Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 5, 2025

Simple Summary: Park Eats does not collect, store, or sell any personal information about you. We use anonymous analytics to improve the app and track which restaurants are popular. That's it.

Introduction

Park Eats ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how information is collected and used when you use the Park Eats mobile application.

Information We Do NOT Collect

Park Eats does not collect, store, or process any personal information, including:

We have no way to identify individual users, and we like it that way.

Information We Do Collect

1. Anonymous Usage Analytics

We use Google Analytics for Firebase to understand how the app is used. This includes:

This data is completely anonymous and cannot be used to identify you personally. Google Analytics collects this information under their own privacy policy, which you can review at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

2. Restaurant Popularity Data

When you tap the heart icon to favorite a restaurant, we send an anonymous counter to our servers. This helps us understand which restaurants are most popular among Park Eats users so we can improve recommendations.

We do not track which specific user favorited a restaurant or store any personal preferences. The counter is completely anonymous and increments a popularity score.

3. App Preferences (Local Only)

Your personalized preferences (party size, budget range, etc.) are stored locally on your device only. They never leave your device and are not sent to our servers.

Third-Party Services

Google Analytics for Firebase

We use Firebase Analytics to collect anonymous usage data. Firebase is provided by Google and is subject to Google's Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

YouTube Videos

Park Eats embeds YouTube videos to show restaurant previews. When you view a video, YouTube may collect data according to their privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

We use YouTube's privacy-enhanced mode whenever possible to minimize data collection.

Walt Disney World External Links

Park Eats links to external pages on the Walt Disney World website for menus and reservations. When you access these pages through our embedded viewer, you are subject to Disney's privacy policy. We do not collect any data about your interactions with Disney's website.

Data Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or share any data with third parties, because we don't collect personal data to begin with. Anonymous analytics data is processed by Google Firebase solely for the purpose of improving app performance.

Children's Privacy

Park Eats is a family-friendly app suitable for all ages. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children under 13. The anonymous analytics we collect do not include any personal information.

Data Security

Since we don't collect personal data, there's minimal risk to your privacy. Anonymous analytics are transmitted over secure connections (HTTPS) and stored by Google in accordance with their security standards.

Your Rights

Because we don't collect personal information, there is no personal data to access, modify, or delete. Your app preferences are stored locally on your device and can be reset by deleting and reinstalling the app.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top will always reflect the most recent version. Continued use of the app after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Us

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

parkeats@macintology.org

Disclaimer

Park Eats is not affiliated with, authorized, or endorsed by The Walt Disney Company or its subsidiaries. All restaurant information is provided for informational purposes only.