Effective Date: March 8, 2026
Last Updated: March 8, 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how What The Food ("we," "our," "us") collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you use our mobile application ("the App").
1. Information We Collect
- Account Information: Email address and name, collected during sign-up via email, Google, or Apple.
- Usage Data: Feature usage patterns, device type, IP address, and diagnostic data to improve the App.
- Camera Data: Photos taken within the App or selected from your photo library (including receipts) to detect ingredients. These photos are processed transiently and are immediately deleted after ingredient detection is complete. They are never stored on our servers or any third-party server.
- Generated Content: AI-generated recipes and images associated with your account for personalization purposes.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
- Provide and improve our services
- Authenticate and manage your account
- Generate personalized recipe and image content using AI services
- Comply with legal obligations and protect your rights
3. Third-Party AI Services & Data Sharing
What The Food uses the following third-party AI providers to deliver core features:
| Provider |
Purpose |
Data Sent |
| Grok AI |
Recipe generation |
Textual ingredient lists only |
| Nano Banana |
AI image generation |
Text prompts only |
| ML Ingredient Detection Service |
Ingredient detection |
Transient photo (deleted post-processing) |