Chomp is an app for quick, fun and easy ways to share your tasty food experiences with friends. From food trucks to fancy dinners, Chomp makes keeping up with your friends’ food adventures fun and easy by sharing instant pics and bite-sized reviews wherever or whenever tasty moments happen.
When you use these services—and any others we roll out—you’ll inevitably share some information with us. We get that that can affect your privacy. So we want to be upfront about the information we collect, how we use it, whom we share it with, and the choices we give you to control, access, and update your information.
This Privacy Policy describes our policies on the collection, use, and disclosure of information about you in connection with your use of our services, including those offered through our websites and mobile applications (collectively, the "Service"). The terms "we", "us", and "Chomp" refer to Chomp Inc., a Delaware corporation. When you access or use the Service, you consent to our collection, use, and disclosure of information about you as described in this Privacy Policy.
In addition, this Privacy Policy has been updated to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA).
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There are three basic ways we collect information:
Here’s a little more detail on each of these categories.
When you interact with the Service, we collect the information that you choose to share with us. For example, the Service requires you to set up a user account, so we need to collect a few important details about you, such as: a unique username you’d like to go by, a password, an email address, other SNS accounts, a phone number, and your date of birth. To make it easier for others to find you, you may also provide us with some additional information that will be publicly visible on the Service, such as profile pictures, bitmoji avatar, a name, or other useful identifying information.
Of course, you’ll also provide us whatever information you post or share with other users on or through the Service, such as text, images, photos, audio, video, and location data, restaurant lists also referred to as “content”. Keep in mind that the users you send content to can always save that content or download, copy and distribute it outside the app. So, the same common sense that applies to the Internet at large applies to Chomp as well: Don’t send messages or share content that you wouldn’t want someone else to see, save or share inside or outside of the Service.
It probably goes without saying, but we’ll say it anyway: When you contact Chomp Support or communicate with us in any other way, we’ll collect whatever information you provide in such communications.
When you use the Service, we collect information about which of the Services you’ve used and how you’ve used them. We might know, for instance, that you went to a particular restaurant on a certain date, had a specific dish at the restaurant, and sent a few pictures or messages to your friends, post in list feed. Here’s a fuller explanation of the types of information we collect when you use the Service (to learn about how you can control some of this information, be sure to read the aptly titled Control over Your Information section below)
We collect information about your activity through the Service. For example, we may collect information about:
We collect information about the content you provide, such as the content itself, if the recipient has viewed the content and the metadata that is provided with the content.
We collect device-specific information, such as the hardware model, operating system version, advertising identifier, unique application identifiers, apps installed, unique device identifiers, browser type, language, wireless network, and mobile network information(including the mobile phone number), time zone.
Because Chomp is all about communicating with friends, we may—with your consent— collect information from your device’s phonebook.
The Service requires us to collect images, videos, and other information from your device’s camera and photos. We’ll access your camera and photos only after you give us your consent.
When you use the Service we may collect information about your location. With your consent, we may also collect information about your precise location using methods that include GPS, wireless networks, cell towers, Wi-Fi access points, and other sensors, such as gyroscopes, accelerometers, and compasses.
Like most online services and mobile applications, we may use Cookies and other technologies, such as web beacons, web storage, and unique advertising identifiers, to collect information about your activity, browser, and device. We may also use these technologies to collect information when you interact with services we offer through one of our partners, such as advertising and commerce features. Most web browsers are set to accept Cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually remove or reject browser Cookies through the settings on your browser or device. Keep in mind, though, that removing or rejecting Cookies could affect the availability and functionality of the Service.
The purposes for which we use Cookies in the Service include:
To learn more about how third parties use these technologies in the Service, be sure to read the Analytics and Advertising Services Provided by Others section of our privacy policy.
We also collect log information when you use our website. That information includes, among other things:
We may collect information that other users provide about you when they use the Service. For example, if another user allows us to collect information from their device phonebook—and you’re one of that user’s contacts—we may combine the information we collect from that user’s phonebook with other information we have collected about you. We may also obtain information from other companies that are owned or operated by us, or from any other third-party sources, and combine that with the information we collect through the Service.
Advertisers, app developers, publishers, and other third parties may share information with us as well. We may use this information, among other ways, to help target or measure the performance of ads.
We collect information to provide you with an amazing set of products and services that we relentlessly improve. But we do a lot more as well such as:
We may also store some information locally on your device. For example, we may store information as local cache so that you can open the app and view content faster. We may use or disclose information provided if required by law or if we reasonably believe that use or disclosure is necessary to protect the rights of Company or of its employees, customers and vendors, and/or to comply with judicial proceeding, court order, law enforcement requests, governmental regulations, or legal process.
We may share information about you for a business purpose in the following ways:
We may share the following information with other users:
We may share the following information with all users as well as the general public (if you choose to make your contents publicly available in your account settings or otherwise use the public features of the Service):
In such case, such information may be searched by a search engine, and viewed and accessed by other users and the general public.
We may share your information and content with entities within the Chomp family of companies.
We may share your information with the following third parties:
We may share information about you with service providers who perform services on our behalf and business partners and sellers that provide services and functionality. If you purchase or express interest in an offering from or through one of our business partners or sellers, we may share information about you collected in connection with your purchase or expression of interest. We do not control the business partners’ or seller’s use of your information, and their use of it will be in accordance with their own privacy policies. If you do not wish for your information to be shared in this manner, you may opt not to purchase or express interest in a third party offering. If you choose to share your information with them, your information will be subject to their respective privacy policies and not our privacy policy.
We may share information about you if we reasonably believe that disclosing the information is needed to:
If Chomp gets involved in a merger, asset sale, financing, liquidation or bankruptcy, or acquisition of all or some portion of our business to another company, we may share your information with that company before and after the transaction closes when necessary for the sale or transfer of all or a portion of our business, assets or equity (including in the case of reorganization, dissolution or investment).
We may also share with third parties, such as advertisers and restaurants, aggregated, non-personally identifiable, or de-identified information that cannot reasonably be used to identify you.
In the preceding twelve (12) months, we have not sold your personal information as that is defined pursuant to the CCPA.
The Service may also contain third-party links and search results, include third-party service or feature integrations, or be a co-branded or third-party-branded service that’s being provided jointly with or by another company. By going to those links, using the third-party integration, or using a co-branded or third-party-branded service, you may be providing information (including personal information) directly to the third party, us, or both. You acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for how those third parties collect or use your information. As always, we encourage you to review the privacy policies of every third-party website or service that you visit or use, including those third parties you interact with through the Service.
We store your basic information and content. Basic information is like your name, phone number, and email address—and list of friends until you ask us to delete them. Content is stored for a long time and it will be deleted if you delete it on the app or you ask us to delete them.
When your account is terminated and closed, we will remove your information and content from your account (and no one will see your messages anymore), but we may retain and use your information and content (including, without limitation, your profile information, text and pictures) for the purposes authorized under this Privacy Policy as well as the Terms unless prohibited by law.
For example, we may deny your deletion request if retaining the information is necessary for us or our service provider(s) to:
We want you to be in control of your information, so we provide you with the following tools.
We strive to let you access, port and update most of the personal information that we have about you. There are limits though to the requests we’ll accommodate. We may reject a request for a number of reasons, including, for example, that the request risks the privacy of other users, requires technical efforts that are disproportionate to the request, is repetitive, or is unlawful. You can access, port and update most of your basic account information in the Service by visiting the Service’s Settings page. If you need to access, port, update, or delete any other personal information that we may have, you can make a request at support@chomp.app. Because your privacy is important to us, we may ask you to verify your identity or provide additional information before we let you access or update your personal information. We will try to update and access your information for free, but if it would require a disproportionate effort on our part, we may charge a fee. We will of course disclose the fee before we comply with your request.
If you change your mind about our ongoing ability to collect information from certain sources that you have already consented to, such as your phonebook, camera, photos, or location services, audio, you can simply revoke your consent by changing the settings on your device if your device offers those options. Of course, if you do that, certain services may lose full functionality.
While we hope you’ll remain a life-long user, if for some reason you ever want to delete your account, just reach out to support@chomp.app
To exercise the access, data portability, and deletion rights described above, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us by either:
Only you, or someone legally authorized to act on your behalf, may make a verifiable consumer request related to your personal information. You may also make a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor child. To designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf, please [complete the form available here or] provide us with a power of attorney or other legally binding written document signed by you and identifying your agent. We may also verify the identity of your designated agent.
You may only make a verifiable consumer request for access or data portability twice within a 12-month period. The verifiable consumer request must:
We cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm the personal information relates to you.
Making a verifiable consumer request does not require you to create an account with us. However, we do consider requests made through your password-protected account sufficiently verified when the request relates to personal information associated with that specific account.
We will only use personal information provided in a verifiable consumer request to verify the requestor's identity or authority to make the request.
We endeavor to respond to a verifiable consumer request within forty-five (45) days of its receipt. If we require more time (up to 45 days), we will inform you of the reason and extension period in writing.
Any disclosures we provide will only cover the 12-month period preceding the verifiable consumer request's receipt. The response we provide will also explain the reasons we cannot comply with a request, if applicable. For data portability requests, we will select a format to provide your personal information that is readily useable and should allow you to transmit the information from one entity to another entity without hindrance.
We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your verifiable consumer request unless it is excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded. If we determine that the request warrants a fee, we will tell you why we made that decision and provide you with a cost estimate before completing your request.
We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights. Unless permitted by the CCPA, we will not:
We may let other companies use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies on the Service. These companies may collect information about how you use the Service and other websites and online services over time and across different services. This information may be used to, among other things, analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain content, and better understand your online activity.
Additionally, some companies may use the information they collect on the Service to deliver targeted advertisements on behalf of us or other companies, including on third-party websites and apps. Chomp does not currently respond to do-not-track signals that may be sent from your device. If we do so in the future, we will provide information about that practice in an updated version of this privacy policy. For more information about interest-based ads, including how to opt out of having your web-browsing information used for behavioral-advertising purposes, please visit www.aboutads.info/choices.
Although we welcome users from all over the world, keep in mind that no matter where you live or where you happen to use the Service, we operate the Service from the United States. This means that we may collect your personal information from, transfer it to, and store and process it in the United States and other countries whose local data-protection and privacy laws may offer fewer protections than those in your country of residence or from any country where you use or access the services. If you do not want your information to be used or transferred in this way, then do not use the Service.
The Service is not intended for—and we don’t direct them to—anyone under 13. And that’s why we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at support@chomp.app.
We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by email or by posting a notice on the Services. We will also indicate at the top of this page the date this Policy was last revised. Changes to our Privacy Policy will be effective immediately upon posting of the updated Policy on our website. Your continued use of the Service following posting of the updated Policy shall indicate your acknowledgement and agreement to be bound by the new Policy with respect to all information provided or received both before and after the date on which the updated Policy was posted.
We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information you submitted to us, both during transmission and when we receive and store it. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or via mobile device, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure, please notify us immediately.
This Privacy Policy forms part of our Terms of Service and as such shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of California, as further discussed in out Terms of Service which can be found here https://chomp.app/terms-of-use.
California's "Shine the Light" law (Civil Code Section § 1798.83) permits users of our Services that are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email to support@chomp.app.
Questions regarding this Privacy Policy or Company’s information practices should be directed to us at: support@chomp.app