Privacy Policy

About VelaPlate

VelaPlate is a meal discovery and comparison platform that helps people find third-party prepared meal delivery services. We do not cook, sell or deliver food, and purchases are made directly with the provider you choose.

Information you provide

When you use the meal matching quiz, you may enter:

• food and meal preferences
• eating styles you prefer and foods you would rather avoid
• your weekly budget range
• how many meals per week you want
• your country and ZIP code, used only as a general delivery location

These are preference choices, not medical data. If you contact us through the contact form, we also receive the details you type into that form.

How information is used

• to personalize your meal recommendations
• to improve matching quality and the overall experience
• to understand general website usage, where applicable

Health information

VelaPlate does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Please do not submit sensitive medical information through the meal matching quiz. If you have a medical condition or significant dietary restrictions, speak with an appropriate healthcare professional.

Third-party meal providers

When you select “Visit Provider” or a similar link, you leave VelaPlate and continue on the provider’s own website. Anything you do or share there is governed by that provider’s privacy policy and terms, not ours.

Affiliate links

Some outbound links may be affiliate links. VelaPlate may receive compensation when an eligible purchase is made through those links, at no additional cost to you.

Cookies and analytics

VelaPlate does not run third-party advertising or analytics trackers. The site uses your browser’s own storage to keep your quiz answers for the current session and to hold a random, anonymous identifier plus a short local record of provider links you opened. That information stays in your browser. Providers and their affiliate networks may set their own cookies once you land on their site.

Data retention

Quiz answers are kept only in your browser for the current session and are cleared when you close it or clear your browser storage. There is currently no user account system and no permanent database of user profiles. Messages you send through the contact form are kept only as long as needed to respond.

Children’s privacy

VelaPlate is intended for adults and is not designed for children under 18. We do not knowingly collect information from children.

Data security

We take reasonable steps to protect the information handled through this website. No website or method of transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

International users

Our initial service market is the United States. The website may be accessible from other countries, but provider availability is currently limited to the US.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the service develops. The effective date above shows when it was last revised.

Contact

Questions about privacy: you can reach us through the Contact page on this website.