Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 30 July 2026

Ingredient Insight ("we", "our", or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting any personal information you share with us through this website and application.

1. Information We Collect

When you create an account or use our services, we may collect the following information:

• Email address (required for account creation)
• Display name (optional, used to personalize your experience)
• Dietary restrictions, allergies, and food preferences you choose to save
• Grocery lists, meal plans, and saved recipes you create
• Search queries and ingredient entries
• Usage data such as pages visited and features used

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information you provide to:

• Create and manage your account
• Personalize recipe recommendations and search results
• Save your grocery lists, meal plans, and preferences
• Improve our recipe matching and dietary filtering algorithms
• Send occasional product updates and feature announcements (only with your consent)
• Respond to support inquiries

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third parties, or use your personal information to generate revenue through advertising or data brokerage.

3. How We Store Your Data

Your account information and saved data (grocery lists, meal plans, preferences) are stored securely in Firebase Firestore, a cloud database by Google. Authentication is handled through Firebase Authentication. We take reasonable measures to protect your data in transit and at rest.

4. Email and Communication

By creating an account or joining our waitlist, you may receive occasional emails related to product updates, feature announcements, or changes to this Privacy Policy. You can opt out of marketing emails at any time by contacting us. Transactional emails related to your account or data requests may still be sent.

5. Data Retention

We retain your information only as long as necessary to provide our services. You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time by contacting us. Upon deletion, your data will be removed from our active systems within a reasonable timeframe.

6. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

• Firebase (Google) — Authentication, database (Firestore), and hosting
• Spoonacular API — Recipe search and nutritional data (no personal data is shared; only ingredient names and search terms)

These services have their own privacy policies governing the use of your data. We do not share your personal information with them beyond what is necessary to operate the application.

7. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with the updated effective date. Account holders will be notified of material changes via email.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, or to request access to or deletion of your data, please contact us at:

Ingredient Insight
insightingredient@gmail.com
(630) 447-8491
Based in Chicago, IL