Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 30, 2026

Recipeatz ("Recipeatz", "we", "us") is a personal kitchen-inventory and recipe-management app for iOS, Android, and the web. This policy explains what information the app collects, how it is used, and the choices you have. By using Recipeatz you agree to the practices described below.

1. Information we collect

We collect only what we need to make the app work:

• Account information. When you first open the app we create an anonymous account so your data has a home. If you sign in with Google or Apple, we receive the basic profile your provider shares — typically your name and email address — to secure your account across devices.
• Content you create. Recipes you add or import, your kitchen-inventory ("pantry") items, and your shopping lists. This content is stored under your account.
• Photos. When you add a recipe or kitchen item from a photo, the image you capture or select is used to recognize the recipe or ingredient. Recipe images you keep are stored with your recipes.
• Voice and microphone. Features like Cook Mode and "describe a recipe out loud" use your microphone. Speech is converted to text on your device; the resulting text (not raw audio) may be sent to our services to answer your question or build a recipe.
• Imported content. When you import a recipe from a link or pasted text, we fetch and process that content to extract a structured recipe.
• Usage and diagnostic data. Limited technical data about how features are used, including counts of AI processing usage, which we use to operate the service and manage costs.

2. How we use your information

• To provide the core features: storing recipes, tracking your kitchen, and building shopping lists.
• To recognize recipes and ingredients from links, text, photos, and voice.
• To sync your data across your devices when you are signed in.
• To maintain, secure, troubleshoot, and improve the app.

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not use it for advertising.

3. AI processing and third-party services

Some features rely on trusted third parties acting as our service providers. Content you choose to process — such as recipe text, a recipe photo, or a spoken recipe transcript — may be sent to them to generate the result you asked for:

• Google Firebase (Authentication, Cloud Firestore, Cloud Storage, Cloud Functions) — account, storage, and backend.
• Cloudflare — hosts the backend service that imports recipes and processes AI requests.
• Anthropic (Claude) and Google (Gemini) — AI models that extract recipes and identify ingredients from the text, images, or transcripts you submit.
• Google Sign-In and Sign in with Apple — optional account sign-in.

These providers process your information on our behalf and are not permitted to use it for their own unrelated purposes. We share only what is needed to perform the requested feature.

4. Storage and security

Your data is stored using Google Firebase infrastructure. Data is transmitted over encrypted connections (HTTPS/TLS), and access to your content is scoped to your account. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, but we take reasonable measures to protect your information.

5. Sharing recipes

When you choose to share a recipe via a link, that recipe becomes viewable by anyone who has the link, including through a read-only web preview. Sharing is always something you initiate.

6. Your choices and rights

• Access and edit. You can view and edit your recipes, kitchen items, and lists at any time in the app.
• Delete your account and data. You can permanently delete your account and associated content from within the app (Profile → Delete account). Deletion removes your account-scoped data from our systems.
• Sign out. You can sign out at any time from the Profile screen.

Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights (such as access, correction, or deletion). To make a request, contact us using the details below.

7. Data retention

We retain your content for as long as your account is active. When you delete your account, your account-scoped content is deleted. Some limited, aggregated, or de-identified operational data (for example, usage counts) may be retained for service reliability and cost management.

8. Children's privacy

Recipeatz is not directed to children under 13 (or the equivalent minimum age in your country), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has provided us information, please contact us so we can remove it.

9. International users

Recipeatz is operated using service providers that may process and store data in the United States and other countries. By using the app, you understand your information may be processed in locations with different data-protection laws than your own.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date above. Significant changes may be communicated in the app.

11. Contact us

Questions about this policy or your data? Email us at imesh.c.samarakoon@gmail.com.