Privacy Policy
Last updated: April 4, 2026.
Cravie is operated by UXsimple Inc. ("we", "us", or "our"), a company incorporated in Canada. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you use the Cravie mobile application (the "App"), and describes the rights available to you depending on where you live.
By creating an account or using the App, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
1. Who We Are
Company UXsimple Inc.
Brand Cravie
Website https://cravie.co
Contact info@cravie.co
Jurisdiction Ontario, Canada
For users in the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom, UXsimple Inc. acts as the data controller for personal information processed through the App.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Account Information
We use Sign in with Apple for authentication. Depending on your choices at sign-in, we may receive:
Your Apple-generated unique user identifier
Your name (only if you choose to share it)
A real or Apple-relay email address (only if you choose to share it)
We never receive or store your Apple ID password.
2.2 Location Data
With your permission, we collect your device's approximate or precise location to:
Detect your current country for local dish discovery
Find restaurants and places near you serving a selected dish
Location is collected only when you actively use the Find Nearby feature or on first launch to determine your country. We do not track your location continuously or in the background. You can revoke location permission at any time through your device settings.
2.3 Usage and Analytics Data
We collect anonymized data about how you use the App, including:
Features used and screens visited
Session duration and interaction patterns
Crash reports and error logs
Device type, operating system version, and app version
This data cannot reasonably be used to identify you individually.
2.4 User-Generated Content
If you submit a dish suggestion or send feedback through the App, we collect the content of that submission and associate it with your account identifier.
2.5 Preferences and App State
We store your saved dishes (favourites), hidden dishes, and appearance preferences (light/dark mode) to provide a consistent experience across sessions and devices.
3. Legal Bases for Processing (EEA and UK Users)
If you are located in the EEA or UK, we process your personal data under the following legal bases as required by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR:
Account information (Sign in with Apple): Performance of a contract — necessary to provide your account and the core App experience.
Location data: Consent — we request explicit permission before accessing your location.
Usage and analytics data: Legitimate interests — to improve App stability and user experience, balanced against your privacy rights.
User-generated content (submissions, feedback): Performance of a contract / Legitimate interests — to process your request and improve the service.
Favourites and preferences: Performance of a contract — necessary to deliver personalized features you have chosen.
Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.
Where we rely on legitimate interests, you have the right to object (see Section 9).
4. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
Authenticate you and maintain your account
Determine your location for dish discovery and nearby place search
Sync your favourites, hidden dishes, and preferences across sessions
Generate AI-refined search queries to find relevant places near you
Process dish suggestions and feedback you submit
Enforce usage limits and distinguish free from premium features
Diagnose bugs, monitor performance, and improve the App
Comply with legal obligations
We do not sell your personal information. We do not use your data to serve you third-party advertising.
5. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We share data only in the following circumstances:
5.1 Service Providers
We work with third-party companies to help operate the App, including backend hosting, database infrastructure, mapping and location APIs, and analytics. These providers are contractually restricted to using your data only to perform services on our behalf and may not use it for their own purposes.
5.2 Apple
Sign in with Apple and any in-app purchases are processed by Apple and governed by Apple's Privacy Policy.
5.3 Legal Requirements
We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, regulation, court order, or lawful request from a government authority, or where we believe disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of UXsimple Inc., our users, or others.
5.4 Business Transfers
If UXsimple Inc. is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of all or part of its assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via the App or email before your information becomes subject to a materially different privacy policy.
6. International Data Transfers
UXsimple Inc. is based in Canada. Canada has been recognized by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of data protection for commercial organizations subject to PIPEDA, meaning transfers of your personal data from the EEA to Canada are permitted without additional safeguards.
For any transfers to other countries (for example, where our service providers are located), we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission or equivalent mechanisms recognized under applicable law.
7. Data Retention
We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide the App's features.
If you delete your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal data within 30 days, except where we are required to retain certain information for legal, tax, or regulatory purposes.
Anonymized analytics data that cannot be linked back to you may be retained indefinitely.
8. Your Rights — All Users
Regardless of where you live, you have the right to:
Access your data — request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
Correct your data — request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
Delete your account — directly within the App via Profile → Delete Account, or by contacting us
Withdraw location consent — at any time via your device's location settings
To submit any request, contact us at info@cravie.co. We will respond within 30 days.
9. Your Rights — EEA and UK Users (GDPR / UK GDPR)
In addition to the rights above, if you are located in the EEA or UK, you have the right to:
Erasure ("right to be forgotten") — request deletion of your personal data where there is no compelling reason for continued processing
Restriction of processing — request that we limit how we use your data in certain circumstances
Data portability — receive your personal data in a structured, machine-readable format and transmit it to another controller
Object to processing — object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes
Not be subject to automated decision-making — we do not make decisions based solely on automated processing that produce legal or similarly significant effects on you
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@cravie.co.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority:
EEA: Your national data protection authority (e.g. CNIL in France, BfDI in Germany)
UK: The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk
10. Your Rights — California Residents (CCPA / CPRA)
If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) grants you additional rights.
We do not sell or share your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. You do not need to opt out because we do not engage in these practices.
You have the right to:
Know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and retain, and for what purpose
Delete your personal information (subject to certain exceptions)
Correct inaccurate personal information
Opt out of sale or sharing — not applicable, as we do not sell or share personal information
Limit use of sensitive personal information — location data may be considered sensitive; you may limit its use by revoking location permission in your device settings at any time
Non-discrimination — we will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights
To submit a verifiable consumer request, contact us at info@cravie.co. We will respond within 45 days as required by law. You may designate an authorized agent to make requests on your behalf.
Categories of personal information collected in the preceding 12 months:
Identifiers (Apple user ID, email) - collected, not sold or shared.
Geolocation data - collected, not sold or shared.
Internet or network activity (usage analytics) - collected, not sold or shared.
Inferences drawn from usage data - collected, not sold or shared.
11. Your Rights — Canadian Residents (PIPEDA / Quebec Law 25)
Your personal information is protected under Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). If you are in Quebec, additional protections apply under Quebec's Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector (Law 25).
You have the right to:
Access the personal information we hold about you
Challenge the accuracy and completeness of your information and request correction
Withdraw consent to our collection or use of your information (subject to legal and contractual restrictions)
Lodge a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada at priv.gc.ca
Quebec residents may also contact the Commission d'accès à l'information (CAI) at cai.quebec.ca.
12. Children's Privacy
Cravie is not directed at children under the age of 13 (or 16 in the EEA, where applicable local law sets this threshold). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children below the applicable age in their jurisdiction. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information without appropriate parental consent, please contact us at info@cravie.co and we will promptly delete it.
13. Security
We implement reasonable and appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction, including encrypted data transmission and access controls.
No method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, but we are committed to protecting your data and will notify you of any breach as required by applicable law.
14. Third-Party Services
The App integrates with third-party services including mapping and location APIs. These services operate under their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to review. We are not responsible for the data practices of third parties.
15. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal obligations. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page and, where required by law, notify you through the App or by email.
Your continued use of the App after the effective date of any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.
16. Contact Us
For questions, concerns, or to exercise any of your rights under this policy:
UXsimple Inc. (operating as Cravie) Email: info@cravie.co Website: https://cravie.co
We aim to respond to all inquiries within 30 days.