Privacy Policy

PlatePoll ("we," "us," or "the app") helps households decide what to eat by letting everyone vote on restaurants and recipes. We built PlatePoll to collect as little personal information as possible. This policy explains what the app handles, where it goes, and the choices you have.

The short version

• We do not sell your data, show third-party ads, or track you across other apps or websites.
• We do not run our own servers that store your votes, household, or account. Your shared household data lives in your iCloud account, controlled by Apple.
• Your location is used only to find restaurants near you, and is sent to our maps provider solely to perform that search.
• AI meal suggestions are generated on your device.

Information the app handles

Location

If you choose to find nearby restaurants, the app uses your device's location to search the area around you. Your approximate or precise location is sent to our mapping data provider (Google Places) only to return nearby results. We do not store your location on our own servers, we do not link it to your identity, and we do not use it to track you. You can deny or revoke location access at any time in your device's Settings; restaurant discovery simply won't work without it.

Household and voting data

The dishes and restaurants you vote on, your votes, your favorites, and the household members you invite are stored in your personal iCloud account using Apple's CloudKit and shared only with the household members you choose to invite. This data is governed by Apple's Privacy Policy. We do not operate a separate server that receives or stores this information.

App settings

Your preferences and app settings are stored on your device (and may sync through your private iCloud account). They are not transmitted to us.

Purchases

Subscriptions are processed by Apple through the App Store. We receive your subscription status (active, expired, trial) so the app can unlock Pro features. We never receive your name, card number, or other payment details — those are handled entirely by Apple.

AI meal suggestions

When you use AI-powered suggestions, the request is processed by Apple's on-device foundation models on your iPhone. Your inputs for these suggestions are not sent to us.

Third parties

PlatePoll relies on a small number of service providers to function:

• Apple — App Store purchases, iCloud/CloudKit storage and sharing, and on-device AI. See Apple's Privacy Policy.
• Google — restaurant and place data via the Google Places API, used to return results near your location. See Google's Privacy Policy.

We do not use third-party analytics SDKs or advertising networks.

Children

PlatePoll is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Your choices and rights

• Location: grant or revoke access anytime in your device Settings.
• Your household data: you can leave or delete a household, and deleting the app removes its local data from your device. iCloud data can be managed through your Apple ID settings.
• Subscriptions: manage or cancel anytime in the App Store under your Apple ID.

Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights regarding your personal information. Because we hold so little, most requests are satisfied by the controls above; you can also contact us using the details below.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the app evolves. When we do, we'll revise the "Last updated" date above and, for material changes, provide notice within the app.

Contact us

Questions about this policy or your privacy? Email support@platepoll.com.