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PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: June 24, 2026

1. Introduction and Scope

1.1 Welcome to Gali. Welcome to Gali, a food discovery and recipe sharing platform operated by the Gali Team ("we", "us", or "our"). Gali is designed to help users discover, save, organize, and explore food experiences through recipes, culinary inspiration, recipe matching, and food content sharing.

1.2 Purpose of This Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, store, protect, and process your information when you access or use the Gali mobile application (the "App") and related services.

1.3 Acceptance. By accessing or using Gali, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please discontinue use of the App immediately.

1.4 Global Applicability. This Privacy Policy applies to users worldwide. Depending on your jurisdiction, additional legal rights may apply under applicable laws such as:

  • General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
  • California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
  • United Kingdom GDPR
  • Other applicable privacy regulations

2. Account and Profile Information

2.1 Registration Information. To access certain features of Gali, you may be required to create an account. We may collect:

  • Username
  • Email address
  • Password
  • Date of birth or age confirmation
  • Country or region
  • Account preferences

2.2 Profile Information. You may choose to provide additional information, including:

  • Profile photo
  • Display name
  • Biography
  • Dietary preferences
  • Food interests
  • Cooking skill level
  • Favorite cuisines

2.3 Age Verification. We may collect information necessary to verify eligibility and compliance with our 18+ age requirement.

3. User Generated Content and Platform Activity

3.1 User Generated Content. We collect content that you voluntarily create, upload, publish, or share through Gali, including:

  • Recipes
  • Food photographs
  • Reviews
  • Ratings
  • Stories
  • Comments
  • Captions
  • Food posts

3.2 Content Metadata. When you upload content, we may collect associated metadata, including:

  • Upload timestamps
  • Device-generated metadata
  • Technical image information
  • Content identifiers

3.3 User Interactions. We collect information regarding your interactions within Gali, including:

  • Following creators and food enthusiasts
  • Liking content
  • Saving recipes
  • Posting comments
  • Creating personal collections

This information is used to support platform functionality and improve user experiences.

3.4 Activity Information. We may collect information related to your activities within Gali, including:

  • Posts you publish
  • Comments you submit
  • Recipes you bookmark
  • Content you save
  • Follow relationships
  • Engagement activity

3.5 Content Moderation. We reserve the right to review, moderate, remove, restrict, or investigate content where necessary to:

  • Enforce Content Guidelines
  • Protect users
  • Prevent abuse
  • Comply with legal obligations
  • Maintain platform integrity

4. Information Automatically Collected

4.1 Device Information. When you access Gali, we may automatically collect:

  • Device model
  • Device identifiers
  • Operating system version
  • Language settings
  • Browser type
  • App version

4.2 Usage Information. We may collect information regarding your use of the App, including:

  • Features accessed
  • Search activity
  • Recipe views
  • Recipe matching activity
  • Content engagement
  • Time spent within the App
  • Interaction patterns

4.3 Analytics Technologies. We may use:

  • Cookies
  • Pixels
  • SDKs
  • Similar tracking technologies

to improve performance, security, and user experience.

5. Recipe Matching and Content Discovery

5.1 Recipe Matching Features. Gali allows users to discover recipes by selecting ingredients, cooking tools, and cooking preferences. To provide recipe matching services, we may process information such as:

  • Selected ingredients
  • Cooking equipment preferences
  • Saved recipes
  • Favorite cuisines
  • Dietary preferences

5.2 Content Discovery. We may use your activity within the App to help surface relevant content, including:

  • Recipes you save
  • Recipes you view
  • Food categories you browse
  • Content interactions
  • Favorite cuisines

5.3 Service Improvement. We may analyze aggregated and de-identified information to improve:

  • Recipe discovery
  • Search relevance
  • Content recommendations
  • User experience
  • Platform performance

5.4 No Artificial Intelligence Processing. Gali does not provide artificial intelligence recipe generation, food analysis, nutrition analysis, calorie analysis, or AI-based food recognition services. User content is not used for artificial intelligence model training or generative AI services.

6. How We Use Your Information

6.1 Service Provision. We use information to:

  • Create and manage accounts
  • Deliver App functionality
  • Display user content
  • Provide customer support
  • Operate recipe matching services

6.2 Personalization. Information is used to personalize:

  • Content feeds
  • Recipe recommendations
  • Recipe matching results
  • Food discovery experiences
  • Trending content suggestions
  • User experiences within the App

6.3 Communications. We may use your contact information to send:

  • Security notifications
  • Service updates
  • Account-related communications
  • Important administrative notices

6.4 Safety and Security. Information may be used to:

  • Detect fraud
  • Prevent abuse
  • Investigate violations
  • Protect users
  • Enforce platform policies

6.5 Platform Operations. We use activity information to:

  • Display user-generated content
  • Manage follows, likes, comments, and saves
  • Improve content recommendations
  • Measure engagement
  • Prevent spam
  • Maintain platform integrity

7. Information Sharing and Disclosure

7.1 Service Providers. We may share information with trusted service providers assisting with:

  • Cloud hosting
  • Data storage
  • Analytics
  • Infrastructure support
  • Content recommendation services
  • Customer support

7.2 Legal Requirements. We may disclose information when required to:

  • Comply with laws
  • Respond to lawful requests
  • Protect legal rights
  • Prevent fraud
  • Protect user safety

7.3 Business Transactions. If Gali undergoes:

  • Merger
  • Acquisition
  • Reorganization
  • Sale of assets

personal information may be transferred as part of the transaction.

8. Data Retention

8.1 Retention Periods. We retain information for as long as necessary to:

  • Provide services
  • Maintain accounts
  • Fulfill legal obligations
  • Resolve disputes
  • Enforce agreements
  • Protect platform security

8.2 User Content Retention. Recipes, food posts, comments, photographs, videos, and other content you publish may remain available within the platform until removed by you, deleted by us in accordance with applicable policies, or otherwise required by law.

8.3 Account Deletion. Users may request deletion of their accounts and personal information through available settings or by contacting us.

8.4 De-Identification. Following deletion requests, certain information may be anonymized, aggregated, or retained where legally required.

9. Data Security

9.1 Security Measures. We implement commercially reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information. These measures may include:

  • Data encryption
  • Access controls
  • Monitoring systems
  • Security assessments
  • Internal security procedures

9.2 Access Restrictions. Access to personal information is limited to authorized personnel and service providers who require such access to perform legitimate business functions.

9.3 User Responsibilities. Users are responsible for:

  • Protecting account credentials
  • Maintaining device security
  • Keeping login information confidential
  • Preventing unauthorized access to their accounts

9.4 No Absolute Security Guarantee. While we strive to protect information, no method of electronic storage or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

10. International Data Transfers

10.1 Global Operations. Gali provides services to users worldwide. As a result, information may be transferred to, processed, and stored in countries other than your country of residence.

10.2 Cross-Border Processing. Information may be processed by our affiliates, service providers, and infrastructure partners located in various jurisdictions.

10.3 Transfer Safeguards. Where required by applicable law, we implement reasonable safeguards designed to protect personal information during international transfers.

11. User Rights

11.1 Right of Access. You may request access to personal information that we maintain about you.

11.2 Right of Correction. You may update, modify, or correct inaccurate personal information.

11.3 Right of Deletion. You may request deletion of:

  • Account information
  • Personal information
  • Published content
  • Comments
  • Uploaded recipes
  • Uploaded photographs and videos

subject to legal obligations and legitimate business requirements.

11.4 Right to Withdraw Consent. Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent will not affect processing conducted before such withdrawal.

11.5 Right to Data Portability. Where applicable law provides, you may request a copy of your information in a structured and commonly used format.

11.6 Exercising Your Rights. You may exercise your privacy rights by contacting us through the contact information provided in this Privacy Policy.

12. Children's Privacy and CSAE Prevention

12.1 Adults Only Platform. Gali is strictly intended for users aged 18 years and older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the age of 18.

12.2 Account Restrictions. If we become aware that a user is under the age of 18, we may:

  • Suspend the account
  • Remove associated content
  • Delete account information
  • Permanently terminate platform access

12.3 Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (CSAE). Gali maintains a strict zero-tolerance policy regarding Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation ("CSAE"). Users may not upload, publish, distribute, request, store, promote, or facilitate:

  • Child sexual abuse material
  • Exploitative content involving minors
  • Grooming-related content
  • Sexualized content involving minors
  • Any material encouraging the abuse of children

12.4 Enforcement Measures. Violations may result in:

  • Immediate content removal
  • Account suspension
  • Permanent account termination
  • Reporting to relevant authorities

12.5 Cooperation with Authorities. Where required or permitted by law, we may cooperate with:

  • Law enforcement agencies
  • Child protection organizations
  • Government authorities
  • Regulatory bodies

to investigate and prevent CSAE-related activities.

13. User Generated Content Ownership and Management

13.1 Ownership of Content. Users retain ownership of content they create and upload to Gali. This includes:

  • Recipes
  • Food photographs
  • Food videos
  • Reviews
  • Comments
  • Stories
  • Collection content
  • Other user-generated content

13.2 License to Gali. By publishing content on Gali, you grant Gali a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to:

  • Host
  • Store
  • Display
  • Reproduce
  • Distribute
  • Format
  • Process

such content solely for the purpose of operating, maintaining, promoting, and improving the platform.

13.3 User Responsibilities. You are solely responsible for content that you upload, publish, or share through Gali. You represent and warrant that:

  • You own the content or have appropriate rights to use it
  • The content does not violate applicable laws
  • The content does not infringe intellectual property rights
  • The content does not violate the rights of others

13.4 Copyright Protection. We respect intellectual property rights and may remove content that infringes copyrights, trademarks, publicity rights, or other protected rights.

13.5 Content Moderation. We reserve the right to remove, restrict, review, or moderate content that:

  • Violates laws
  • Violates Content Guidelines
  • Contains harassment or hate speech
  • Promotes dangerous activities
  • Contains sexually explicit material
  • Contains spam or deceptive content
  • Infringes intellectual property rights

13.6 Platform Integrity. We may take actions necessary to maintain a safe, respectful, and lawful environment for all users.

14. Third-Party Links and SDKs

14.1 External Services. The App may contain links to third-party websites, services, or resources. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or policies of third-party services.

14.2 SDK Integrations. We may integrate third-party SDKs and service providers for:

  • Analytics
  • Performance monitoring
  • Crash reporting
  • Infrastructure support
  • Security monitoring

Such providers maintain their own privacy policies and data processing practices.

14.3 Third-Party Responsibility. Users are encouraged to review the privacy policies of third-party services before interacting with them.

15. Regional Privacy Rights

15.1 European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and Similar Jurisdictions. If you reside in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction providing similar protections, you may have additional rights, including:

  • Right of access
  • Right of rectification
  • Right of erasure
  • Right to restrict processing
  • Right to object
  • Right to data portability
  • Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

15.2 California Residents. Where applicable under California law, California residents may have rights regarding:

  • Access to collected information
  • Deletion requests
  • Correction requests
  • Information regarding categories of collected data

15.3 Non-Discrimination. We will not discriminate against users for exercising privacy rights granted by applicable law.

16. Data Breach and Incident Response

16.1 Security Incident Management. We maintain procedures designed to identify, investigate, contain, and respond to security incidents affecting personal information.

16.2 Notification. Where required by applicable law, we may notify affected users, regulators, or authorities regarding security incidents involving personal information.

16.3 Mitigation Measures. In the event of a data security incident, we may take measures including:

  • Restricting unauthorized access
  • Investigating the incident
  • Restoring system integrity
  • Strengthening security controls
  • Cooperating with authorities when necessary

17. Changes to This Privacy Policy

17.1 Policy Updates. We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect:

  • Changes in our services
  • Legal requirements
  • Security practices
  • Business operations
  • Technology developments

17.2 Notification of Changes. We may provide notice of material changes through:

  • In-app notifications
  • Website announcements
  • Email communications
  • Other reasonable methods

17.3 Continued Use. Your continued use of Gali following the effective date of an updated Privacy Policy constitutes acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.

18. Contact Information

18.1 Contact Us. If you have questions, concerns, requests, or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:

Email: service@gali.run

18.2 Privacy Requests. You may contact us regarding:

  • Access requests
  • Correction requests
  • Deletion requests
  • Data portability requests
  • Consent withdrawal requests
  • Privacy complaints

We will make reasonable efforts to respond within the timeframe required by applicable law.

19. Final Provisions

19.1 Entire Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy constitutes the complete privacy notice governing the collection, use, disclosure, storage, and protection of personal information within Gali.

19.2 Severability. If any provision of this Privacy Policy is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

19.3 Governing Interpretation. This Privacy Policy shall be interpreted in accordance with applicable laws and regulations governing privacy and data protection.

19.4 User Acknowledgement. By accessing or using Gali, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Thank you for using Gali and sharing your food discoveries with us.