Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 16, 2025

1. Information We Collect

Information You Give Us

• Account Information: Email address, name, and password when you create an account
• Food Images: Photos you upload for recipe generation
• Generated Content: AI-generated recipes, your modifications, and saved recipes
• Profile Data: Dietary preferences, cooking skill level, and other profile settings
• Payment Information: Billing details for premium subscriptions (processed securely by our payment partners)
• Communications: Messages you send us through support or feedback channels

Information We Collect Automatically

• Usage Data: How you interact with our app, which features you use, and when
• Device Information: Device type, operating system, browser type, and IP address
• Performance Data: App crashes, error logs, and performance metrics
• Analytics Data: Page views, session duration, and user journey patterns
• Cookies and Local Storage: Authentication tokens, preferences, and session data

2. How We Use Your Information

Core Service Functions

• AI Recipe Generation: Process your food images to create detailed recipes
• Account Management: Maintain your account and provide access to your saved content
• Personalization: Customize recipe suggestions based on your preferences and history
• Recipe Storage: Save and organize your generated recipes in your personal vault

Service Improvement

• Product Development: Analyze usage patterns to improve our AI models and features
• Performance Optimization: Monitor system performance and fix technical issues
• Quality Assurance: Improve recipe generation accuracy and user experience

Communications

• Service Updates: Important announcements about features, changes, or issues
• Customer Support: Respond to your questions and provide technical assistance
• Marketing (Optional): Product updates and tips (you can opt out anytime)

3. AI and Data Processing

4. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We DO NOT Sell Your Personal Data

Let's be crystal clear: we don't sell your personal information to data brokers, advertisers, or anyone else. Your data isn't a product.

When We Share Information

• Service Providers: Trusted partners who help us operate the service (AI processing, cloud hosting, payment processing)
• Legal Requirements: When required by law, court order, or to protect legal rights
• Business Transfers: In case of merger, acquisition, or asset sale (with notice to users)
• Safety Protection: To prevent fraud, abuse, or harm to users or others

Third-Party Services We Use

• Groq: AI model processing for recipe generation
• Qdrant: Vector search for recipe recommendations
• Cloudflare: Content delivery, security, and analytics
• Payment Processors: Secure payment handling for subscriptions

5. Data Security

We take security seriously (because nobody wants their grandma's secret recipe leaked to competitors):

• Encryption: Data is encrypted in transit and at rest
• Access Controls: Limited employee access on a need-to-know basis
• Regular Updates: We keep our systems updated with security patches
• Monitoring: Active monitoring for suspicious activity and breaches
• Secure Infrastructure: Using enterprise-grade cloud services with security compliance

Reality Check: No system is 100% secure. While we implement industry-standard security measures, we can't guarantee absolute security. Don't upload anything you wouldn't want potentially exposed in a worst-case scenario.

6. Your Rights and Choices

Account Control

• Access: View and download your personal data
• Update: Modify your account information and preferences
• Delete: Permanently delete your account and associated data
• Export: Download your recipes and data in a portable format

Privacy Settings

• Recipe Sharing: Control whether your recipes can be shared publicly
• Analytics: Opt out of non-essential analytics tracking
• Communications: Unsubscribe from marketing emails
• Data Processing: Object to certain types of data processing

Regional Rights

EU Users (GDPR): You have additional rights including data portability, right to rectification, and right to be forgotten.

California Users (CCPA): You have rights to know what personal information we collect, delete personal information, and opt out of sale (which we don't do anyway).

7. Cookies and Tracking

Types of Cookies We Use

• Essential Cookies: Required for login, security, and basic functionality
• Performance Cookies: Help us understand how users interact with the app
• Preference Cookies: Remember your settings and customizations
• Analytics Cookies: Track usage patterns to improve our service

You can control cookies through your browser settings, but some features may not work properly if you disable essential cookies.

8. Data Retention

• Account Data: Retained while your account is active and for 30 days after deletion
• Recipe Data: Stored indefinitely unless you delete specific recipes
• Usage Analytics: Aggregated data retained for up to 2 years
• Support Communications: Kept for 3 years for quality assurance
• Legal Hold: Some data may be retained longer if required by law

9. Children's Privacy

FoodFiles is not intended for children under 13. We don't knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we discover we've inadvertently collected such information, we'll delete it promptly.

10. International Users

FoodFiles is operated from the United States. If you're using our service from outside the US, your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the US, which may have different privacy laws than your country.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. When we make significant changes, we'll notify you by:

• • Posting a notice on our website
• • Sending an email to registered users
• • Updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy

Continued use of FoodFiles after changes constitute acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact Us

Questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your data? We're here to help: