TypeEat - AI Calorie Tracker Privacy Policy
Effective Date: December 20, 2024
This privacy policy applies to the TypeEat - AI Calorie Tracker app (hereby referred to as "Application") for mobile devices that was created by Akhil Naidu (hereby referred to as "Service Provider") as a Free service with optional premium features. This service is intended for use "AS IS".
Information Collection and Use
The Application collects information when you download and use it. This information may include:
- Your device's Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address)
- The pages of the Application that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages
- The time spent on the Application
- The operating system you use on your mobile device
- Food and nutrition data you log within the Application
- Images of food you capture or upload for calorie analysis
The Application does not gather precise information about the location of your mobile device.
Account Information
For a better experience, while using the Application, the Service Provider may require you to provide certain personally identifiable information, including but not limited to:
- Email address (for account creation and login)
- Profile information (height, weight, age, gender) for personalized calorie recommendations
This information is used to:
- Provide personalized nutrition tracking and recommendations
- Sync your data across devices
- Send important account-related notifications
AI-Powered Food Analysis
The Application uses artificial intelligence to analyze food descriptions and images you provide. When you use this feature:
- Text descriptions or images are processed by AI services to estimate nutritional content
- This data is used solely to provide you with calorie and macro estimates
- Images are not stored permanently after analysis
Third-Party Services
The Application utilizes third-party services that have their own Privacy Policy about handling data. Below are the links to the Privacy Policy of the third-party service providers used by the Application:
- Google Play Services
- Google AdMob - For displaying advertisements
- Firebase Analytics - For app usage analytics
- Clerk - For user authentication
- RevenueCat - For subscription management
- Sentry - For error tracking and app stability
- Google Gemini AI - For AI-powered food analysis
Advertising
The Application displays advertisements provided by Google AdMob. AdMob may collect and use data to provide personalized ads. You can opt out of personalized advertising in your device settings.
The advertising ID is used to:
- Display relevant advertisements
- Measure ad performance
- Limit ad frequency
Data Retention and Deletion
The Service Provider will retain User Provided data for as long as you use the Application and for a reasonable time thereafter.
To delete your data:
- Visit our data deletion page: https://ai-calorie-tracker-kohl.vercel.app/account/delete
- Sign in with your account
- Confirm deletion of your data
Alternatively, you may contact us at akhiln1994@gmail.com to request data deletion, and we will respond within a reasonable time.
Disclosure of Information
The Service Provider may disclose User Provided and Automatically Collected Information:
- As required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena or similar legal process
- When they believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect their rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request
- With their trusted service providers who work on their behalf, do not have an independent use of the information we disclose to them, and have agreed to adhere to the rules set forth in this privacy statement
Security
The Service Provider is concerned about safeguarding the confidentiality of your information. The Service Provider provides physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect information processed and maintained, including:
- Encrypted data transmission (HTTPS)
- Secure cloud storage
- Authentication via trusted providers (Clerk)
Children's Privacy
The Application does not address anyone under the age of 13. The Service Provider does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13 years of age.
If the Service Provider discovers that a child under 13 has provided personal information, they will immediately delete this from their servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact the Service Provider at akhiln1994@gmail.com so that they will be able to take the necessary actions.
Opt-Out
You can stop all collection of information by the Application easily by uninstalling it. You may use the standard uninstall processes as may be available as part of your mobile device or via the mobile application marketplace or network.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time for any reason. The Service Provider will notify you of any changes to the Privacy Policy by updating this page with the new Privacy Policy. You are advised to consult this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes, as continued use is deemed approval of all changes.
Your Consent
By using the Application, you are consenting to the processing of your information as set forth in this Privacy Policy now and as amended by us.
Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding privacy while using the Application, or have questions about the practices, please contact the Service Provider via email at:
Email: akhiln1994@gmail.com
This privacy policy is effective as of December 20, 2024