Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy for FTF: Food Truck Finder
Effective date: April 23, 2026
Last updated: April 23, 2026
Thank you for choosing FTF: Food Truck Finder, also referred to as Food Truck Finder. This Privacy Policy explains how we access, collect, use, transmit, share, retain, delete, and protect information when you use our mobile application, website, support channels, and related services.
Developer and privacy contact: Randy Trimble / Food Truck Finder, foodtruckfinderinfo@gmail.com.
This page is a publicly accessible HTML privacy policy. It does not require login and is intended to be used for the Google Play Privacy Policy field and the in-app Privacy Policy link.
1. Quick Summary
- Food Truck Finder helps foodies find food trucks and events, helps owners manage truck listings, and helps organizers manage food truck events.
- We collect information needed for account access, maps, live truck locations, menus, schedules, favorites, alerts, event management, reviews, support, and app reliability.
- We collect location data only for app functionality. Foodies use location to find nearby trucks and events. Owners may optionally enable Live Location so customers can find their truck.
- We do not sell personal information.
- We use service providers such as hosting, authentication, storage, maps, app platform, push notification, analytics, crash reporting, support, and menu processing providers to operate the app.
- You can manage permissions in device settings, turn off Live Location if you are an owner, and request account deletion inside the app or from our deletion page.
2. Data We Access, Collect, Use, and Store
The exact data collected depends on your role and actions in the app. Foodies, food truck owners, and event organizers use different features, so they may provide different information.
| Data category | Examples | Why we use it | Required or optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Account and authentication data | Name, email address, account ID, login provider, authentication status, user role. | Create and secure accounts, sign users in, show the correct profile tools, provide support, prevent abuse. | Required for account features. |
| Profile and contact data | Phone number, profile image, business address, organization name, owner or organizer profile details. | Show owner/organizer profiles, support truck/event management, allow users and organizers to contact relevant parties where appropriate. | Some fields are required for owner or organizer accounts; others are optional. |
| Location data | Approximate or precise device location, current truck location, last known truck location, event coordinates, map search location. | Show nearby trucks/events, calculate distance, provide directions, power live truck discovery, and help organizers find trucks near an event. | Optional, but some map and live-location features require permission. |
| Truck listing data | Truck name, cuisine, description, menu, prices, deals, schedule, address, social links, truck photos, menu photos, operating status. | Publish truck profiles, help customers choose trucks, show schedules and menus, and support owner operations. | Required for truck listings; owners choose what optional details to add. |
| Event data | Event title, description, location, date/time, event links, vendor count, organizer details, event images, invited and confirmed trucks. | Publish food truck events, invite vendors, manage event attendance, and help users discover events. | Required for event listings; organizers choose what optional details to add. |
| User-generated content | Reviews, ratings, feedback, support messages, submitted text, uploaded images. | Display reviews, improve quality, respond to support requests, and moderate content. | Optional unless needed for a specific feature. |
| Favorites, alerts, and preferences | Favorite trucks, notification preferences, saved alert settings, dismissed notifications. | Send requested alerts and personalize the app experience. | Optional. |
| Device, diagnostics, and app activity | Device type, operating system, app version, push token, crash logs, performance logs, security logs, feature usage. | Deliver notifications, troubleshoot issues, prevent abuse, improve stability, and support app operations. | Some data is collected automatically for app operations and safety. |
3. Personal and Sensitive Data, Permissions, and Prominent Use Cases
Location permission and live location
Food Truck Finder uses location to provide location-based app functionality. For foodies, location helps display nearby trucks and events, calculate distance, and support directions. For food truck owners, Live Location is an optional feature used to show customers where a truck is currently serving.
Background location disclosure: When a food truck owner turns on Live Location, Food Truck Finder collects, transmits, syncs, and stores the truck/device location to show customers where that truck is serving, including when the app is not open. Live Location is used for this owner-facing truck discovery feature. Owners can turn Live Location off in the app, and users can manage location permissions in device settings.
Photos and media permission
Food Truck Finder may request photo library access so owners, organizers, or admins can upload truck photos, menu photos, event images, profile images, or other listing images. Uploaded images may be displayed publicly if they are part of a public truck or event listing.
Notifications permission
Food Truck Finder may request notification permission to send favorite truck alerts, account notifications, owner maintenance reminders, organizer invites, event responses, or operational updates. You can disable notifications in the app settings or device settings.
Data we do not intentionally collect for app functionality
Food Truck Finder does not intentionally collect financial account numbers, government identification numbers, health data, SMS contents, call logs, phone contacts, or microphone recordings for app functionality. If future features change this, we will update this policy and applicable app disclosures.
4. How We Use Information
- Provide nearby food truck and event discovery, maps, search, distance estimates, and directions.
- Create, authenticate, and secure user accounts.
- Support food truck owner tools, including truck profiles, menus, photos, schedules, deals, operating status, and Live Location.
- Support organizer tools, including event creation, event editing, event images, vendor invites, and confirmed vendor tracking.
- Support foodie features, including favorites, alerts, reviews, truck details, event details, and app personalization.
- Send push notifications and in-app alerts when enabled or when needed for account or operational purposes.
- Process uploaded menu images or menu text when users or admins use menu scanning/transcription features.
- Detect, investigate, and prevent spam, abuse, fraud, security issues, and policy violations.
- Debug crashes, improve performance, answer support requests, and develop product improvements.
- Comply with legal obligations and enforce applicable terms or policies.
5. Sharing, Disclosure, and Service Providers
We do not sell personal information. We share information only as needed to provide, operate, support, secure, and improve Food Truck Finder.
Public sharing inside the app
- Public truck listings may show truck name, description, cuisine, menu, prices, deals, schedule, location, social links, photos, and operating status.
- Public event listings may show event title, description, organizer name or organization, address, coordinates, dates, expected vendor count, links, images, and confirmed truck information.
- Reviews, ratings, and other submitted public content may be visible to other users.
Service providers and processors
We use third-party service providers that help us operate the app. These providers may process data on our behalf for hosting, storage, authentication, maps, notifications, diagnostics, app distribution, and support.
| Provider category | Examples | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud, database, storage, authentication | Firebase and Google Cloud services | Account authentication, app database, file storage, cloud functions, security, backups, and operational infrastructure. |
| Maps and location services | Google Maps, Google Places, Mapbox | Map display, geocoding, search suggestions, place lookup, directions, and location-based app features. |
| Notifications and app platform services | Expo, Apple, Google Play, Firebase messaging services | Push notifications, app builds, app submission, device token handling, and mobile platform operations. |
| Diagnostics and analytics | Firebase/Google diagnostics and platform logs where enabled | Crash reporting, reliability, performance monitoring, security review, and troubleshooting. |
| AI/menu processing | AI or OCR processing providers used by app/admin menu tools | Read menu images or text and return structured menu items when users or admins choose to use those features. |
Legal, safety, and business transfers
We may disclose information if required by law, court order, legal process, or government request; to protect users, the public, or Food Truck Finder; to investigate abuse or security issues; to enforce terms; or as part of a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, or transfer of business assets.
6. Secure Data Handling
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal and sensitive user data. These safeguards include authenticated accounts, permission controls, role-based access for administrative tools, managed cloud infrastructure, secure transport such as HTTPS/TLS where supported, storage access controls, monitoring, and limited access to production data for support and operations.
No method of transmission or storage is perfectly secure. If you believe your account or data has been accessed without authorization, contact us at foodtruckfinderinfo@gmail.com.
7. Data Retention
We keep information only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer period is required or permitted for legal, security, fraud-prevention, dispute-resolution, tax, accounting, compliance, backup, or operational reasons.
| Data type | Typical retention |
|---|---|
| Account and profile data | Kept while the account is active and deleted or anonymized after account deletion, subject to limited exceptions. |
| Truck and event listing data | Kept while listings are active or needed for owner/organizer operations. Owners and organizers can update or delete supported listings. |
| Live location data | Used for live truck discovery while Live Location is enabled. Location may be updated, replaced, or marked stale as operations change. |
| Uploaded images and media | Kept while needed for profiles, trucks, menus, events, support, or moderation, and deleted when associated records are deleted where supported. |
| Seeded or admin-created event data | Expired seeded events may be marked closed and deleted after a grace period. |
| Logs, diagnostics, backups, and security records | Kept for a limited period needed for reliability, security, fraud prevention, legal compliance, and backup recovery. |
8. Account Deletion and Data Deletion Requests
If you create a Food Truck Finder account, you can request account deletion from inside the app and outside the app.
- Inside the app: Open Food Truck Finder, go to the Profile tab, and use the Delete Account option.
- Outside the app: Visit https://www.ftf-foodtruckfinder.com/delete-account.html or email foodtruckfinderinfo@gmail.com.
When account deletion is completed, we delete or anonymize personal data associated with the account unless retention is necessary for legal, security, fraud-prevention, dispute-resolution, backup recovery, or other legitimate operational purposes. Temporary account disabling is not treated as completed account deletion.
9. Your Choices and Controls
- Manage location, photo, and notification permissions in your device settings.
- Turn off Live Location in the app if you are a food truck owner.
- Update profile, truck, menu, schedule, event, and notification settings in the app where available.
- Delete supported trucks, events, media, or account content where available.
- Contact us to request access, correction, deletion, or help with privacy questions.
10. Children's Privacy
Food Truck Finder is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us so we can review and delete it where appropriate.
11. International Processing
Information may be processed and stored in the United States or other countries where we or our service providers operate. Those locations may have data protection laws different from your jurisdiction.
12. Third-Party Links and External Services
Food Truck Finder may link to third-party websites, social profiles, map providers, payment pages, restaurant pages, food truck pages, or event pages. Those third parties are responsible for their own privacy practices. Review their policies before providing information to them.
13. Google Play Data Safety Consistency
The Google Play Data safety section for Food Truck Finder should be kept consistent with this Privacy Policy. Depending on the app version and user role, the app may collect or process Google Play data categories including Location, Personal info, Photos and videos, App activity, App info and performance, and Device or other IDs. If the Data safety form changes, this policy should be reviewed and updated as needed.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we update it, we will change the "Last updated" date above. Continued use of Food Truck Finder after an update means the revised policy applies.
15. Contact Us
For privacy questions, data requests, account deletion help, or security concerns, contact: foodtruckfinderinfo@gmail.com.