Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy Version 1.0
Effective Date: February 2025 | Last Updated: February 8, 2025
Run My Kitchen ("App," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you use our mobile application and related services (collectively, the "Service").
By using the Service, you consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We collect the following categories of information:
1.1 Information You Provide
- Account registration details (name, email, password via Google/Apple Sign-In)
- Dietary preferences, allergies, and food restrictions
- Pantry contents and ingredient lists
- Saved recipes and meal plans
- Household information (size, cooking skill level)
- Kitchen equipment and appliance information
1.2 Automatically Collected Information
- Device and browser information
- IP address and approximate location
- Log data (features used, time spent, recipes generated)
- Cookies, analytics tags, and similar technologies
1.3 Derived and Behavioral Data
- Recipe generation requests and chat interactions
- Food ratings and preferences you express
- Cooking patterns and meal planning habits
- Product scan history (barcodes, nutritional lookups)
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
- Provide personalized recipe recommendations
- Generate recipes tailored to your pantry and preferences
- Create and manage meal plans
- Provide nutritional information and food ratings
- Improve our AI recipe generation models
- Develop aggregated cooking insights and trends
- Detect, prevent, and address technical or security issues
- Comply with legal obligations
We may combine your data with other users' data in anonymized or aggregated form to improve our recipe suggestions and cooking insights.
3. AI and Recipe Generation
By using the Service, you grant us the right to:
- Store and analyze your recipe requests and cooking preferences
- Use anonymized versions of your data to improve recipe generation
- Include aggregated cooking insights in features accessible to other users
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
4. Sharing of Information
We may share information:
- With service providers (e.g., Firebase for authentication, hosting providers, analytics tools)
- For legal compliance (when required by law, regulation, or legal process)
- In business transfers (merger, acquisition, asset sale, or dissolution)
- With your consent (if you request or authorize disclosure)
Aggregated and anonymized datasets may be shared publicly or with other users without restriction.
5. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services:
- Firebase (Google) - Authentication and data storage
- Open Food Facts - Product and nutritional data
- Google/Apple Sign-In - Account authentication
These services have their own privacy policies governing their processing of your information.
6. Cookies and Tracking
We use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Remember your preferences and login state
- Measure Service performance and usage
- Improve recipe recommendations
You can control cookie settings through your browser.
7. Data Retention
We retain your personal information:
- As long as your account is active
- As needed to provide the Service
- As required for legal, tax, or accounting purposes
Aggregated/anonymized datasets and AI models trained on your usage may be retained indefinitely.
7.1 Legal Acceptance Records
We retain records of your acceptance of our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy for the duration of your account and for seven (7) years thereafter, or as required by applicable law. These records include:
- Date and time of acceptance
- Version of documents accepted
- IP address at time of acceptance
- Device/browser information
This information is retained for legal compliance and dispute resolution purposes.
8. Security
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your information. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights to:
- Access, correct, or delete your personal information
- Opt out of certain data uses
- Request a copy of your data
- Delete your account and associated data
Requests can be submitted to privacy@runmykitchen.com.
10. Children's Privacy
The Service is not intended for children under 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
Changes will be posted on this page with the updated effective date.
We will notify you of material changes through the app or via email.
12. Contact Us