# Privacy Policy for Local Foodies Delivery
**Effective Date:** 18 May 2026
**Last Updated:** 2 November 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how **LOCAL FOODIES** (“we”, “our”, or “us”), operating as the developer entity associated with this Google Play store listing, collects, uses, stores, and protects personal information when you use our mobile application:
* **Application Name:** Local Foodies Delivery
* **Package Name (Application ID):** com.app.localdelivery
* **Developer / Entity Name:** LOCAL FOODIES
* **Official Website:** https://locaalcart.com/
* **Support & Help Center:** https://locaalcart.com/help-and-support
By downloading, installing, or using the **Local Foodies Delivery** application, you agree to the collection and use of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
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### 1. Information We Collect
When you register and use the **Local Foodies Delivery** partner app, we collect:
* **Personal & Contact Details:** Full name, phone number, email address, profile image, and vehicle details.
* **Government ID & Verification Information:** Identification documents, driving license, or registration documents required for delivery partner onboarding and compliance.
* **Location Data:** Precise and approximate geographic location (see Section 3 for detailed disclosure).
* **Financial & Payment Data:** Bank account or payout wallet details to process delivery earnings and disbursements. We do not store full credit/debit card numbers.
* **Device & Technical Data:** Device model, operating system version, unique device identifiers, IP address, and crash reports.
* **Delivery Performance & Order History:** Records of completed, ongoing, and cancelled deliveries, earnings history, and customer ratings/feedback.
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### 2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for:
* Registering and managing your delivery partner account.
* Assigning nearby delivery tasks based on your availability and geographic location.
* Navigating routes from pickup locations (restaurants/stores) to customer delivery destinations.
* Calculating delivery distances, driver compensation, and processing disbursements.
* Sending critical push notifications regarding order alerts, status updates, and customer communications.
* Preventing fraud, theft, and unauthorized use of the platform.
* Complying with applicable legal, regulatory, and safety obligations.
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### 3. Location Data & Background Location Access (Important Disclosure)
The **Local Foodies Delivery** application collects and processes **precise location data** (GPS and network-based):
* **When the App is Open and in Use:** To show real-time routes, pickup and drop-off points, and nearby order requests.
* **When the App is Running in the Background (even when the app is closed or not in active use):**
Because **Local Foodies Delivery** is a delivery partner application, background location tracking is required while you are marked as "Active / On Duty" to:
1. Assign new nearby orders to you while your phone is locked or running other navigation apps.
2. Provide customers and restaurants with real-time, live delivery tracking updates from pickup to delivery.
3. Accurately calculate travel distance for fair earnings calculations.
**User Control:**
You have full control over location tracking. You can turn your status to **"Offline / Inactive"** at any time inside the app, which stops live delivery tracking. You can also manage or disable location permissions at any time through your Android device settings (**Settings > Apps > Local Foodies Delivery > Permissions > Location**). Please note that location tracking is required while on duty to fulfill deliveries. We **do not** use location data for advertising or sell location data to third parties.
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### 4. Third-Party Services & Libraries
We work with trusted third-party service providers to power app features:
* **Google Play Services & Google Maps SDK:** For mapping, address geocoding, and route calculation.
* **Firebase (Google LLC):** Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) for instant push notifications and Firebase Authentication for secure verification.
* **Payment Gateways:** For processing earnings payouts and disbursements securely.
These third-party providers only receive data strictly necessary to perform their respective services and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
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### 5. Data Sharing & Disclosure
We only share user information with:
* **Customers and Merchants:** Sharing your name, contact phone number, vehicle details, and real-time live location while you are actively fulfilling their delivery order.
* **Service Providers:** Payment processors, hosting infrastructure, and analytics providers.
* **Law Enforcement & Government Bodies:** When strictly required by law, subpoena, or to protect the safety, rights, and property of our users and the public.
We **never sell, trade, or rent** your personal or location data to third parties for commercial or advertising purposes.
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### 6. Data Retention and Security
* We implement robust technical, administrative, and physical safeguards (including HTTPS/TLS encryption) to protect your personal and location data against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse.
* We retain your information for as long as your account remains active or as required by law (e.g. for tax, legal, and financial reporting).
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### 7. Account and Data Deletion Rights
Under Google Play policies and applicable privacy laws, you have the right to request access to, correction of, or permanent deletion of your account and personal data.
* **In-App Deletion:** You can request account deletion directly within the app by navigating to:
**Profile > Settings > Delete Account**.
* **Web-Based Deletion Request:** You can also submit an account and data deletion request online without opening the app by visiting our support portal at:
👉 **https://locaalcart.com/help-and-support**
or by emailing our support team at **[email protected]**.
Upon receipt of a deletion request, we will permanently delete or anonymize your personal account data within 30 days, except where retention is required by law.
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### 8. Children’s Privacy
The **Local Foodies Delivery** app is exclusively intended for delivery partners who are legally permitted to work (18 years of age or older). We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under 18 years of age.
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### 9. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or regulatory requirements. Any updates will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. Continued use of the app after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
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### 10. Developer & Contact Information
If you have any questions, feedback, or data privacy requests, please contact us:
* **Entity / Developer Name:** LOCAL FOODIES
* **Application:** Local Foodies Delivery (`com.app.localdelivery`)
* **Official Website:** https://locaalcart.com/
* **Help & Support:** https://locaalcart.com/help-and-support
* **Contact Email:** [email protected]
