(Last Update: 10/01/25)

This Cookie Policy explains how Mealeez ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website (the "Website") and mobile application (the "App"). Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.

Types of Cookies We Use

We use the following categories of cookies on our Website and App:

1. Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for you to browse the Website and App and use their features, such as accessing secure areas and using the food label scanner. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like account login, cannot be provided.
   • mealeezToken (Cookie, First-party, Expires after 1 year) - This cookie contains a unique identifier that allows us to associate your browser or device with your Mealeez member account. This is essential for maintaining your login session and providing personalized features related to your account.
   • PHPSESSID (Session cookie, First-party, Expires at end of session) - Used to maintain user sessions.
2. Performance/Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our Website and App, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how a website works.
   • _ga (Google Analytics, Third-party, Expires after 2 years) - Used to distinguish users.
   • _gid (Google Analytics, Third-party, Expires after 24 hours) - Used to distinguish users.
3. Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow the Website and App to remember choices you make (such as whether you have granted location permissions) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
   • latitude & longitude (First-party, Expires after 1 year (or specify appropriate duration)) - This cookie is set only if you grant location permissions to the App or Website. It stores a flag indicating that you have granted permission, allowing us to provide location-based services, such as displaying nearby restaurants. If you revoke location permissions, this cookie will be deleted.
4. Targeting/Advertising Cookies: We do not currently use targeting or advertising cookies. If we implement these in the future, we will update this policy accordingly.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

5. To authenticate users and remember their login details, using the mealeezToken cookie to associate your browser or device with your account.
6. To maintain user sessions, so users don't have to log in repeatedly.
7. To provide location-based services, such as displaying nearby restaurants, only if you have granted location permissions. The code>latitude & longitude cookie is used to remember this permission.
8. To analyze website and app traffic and usage patterns using Google Analytics to understand how users interact with our services and improve them.
9. To store user preferences, such as language settings, to provide a more personalized experience.
10. To enable the food label scanner functionality.

Third-Party Cookies

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"), which uses cookies to collect information about your use of the Website and App. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Website and App (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the Website and App, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

You can find more information about Google's privacy practices at: https://policies.google.com/privacy

How to Control Cookies

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block all cookies or to accept only certain types of cookies. You can also delete cookies that have already been set. To find out how to manage cookies on your browser, please refer to your browser's help documentation or visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

Please note that if you disable cookies, some features of our Website and App may not function correctly.

Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically.