RingTailAppsPrivacy Policy
Who we are
Chow Hall is published by Riley Davis under the studio name RingTailApps ("we", "us"). Contact: ringtailapps@gmail.com.
What stays on your device
Your meal plan, grocery list, pantry, staples, favorites, ratings, custom recipes, preferences (household size, allergies, diet and budget settings), reminders, theme, and chef points and badges are saved in the app's local storage on your device. We can't see this data unless you turn on cloud backup.
What we collect when you use cloud features
- Account (optional): your email address, a password if you choose one, and sign-in tokens. We use these only to sign you in and to send sign-in codes and password-reset emails.
- Cloud backup: a copy of the app data listed above, linked to your account, so you can restore it on another device.
- Shared lists: the list name, its items, who added them and their checked state, visible to everyone you invite with the list's code.
- Potlucks: the title, date, time, location and notes you enter, the dish categories, and each sign-up's name and dish. Anyone with the invite code or link can view the potluck and sign up, including on the web without an account.
- Complimentary Pro: if we give your account free Pro, we keep your email address on a private list so the app can turn Pro on.
What we don't collect
No advertising IDs, no location, no contacts, no photos, no analytics or tracking SDKs, and no crash-reporting profiles. Health-related preferences such as allergies stay on your device unless you turn on backup, and even then they're used only to filter recipes for you.
Service providers
- Supabase hosts our database and sign-in and sends sign-in emails.
- Expo (EAS) delivers app updates and hosts the app’s invite and account pages. Standard server logs, such as IP address and time, may be kept briefly for security.
- Apple and Google show the optional "Rate Chow Hall" prompt (expo-store-review). The rating goes to the app store. We never see it.
- Payments (future): Chow Hall Pro subscriptions will be processed by Apple (App Store) or Google (Google Play), with RevenueCat managing subscription status. We'll receive an anonymous purchaser ID and your subscription status, never your card details.
This website
ringtailapps.com uses no cookies, analytics or tracking, and our fonts are served from our own site. Our web host may keep standard server logs, such as IP address and time, briefly for security.
How we use data
Only to run the features you use: backup and restore, shared lists, potlucks, sign-in, and Pro access. We don't sell personal information or "share" it for cross-context behavioral advertising, and we don't use it for profiling.
Retention and deletion
We keep cloud data until you delete it or delete your account. In Chow Hall, go to Settings → Delete account. This permanently deletes your account, email, backup, the lists you own, the potlucks you host, your memberships and your potluck sign-ups, and it clears the app's data on your device. Items you added to someone else's shared list stay on that list without your name. You can also email us to request deletion.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, including the EU, the UK and California (CCPA/CPRA), you can ask to access, correct, delete or export your personal data, and object to or restrict its processing. We'll respond within 30 days and won't treat you differently for using these rights. EU/UK users: we process account data to provide the service you requested (contract), and you can complain to your local data-protection authority. Our providers may process data in the United States under appropriate safeguards.
Children
Chow Hall is not directed to children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect their personal information. If you believe a child has given us data, contact us and we'll delete it.
Security
Data is sent over HTTPS, and our database rules mean each person can read only their own data and the lists and potlucks they've joined. No system is perfectly secure, so please use a unique password.
Changes
If we change this policy, we'll update the date above and, for material changes, let you know in the app.