Privacy Policy for Nutreaze

Last Updated: 9th August 2024

1. Introduction

Masai Code Ventures LTD ("we", "us", "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy. This policy describes:

  • The types of information we may collect or that you may provide when you download, install, register with, access, or use Nutreaze (the "App").
  • Our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.

This policy applies only to information we collect in this App and in email, text, and other electronic communications sent through or in connection with this App.

2. Information We Collect

We collect several types of information from and about users of our App, including:

a) Personal Information

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Date of birth
  • Gender
  • Height and weight
  • Fitness goals
  • Dietary preferences and restrictions
  • Geolocation data (if permitted by user)
  • Health data (e.g., heart rate, sleep patterns, if integrated with health devices)
  • Payment information (for premium features)

b) Non-Personal Information

  • Device type and model
  • Operating system version
  • App usage data
  • Fitness and nutrition data (e.g., calories consumed, exercises performed)
  • IP address
  • Browser type

c) Sensitive Information

We may collect information related to your health and biometric data. This is considered sensitive personal information under many privacy laws.

3. How We Collect Information

  • Directly from you when you provide it to us.
  • Automatically when you use the App.
  • From third-party services you connect to the App (e.g., Apple HealthKit, Google Fit).

4. How We Use Your Information

We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information:

  • To provide and maintain our Service
  • To notify you about changes to our Service
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
  • To provide customer support
  • To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service
  • To monitor the usage of our Service
  • To detect, prevent and address technical issues
  • To provide you with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services, and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information

5. Disclosure of Your Information

We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.

We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide:

  • To our subsidiaries and affiliates.
  • To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business.
  • To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Masai Code Ventures LTD's assets.
  • To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it.
  • For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.
  • With your consent.

We may also disclose your personal information:

  • To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
  • To enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements.
  • If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Masai Code Ventures LTD, our customers, or others.

6. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

7. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:

For all users:

  • Access and update your information
  • Opt-out of marketing communications
  • Delete your account

For European users (GDPR):

  • Right to be informed
  • Right of access
  • Right to rectification
  • Right to erasure
  • Right to restrict processing
  • Right to data portability
  • Right to object
  • Rights related to automated decision making including profiling

For California residents (CCPA):

  • Right to know about personal information collected, disclosed, or sold
  • Right to delete personal information
  • Right to opt-out of the sale of personal information
  • Right to non-discrimination for exercising CCPA rights

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information in the "Contact Us" section.

8. Data Security

We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. However, the transmission of information via the internet and mobile platforms is not completely secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted through our App.

9. Children's Privacy

Our App is not intended for children under 13 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information.

10. International Data Transfers

Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal data, to the United States and process it there.

11. Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

  • By email: hello@masaicode.com
  • By phone number: +254 707 065 562
  • By mail: Masai Code Ventures LTD, Nairobi, Kenya

13. Additional Information for European Users

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data under GDPR:

  • Consent
  • Performance of a contract
  • Compliance with a legal obligation
  • Protection of vital interests
  • Performance of a task carried out in the public interest
  • Legitimate interests pursued by us or a third party

Data Protection Officer:

We have appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO) who is responsible for overseeing questions in relation to this privacy policy. If you have any questions about this privacy policy, including any requests to exercise your legal rights, please contact the DPO using the details set out below.

  • Full name of legal entity: Masai Code Ventures LTD
  • Email address: calvin.mokua@masaicode.com
  • Postal address: Masai Code Ventures LTD, Nairobi, Kenya

You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the supervisory authority for data protection issues in your country of residence.

14. Additional Information for California Residents

In the preceding 12 months, we have collected the categories of personal information described in Section 2 of this policy.

We do not sell personal information to third parties. We may share personal information with service providers who work on our behalf.

15. Use of Sensitive Information

We collect and process sensitive information, such as health data, only with your explicit consent or when necessary to provide our services. We implement additional safeguards for this data and will not use or disclose it except as necessary to provide our services or as required by law.

16. Automated Decision-Making and Profiling

We may use automated decision-making and/or profiling in regard to your personal data for some services and products, for example, to provide personalized nutritional and fitness recommendations. You can request a human review of automated decisions by contacting us.

17. Cookie Policy

Our App uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

18. Third-Party Links

Our App may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

19. Compliance with Legal Requests

We may be required to disclose user data in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.

20. Data Breach Notification

In the case of a personal data breach, we will notify you and any applicable regulator when we are legally required to do so.