Last updated: April 24, 2026
KidneyFoods ("we", "our", or "us") operates the website https://www.kidneyfoods.com (the "Service"). This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have.
By using the Service you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Information You Provide
- Account information — name, email address, and an optional profile when you register.
- Saved meals & preferences — the foods you add to the meal calculator and any settings you choose.
- Payment information — if you become a supporter, payment is processed by Stripe. We never see or store your full card number.
- Correspondence — messages you send to us through contact forms or email.
1.2 Information Collected Automatically
- Log data — IP address, browser type, device, pages visited, and timestamps.
- Cookies & local storage — small files that keep you logged in, remember your view preferences (grid/list), and your meal draft before you save it.
- Usage analytics — we use Google Analytics to understand aggregate traffic.
2. How We Use Your Information
- To provide, operate, and maintain the Service.
- To personalize your experience (saved meals, preferences).
- To process supporter subscriptions and send receipts.
- To communicate with you about your account, security, and updates.
- To improve the Service and develop new features.
- To detect, prevent, and address fraud or abuse.
- To comply with legal obligations.
3. Cookies & Tracking Technologies
We use the following categories of cookies:
- Strictly necessary — required for login, sessions, and CSRF protection.
- Preference — remember your grid/list view and any filters.
- Analytics — Google Analytics, anonymized IP.
- Advertising — Google AdSense (see §4).
Most browsers let you refuse or delete cookies. Disabling strictly-necessary cookies will prevent you from logging in. You can opt out of Google Analytics with the browser add-on.
4. Third-Party Advertising (Google AdSense)
We use Google AdSense to display ads on the Service. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our Service or other websites.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our Service and/or other sites on the Internet.
- You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
- You can opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
- Google's advertising policies are described at policies.google.com/technologies/ads.
5. Third-Party Services
We share information only with the third-party services necessary to operate the Service:
- Stripe — subscription payments (privacy policy)
- Google — OAuth sign-in, Analytics, AdSense (privacy policy)
- SendGrid — transactional email (privacy policy)
- Pexels & Unsplash — royalty-free food photography (no personal data shared)
- Hostinger — website hosting
6. Data Retention
We keep account data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we remove your personal information within 30 days, except where we are required to retain records for tax, legal, or fraud-prevention reasons.
7. Data Security
We protect your information with industry-standard measures: HTTPS encryption, hashed passwords (bcrypt), CSRF tokens, and restricted database access. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure — we cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction you may have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you.
- Correct inaccurate data.
- Request deletion of your data.
- Export your data in a machine-readable format.
- Object to certain processing or withdraw consent.
- Lodge a complaint with your local data-protection authority.
To exercise any of these rights, email us at contact@kidneyfoods.com.
8.1 European Users (GDPR)
Our legal bases for processing are: consent (optional cookies, marketing), contract (providing the Service you signed up for), legitimate interest (security, fraud prevention, improving the Service), and legal obligation.
8.2 California Users (CCPA)
California residents have specific rights regarding their personal information. We do not sell personal information. You may request disclosure of the categories of information we have collected and request deletion by contacting contact@kidneyfoods.com.
9. Children's Privacy
The Service is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
10. International Transfers
Your data may be processed in countries other than your own. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be announced on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. Continued use of the Service after changes means you accept the new policy.
12. Contact Us
Questions about this Privacy Policy? Email us at contact@kidneyfoods.com.