Privacy Policy
Last updated August 7, 2026
KitchenWise is a kitchen inventory app. This policy explains what we collect, why, and what you can do about it. In short: we collect what the app needs to work, we do not sell your data, and you can delete your account at any time.
What we collect
Account information
- Your email address, and a securely hashed password if you sign up with one.
- If you sign in with Google or Apple, the account identifier and email that provider gives us. We never receive your password.
- If you use the app as a guest, an anonymous device identifier so your kitchen is still there next time you open the app. It is not linked to your name or email.
What you put in the app
- The food items in your kitchen, their quantities, storage locations and expiry dates.
- Recipes you save, meal plans you create, and shopping lists.
- A record of what you consumed or discarded, which is what powers your waste statistics.
- Messages you send to the in-app assistant.
- What you dictate when you add items by voice, as text once it has been transcribed.
Technical information
- Basic app and device information, and error logs, so we can fix crashes.
- A push notification token, if you allow notifications, so we can send expiry reminders.
Camera. The app asks for camera access to scan barcodes, to read receipts, and to identify food when you add items by photographing your fridge, a shelf or a product. Those last two send the picture to Anthropic to be read; the photo is used to answer that one request and neither we nor they keep it, and it is not used to train their models. We store only the items you go on to confirm — never the image, and there is no photo archive of your kitchen.
Photos. Instead of taking a new picture you can choose a receipt or food photo already on your phone, which is when the app asks for access to your library. We read only the one image you pick. The app never browses your library and cannot see anything you have not chosen.
Microphone. If you add items by voice, the app records while you are speaking and your device converts the audio to text. On iPhone and iPad that transcription is performed by Apple's speech recognition service, and on Android by Google's, which means the audio is sent to them and handled under their privacy policies. We receive only the resulting text, never the recording, and we do not store the audio. Every voice feature is optional — you can add items by hand.
How we use it
- To run the app — store your kitchen, calculate expiry dates, suggest recipes.
- To send the expiry reminders you asked for.
- To answer your assistant questions with knowledge of what you actually have.
- To keep the service secure, including rate limiting and abuse prevention.
- To understand aggregate usage — how many people use a feature, not who.
We do not sell your personal information, and we do not use it for advertising.
Who we share it with
We use a small number of service providers, each for a specific job:
- Supabase — hosts the database your account and kitchen live in.
- Anthropic — powers the in-app assistant, interprets what you dictate, and reads the receipt and food photos you take. When you send an assistant message, add an item by voice, or photograph your fridge, that text or image and the relevant parts of your kitchen contents are sent to Anthropic to generate a reply. None of it is used to train their models.
- Apple and Google — transcribe speech to text when you use a voice feature, as described above.
- Sentry — collects crash and error reports so we can fix them. These carry technical details about the failure and your account identifier, not your kitchen contents.
- RevenueCat and the Apple App Store / Google Play — handle subscription purchases. Payment details go to Apple or Google, never to us.
- Expo — delivers push notifications.
- Open Food Facts and similar public product databases — provide the barcode catalog. Lookups are for product identity only.
We may also disclose information if legally required to, or to protect the rights and safety of our users.
How long we keep it
Your data stays as long as your account exists. When you delete your account, your personal data and kitchen contents are deleted. Anonymized, aggregated statistics that cannot identify you may remain. Backups roll off on their own schedule, generally within 30 days.
Your choices
- Access and correction — most of your data is visible and editable directly in the app.
- Deletion — you can delete your account from the app, which removes your data. You can also email us.
- Notifications — turn expiry reminders off in the app or in your device settings.
- Camera, microphone and photos — all optional. Refuse or revoke any of them in your device settings and the app still works; you just add items by hand.
Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights under the GDPR, the Turkish KVKK, or similar laws — including the right to a copy of your data, to object to processing, or to lodge a complaint with your data protection authority. Contact us and we will help.
Security
Connections are encrypted in transit. Passwords are stored hashed, never in plain text. Access to production data is limited to those who need it. No system is perfectly secure, but we take this seriously and fix problems quickly when we find them.
Children
KitchenWise is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information. If you believe a child has given us data, contact us and we will remove it.
Changes
If this policy changes in a way that matters, we will update the date above and, for significant changes, tell you in the app.
Contact
Questions, requests, or complaints: privacy@kitchenwiseapp.com.