What you're agreeing to

MyFitnessPal's Terms of Service grant MyFitnessPal a license to use your food logs, exercise data, and health information. MyFitnessPal was acquired by Francisco Partners in 2020 and its data practices have evolved under private equity ownership.

Privacy in plain English

MyFitnessPal collects detailed nutritional intake, weight, health goals, and exercise history — data that can reveal sensitive health conditions. MyFitnessPal experienced one of the largest health data breaches in history in 2018.

Terms of Service: Breakdown

Concerning Clauses

• - MyFitnessPal claims a license to your food and health log data for product improvement and research purposes.
• Private equity ownership introduces uncertainty about future data monetization compared to Under Armour's stewardship.
• The arbitration clause prevents class-action lawsuits in the US.

Data Sharing

• - Health and nutrition data is shared with advertising and research partners under MyFitnessPal's terms.
• Connected apps and wearable devices receive your detailed food and fitness logs.

Known Incidents

• - 2018: Under Armour disclosed a breach affecting 150 million MyFitnessPal accounts, exposing usernames, email addresses, and hashed passwords.

Privacy Policy: Breakdown

Privacy Issues

• - MyFitnessPal logs detailed dietary intake that can reveal health conditions, eating disorders, and medical dietary requirements.
• Body weight, BMI, and health goal data are collected and may be shared with advertising partners.

Who Gets Your Data

• - Health data is shared with advertising partners and may be used to infer health conditions for ad targeting. - Integration partners including fitness apps and wearables receive your complete health profile.

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