Summary
AI Food Focus is a static website. It does not run analytics, it does not place advertising cookies, and it does not share your data with third parties for marketing.
The only information stored in your browser is a small preference for light or dark mode, plus a flag that records you have seen the cookie notice. If you submit a question or sign up for updates, the form is handled by Feedbakkr — see Forms and submissions below.
Who runs this site
AI Food Focus is published and operated by Bytechaser Limited, a company registered in England and Wales. Bytechaser Limited is the data controller for any personal data processed in connection with this site. If you have a question about privacy or want to exercise any of the rights described below, you can contact us via the ask a question form, which will be wired up to Feedbakkr once that integration is live.
What is stored in your browser
The site uses your browser's localStorage for two small
pieces of preference data. Neither of these is sent to any server.
- Theme preference. If you choose light or dark mode via the toggle in the header, your choice is saved so the page does not flash to the wrong theme on your next visit.
- Cookie notice acknowledgement. When you dismiss the cookie notice, a flag is saved so it does not reappear on every page.
You can clear both at any time by clearing your browser's site data for this domain.
Cookies
AI Food Focus does not set any cookies of its own. Strictly speaking,
localStorage is not a cookie, but it is covered by the
same UK and EU rules around storage on user devices. Because the
preferences described above are functional and contain no personal
identifiers, they fall under the "strictly necessary" exemption — they
do not require consent — but a cookie notice is shown on first visit
so you know what is going on.
Forms and submissions
Where the site offers forms — for example the ask a question form, the subscribe form, or the article review form — submissions are processed by Feedbakkr, an external service for collecting and managing site feedback. You can read Feedbakkr's privacy notice at www.feedbakkr.com.
At the time of writing, the Feedbakkr integration has not yet been switched on, so no form submissions are being captured. This page will be updated when that changes, including details of:
- what fields are captured (only what you choose to enter — email, name and message are all optional unless explicitly marked as required);
- where that data is stored and for how long;
- who can access it.
Email addresses you provide via the subscribe form will only be used to send notifications about new content from AI Food Focus. They will not be shared, sold or used for unrelated marketing.
Analytics and tracking
AI Food Focus does not currently use any analytics service, traffic measurement tool, advertising network, social embed, or third-party script that profiles visitors. If that ever changes, this page will be updated first and a clear consent prompt will be added before any such tracking is enabled.
Hosting and server logs
The site is delivered as static HTML, CSS and images from a content delivery network. Like all web infrastructure, the hosting provider keeps short-lived technical logs (such as IP address and request timestamp) for security, abuse prevention and capacity planning. These logs are managed by the provider under their own terms and are not used by AI Food Focus to track individual visitors.
RSS
The RSS feed is a plain XML file served the same way as any other page. Subscribing to it in your feed reader does not register you with the site.
External links
Articles sometimes link to external sites for context. Once you leave this site, you are subject to that site's privacy practices — we cannot control what happens there.
Children
The site is aimed at adults working in the food industry. It is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect data from children.
Your rights
Under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, you have the right to access, correct, or delete any personal data we hold about you, and to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk) if you think your data has been handled improperly.
Because the site does not currently collect personal data beyond the in-browser preferences described above, there is usually nothing to request. Once form submissions go live, you will be able to ask Feedbakkr to remove submissions associated with your email address, and we will help you do so.
Changes to this notice
This notice will be updated as the site grows — for example when the Feedbakkr integration is enabled, when a mailing list goes live, or when any third-party script is added. The "last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent change.