Privacy Policy

Who We Are

Budget Maple is a grocery budgeting and savings platform designed to help users better understand and reduce their grocery expenses. If you have any questions, you can contact us at inquiry@budgetmaple.ca.

Information We Collect

Personal Information

• Name and email address
• Account login credentials
• Profile preferences and grocery goals
• Support communications

Financial & Grocery Data

• Spending and purchase history
• Budget targets and savings goals
• Store preferences and shopping habits

Automatically Collected Information

• Usage and interaction data
• Device and browser information
• IP address and general location (city/country level)
• Log data and cookies

How We Use Your Information

• Provide personalized grocery savings insights
• Track and analyze spending habits
• Suggest ways to reduce grocery costs
• Improve features, performance, and user experience
• Send updates, notifications, and support responses
• Detect, prevent, and address fraud or security issues

We may also use aggregated or anonymized data to improve our services.

Legal Basis for Processing

Where required by applicable law, we process your information based on your consent, the need to provide our services, our legitimate interests (such as improving and securing the platform), or to comply with legal obligations.

Information Sharing

We do not sell your personal information.

• Service providers: Hosting, analytics, and infrastructure providers
• Legal requirements: If required by law or legal process
• Business transfers: Mergers, acquisitions, or asset sales
• With consent: When you explicitly approve sharing

Data Retention

We retain personal information only as long as necessary to provide our services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements. When data is no longer required, we securely delete or anonymize it.

Data Security

• Encryption in transit and at rest
• Secure authentication systems
• Restricted internal access
• Continuous monitoring and safeguards

While we take reasonable steps to protect your data, no system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

International Data Transfers

Your information may be processed or stored outside of Canada, including in jurisdictions where our service providers operate. These jurisdictions may have different data protection laws.

Your Rights

• Access your personal data
• Correct inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your data
• Export your data
• Withdraw consent where applicable
• Opt out of communications

Account Management

You can update your account information at any time or request account deletion by contacting us. Some information may be retained where required by law.

Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to maintain your session, remember preferences, and analyze usage to improve your experience. You can control cookies through your browser settings.

Third-Party Services

Budget Maple may rely on third-party services for infrastructure, analytics, authentication, and support. We are not responsible for their privacy practices and recommend reviewing their policies.

Children’s Privacy

Budget Maple is not intended for individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Continued use of Budget Maple means you accept any updates.