Last updated: July 2026
This policy explains what personal data Meal Diary collects, why we collect it, and the rights you have over it. It applies to the Meal Diary apps and the website at mealdiary.co.uk.
Meal Diary is operated by Jake Unsted, a sole trader based in the United Kingdom trading as Meal Diary. Jake Unsted is the data controller for the personal data described in this policy.
You can contact us about anything in this policy at support@mealdiary.co.uk.
Account data: your username, email address, first and last name, a hashed password (never your plain-text password), and an optional avatar.
If you sign in with Google, we receive your name, email address, and profile picture from Google instead of a password.
Content you create: meal plans, recipes, shopping lists, and the family group you belong to.
Subscription and billing data: plan type, subscription status, trial dates, and identifiers from our payment providers. We do not store full card numbers on our servers.
Usage data (only if you consent to analytics): pages viewed, features used, and a user identifier. See the Analytics section below.
To provide the service — creating your account, showing your meal diary, and sharing content with your family group. Legal basis: performance of a contract.
To manage free and paid plans, trials, payments, renewals, and support requests. Legal basis: performance of a contract.
To keep the service secure — authenticating you and preventing abuse. Legal basis: legitimate interests.
To understand how the app is used and improve it — only if you opt in to analytics. Legal basis: consent, which you can withdraw at any time.
Meal Diary is built around shared family groups. Meal plans, recipes, and shopping lists you create are visible to the other members of your family group, along with your name and avatar.
If you leave a family group, content you contributed may remain available to the remaining members. You can ask us to remove it by contacting support.
Google — used for optional sign-in. Google's privacy policy applies to the data Google processes.
Stripe — processes web payments for paid plans. Stripe acts as an independent controller or processor of payment data as described in its own policies.
Apple App Store and Google Play / RevenueCat — process in-app purchases and subscriptions on mobile. Their privacy policies apply to payment data they handle.
PostHog (EU-hosted) — used for product analytics, only when you have consented. Data is processed within the EU.
Our hosting providers store the application database and backups.
Some meal diary and shopping list updates are sent to an integration service we operate to power notifications and automations.
We do not load analytics until you choose to allow them. You can change your mind at any time in your profile settings, and we will stop collecting analytics data and delete your analytics profile.
We keep your account data for as long as your account exists. When you delete your account, your personal data is removed from our live systems promptly and from backups within 30 days.
Shared family content may be retained for the remaining members of your group, with your personal identifiers removed.
Billing records may be retained longer where we need them for tax, accounting, or dispute resolution.
You have the right to access, correct, export, and delete your personal data, to restrict or object to processing, and to withdraw consent.
You can delete your account and download your data from your profile settings, or contact us at support@mealdiary.co.uk to exercise any of these rights.
We aim to keep personal data within the UK and EU. Where a service provider processes data outside the UK or EU, we use safeguards recognised under UK GDPR, such as the UK Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.
Meal Diary is not intended for children under 13, and you must be at least 13 years old to create an account.
If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you in the app before the changes take effect.
If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, please contact us first. You also have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO): ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint