🔒 Privacy Policy
At Cart2Cook ("we", "our", "us"), we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our application.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Information You Provide to Us
- Account Information: When you create an account, we collect your email address and authentication credentials.
- Recipe Data: Recipes you create, import, or save are stored on our servers to provide the core functionality of Cart2Cook.
- User Preferences: Your preferences such as serving size defaults, unit preferences (metric/imperial), and fraction display settings.
- AI Interactions: When you use our AI recipe import feature, the text and URLs you submit are sent to third-party AI providers to generate recipes.
1.2 Information Stored Locally (Your Browser)
- Shopping Lists: Your shopping list data is stored locally in your browser's storage and is not transmitted to or stored on our servers.
- Language Preferences: Your selected language preference is stored locally.
- Ad Banner Preferences: If you close the ad banner, your preference is stored for your current session.
1.3 Automatically Collected Information
- Usage Data: We may collect anonymous usage data such as which features you use, recipe counts, and AI usage statistics to improve our service.
- Device Information: Basic information like browser type, device type, and operating system for analytics purposes.
- IP Address: Temporarily collected for security and fraud prevention.
2. How We Use Your Information
- To provide, operate, and maintain Cart2Cook
- To process your subscription payments (via Dodo Payments)
- To generate AI-powered recipes from your inputs
- To improve, personalize, and expand our service
- To display relevant advertisements (for free and starter plan users)
- To communicate with you about your account or updates
- To find and prevent fraud or security issues
3. Third-Party Services We Use
3.1 AI Services
When you use our AI recipe import feature, the text or URL you provide may be sent to third-party AI providers (such as OpenAI or similar) to generate recipe content. These providers process your data according to their own privacy policies. We recommend you do not submit sensitive personal information through the AI feature.
3.2 Payment Processing
We use Dodo Payments to process subscription payments. Your payment information is collected and stored by Dodo Payments according to their privacy policy. We do not store your credit card or payment details on our servers.
3.3 Advertising
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements to users on our free and starter plans. Google may use cookies to serve relevant ads based on your browsing history. You can learn more about Google's advertising practices in their Privacy Policy.
3.4 Hosting and Infrastructure
We use Supabase for database storage and authentication. Your data is stored on their secure servers.
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to:
- Keep you logged in to your account
- Remember your preferences (units, serving sizes, fractions)
- Analyze usage patterns to improve our service
- Display relevant advertisements via Google AdSense
You can control cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect certain features of Cart2Cook.
5. Data Retention
- Active Accounts: We retain your recipe data and preferences as long as your account is active.
- Deleted Accounts: When you delete your account, all your recipes and personal data are permanently removed from our servers within 30 days.
- Shopping Lists: Since shopping lists are stored locally in your browser, we do not have access to them and they are removed when you clear your browser data.
- Analytics Data: Anonymous usage data may be retained longer for service improvement.
6. Your Rights
Depending on your location (e.g., EU residents under GDPR, California residents under CCPA), you may have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate data
- Request deletion of your data
- Opt out of data collection for advertising purposes
- Export your data in a portable format
To exercise these rights, contact us at [email protected].
7. Children's Privacy
Cart2Cook is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.
8. Security
We implement reasonable security measures to protect your data, including encryption in transit (HTTPS) and secure authentication. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
10. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: https://cart2cook.com