Privacy policy
Effective October 4, 2026
Foodzy is a cooking challenge app: you roll a mystery box of ingredients, cook something, and can share a photo of your plate. This page explains what we collect, why, and how to delete it. We don't sell your data and we don't show ads.
What we collect
- Account: your email address, or the name and email from Google or Facebook if you sign in with them. Passwords are handled by Firebase Authentication; we never see them.
- Profile: your @username, display name, bio and profile photo. Other signed-in Foodzy users can see these.
- What you post: plate photos, captions, tags, the box you cooked, comments, likes and follows. Other signed-in users can see these.
- Private to you: saved boxes and plates, people you've blocked, and reports you file. Your grocery list stays on your device.
- Location: only when you ask for nearby stores. Your device turns its location into a ZIP code, and only the ZIP code is sent to us to find stores. We don't store your location.
- Usage: app events such as "rolled a box" or "opened a plate" (Firebase Analytics), to see which features people use.
How we use it
- To run your account and show your plates, comments and follows to other users.
- To keep the community safe: new photos are checked automatically by Google Cloud Vision SafeSearch, text is checked for offensive words, and reports are reviewed by a person.
- To find stores and current prices near the ZIP code you give us.
- To improve the app based on how features are used.
Who processes it
Foodzy runs on Google Firebase and Google Cloud (Authentication, Firestore, Storage, Cloud Functions, Analytics and Cloud Vision), in the United States. Google processes this data on our behalf under its own terms. Sign in with Google or Facebook is handled by those companies under their privacy policies. Store and price data comes from public store websites and contains no personal information.
Deleting your data
In the app, open the menu and choose Delete account. This permanently deletes your account, profile, plates and their photos, comments, saves, follows, blocks and reports within minutes. Like counts you contributed stay as anonymous numbers. You can also delete single plates and comments at any time.
If you can't access the app, email us and we'll delete your account for you.
Children
Foodzy is not directed to children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect their data. If you believe a child has an account, contact us and we'll delete it.
Changes
If this policy changes in a way that matters, we'll update the date above and let you know in the app.
Contact
Questions or deletion requests: contact@foodzyapp.com