Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 28 February 2026 — chefyourself.com.au

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how ChefYourself collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal data when you use our website and services.

We comply with:

• The Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Australia)
• The Australian Privacy Principles (APPs)
• The General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) where applicable

2. Owner and Data Controller

The Meal Planning Company Pty Ltd is the data controller responsible for processing your personal data.

3. Personal Data We Collect

We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

3.1 Account Information

• Name
• Email address
• Login credentials

3.2 Usage and Behaviour Data

• Recipes viewed, saved, or cooked
• Meal plans created
• Ingredient preferences
• Dietary selections (e.g. vegetarian, pescatarian)
• Interaction with features

3.3 Technical Data

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Device information
• Operating system
• Cookies and usage analytics

3.4 User-Provided Preferences

You may choose to provide dietary or allergy preferences. These are used solely to personalise your experience. We do not request or require medical records.

4. Legal Bases for Processing (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), we process your personal data under the following legal bases:

• Contractual Necessity — to provide meal planning services and manage your account.
• Legitimate Interests — to improve our services, generate recommendations, and maintain system security.
• Consent — for optional services such as marketing communications (where applicable).
• Legal Obligations — to comply with applicable laws and regulations.

5. Automated Decision-Making and Profiling

ChefYourself may generate personalised recommendations using automated processing based on:

• Recipes you interact with
• Ingredient usage
• Dietary preferences

This profiling is used solely to improve your experience. It does not produce legal or similarly significant effects. You may object to profiling by contacting us.

6. How We Use Your Personal Data

We use personal data to:

• Provide and operate our services
• Generate meal plans and grocery lists
• Deliver personalised recommendations
• Improve product functionality
• Communicate service updates
• Provide customer support
• Ensure platform security

We do not sell personal data.

7. Data Sharing

We may share personal data with trusted service providers for:

• Hosting infrastructure
• Analytics
• Email delivery
• Authentication services

These providers process data on our behalf and are contractually required to protect it. We do not sell or rent personal data to third parties.

8. International Data Transfers

Your personal data may be transferred outside your country of residence, including outside the EEA. Where we transfer personal data internationally, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as:

• Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
• Transfers to countries with adequate data protection laws
• Contractual obligations with service providers

9. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to:

• Provide our services
• Comply with legal obligations
• Resolve disputes
• Enforce agreements

You may request deletion of your account at any time.

10. Your Rights (GDPR)

If you are located in the EEA, you have the right to:

• Access your personal data
• Rectify inaccurate data
• Erase your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Restrict processing
• Object to processing
• Data portability
• Withdraw consent at any time

To exercise these rights, contact contact@chefyourself.com.au. We will respond within one month, as required by GDPR.

11. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Enable core functionality
• Analyse usage patterns
• Improve performance

Where required by law (e.g. in the EU), we will obtain your consent before placing non-essential cookies. You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings or via our Cookie Policy.

12. Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data, including:

• HTTPS encryption
• Secure hosting infrastructure
• Access controls
• Regular monitoring

However, no online system is completely secure.

13. Children's Privacy

ChefYourself is intended for adults managing household meal planning. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13 (or 16 in certain EU jurisdictions). If we become aware that we have collected data from a child without appropriate consent, we will delete it.

14. Complaints

If you are in Australia and believe we have breached the Australian Privacy Principles, you may contact us. If you are in the EEA, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local Data Protection Authority.

15. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.

16. Contact