FoodGuessr Privacy Policy

Effective Date: May 7, 2026

Introduction

Welcome to FoodGuessr! At FoodGuessr ("we," "our," or "us"), we prioritize your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you visit and use foodguessr.com ("the Website") and related services. By using FoodGuessr, you agree to the terms outlined in this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information to provide and improve our services:

  • Personal Information: When you create an account, we may collect your email address, username, and profile picture (if provided).
  • Automatically Collected Information: Device information, IP address, browser type, operating system, usage data, and cookies.
  • Third-Party Data: Information shared by third-party services like Google or Discord when logging in.
  • Analytics & Advertising Identifiers: Cookies, device identifiers, and pseudonymous IDs set by Google Tag Manager / Google Analytics and our advertising partners to measure usage and serve ads.

How We Use Your Information

We use the collected data for the following purposes:

  • To provide and improve the FoodGuessr game and its features.
  • To personalize your experience, including score comparisons with friends.
  • To sync daily scores across multiple devices.
  • To communicate updates, new features, and support inquiries.
  • To analyze traffic and understand user behavior via Google Analytics (loaded through Google Tag Manager), including aggregated metrics on sessions, page views, and feature engagement.

Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information for money. However, under the California Consumer Privacy Act (as amended by the CPRA), certain disclosures we make to advertising partners for cross-context behavioral advertising are considered "sharing," and similar concepts apply under other U.S. state privacy laws. You can opt out of this sharing using the "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" link in our cookie preferences — see "Your Rights" below. We may also share your data in the following circumstances:

  • With trusted service providers, including hosting and infrastructure; authentication (Google and Discord OAuth); analytics (Google Analytics / Google Tag Manager); payments (Stripe, for premium subscriptions); advertising partners (Playwire and Freestar — see the Advertisement & Data Collection section); and engagement (the PlayLight exit-intent SDK on game results pages).
  • When required by law or to protect our rights, safety, or property.
  • With your explicit consent.

Data Storage and Security

Your data is stored securely on our servers and protected against unauthorized access, alteration, or destruction. We use industry-standard encryption and security practices. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is entirely secure.

Your Rights

Depending on where you live, you have specific rights over your personal information:

  • EU / UK (GDPR): You have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing of, port, and object to the processing of your personal data, to withdraw consent at any time, and to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority.
  • California (CCPA / CPRA): You have the right to know what personal information we collect, to delete it, to correct it, to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information (including cross-context behavioral advertising), and the right to non-discrimination for exercising these rights.

To exercise consent or advertising-related rights — including withdrawing consent (GDPR) and opting out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information including cross-context behavioral advertising (CCPA / CPRA) — use our cookie preference center. We also honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) browser signals as a valid opt-out request from California residents.

You can delete your account and associated data at any time from your profile settings. For access, correction, portability, or any other rights request, contact us at [email protected].

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies to improve your experience. You can review and change your choices at any time — including withdrawing consent or opting out of the "sale" or "sharing" of your personal information — using our cookie preference center: Manage cookie preferences. Your preferences are also accessible from the "Consent Preferences" link in our footer. Disabling certain cookies may affect some features of the Website.

We use Google Tag Manager to load Google Analytics, which sets cookies and collects pseudonymous usage data (such as pages viewed and session duration) to help us understand how the Website is used. Google's handling of this data is described at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Children's Privacy

FoodGuessr is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their data. Contact us if you believe a child has provided their information.

Advertisement & Data Collection

All or partial advertising on this Website or App is managed by Playwire LLC. If Playwire publisher advertising services are used, Playwire LLC may collect and use certain aggregated and anonymized data for advertising purposes. To learn more about the types of data collected, how data is used and your choices as a user, please visit https://www.playwire.com/privacy-policy.

This Site is affiliated with Publisher First, Inc. dba Freestar ("Freestar") for the purposes of placing advertising on the Site, and Freestar will collect and use specific data for advertising purposes. To learn more about Freestar's data usage, click here: https://freestar.com/privacy-policy/.

You may opt out of interest-based advertising from participating networks at the Network Advertising Initiative's consumer opt-out page: https://optout.networkadvertising.org/. California residents and EU/UK users may exercise additional opt-out rights as described in "Your Rights" above.

Other Third-Party Services

Stripe: We use Stripe to process payments for premium subscriptions. Card and billing details are submitted directly to Stripe and handled under its own privacy policy at https://stripe.com/privacy.

PlayLight: In production, we load the PlayLight exit-intent engagement SDK on game results pages. PlayLight may set cookies or identifiers to recommend related sites you might enjoy. See https://playlight.dev/privacy for details.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Changes will be posted here with an updated "Effective Date." Please review this policy regularly.

Contact Us

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

Email: [email protected]

Thank you for using FoodGuessr! We appreciate your trust in us and are committed to protecting your privacy.