Privacy Policy

1. What We Collect

Account Information

• Email address
• Name (if provided)

Household & Preferences

• Household size
• Dietary preferences and restrictions
• Notification preferences

Food & Grocery Data

• Food items added to your inventory (name, category, quantity)
• Expiry and best-before dates
• Purchase dates and storage locations
• Photos of food items or receipts (if you choose to upload them)
• Shopping lists and meal plans

Usage Data

• App interactions (items added, removed, consumed, or discarded)
• Feature usage patterns
• Device information and app version

2. Camera & Photos

Save&Fresh may request access to your device camera or photo library only when you explicitly choose to scan a barcode, photograph a food item, or capture a receipt. Camera access is never activated automatically or in the background.

Purpose of Camera Access

• Scan product barcodes to quickly add items to your inventory
• Capture photos of food items for easy identification
• Scan receipts to auto-populate grocery purchases
• Recognize expiry dates from product labels

3. How We Use Data

We use your data to provide and improve our food management services:

• Inventory Management: Track your food items, quantities, and expiry dates
• Expiry Alerts: Send timely notifications before items expire
• Personalization: Tailor suggestions based on your dietary preferences and habits
• Waste Reduction Insights: Provide analytics on your food consumption and waste patterns
• Shopping Assistance: Help generate smart shopping lists based on your inventory
• Support: Respond to your questions and provide customer assistance
• Service Improvement: Analyze usage patterns to enhance the app experience

4. Storage & Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to provide the service and fulfill the purposes described in this policy. This includes:

• Maintaining your account, inventory, and consumption history
• Complying with legal obligations
• Resolving disputes and enforcing our agreements

You can request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us at the email address provided below. Upon receiving your request, we will delete your data within 30 days, unless we are required to retain it for legal purposes.

5. Sharing

We may share your data with trusted service providers who help us operate the app:

• Hosting Providers: To store and serve the application
• Database Services: To securely store your data
• Analytics Services: To understand usage and improve the service
• AI/ML Providers: To power barcode scanning, receipt recognition, and expiry date detection

6. User Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
• Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data
• Withdrawal of Consent: Withdraw consent for data processing where applicable
• Data Portability: Request your data in a portable format
• Objection: Object to certain types of data processing

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information below.

7. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us at:

8. Updates

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. When we make changes, we will update the “Last updated” date below.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.