Privacy Policy

We collect only the data we need to operate the Service.

Information you provide:

• Mobile phone number and consent record — when you sign up for Forager text alerts on our website, we collect the phone number you enter, together with a record of your opt-in: the date and time you checked the consent box, the version of the consent language you agreed to, and your IP address and device information, kept as proof of consent.
• Contact information — if you email us or contact support, we receive your email address and the contents of your message.
• Location preferences — if you later provide a city or ZIP code to receive deals near you, we store that preference with your subscription.

Automatically collected:

• Technical data — browser type, device type, operating system, IP address, and similar signals used to run the site, secure it, and prevent abuse (for example, blocking automated fake signups).
• Usage data — pages visited and aggregate interaction patterns used to improve the product. We do not use advertising trackers on this site.
• Approximate location — we may derive an approximate city/region from your IP address to surface nearby deals.

• To send you the SMS food-deal alerts you signed up for, including a welcome/confirmation message.
• To maintain a record of your opt-in consent, as required by telecommunications regulations.
• To operate, secure, and improve the website and alert service, and to prevent abuse.
• To respond when you contact us for support.
• To comply with legal obligations.

We do not sell your personal information. We do not use your phone number for any purpose other than the Forager alerts and service messages you signed up for, and we do not share it with advertisers.

Forager operates a recurring SMS program (“Forager Free Food Alerts”). By checking the consent box and submitting your phone number on our website, you expressly consent to receive recurring automated marketing text messages from Forager at that number, including a sign-up confirmation and free-food deal alerts. The consent box is never pre-checked, and consent is not a condition of any purchase.

• Message frequency varies (typically a few messages per week once alerts are live).
• Message and data rates may apply, depending on your mobile carrier and plan.
• Opt out at any time by replying STOP to any message. You will receive a single final message confirming your opt-out, after which no further messages will be sent.
• Get help by replying HELP to any message, or by emailing hello@forager.app.
• Mobile carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.
• The program is intended for U.S. residents aged 18 or older (or minors using a number with the consent of a parent or guardian).

No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. All categories of information described in this policy exclude text-messaging originator opt-in data and consent; that information will not be shared with, sold to, or rented to any third party, except for the messaging service providers we use solely to deliver the messages you requested, and except where disclosure is required by law.

Your phone number and consent record are stored in our backend infrastructure, hosted with U.S. cloud providers, with access restricted to systems that operate the alert service.

We retain subscription data while your subscription is active. If you opt out by replying STOP, we suppress your number from future sends; we may retain a minimal record of the number and its opt-out status so that we never message it again, and consent/opt-out logs may be retained as required for legal and compliance purposes. You may request full deletion at any time (see Section 8).

Non-identifying preferences may be stored in your browser’s localStorage and never leave your device.

We rely on a small number of third-party providers to run Forager. Each acts as a processor or service provider under our direction:

• Website hosting and infrastructure — our website and database run on U.S.-based cloud providers.
• Text-message delivery — SMS messages are delivered through a third-party messaging platform, which processes your phone number solely to deliver the messages you requested.
• Deal and offer data — Forager aggregates publicly available promotional information from restaurants and chains. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by any restaurant or chain unless explicitly stated; their names and logos are used for identification purposes only.

This site does not use third-party advertising trackers or sell data to data brokers.

Forager uses only essential cookies and browser storage: session and security cookies needed to operate the site, and localStorage for non-sensitive UI preferences. You may block or clear these through your browser settings, though parts of the site may not function correctly without them.

Depending on your state of residence — including under laws such as the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), Virginia CDPA, Colorado CPA, and similar statutes — you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or port the personal information we hold about you, and to opt out of certain data uses.

• We do not sell personal information for monetary consideration.
• We share limited data with service providers (messaging platform, hosting) strictly to operate the Service.
• You may exercise any of these rights — including requesting deletion of your phone number — by emailing hello@forager.app. We may need to verify your identity (for example, by confirming control of the phone number) before fulfilling a request.

Forager is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 13, we will delete it promptly.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, notify subscribers by text or post a notice on the site. Continued use of Forager after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

For questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, contact us at hello@forager.app. Forager is operated by Scale Ventures LLC, Michigan, United States.