This Privacy Policy explains how Aku Online Ltd (“Weanify”, “we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, and protects information when you use the Weanify mobile application (the “App”).
Aku Online Ltd is a company registered in the United Kingdom.
Controller:
Aku Online Ltd
167–169 Great Portland Street, 5th Floor
London, W1W 5PF
United Kingdom
Email: support@weanify.com
Website: https://weanify.com
We are the data controller for purposes of the UK GDPR and EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Who the App Is For
- Weanify is designed for parents and caregivers.
- It is not directed to children.
- Parents may enter information about a child (such as age, allergies, or dietary requirements) to personalize app functionality.
Information We Process
By default, your app data is stored locally on your device. If you choose to create an account and sign in, your profile and app data are also synced to and stored in a hosted cloud database so that they are available across your devices. The sections below describe each category of information we process and the legal basis for processing it.
A. Information Stored Locally on Your Device
Whether or not you sign in, the following information is stored on your device:
- Baby name or nickname (optional)
- Age or birth date
- Allergies
- Dietary requirements (e.g., vegetarian, gluten-free, nut-free)
- Feeding challenges
- Supplements
- Medical conditions
- Meal logs and reactions (including any photos you add)
- Saved and AI-generated recipes
- Insights, shopping lists, notes, and app settings
If you do not sign in, this information remains on your device and is not synced to a central database, except where specific features (such as AI recipe generation, analytics, or advertising measurement) transmit limited data as described below. You can delete local data at any time by clearing your profile or uninstalling the App.
Legal basis: Contractual necessity (Article 6(1)(b)) to provide core app functionality.
B. Accounts and Sign-In
Account creation is optional. The App offers the ability to create an account and sign in using a third-party sign-in option provided by an authentication provider acting on our behalf. When you sign in, we collect:
- Your email address
- An account identifier
We use this information to create and maintain your account, authenticate you, and sync your data across devices.
Legal basis: Contractual necessity (Article 6(1)(b)) and consent (Article 6(1)(a)).
C. Cloud Sync (Signed-In Users)
If you create an account and sign in, your profile and app data are synced to and stored in a hosted cloud database operated by our cloud hosting and database providers acting as our processors, so that your data is available across your devices. The synced data may include:
- Baby name and birth date
- Allergies and dietary requirements
- Feeding challenges and supplements
- Medical conditions
- Meal logs and reactions (including any photos)
- Saved and AI-generated recipes
- Insights and shopping lists
- App settings
Some of this synced information (such as allergies, medical conditions, dietary requirements, and feeding reactions) is health-related, special-category data. For signed-in users this data is stored in the cloud database, not merely processed ephemerally.
You can delete your account and all associated cloud data from within the App at any time. Doing so permanently removes your synced data from our cloud database.
Legal basis: Contractual necessity (Article 6(1)(b)) for account and sync functionality, and explicit consent (Article 9(2)(a)) for the storage of special-category health-related data in the cloud.
D. Special Category (Health-Related) Data
Allergy information, dietary requirements, medical conditions, and feeding reactions may qualify as health-related, special-category data under the UK GDPR and EU GDPR. This data is stored locally on your device and, if you sign in, synced to our cloud database as described above. It may also be transmitted to our AI processing provider when you use AI features.
Legal basis for processing:
- Explicit consent (Article 9(2)(a)), provided when you voluntarily enter this information, sign in to sync it, or use AI features.
- Provision of app functionality (Article 6(1)(b)).
You may withdraw consent and delete this data at any time by clearing your profile, deleting your account and cloud data from within the App, or uninstalling the App.
E. AI Features
When you use AI-powered recipe generation, the App sends the following to an AI processing provider acting as our processor:
- Ingredients entered
- Baby age in months
- Allergies
- Dietary requirement flags
The AI processing provider generates recipes and returns the results. Your data is not used to train the provider's models. The provider may retain data temporarily in accordance with its policies and acts solely as our processor for this functionality.
Legal basis: Contractual necessity (Article 6(1)(b)) and explicit consent (Article 9(2)(a)) where health-related data is involved.
F. Analytics
We use analytics providers acting as our processors to understand usage and improve the App. We collect pseudonymous usage analytics, which may include:
- Anonymous device identifier
- App version
- Device type
- Operating system
- Feature-usage events
- Onboarding selections (including challenges, supplements, medical conditions)
- Approximate location inferred from IP address
We configure analytics to use pseudonymous identifiers and to avoid collecting direct identifiers such as name or email.
Legal basis: Consent (Article 6(1)(a)) for EU/UK users.
G. Advertising and Attribution
We use advertising and attribution partners, via their mobile SDKs, to measure app installs and conversions (such as registration, trial start, subscription, and purchase) and to optimize our advertising. This involves collecting and sharing device-level advertising identifiers and conversion events with those partners.
- On iOS: Collection of the advertising identifier only occurs if you grant permission through Apple's App Tracking Transparency (ATT) prompt. If you decline, the advertising identifier is not collected. We also use Apple's privacy-preserving attribution framework (SKAdNetwork) to measure conversions without identifying you individually.
- On Android: Advertising-ID collection follows your device-level ads settings.
How to opt out:
- On iOS, decline the App Tracking Transparency prompt, or disable tracking for the App in your device privacy settings.
- On Android, reset or delete your advertising ID, or opt out of ad personalization in your device ads settings.
- Withdraw your consent at any time through the App's settings or by contacting us.
Legal basis: Consent (Article 6(1)(a)).
H. Email and Product Communications
If you opt in to marketing and product communications, we share your email address and your baby's name or nickname with an email and communications provider acting as our processor to send you those communications.
You can withdraw your consent and unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link in any message, adjusting your preferences in the App, or contacting support@weanify.com.
Legal basis: Consent (Article 6(1)(a)).
I. Backend and Server Logs
Our backend runs on infrastructure provided by our cloud hosting provider. Server and function logs may contain:
- IP address
- Request ID
- Anonymous client ID
- Duration and performance metrics
- Error messages (sanitized)
Log retention is governed by our cloud hosting provider's retention policies.
Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f)) in security, abuse prevention, and debugging.
J. Subscriptions and Payments
Subscriptions and purchases are processed through the app store platform from which you installed the App and a subscription and payment processor acting on our behalf. We do not receive or store payment card information. We receive only the entitlement and subscription status necessary to unlock features.
Legal basis: Contractual necessity (Article 6(1)(b)).
K. Push Notifications
If you enable push notifications, we collect:
- A push notification token
Notifications are purely functional (reminders, milestones) and are not used for advertising.
Legal basis: Consent (Article 6(1)(a)).
Legal Bases for Processing (EU/UK)
Under the UK GDPR and EU GDPR, we rely on:
- Contractual necessity (Article 6(1)(b)) — to provide core app functionality, accounts, cloud sync, and subscriptions.
- Consent (Article 6(1)(a)) — for analytics, advertising and attribution, email and product communications, push notifications, and other optional features.
- Explicit consent (Article 9(2)(a)) — for processing and cloud storage of health-related, special-category data.
- Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f)) — security, fraud prevention, and debugging.
International Data Transfers
Depending on the features you use, the following categories of providers may process data outside the UK/EEA:
- Cloud hosting and database providers
- Authentication providers
- Analytics providers
- Advertising and attribution partners
- AI processing providers
- Email and communications providers
- Subscription and payment processors
Where required, such transfers are protected through:
- Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs),
- Adequacy decisions, or
- Other lawful safeguards.
Data Retention
- Cloud-synced data (signed-in users): Retained until you delete the data or delete your account from within the App, which permanently removes it.
- Local device data: Stored until you delete it or uninstall the App.
- Analytics and backend logs: Retained according to the respective provider's retention policies.
Your Rights (EU/UK)
If you are located in the UK or EU/EEA, you have the right to:
- Access your personal data
- Rectify inaccurate data
- Request erasure
- Restrict processing
- Object to processing
- Data portability
- Withdraw consent at any time
- Lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority
To exercise these rights, contact: support@weanify.com
Because data is stored locally by default, you can delete much of your data directly within the App. If you have an account, you can export or delete your cloud data by deleting your account from within the App, which permanently removes your synced data.
California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)
If you are a California resident, you have the right to:
- Know what personal information we collect
- Request deletion
- Correct inaccurate information
- Opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information
- Limit the use of sensitive personal information
- Non-discrimination for exercising your rights
Sale and sharing of personal information. As described in the Advertising and Attribution section, we “share” personal information (such as device-level advertising identifiers and conversion events) with advertising and attribution partners for cross-context behavioral advertising and measurement. Because the CPRA defines a “sale” broadly to include disclosures for other valuable consideration (not only money), this activity may also qualify as a “sale” under the CPRA. We therefore treat it as both a “sale” and a “share” for compliance purposes, even though we receive no monetary payment from any partner in exchange for personal information.
Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. California residents can exercise this right by declining Apple's App Tracking Transparency prompt on iOS, using device-level ad settings on Android, withdrawing consent in the App's settings, or contacting support@weanify.com.
Canada (PIPEDA)
For Canadian users, we process personal information for identified purposes with consent, and you may request access or correction by contacting support@weanify.com.
Children's Privacy
- The App is not directed to children under 13 (or under 16 in certain jurisdictions).
- We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children.
- Parents provide any child-related data voluntarily.
Security
We implement reasonable administrative and technical safeguards. However, no system is completely secure.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy periodically. We will revise the “Last updated” date accordingly.
Contact Us
Aku Online Ltd
167–169 Great Portland Street, 5th Floor
London, W1W 5PF
United Kingdom