Data Policy — How Meals Prices Handles Your Data

📅 Last Updated: March 2026

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We Collect Minimally

We collect only what we need to operate the platform and improve your experience. Nothing more.

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We Protect Rigorously

All data is stored securely with industry-standard encryption. We conduct regular security reviews.

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We Respect Your Rights

You can request access, correction, or deletion of your data at any time. No questions asked.

Two Categories of Data

Meals Prices handles two distinct categories of data, each with different policies:

Platform Data — the price, nutrition, and restaurant information that makes up our database. This is the core product of Meals Prices, collected from public sources and user contributions.

User Data — information you provide when submitting reviews, contacting us, or using our tools. This is personal information subject to all privacy protections.

📊 User Data Retention Schedule

📝 Contact Form Data Name, email, message content from contact submissions Deleted after 2 years

⭐ Review Submissions Name shown publicly; email stored privately for moderation Until deletion requested

📊 Analytics Data Anonymized usage statistics, page views, tool interactions Indefinite (anonymized)

🖥️ Server Logs IP addresses, request timestamps, error logs Auto-deleted after 90 days

🍪 Cookie Data Session tokens, preference cookies, analytics identifiers Session to 2 years (varies)

Platform Data Policy

Our price database is compiled from public sources including restaurant websites, mobile apps, official nutritional guides, and community submissions. The following policies govern how we handle this data:

→We publish national averages, not prices from any single location, to protect individual franchise business data
→Nutrition data is reproduced with attribution from official sources under fair use principles
→Restaurant brand names and trademarks are used for identification purposes only and remain property of their owners
→We respond to verified takedown requests from rights holders within 5 business days
→Community-submitted price data is moderated before publication and may be removed at any time

Security Measures

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Encrypted Storage

All user data stored with AES-256 encryption at rest and TLS 1.3 in transit.

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Access Controls

Strict role-based access. Only authorized personnel can access user data.

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Regular Audits

Security practices reviewed regularly by our technical team.

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Breach Response

Affected users notified within 72 hours of any confirmed data breach.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Meals Prices collects two categories of data. Platform Data includes prices, nutrition, and restaurant information from public sources and community submissions. User Data includes information you provide when submitting reviews, contacting us, or using our tools — such as your name, email, and message content.

Contact form data is deleted after 2 years. Review submissions are kept until you request deletion. Analytics data is kept indefinitely but is fully anonymized. Server logs are auto-deleted after 90 days. Cookie data varies from session-length to 2 years depending on the type.

All user data is stored with AES-256 encryption at rest and TLS 1.3 in transit. Access is restricted to authorized personnel only via role-based controls. Security practices are reviewed regularly, and affected users are notified within 72 hours of any confirmed data breach.

Yes. You can request access, correction, or deletion of your personal data at any time by contacting us via the contact form. We process all data deletion requests promptly with no questions asked.

Questions About Our Data Practices?

We're committed to full transparency. If you have any questions about how we handle data, we'll answer them.

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