Chicken Tender, Inc ("we", "developer") operates the Chicken Tender app ("app"), which is provided completely free of charge — no ads, no in-app purchases, no subscriptions.
This policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, and how it is used.
1. Information We Collect
We collect the following types of information when you use the app:
- Location — Your device's location (coarse and fine) is used to find restaurants near you via Apple Maps.
- Restaurant Preference Data — We record which restaurants you swipe right (like) or left (pass) on. This data is not linked to your name, email address, or any other personally identifying information.
- Usage Data — General information about how the app is used, such as session frequency and feature interactions, collected for diagnostic and improvement purposes.
- Device Identifiers — An anonymous device-level identifier used to associate preferences across sessions without identifying you personally.
2. How We Use Your Information
The information collected is used for the following purposes:
- Restaurant discovery — Your location is passed to Apple Maps to load nearby restaurants relevant to you.
- App improvement — Usage and diagnostic data helps us identify and fix issues and improve the overall experience.
- Merchant analytics — Aggregated, de-identified restaurant preference data (swipe trends) may be used to provide insights to restaurants and merchants about how users discover and engage with their establishments. This data never identifies any individual user.
3. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. Information may be shared only in the following circumstances:
- Aggregate analytics — De-identified, aggregated preference data may be shared with or provided to restaurants and merchants as described above. No individual user is identifiable from this data.
- Legal requirements — We may disclose information if required to do so by law, such as in response to a valid subpoena or court order.
- With your consent — We may share information with third parties when you have explicitly consented to us doing so.
4. Third-Party Services
The app uses Apple Maps to retrieve nearby restaurant data. Your location is passed to Apple Maps solely for this purpose. Please review Apple's privacy policy for details on how they handle location data:
5. Data Retention
Collected data is retained to support ongoing analytics and app improvement.
6. Security
We use commercially reasonable means to protect the information we collect. No method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
7. Children's Privacy
The app is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you believe a child under 16 has provided us with information, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.
8. Distribution
The only official distribution channels for this app are the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. This privacy policy applies only to app versions obtained through these official channels.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. Continued use of the app after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.
