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Privacy Policy

Effective 27 August 2026

This policy explains what WellPlate collects when you fill in the nutrition questionnaire, why we need it, who can see it, and what you can ask us to do with it.

Who is responsible for your data

[REGISTERED NAME], trading as WellPlate, of [REGISTERED ADDRESS], is the personal information controller for the data described here.

Our Data Protection Officer is [DPO NAME AND EMAIL]. Contact them with any question about this policy or about your data.

What we collect

When you complete the questionnaire we collect the answers you give us. Some of these are sensitive personal information under the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173):

  • Health information — medical conditions, medications you take, allergies and intolerances
  • Religion — optional, and only because some religions carry dietary restrictions
  • About you — name, age, gender, height, weight, and the region you live in
  • Your goals, lifestyle, cooking habits, typical diet, and weekly food budget
  • Your email address and password, to create your account

We do not currently store uploaded lab-result files. If you attach one it is not retained, and it is not sent to us. We will update this policy before that changes.

Why we collect it

To prepare a personalized meal plan for you, and to let a nutritionist review your answers before doing so. We ask about conditions, medications, and allergies specifically so that a plan does not recommend food that would be unsafe for you.

We process sensitive personal information on the basis of your consent, which you give explicitly before submitting the questionnaire. You can withdraw that consent at any time — see Your rights below.

We do not sell your information, and we do not use it for advertising or profiling.

Who can see it

  • You.
  • The nutritionists and administrators of WellPlate, in order to review your submission and write your plan.
  • Our hosting and infrastructure providers, who store the data on our behalf and do not use it for their own purposes.

Access is enforced by the database itself, not only by the interface: one customer cannot retrieve another customer's submission. Access by a nutritionist is limited to accounts we have explicitly granted that role, and changes to a submission's review status are recorded with the person who made them.

Notification emails we send internally contain a link only — never your name, conditions, medications, or allergies.

Where it is stored

Your data is stored in a managed PostgreSQL database operated by Supabase, hosted in Singapore (ap-southeast-1), and the application is served by Vercel. Email is delivered by our email provider. Where any of these process data outside the Philippines, that transfer is covered by the contractual protections those providers offer.

How long we keep it

We keep your questionnaire and meal plans for [RETENTION PERIOD] after your last activity, so that a nutritionist can see your history when preparing a new plan. After that we delete or anonymize it.

If you ask us to delete your data sooner, we will, except where we are required to keep records by law.

Your rights

Under the Data Privacy Act you have the right to:

  • Be informed about how your data is used — this document
  • Access the data we hold about you, and get a copy of it
  • Correct anything that is inaccurate or out of date
  • Object to processing, or withdraw your consent
  • Have your data erased or blocked, where the law allows it
  • Receive your data in a portable format, and be compensated for damage caused by misuse

To exercise any of these, email [SUPPORT EMAIL] or contact our Data Protection Officer. We will respond within the period the law requires.

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may complain to the National Privacy Commission (privacy.gov.ph).

Security and breaches

We restrict access to health information to accounts that need it, enforce that restriction in the database, and keep health information out of notification emails and application logs.

No system is perfectly secure. If a breach occurs that is likely to put you at serious risk, we will notify you and the National Privacy Commission as the law requires.

Children

WellPlate is not intended for children. The questionnaire does not accept an age under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from children. If you believe a child has given us data, contact us and we will delete it.

Changes to this policy

If we change how we handle your data, we will update this page and ask for your consent again where the change requires it. Each submission records which version of this policy you agreed to.