Privacy
Last updated: 4 May 2026
Who we are
Rook is a small recipe and meal planning app. The data controller is the operator of rook.example (placeholder — fill in legal entity).
What we collect
- Account data — your email address, display name, password hash, and household membership. Required to use the app.
- Recipe and plan data — anything you save: recipes, meal plans, shopping lists, household members.
- Analytics (only if you accept on the cookie banner) — anonymised page views, feature usage, and session replays with form inputs masked. We use PostHog hosted in the EU. No advertising trackers, no third-party sharing.
- Product events from our servers (same setting) — when you do something in Rook, such as signing up, adding a recipe or planning a meal, our servers can record that it happened, along with which app you used (web, iPhone or Android). These events hold ids and counts only, never your recipes, notes, name or email, and go to the same PostHog account. Your email is kept on your PostHog profile so we can leave our own test accounts out of the numbers.
- Technical data — IP address and user agent in request logs, kept for 30 days for security and debugging.
Why we collect it
To run the app, keep it secure, and improve it based on aggregate usage. We do not sell or share your data with advertisers.
How long we keep it
Account and content data is kept until you delete your account. Analytics events are retained for up to 7 years (PostHog default — configurable). Backups are kept for 30 days.
Your rights
Under UK GDPR and EU GDPR you can request a copy of your data, correction, or deletion. Email privacy@rook.example (placeholder).
Cookies
We use a single first-party cookie/localStorage entry to remember your sign-in. Analytics cookies are only set if you click Accept on the cookie banner. When you're signed in, your choice is saved to your account, so it applies on every device and to the events our servers record: one setting controls both. Until you choose, nothing is recorded. You can change your mind at any time with Usage analytics under You → My profile.