**Privacy Policy for ChatNutrition (Food Logging App)**
**Effective Date: October 28, 2025**
1. **Introduction**
This Privacy Policy explains how ChatNutrition (“the app,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) collects, uses, and protects your information. By using ChatNutrition, you consent to the data practices described in this Policy and to all applicable privacy laws and regulations.
2. **Information We Collect**
We collect only the data necessary for your food-logging experience and to provide personalized nutritional insights.
**Account Information**
• Email Address: Used solely for account creation, authentication, and secure access across devices.
**User-Provided Data**
• Food Logs & Messages: Text you enter in the chat interface, including foods, meals, or related notes.
• Nutrition Data: Any items you log or confirm, along with the app-generated nutritional breakdown.
• Daily Goals Information: Height, weight, gender, approximate birth year, dietary preferences, and health goals, used only for calculating daily nutritional targets.
**Automatically Collected Data**
• Device & Usage Information: Basic technical details (such as device type) used for app performance and security.
We do not collect unnecessary personal identifiers or track your activity across other apps or websites.
3. **How We Use Your Information**
Your data is used to:
• Provide core app functions such as food logging, nutrition calculation, and daily goal tracking.
• Generate personalized insights, analytics, and progress summaries.
• Synchronize your data securely across your devices.
• Improve app features, reliability, and user experience.
We do not sell your data or use it for advertising.
4. **Third-Party Service Providers**
We use reputable third-party platforms to store and process data. These providers follow industry-standard security practices and comply with relevant privacy regulations. They are permitted to use your information only to provide services on our behalf.
5. **Data Security**
We implement administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect your data from unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. Although no digital system is perfectly secure, we continuously update our practices to mitigate risks and ensure the highest level of protection feasible.
6. **Data Retention**
We retain your information for as long as your account is active. You may request deletion of your account and all associated data at any time. After deletion, residual encrypted copies may temporarily remain in system backups for legal or operational requirements, but they will be removed during routine backup purges.
7. **Legal Disclosure**
We do not share your personal information with third parties except:
• When required to comply with applicable laws, legal processes, or governmental requests.
• When necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of our users or the service.
8. **User Rights**
You have the right to:
• Access the data associated with your account.
• Update or correct your personal information within the app.
• Download or export your logged data (via in-app export tools or customer support).
• Request permanent deletion of your account and all associated data.
To exercise these rights, use the support link within the app or contact us using the information below.
9. **Children’s Privacy**
ChatNutrition is not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children. If you believe we have unintentionally collected such data, please contact us so we can delete it promptly.
10. **Updates to This Policy**
We may modify this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in features, regulations, or data practices. Updates will be posted within the app, and the effective date will reflect the most recent version. Continuing to use the app after changes have been published constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
11. **Contact Information**
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact us through the support link in the app.
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