for children under 13
- We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13
- If we become aware that we have collected data from a child under 13, we will delete it immediately

## 8. Data Retention

- **Member information**: Until account deletion
- **Anonymous analytics data**: 3 years from collection
- **Click logs**: 1 year from collection
- **Customer inquiries**: 3 years after resolution

## 9. GDPR Compliance

This app complies with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). EU residents have the right to data portability, deletion, and modification.

## 10. Changes to This Policy

If this Privacy Policy is updated:
- We will notify users through app updates
- Changes will be posted on this page
- Significant changes will be communicated via email or push notification

## 11. Contact Us

For privacy-related inquiries:

📧 **Email**: [email protected]
📱 **In-app**: Settings → Customer Support → Contact Us