PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated March 05, 2026
This Privacy Notice for MetaData ("we," "us," or "our"), describes how and why we might access, collect, store, use, and/or share ("process") your personal information when you use our
services ("Services"), including when you:
- Use Metadata. I wiki-like website to learn about nutrition and activity using science.
- Engage with us in other related ways, including any marketing or events
Questions or concerns? Reading this Privacy Notice will help you
understand your privacy rights and choices. We are responsible for making decisions about
how your personal information is processed. If you do not agree with our policies and
practices, please do not use our Services. If you still have
any questions or concerns, please contact us at metadataprivacy@zacklown.com.
SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS
This summary provides key points from our Privacy Notice, but you can find out more
details about any of these topics by clicking the link following each key point or by
using our
table of contents below to find the section you are looking for.
What personal information do we process? When you visit, use, or navigate our
Services, we may process personal information depending on how you interact with us and the Services,
the choices you make, and the products and features you use. Learn more about
personal information you disclose to us.
Do we process any sensitive personal information? Some of the information
may be considered "special" or "sensitive" in certain jurisdictions, for example your racial or
ethnic origins, sexual orientation, and religious beliefs. We do not process sensitive personal information.
Do we collect any information from third parties? We do not collect any information from third parties.
How do we process your information? We process your information to provide, improve,
and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply
with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent. We process
your information only when we have a valid legal reason to do so. Learn more about
how we process your information.
How do we keep your information safe? We have adequate organizational and
technical processes and procedures in place to protect your personal information. However, no electronic
transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure,
so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third
parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify
your information. Learn more about
how we keep your information safe.
What are your rights? Depending on where you are located geographically, the applicable
privacy law may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information. Learn more about
your privacy rights.
How do you exercise your rights? The easiest way to exercise your rights is by
visiting metadataprivacy@zacklown.com, or by contacting us. We will consider and act upon any
request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
Personal information you disclose to us
In Short:We collect personal information that you provide to us.
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, when
you participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us.
Personal Information Provided by You. The personal information that we collect
depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Services, the choices you make, and
the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following:
Sensitive Information. We do not process sensitive information.
All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and
you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.
Information automatically collected
In Short:Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and
device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our Services.
We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Services.
This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact
information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser
and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device
name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Services, and other
technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and
operation of our Services, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.
Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies.
The information we collect includes:
- Log and Usage Data. Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic, usage, and
performance information our servers automatically collect when you access or use our Services
and which we record in log files. Depending on how you interact with us, this log data may include
your IP address, device information, browser type, and settings and information about your activity
in the Services(such as the date/time stamps
associated with your usage, pages and files viewed, searches, and other actions you take
such as which features you use), device event information (such as system activity, error
reports (sometimes called "crash dumps"), and hardware settings).
- Device Data. We collect device data such as information about your computer, phone,
tablet, or other device you use to access the Services. Depending on the device used, this device
data may include information such as your IP address (or proxy server), device and application
identification numbers, location, browser type, hardware model, Internet service provider and/or
mobile carrier, operating system, and system configuration information.
- Location Data. We collect location data such as information about your device's location,
which can be either precise or imprecise. How much information we collect depends on the type
and settings of the device you use to access the Services. For example, we may use GPS and other
technologies to collect geolocation data that tells us your current location (based on your
IP address). You can opt out of allowing us to collect this information either by refusing access
to the information or by disabling your Location setting on your device. However, if you choose
to opt out, you may not be able to use certain aspects of the Services.
2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services,
communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We process the personal information for the following
purposes listed below. We may also process
your information for other purposes only with
your prior explicit consent.
We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you
interact with our Services, including:
- To save or protect an individual's vital interest. We may process your information
when necessary to save or protect an individual’s vital interest, such as to prevent harm.
3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We only process your personal information when we believe it is
necessary and we have a valid legal reason (i.e., legal basis) to do so under applicable law, like with
your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services to enter into or fulfill our contractual
obligations, to protect your rights, or to fulfill our legitimate business interests.
If you are located in the EU or UK, this section applies to you.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR require us to explain the valid
legal bases we rely on in order to process your personal information. As such, we may rely on
the following legal bases to process your personal information:
- Consent. We may process your information if you have given us permission
(i.e., consent)
to use your personal information for a specific purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any
time. Learn more about
withdrawing your consent.
- Legal Obligations. We may process your information where we believe it is necessary
for compliance with our legal obligations, such as to cooperate with a law enforcement body or
regulatory agency, exercise or defend our legal rights, or disclose your information as evidence
in litigation in which we are involved.
- Vital Interests. We may process your information where we believe it is necessary
to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of a third party, such as situations involving
potential threats to the safety of any person.
If you are located in Canada, this section applies to you.
We may process your information if you have given us specific permission (i.e., express consent)
to use your personal information for a specific purpose, or in situations where your permission
can be inferred (i.e., implied consent). You can
withdraw your consent at any time.
In some exceptional cases, we may be legally permitted under applicable law to process your
information without your consent, including, for example:
- If collection is clearly in the interests of an individual and consent cannot be obtained
in a timely way
- For investigations and fraud detection and prevention
- For business transactions provided certain conditions are met
- If it is contained in a witness statement and the collection is necessary to assess,
process, or settle an insurance claim
- For identifying injured, ill, or deceased persons and communicating with next of kin
- If we have reasonable grounds to believe an individual has been, is, or may be victim of
financial abuse
- If it is reasonable to expect collection and use with consent would compromise the
availability or the accuracy of the information and the collection is reasonable for
purposes related to investigating a breach of an agreement or a contravention of the laws of
Canada or a province
- If disclosure is required to comply with a subpoena, warrant, court order, or rules of the
court relating to the production of records
- If it was produced by an individual in the course of their employment, business, or
profession and the collection is consistent with the purposes for which the information was
produced
- If the collection is solely for journalistic, artistic, or literary purposes
- If the information is publicly available and is specified by the regulations
- We may disclose de-identified information for approved research or statistics projects,
subject to ethics oversight and confidentiality commitments
4. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
In Short:
We may share information in specific situations described in this section and/or with the
following third parties.
We may need to share your personal information in
the following situations:
- Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection
with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition
of all or a portion of our business to another company.
5. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
In Short:
We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information.
We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to
gather information when you interact with our Services. Some online tracking technologies
help us maintain the security of our Services, prevent
crashes, fix bugs, save your preferences, and assist with basic site functions.
We also permit third parties and service providers to use online tracking technologies on
our Services for analytics and advertising, including to help manage and display
advertisements, to tailor advertisements to your interests, or to send abandoned shopping
cart reminders (depending on your communication preferences). The third parties and service
providers use their technology to provide advertising about products and services tailored
to your interests which may appear either on our Services or on other websites.
To the extent these online tracking technologies are deemed to be a "sale"/"sharing" (which
includes targeted advertising, as defined under the applicable laws) under applicable US state laws,
you can opt out of these online tracking technologies by submitting a request as described below
under section "DO UNITED STATES RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?"
Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can refuse certain
cookies is set out in our Cookie Notice.Google Analytics
We may share your information with Google Analytics to track and analyze the use of the Services. The Google Analytics Advertising Features that we may use include:
Remarketing with Google Analytics, Google Display Network Impressions Reporting and Google Analytics Demographics and Interests Reporting. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across
the Services, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. You can opt out of Google Analytics Advertising Features through
Ads Settings and Ad Settings for mobile apps. Other opt out means include http://optout.networkadvertising.org/ and http://www.networkadvertising.org/mobile-choice. For more information on the privacy practices of
Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms page.
6. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy
Notice unless otherwise required by law.
We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes
set out in this Privacy Notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by
law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements).
When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we
will either delete or anonymize such information, or, if this is not possible (for
example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will
securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion
is possible.
7. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.
We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organizational security measures designed
to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards
and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information
storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that
hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security
and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Although we will do our best
to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Services
is at your own risk. You should only access the Services within a secure environment.
8. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
In Short:
We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age or the equivalent
age as specified by law in your jurisdiction.
We do not knowingly collect, solicit data from, or market to children under 18 years of
age or the equivalent age as specified by law in your jurisdiction, nor do we knowingly sell such personal
information. By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 18 or the equivalent age as specified by law in your jurisdiction or that you are the parent or guardian of such a
minor and consent to such minor dependent’s use of the Services. If we learn that personal information
from users less than 18 years of age or the equivalent age
as specified by law in your jurisdiction has been
collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such
data from our records. If you become aware of any data we may have collected from children under
age 18 or the equivalent age as specified by law in your
jurisdiction, please contact us at metadataprivacy@zacklown.com.
9. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: Depending on your state of residence in the US or in some regions, such as the
European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom (UK), Switzerland, and Canada, you have rights that allow you greater access to and
control over your personal information. You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time, depending on your
country, province, or state of residence.
In some regions (like the EEA, UK, Switzerland, and
Canada), you have certain rights under applicable data
protection laws. These may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of your
personal information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the
processing of your personal information; (iv) if applicable, to data portability; and (v)
not to be subject to automated decision-making. If a decision
that produces legal or similarly significant effects is made solely by automated means, we will
inform you, explain the main factors, and offer a simple way to request human review. In certain circumstances, you may also have the right
to object to the processing of your personal information. You can make such a request by contacting
us by using the contact details provided in the section "HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?" below.
We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection
laws.
Withdrawing your consent: If we are relying on your consent to process
your personal information, which may be express and/or implied
consent depending on the applicable law, you have
the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting
us by using the contact details provided in the section "HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?" below.
However, please note that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before its
withdrawal nor, when applicable law allows, will it affect the processing of your personal information
conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.
Opting out of marketing and promotional communications:You can unsubscribe from our marketing and promotional communications at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the emails that we send, or by contacting us using the details provided in the section "HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?" below. You will
then be removed from the marketing lists. However, we may still communicate with you — for example,
to send you service-related messages that are necessary for the administration and use of your account,
to respond to service requests, or for other non-marketing purposes.
Cookies and similar technologies: Most Web browsers are set to accept
cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies
and to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain
features or services of our Services.
10. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a
Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal
your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored
and collected. At this stage, no uniform technology standard for recognizing and
implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT
browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to
be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the
future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this Privacy
Notice.
California law requires us to let you know how we respond to web browser DNT signals.
Because there currently is not an industry or legal standard for recognizing or honoring DNT signals,
we do not respond to them at this time.
11. DO UNITED STATES RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Connecticut,
Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, or Virginia, you may have the right to request access to and receive
details about the personal information we maintain about you and how we have processed it,
correct inaccuracies, get a copy of, or delete your personal information. You may also
have the right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal information.
These rights may be limited in some circumstances by applicable law. More information is
provided below.Categories of Personal Information We Collect
The table below shows the categories of personal information we have collected in the past
twelve (12) months. The table includes illustrative examples of each category and does not
reflect the personal information we collect from you. For a comprehensive inventory of all
personal information we process, please refer to the section "WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?"
| Category | Examples | Collected |
|---|
A. Identifiers | Contact details, such as real name, alias, postal address, telephone or mobile
contact number, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol
address, email address, and account name |
|
B. Personal information as defined in the California Customer Records statute | Name, contact information, education, employment, employment history, and
financial information |
|
We may also collect other personal information outside of these
categories through instances where you interact with us in person,
online, or by phone or mail in the context of:
- Receiving help through our customer support channels;
- Participation in customer surveys or contests; and
- Facilitation in the delivery of our Services and to respond to your
inquiries.
C.
Protected classification characteristics under state or federal law | Gender, age, date of birth, race and ethnicity, national origin, marital
status, and other demographic data |
|
D.
Commercial information | Transaction information, purchase history, financial details, and payment
information |
|
E.
Biometric information | Fingerprints and voiceprints |
|
F. Internet or other similar network activity | Browsing history, search history, online behavior, interest data, and
interactions with our and other websites, applications, systems,
and advertisements |
|
G. Geolocation data | Device location |
|
H. Audio, electronic, sensory, or similar information | Images and audio, video or call recordings created in
connection with our business activities |
|
I. Professional or employment-related information | Business contact details in order to provide you our
Services at a business level or job title, work history, and
professional qualifications if you apply for a job with us |
|
J. Education Information | Student records and directory information |
|
K. Inferences drawn from
collected personal information | Inferences drawn from any of the collected personal
information listed above to create a profile or summary
about, for example, an individual’s preferences and
characteristics |
NO |
| L. Sensitive personal Information | |
NO
|
Will your information be shared with anyone else?
We may use your personal information for our own business purposes, such as for undertaking
internal research for technological development and demonstration. This is not considered to
be "selling" of your personal information.
We have not disclosed, sold, or shared any personal information to third parties for a
business or commercial purpose in the preceding twelve (12) months. Wewill not sell or share personal information in the future belonging to website
visitors, users, and other consumers.
Your Rights
You have rights under certain US state data protection laws. However, these rights are not
absolute, and in certain cases, we may decline your request as permitted by law. These rights
include:
- Right to know whether or not we are processing your personal data
- Right to access your personal data
- Right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data
- Right to request the deletion of your personal data
- Right to obtain a copy of the personal data you previously shared with us
- Right to non-discrimination for exercising your rights
- Right to opt out of the processing of your personal data if it is used for targeted
advertising (or sharing as defined under California’s privacy
law), the sale of personal data, or profiling in
furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects ("profiling")
Depending upon the state where you live, you may also have the following rights:
- Right to access the categories of personal data being processed (as permitted by applicable
law, including the privacy law in Minnesota)
- Right to obtain a list of the categories of third parties to which we have disclosed personal
data (as permitted by applicable law, including the privacy law in California, Delaware, and Maryland)
- Right to obtain a list of specific third parties to which we have disclosed personal data (as
permitted by applicable law, including the privacy law in Minnesota
and Oregon)
-
Right to obtain a list of third parties to which we have sold personal data (as permitted by
applicable law, including the privacy law in Connecticut)
- Right to review, understand, question, and depending on where you live, correct how personal
data has been profiled (as permitted by applicable law, including the privacy law in Connecticut and Minnesota)
- Right to limit use and disclosure of sensitive personal data (as permitted by applicable law,
including the privacy law in California)
- Right to opt out of the collection of sensitive data and personal data collected through the
operation of a voice or facial recognition feature (as permitted by applicable law, including
the privacy law in Florida)
or by referring to the contact details at the bottom of this document.
Under certain US state data protection laws, you can designate an authorized agent to
make a request on your behalf. We may deny a request from an authorized agent that does not submit proof
that they have been validly authorized to act on your behalf in accordance with applicable
laws.
Request Verification
Upon receiving your request, we will need to verify your identity to determine you are the
same person about whom we have the information in our system. We will only use personal
information provided in your request to verify your identity or authority to make the request.
However, if we cannot verify your identity from the information already maintained by us, we
may request that you provide additional information for the purposes of verifying your
identity and for security or fraud-prevention purposes.
If you submit the request through an authorized agent, we may need to collect additional information
to verify your identity before processing your request and the agent will need to provide a written
and signed permission from you to submit such request on your behalf.Appeals
Under certain US state data protection laws, if we decline to take action regarding your
request, you may appeal our decision by emailing us at metadataprivacy@zacklown.com. We will inform you in writing of any action taken or not
taken in response to the appeal, including a written explanation of the reasons for the
decisions. If your appeal is denied, you may submit a complaint to your state attorney
general.
12. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?
In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant
with relevant laws.
We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated
by an updated "Revised" date at the top of this Privacy Notice. If we make
material changes to this Privacy Notice, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice
of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this Privacy
Notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
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14. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM
YOU?
Based on the applicable laws of your country or state of residence in the US, you may
have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from
you, details about how we have processed it, correct inaccuracies, or delete
your personal information. You may also have the right to withdraw your consent to our processing of
your personal information. These rights may be limited in some circumstances
by applicable law. To request to review, update, or delete your personal
information, please visit: metadataprivacy@zacklown.com.