Privacy policy

Last updated on 19.10.2023

This privacy policy outlines how this site (www.beforelunch.app), the forum (talk.beforelunch.app) and the Before lunch web application (start.beforelunch.app) (app), operated by Prabashwara Hirendra Seneviratne (I, me) collects, uses, discloses and safeguards your personal data.

Personal data collected

The app collects and uses the following types of personal data. This data is collected when you sign in with Google or Microsoft in the web app or create an account on the forum.

• Name
• Email

How your personal data is used

Your personal data is used to

• verify your identity and provide the app and the forum for your use
• communicate with you regarding the operation of the app and to respond to your inquiries and posts on the forum
• provide you with a personalised service

Legal basis for processing

Your personal data is processed under the following legal bases

• Consent - when you provide explicit consent for certain activities
• Legitimate interests - to pursue our legitimate interests, provided your rights and interests do not override these interests

Cookies

This site and the app use Matomo (hosted at analytics.bash.lk) to collect annoymous statistics about how this site and the app are being used. These statistics help me improve this site and the app.

Matomo uses first party cookies to improve the accuracy of these statistics. These cookies do not require consent since they are used solely for the purpose of collecting anonymous statistics. They are not used to track your activity across different sites.

If you wish to be excluded from these statistics, you can click on the buttons below to opt-out. Note if your clear your cookies or use a different device or web browser, you will have to perform the opt-out procedure again.

Data security

Several technical measures are employed to protect your personal data. However, no method of data transmission or storage is completely secure and I cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data.

Data retention

• Your personal data is stored only to provide the app for your use. If you stop using the app, your data will be deleted 2 years after you last logged in.

Third parties who process your data

• The app uses cloud servers provided by Hetzner Online GmbH (Privacy policy) All of the personal data that is collected from you and the data created while using the app is stored on those servers.
• The app allows you to login using a third party provider such as Google (Privacy policy) and Microsoft (Privacy policy)
• Hotjar by Hotjar Ltd. (Privacy policy) is used within the app to observe how the app is being used and make improvement to the app

Your rights

• You have certain rights regarding your personal data, including:
• The right to access your personal data.
• The right to rectify inaccurate information.
• The right to erasure (the "right to be forgotten").
• The right to restrict processing.
• The right to data portability.
• The right to object to processing.
• The right not to be subject to automated decision-making.
• The right to lodge a complaint regarding how the app uses your data.

Contact information

• If you have questions or concerns about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact me at contact@beforelunch.app

Changes to this policy

• This privacy policy may be updated to reflect changes in practices or legal requirements. Any changes will be posted on this page, and the revised policy will take effect from the date it is posted.