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Privacy Policy

Your privacy and data security are fundamental to CalorieCat

Last updated: July 2025

Our Commitment to Privacy

At CalorieCat, we understand that your health data is deeply personal. We're committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled with the utmost care and security. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our calorie tracking application.

Information We Collect

Personal Information

  • Account Information: Email address, username, and password when you create an account
  • Profile Data: Age, height, weight, and fitness goals
  • Food Photos: Images of meals and food items you photograph for calorie tracking
  • Food Logs: Text descriptions of foods consumed, portion sizes, and nutritional information

Health and Fitness Data

  • Exercise Data: Workout types, duration, intensity, and estimated calorie burn
  • Activity Data: Steps, daily movement, and physical activity levels
  • Health Metrics: Weight changes, and progress tracking
  • Apple Health Integration: Data synced from Apple HealthKit (with your explicit permission)

Technical Information

  • Device Information: Device type, operating system, and app version
  • Usage Analytics: App usage patterns, feature interactions, and performance data

How We Use Your Information

Core App Functionality

  • • Provide personalized calorie tracking and nutrition insights
  • • Calculate your daily energy needs and balance
  • • Process food photos using AI for automatic food recognition
  • • Generate progress reports and health analytics
  • • Sync data with Apple Health (with your permission)

Service Improvement

  • • Improve AI food recognition accuracy
  • • Enhance app features and user experience
  • • Develop new functionality based on usage patterns
  • • Provide customer support and technical assistance
  • • Ensure app security and prevent fraud

Data Sharing and Third Parties

We Do NOT Sell Your Data

CalorieCat does not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes. Your health data is yours and remains private.

Limited Sharing for Service Provision

We may share your information only in these limited circumstances:

  • AI Processing: Food photos are processed by secure AI services to identify foods and nutritional content
  • Apple Health: Data synced to Apple HealthKit (only with your explicit permission)
  • Legal Requirements: When required by law or to protect our rights and safety
  • Service Providers: Trusted partners who help us operate the app (cloud storage, analytics)

Data Security

Security Measures

  • • End-to-end encryption for sensitive data
  • • Secure cloud storage with industry-standard protection
  • • Regular security audits and vulnerability assessments
  • • Access controls and authentication safeguards
  • • Compliance with health data protection regulations

Your Responsibilities

  • • Keep your login credentials secure
  • • Don't share your account with others
  • • Log out when using shared devices
  • • Report any security concerns immediately
  • • Keep your device and app updated

Your Rights and Choices

Data Control

  • Access: View and download your data at any time
  • Correct: Update or modify your information
  • Delete: Remove your account and all associated data
  • Pause: Temporarily disable your account

Privacy Settings

  • Photo Processing: Control AI photo analysis features
  • Health Sync: Manage Apple Health integration
  • Notifications: Manage push notification

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

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Questions About Your Privacy?

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please don't hesitate to reach out.

We're committed to responding to your privacy inquiries within 30 days.

This Privacy Policy is effective as of July 2025 and applies to all users of CalorieCat.