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Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 25, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how CalorieAI ("the app", "we", "us") handles your data. CalorieAI is a calorie- and nutrition-tracking app. Questions? Email us at hvdve60@gmail.com.
Summary
We do not require an account, we do not show ads, we do not sell your data, and we do not use third-party analytics or trackers. Most of your data stays on your device. The only data that leaves your device is what is needed to analyse a meal or look up a product.
Data stored on your device
The following is stored locally on your device and is not sent to us:
- Profile: optional name and photo, age, height, weight, sex, activity level, workouts per week and goal (used to calculate your calorie and macro targets).
- Food diary: logged meals and products, daily notes, weight entries, saved products and favourite meals, including small thumbnails of photos you analysed.
- Settings: your chosen language, AI provider and any API key or access token you enter (stored in encrypted device storage).
You can remove this data at any time by deleting items in the app or by uninstalling the app.
Data sent off your device
- Meal photos & text descriptions you submit for AI analysis are sent over an encrypted connection to our server (hosted on Vercel) and forwarded to the AI provider (OpenAI) solely to estimate the foods and their nutrition, and to return that result to you. We do not use them for any other purpose and our server does not retain them.
- Barcodes and search terms are sent to OpenFoodFacts and, if you enable it, to the USDA FoodData Central database, to look up product information.
- Food images shown in the app are loaded from Pexels; your device requests them directly.
Third parties
Depending on the features you use, data may be processed by OpenAI (privacy policy), OpenFoodFacts, USDA FoodData Central, Pexels and Vercel (our hosting provider). We are not responsible for their independent processing; please refer to their policies.
AI estimates are not advice
Nutrition values produced by the app are AI-generated estimates with a margin of error. They are not medical or dietary advice and are not a substitute for reading product labels or consulting a professional.
Children
The app is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly process data from children.
Your rights (GDPR)
Under the GDPR you have the right to access, correct and delete your data. Because most data is stored only on your device, you can exercise these rights directly in the app or by uninstalling it. For anything else, contact us at hvdve60@gmail.com.
Security
Connections to our server and to third parties use encryption (HTTPS). Sensitive values such as API keys are stored in your device's encrypted storage.
Changes
We may update this policy; the date at the top reflects the latest version.