At Valyoz, protecting your personal data is a priority. This policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and what your rights are.
1. Data Collected
We collect the following data:
• Account information — email address, first and last name (when creating your account).
• Usage data — scanned products, searches, favorite products, shopping lists.
• Location — GPS coordinates (optional, only if you authorize it) to show prices near you.
• Notifications — push notification preferences for price alerts.
• Technical data — device type, app version, anonymous identifiers for usage analysis.
2. Use of Data
Your data is used to:
• Display and compare grocery prices in stores near you.
• Manage your account, favorites, and shopping lists.
• Send price alerts when a favorite product drops in price.
• Improve the application through anonymized usage analysis.
• Ensure the security and stability of the service.
3. Legal Basis for Processing
The processing of your data is based on:
• Consent — you accept our policy when creating your account and enabling location.
• Contract performance — processing is necessary to provide the service (price comparison, alerts, lists).
• Legitimate interest — improving the service, security, and abuse prevention.
4. Data Sharing and Third-Party SDKs
We never sell your personal data to third parties.
We share certain data only with:
• Hosting — our servers are hosted in Canada.
• Analytics — anonymized analytics tools to improve the service. Third-party SDKs do not receive any personally identifiable data.
• Legal obligations — if required by law or court order.
5. International Transfers
Your data is hosted in Canada. If a transfer to another country is necessary (e.g. for a technical provider), it is governed by appropriate safeguards: standard contractual clauses, adequacy decisions, or explicit consent.
6. Data Retention
Your data is retained as long as your account is active. You can request complete deletion of your account and all your data at any time by contacting us at contact@valyoz.com. Deletion is carried out within a maximum of 30 days.
7. Your Rights by Region
Canada (Law 25 / PIPEDA)
• Access, rectification, deletion, portability, and withdrawal of consent.
• Supervisory authority: Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec (CAI) — www.cai.gouv.qc.ca
Europe (GDPR)
• Access, rectification, deletion, portability, objection, and restriction of processing.
• Right to object: you may object to processing based on legitimate interest.
• Supervisory authority: CNIL (France) — www.cnil.fr, or the competent authority in your country.
California (CCPA)
• Right to know what data is collected, right to deletion, right to opt out of data sale (we do not sell any data).
Response time: maximum 30 days for any request. Contact us at contact@valyoz.com.
8. Security
We take the security of your data seriously:
• Communications are encrypted via HTTPS/TLS.
• Passwords are hashed with robust algorithms.
• Data access is limited to authorized team members.
• Servers are hosted in Canada with regular backups.
9. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Valyoz uses cookies minimally:
• Essential cookies — to maintain your session and preferences.
• Analytics cookies — anonymized, to understand app usage.
We do not use advertising cookies or third-party trackers.
10. Data Controller and Contact
The data controller is Valyoz. For any questions, access requests, rectification, deletion, or portability:
✉️ contact@valyoz.com
Response time: maximum 30 days.