Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 4, 2026
This policy explains how Food Near Me handles information for the marketplace app and related support services.
Information we collect
Food Near Me collects account details, profile information, seller business details, listings, order activity, support messages, notification preferences, approximate or precise location when enabled, photos or documents users choose to upload, and payment-related identifiers returned by our payment processor.
How we use information
We use this information to create and secure accounts, show nearby sellers and listings, process marketplace orders, support seller onboarding, send transactional email and push notifications, provide customer support, moderate marketplace content, improve app reliability, and comply with legal or safety obligations.
Payments
Food Near Me uses Stripe for payment processing and seller payouts. The app does not store full card numbers. Stripe may process payment, identity, fraud-prevention, and payout information under its own terms and privacy policy.
Location
Location data is used to show food sellers near a buyer, help sellers set service areas, and support seller delivery tracking when a seller chooses to share delivery progress. Users can change location permissions in device settings.
Sharing
We share information only as needed to operate the marketplace, including with service providers such as Convex, Stripe, Resend, Google Maps, and Expo notification services, or when required for legal, security, fraud-prevention, or safety reasons.
Choices and deletion
Users can update account details and notification preferences in the app. Once every active buyer or seller order is completed or canceled, Account > Delete account immediately disables account access, notification tokens, and shared live location and starts permanent deletion of profiles, contact details, saved addresses and preferences, carts, favorites, browsing history, listings, authored reviews and messages, support and compliance records, every upload reference, authentication sessions, and the Stripe customer used for saved cards. Uploaded files recorded as owned by the account are permanently deleted. If the app is unavailable, request deletion by emailing Chris@foodnearmebct.com.
Limited retention after deletion
Food Near Me retains only the minimum order, payment, refund, payout, audit, and private safety-report records required by applicable tax, accounting, fraud-prevention, chargeback, safety, or dispute obligations. Retained orders are anonymized by removing the deleted user's name, delivery or pickup address, special instructions, and free text attributable to that user while preserving amounts, purchased-item snapshots, status timestamps, and processor references for the counterparty's transaction history. Copied content is removed from safety reports about the deleted user. These records remain only while the legal or active dispute obligation applies. Stripe may separately retain immutable payment records under its own legal obligations.
Contact
For privacy questions, contact Chris@foodnearmebct.com.