Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 5, 2026

GetFreeMenu ("we", "us", or "our") operates the GetFreeMenu website and digital menu platform (the "Service"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following categories of information:

  • Account information: name, email address, and a hashed password when you register. If you sign in with Google, we receive your name, email, and profile picture from Google.
  • Restaurant content: restaurant name, address, menus, categories, items, prices, descriptions, translations, and images you upload.
  • Usage data: anonymized analytics such as page views, menu views, device type, approximate location (country / region), and referring URLs.
  • Cookies & similar technologies: session tokens for authentication, language preferences, and analytics cookies.

2. How We Use Your Information

  • To provide, maintain, and improve the Service.
  • To authenticate users and secure accounts.
  • To display your restaurant menus to your customers via public menu pages and QR codes.
  • To measure and improve performance using aggregated analytics.
  • To communicate with you about your account, security notices, and important Service updates.
  • To comply with legal obligations.

3. Google User Data

If you choose to sign in with Google, we request access only to your basic profile information (name, email address, and profile picture). We use this information solely to create and manage your GetFreeMenu account. We do not use Google user data for advertising, sell it, or share it with third parties, except as strictly required to provide the Service or as required by law. Our use of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

You can revoke GetFreeMenu's access to your Google account at any time via your Google Account permissions page.

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services, which may collect information as described in their own privacy policies:

  • Google Analytics — aggregated usage analytics. See the Google Privacy Policy.
  • Google AdSense — third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on prior visits to this and other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising at Google Ads Settings.
  • Google Search Console — search performance measurement.
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) — hosting, storage (DynamoDB, S3), and content delivery.

5. Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to maintain your session, remember your language preference, and measure traffic. You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain features of the Service.

6. Data Retention

We retain account and restaurant content for as long as your account is active. You may delete your account at any time, after which we will remove your personal data within a reasonable period unless retention is required for legal or security purposes.

7. Data Security

We use industry-standard safeguards including TLS encryption in transit, Argon2 password hashing, JWT-based authentication, and AWS-managed encryption at rest. No method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or export your personal data, and to object to or restrict certain processing. To exercise these rights, contact us at the email address below.

9. Children's Privacy

The Service is not directed to children under the age of 13 (or the equivalent minimum age in your jurisdiction), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

10. International Users

GetFreeMenu is operated from and hosted on servers provided by AWS. By using the Service, you consent to the transfer of your information to regions where data protection laws may differ from those in your country.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, contact us at [email protected] or visit our contact page.