Privacy policywhat Macro Menu collects, and what it doesn't

Last updated 21 September 2026

Macro Menu has no accounts, no sign-up and no ads, and it doesn't set cookies. Almost everything you do in the app stays on your own device. This page explains the small amount of information that does reach us, where it goes, and how to ask about it.

Who we are

Macro Menu (macromenu.com.au) is an independent app run by Joe Melahrinos in South Australia. In this policy, "we", "us" and "our" mean Macro Menu. We handle personal information in line with the Australian Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

For anything to do with your privacy, email macromenuaus@gmail.com.

The short version

• You can use the whole app without telling us who you are.
• Your favourites, meals, presets and settings are saved on your device, not sent to us.
• We only get personal information when you choose to send it - through a form, an email or a tip.
• We don't sell, rent or trade personal information, and we don't use it for advertising.

What stays on your device

The app uses your browser's storage to remember things between visits: your favourites, the meal on your order pad, custom items and saved presets, recently viewed items, your theme, kilojoules or calories, the restaurant you last picked, grid or list view and where you were up to. It also remembers a few small things that keep the app polite - whether you've been here before, how many times you've visited and whether you dismissed the "add to home screen" suggestion (so it doesn't appear too early or too often), when you last sent a report, and your vote for the next chain, if you cast one. The app also keeps a copy of its own files so it works without signal.

None of this is sent to us, and we can't see it. You can delete it at any time by clearing this site's data in your browser settings.

Visitor statistics

We use Vercel Web Analytics and Vercel Speed Insights to count visits and check the app loads quickly. For each page view they record the page, the site that sent you (if any), your approximate location (country, and sometimes region or city), your device type, operating system and browser, and - for Speed Insights - how fast the page loaded and your network speed. The app also records a few anonymous events, such as which menu or item was opened, a cheat sheet being shared or the tip jar being opened - never who you are.

These tools don't use cookies. Vercel counts visitors using a temporary code worked out from each visit, which it throws away after 24 hours. We only ever see totals, never individual people.

When you send us something

Reporting a problem or sending feedback. The "Something wrong with this item?" and "Report a problem or send feedback" forms send us what you picked and wrote, the item and figures you were looking at (if any), the page address, your screen size, and your browser and device type. They don't ask for your name or email address. If you put contact details in your note, we'll only use them to reply.

Voting for the next chain. The vote on the next-chain vote page sends us your choice (and any chain you type in), the page address, your screen size, and your browser and device type. Your choice also goes to the counter that keeps the running totals, described below, so the page can show you where every chain stands.

Licensing enquiries. There are two of these forms - one in the app and one on the licensing page itself - and they send us the same thing: your name and company, your email address, which licence tier you picked, what you're building (if you tell us), the page address, and your browser and device type. We use it to reply to you and to discuss a licence.

The browser and device details help us reproduce problems on the same kind of screen and spot automated spam. All three forms are delivered by Web3Forms, which emails them to us. Web3Forms keeps its own copy of each submission for up to three years, then deletes it automatically.

Emailing us. If you email us, we receive your email address and whatever you write, and we use them to reply.

Tips. If you chip in, the payment is handled by Stripe on Stripe's own page, under Stripe's privacy policy. Stripe gives us a record of the payment - the amount, the date, the name, email address and billing details you entered, and your card's type and last four digits. We never see your full card number.

Other services the site relies on

Hosting. The site is hosted by Vercel. Like any web host, Vercel's servers handle your IP address and browser details in order to deliver pages and protect the site from attacks.

The vote counter. The running totals on the next-chain vote page are kept by a small program we run on Cloudflare. All it stores for each vote is which chain was picked, and the date and time. It does not store your IP address: to stop one person voting over and over it turns your IP address into a scrambled code that can't be turned back, counts how many votes that code has cast today, and deletes it after 24 hours. The code is never stored alongside the vote, so a vote can't be traced back to a visitor, not even by us.

Fonts. Some pages, including this one, load their fonts from Google Fonts. That means your browser connects to Google, which receives your IP address and browser details under its own privacy policy.

Links. Links to other sites, such as a restaurant's nutrition page, take you to pages covered by those sites' own privacy policies.

Cookies

We don't set cookies. The on-device storage described above is only there to make the app work. Stripe's payment pages may set their own cookies.

How we use and share information

We use what you send us to reply to you, fix what you've reported, count votes, discuss licensing, keep payment records and understand how the app is used overall. We won't add you to a mailing list. We only share information with the services named on this page, which help us run the site, or where the law requires it.

Information stored outside Australia

The services we use store and process information overseas:

• Vercel (hosting and visitor statistics) - United States, with servers in many countries
• Cloudflare (the vote counter) - United States, with servers in many countries
• Web3Forms (form delivery) - operated from India, using servers in several countries
• Google (Gmail, where our email is kept, and Google Fonts) - United States and other countries
• Stripe (tips) - United States and other countries

Keeping it safe, and for how long

What you send us is kept in password-protected accounts that only the person who runs Macro Menu can get into. We keep reports, votes and enquiries only as long as we need them, and delete old ones at least once a year. Payment records and business records, such as a licence agreement, are kept for as long as Australian tax law requires - usually five years.

Your choices and rights

• Stay anonymous. You don't need to say who you are to use the app, send a report or vote. A licensing enquiry needs a name and email address, because we have to be able to reply.
• See, correct or delete your information. Email macromenuaus@gmail.com and we'll tell you what we hold about you, and correct or delete it - except records we're required to keep, such as payment records. There's no charge, and we'll reply within 30 days. We may ask you to confirm it's you first, for example by writing from the same email address.
• Clear your device. Clearing this site's data in your browser removes everything the app saved on your device.

Complaints

If you think we've mishandled your personal information, email macromenuaus@gmail.com with the details. We'll reply within 7 days and aim to sort it out within 30 days. If you're not happy with our response, you can contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at oaic.gov.au or on 1300 363 992.

Children

Macro Menu is for a general audience and doesn't ask anyone for personal information in order to use it. If you're under 16, please check with a parent or guardian before sending us a form or an email.

Changes to this policy

If we change this policy, we'll update the date at the top of this page, and note any significant change on What's new.