Effective Date: May 13, 2025

Our Privacy Policy explains how Food Calorie Counter - AI Diet ("we," "us," or "our"), the developer of this mobile app ("the App"), gathers your information when you use it. This policy also details how we use and share this information and outlines your related rights.

To ensure the App's features work correctly, it asks for certain sensitive permissions. Access to Photos/Media/Files, Storage, and other permissions is only used to improve, edit, or save your photos or media within the application.

Regarding Photos/Media/Files, the App only accesses files you specifically choose for editing or enhancement and never automatically accesses your media without your permission.

The app's food logging feature, which uses your device's camera, requires camera access. This allows you to photograph your meals for calorie tracking and nutritional analysis. The App uses these photos to identify and log your food. You can control and withdraw camera access through your device settings at any time. By using this feature, you agree to the handling of these images as described in our Privacy Policy.

We guarantee that any user data obtained through these permissions will not be shared or given to others without your explicit agreement, unless legally required. We are committed to protecting your privacy and data security and follow all relevant data protection laws. More details about our Privacy Policy can be found in the sections below.

1. Your Agreement: Think of this Privacy Policy as the terms of service, but for your data. By using or accessing our App, you're saying "yes" to how we collect, store, use, and share your information, as we explain in the following sections. If anything in this policy doesn't sit right with you, then please don't use our Service.

2. Staying Updated: We might tweak this Privacy Policy from time to time. We'll let you know about any changes by posting the updated version in the App or by sending you an email. If you keep using the App after these changes are live, it means you're on board with the new policy. The "Last Modified" date at the top will always tell you when we last made changes. If you don't agree with the updates, you should stop using the App right away.

We might also give you little pop-up notices or extra info about how certain parts of the App collect, use, and share your data right when you're using those features. These can give you more insight into our privacy practices or offer you more choices about how we handle your data.

3. What Information We Gather:

A. Cookies and Similar Tech: We use these little helpers to understand how you interact with our App and to show you ads that might be relevant to you. For example, we track which features you use, how long you spend on certain screens, and if you run into any errors. Check out the privacy policies of any third-party services we use for more details.

B. Your Health and Fitness Data: To make your experience better and help you smash your fitness goals, we might process your health and fitness information. This data is essential for the App's core functions and is collected accordingly. This isn't temporary data; we need it for the App to work properly.

C. Your Device Details: We collect information about the device you're using to access our App. This could include the type of device (phone, car system, etc.), your advertising ID, your network connection (Wi-Fi, cellular, etc.), your operating system and version, your language settings, and your mobile carrier.

D. Media from Other Sources: Sometimes, we might get media-related information about you from other apps or services connected to our App. For instance, if you sign up using your Facebook or Google account, we might receive certain information depending on your privacy settings there. We use this to create your account with us. We might also share your data with social media or ad platforms so you and others see relevant ads. For example, we might use Facebook Custom Audiences to show you targeted ads or create groups of similar users. You can usually control these settings in your social media account's privacy options.

E. Permissions We Might Ask For:

Photos/Media/Files permission: We only access the specific files you choose to enhance or edit. We'll never automatically look through your media without your explicit permission. We promise that any data we get through this permission won't be shared unless you specifically say it's okay, or if the law requires it. Your privacy and data security are a big deal to us, and we follow all the relevant data protection rules.

F. Other Bits of Information:

We also collect things like your age, gender, weight, height, fitness level, and goals. This helps us make the App better and gives us insights for creating personalized experiences, especially when it comes to tailoring diet plans to your unique needs. This data isn't temporary; we need it for the App to work as intended. You can find all the details about the specific personal data we collect in the relevant sections of this policy or in the explanations we show you before we collect the data.

- A Note About Your Sensitive Health Information:

We understand that your health information is personal and sensitive. We'll handle it with care and in line with all relevant privacy laws. We don't sell your health information or share it with other companies without your permission. Please remember that any health information you add to the App is sensitive. While we take steps to protect it as required by law, it might still be accessed if the law demands it.

4. Information We Generate When You Use Our Services:

Think of it this way: when you interact with AI Diet, we pay attention to how you do it – what features you enjoy, how often you use them, and even the content you create. This isn't about spying; it's about understanding how our community uses the App so we can make it even better, smoother, and more tailored to you.

This includes things like the filters you browse and apply, the food diaries you check out, and how frequently you log your meals. It also involves the content you share (photos, descriptions, etc.), how you use our camera tools, and even your interactions within any built-in games – like when you posted something and who viewed it.

To help us with this, we also look at your general location (based on your internet address), information from cookies and similar tech (depending on your settings), and activity logs. These logs tell us things like when you access the App, which screens you visit, your internet address, and unique identifiers that help us recognize your device.

5. Putting Your Information to Work:

The insights we gain from how you use AI Diet help us understand what's working and what could be improved across all our products and services. We promise to only use your personal information in the ways we describe in this Privacy Policy or that we clearly explain to you before we do anything with it.

If you ever feel like we're using your information in a way that doesn't align with the original reason we collected it or what you later agreed to, you have the power to tell us to stop. However, keep in mind that limiting how we can use your information might mean that some parts of the App won't function as they should.

Here's a breakdown of how we use your data:

A. Showing You Relevant Stuff (Advertising): Sometimes, we use your data to show you ads within the App (like banners) that we think you might be interested in. Don't worry, not all your personal data is used for this! The details and conditions for this are below. Some of the services we use for this might use cookies to recognize you or something called "behavioral retargeting," which means showing you ads based on your interests even when you're on other websites. For the nitty-gritty details, check out their privacy policies. You can usually opt out of these types of ads through the Network Advertising Initiative website, in addition to any options these specific services offer.

B. Understanding How the App is Used (Analytics): These tools help us see how people navigate our App and can tell us about user behavior.

C. Keeping the App Running Smoothly (Infrastructure Monitoring): These services help us watch how all the different parts of the App are working so we can improve performance, fix bugs, and keep everything running smoothly. The specific data they look at depends on how they're set up.

D. Powering the App (Hosting and Backend): These are the services that store the data and files that make the App work and allow us to distribute it to you. Some of these services use servers in different parts of the world, so it's not always easy to know exactly where your data is stored.

For Legal Reasons: We might also need to use your personal data if there's a legal issue, like a court case, or if we're preparing for potential legal action related to misuse of the App or our services.

6. Keeping Your Data Under Lock and Key: We use standard security measures to try and protect your information from being lost, used incorrectly, or changed while it's in our hands. However, the internet isn't a completely secure place, so we can't 100% guarantee the safety of any information you send to or through our App. You do so knowing there's a level of risk involved.

7. Where Your Data Might Travel: If you decide to use our App or give us your information, it might end up being sent to and stored on servers or databases in countries outside of where you live, including the United States. The data protection laws in those countries might not be as strict as the laws in your own country. If you're not comfortable with your information being sent to, processed, or stored outside of your region, please don't use our App.

If you live in Europe (EEA), the UK, or Switzerland, there's some specific information just for you in Section 16 below.

8. Meet Our Data Protector (DPO): We have a Data Protection Officer, Sarah Sun, who makes sure we're handling your data responsibly and following all the rules. You can reach Sarah at [email protected] if you have any questions or concerns about how we're looking after your personal information.

9. Your Choices About How We Use Your Data (Opt-Out Rights): You have the right to tell us to stop: (i) showing you targeted ads, (ii) selling your personal data, and/or (iii) making important decisions about you based on automated profiling. If you want to exercise any of these rights, just email us at [email protected]. We'll get back to you within the timeframe required by the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA). We might need to ask for a little more info to make sure it's really you making the request. You can find more details in Appendices A and B.

10. Your California Privacy Rights (CPRA): If you're a California resident, you have specific rights under the CPRA. You can ask to see, correct, or delete your data, and you can also know if we're selling or sharing your data and with whom. To use these rights, email us at [email protected]. We'll respond within the CPRA timeframe. We might need to verify your identity first. You also have the right to know if we share your data with other companies and what types of companies. Again, email us at [email protected], and we'll respond according to the CPRA, possibly needing to confirm your identity. If you live in California or another state with similar privacy laws, you can also ask if we sell your data, what types of data we sell, and who we sell it to. You also have the right to tell us not to sell your data. Contact us at [email protected], and we'll respond as required by law, possibly needing to confirm your identity. Check out Appendices A and B for more info.

11. Your Virginia Privacy Rights (VCDPA): If you're a Virginia resident, the VCDPA gives you rights to see, delete, and correct any inaccurate personal data we have about you. To use these rights, contact us at [email protected]. We'll respond within the VCDPA timeframe and might need to confirm your identity.

12. Links to Other Sites: Our App might have links to other websites or social media. We don't control how those sites collect, use, or protect your data, so please read their privacy policies carefully to understand their practices. We also use small software tools called SDKs from other companies to help our App run smoothly and reliably. We carefully check these companies and their SDKs to keep your data safe. The list of SDKs we use is below:

 

Name of the SDK

Provider

Purpose

Collected personal information type

Privacy Policy link of the SDK provider

Firebase

Google

Analyze usage

unique identifiers, browser type and settings, device type and settings, operating system, mobile network information including carrier name and phone number, and application version number. We also collect information about the interaction of your apps, browsers, and devices with our services, including IP address, crash reports, system activity, and the date, time, and referrer URL of your request.

https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=zh-cn#infocollect

Adjust

Adjust

Analyze usage

Traffic data; Location; Server logs; Resources on our website which you access and use; IP address, operating system and browser type

https://www.adjust.com/terms/privacy-policy/

Max SDK

AppLovin

Ad

Device make, model, and operating system; Device properties related to screen size, orientation, audio, battery, device memory usage, settings, and boot time;

Device settings related to accessibility features, font size, theme; Carrier; Operating system; Name and properties of mobile application through which a consumer interacts with the Services; Country, time zone, and locale settings (country and preferred language); City- and/or country-level or other coarse geolocation data; Network connection type and speed; IP Address; Internet browser user-agent used to access the Services; HTTP header information; Advertising IDs (IDFA/GAID/Amazon FOSAID); Vendor IDs (IDFV); App Set IDs; and Advertising and tracking preferences and restrictions.

https://www.applovin.com/privacy/

Facebook SDK

Facebook

Ad, Analyze usage 

Device identifiers; Device attributes, such as device model and screen dimensions, CPU core, storage size, SDK version, OS and app versions, and app package name; and Networking information, such as the name of the mobile operator or ISP, language, time zone, and IP address.

https://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/2022/07/18/resources-for-completing-app-store-data-practice-questionnaires-apps-facebook-or-audience-network-sdk

Admob

Google

Ad

IP address; User product interactions; Diagnostic information; Device and Account identifiers; Precise location data

 

https://developers.google.com/admob/android/privacy/play-data-disclosure

 

google ml kit

Google

face detection

https://developers.google.com/ml-kit/terms


13. "Do Not Track" Signals:

You might be able to turn on a "Do Not Track" setting in your web browser to tell websites you don't want them to track you. However, our system doesn't currently respond to these "Do Not Track" signals.

14. How Long We Keep Your Information:

We hold onto your information only as long as we need it for the reasons explained in this Privacy Policy. This includes providing you with our Services and for other legitimate purposes, such as following legal requirements, enforcing our rules, preventing spam, and protecting our rights, property, and users. How long we keep your information depends on a few things, which we look at individually for each situation:

The specific information we keep and for how long depends on the particular reason we need to keep it.

15. Managing and Keeping Your Data:

We provide tools within the app, like the "Request Account Info" feature, that allow you to see or move your data.

We keep your information for as long as we need it to provide you with our services and for other valid reasons. These reasons include following legal rules, making sure our terms are followed, preventing misuse, and protecting ourselves and our users. How long we keep your data depends on the specifics of each situation, considering things like what kind of data it is, why we collected and use it, if there are legal or operational reasons to keep it, and what the law requires.

If you want more control over your information – to manage it, change it, limit how we use it, or delete it – you can use the following:

16. Deleting Your Data:

When you close your account, or if it's closed because you haven't used it for a while, we will immediately delete the information we have about you.

17. For Our California Users:

California law gives residents the right to ask us once a year, for free, for a list of the categories of personal information we shared with other companies (including our own related companies) for their direct marketing purposes in the previous year. If you're a California resident and want to request this notice, please contact us using the details in the "How to Contact Us" section and mention that you're requesting a "California Privacy Rights Notice." Please allow at least a month for us to get back to you.

Please note that we don't have to delete content or information if:

Also, nothing in this section limits law enforcement's ability to get this kind of content or information.

18. Important Information for People in Europe, Switzerland, and the UK:

This section applies specifically to people who access or use our Service while they are in the European Economic Area, Switzerland, and/or the United Kingdom when we collect their data. We might ask you to tell us which country you're in when you use some of our Services, or we might use your IP address to figure it out.

If you hide your location so you don't appear to be in these countries, this section won't apply to you. If any part of this section disagrees with other parts of this Policy, then the terms in this section will apply to users in these specific countries.

A. How We Relate to You: Food Calorie Counter - AI Diet is the "data controller" for any personal information we collect from people in these countries who use our Service. A data controller decides why and how personal information is processed. Any other companies that provide services for us or act on our behalf are "data processors" and handle your personal information according to our instructions.

B. Our Legal Reasons for Using Your Information: We explain our legal reasons for using your information throughout this Policy. Here's a summary of the reasons and the corresponding legal grounds:

We're happy to explain the specific legal reason we're using your data in any case, especially whether you're required to provide the data by law or contract, or if it's necessary to enter into a contract with us.

C. Your Rights: When you use our Service, you have the rights described below. If you want to use your rights under the applicable laws, please contact us at [email protected]. To protect your personal information, we might need to verify your identity when you make a request.

19. How to Reach Us:

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please don't hesitate to contact us at [email protected].

APPENDIX A - Advertising networks and their partners

The below companies assist us by providing services relating to advertising and marketing. If you reside in the European Economic Area (“EEA”), the advertising networks, analytics providers, and other companies listed below request your consent to collect or receive device information from our apps on your browser or device for advertising purposes, including personal and non-personal information, such as advertising (or ad) identifiers, IP address, or other information regarding the delivery of advertisements and your interaction with them, the inventory of installed apps and/or other tracking technologies to provide measurement services, personalization, ad selection, delivery, reporting, and optimize targeted ads. Ad identifiers are non-permanent device identifiers such as the Android advertising ID and/or Apple's ID for advertising (IDFA). In addition, the advertising networks listed below, with the exception of Fyber, Mobfox, and PubNative who act as data processors upon our instructions, are independent data controllers in respect of your personal information and you can learn more about how each handles your data or provides opt-outs by accessing their respective privacy notices using the hyperlinks below.

Amazon Publisher Services

https://aps.amazon.com/aps/privacy-policy/

Amazon Developer

Amazon Developer is an advertising service provided by Amazon, Inc. (US). Amazon does not require opt-in or opt-out signals from users in our Services, relevant signals are collected directly from the user upon creating an account in such service.

Privacy Policy: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/

You can manage your personalized ad preferences in relation to Amazon directly from your Amazon account here: https://www.amazon.com/adprefs

AppLovin

AppLovin is an advertising service provided by AppLovin Corporation (US)

Privacy Policy: https://www.applovin.com/privacy

BidMachine

https://bidmachine.io/privacy-policy/

BigoAds

https://www.adsbigo.com/privacy.html

Chartboost

https://answers.chartboost.com/en-us/articles/200780269

DT Exchange

https://www.digitalturbine.com/privacy-policy/

Facebook Audience Network

Facebook Audience Network is an advertising service provided by Facebook, Inc. (US) that may collect or receive information from our apps and other apps and use that information to provide measurement services and targeted ads. Facebook does not require opt-in or opt-out signals from users in our Services, relevant signals are collected directly from the user upon creating an account in such service.

Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/

You can manage your personalized ad preferences in relation to Facebook directly from your Facebook account.

Google AdMob and their partners

AdMob by Google is provided by Google Inc. (US)

For more information on how AdMob uses the collected information, please visit the Privacy Policy of Google: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

For more information on AdMob Partners, please visit: https://support.google.com/admob/answer/9012903

You can opt-out from AdMob by Google service by following the instructions described by Google: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=en

Google AdSense

Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our Service. Google's use of the DoubleClick cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our Service or other websites on the Internet.

You may opt-out of the use of the DoubleClick Cookie for interest-based advertising by visiting the Google Ads Settings web page: https://www.google.com/ads/preferences/

HyprMX

https://www.hyprmx.com/privacy-policy

InMobi

InMobi is an advertising service provided by InMobi PTE Ltd (Singapore)

Privacy Policy: https://www.inmobi.com/privacy-policy/

Opt-out: https://www.inmobi.com/page/opt-out/

IronSource

IronSource is an advertising service provided by IronSource, Inc. (US) and does not require opt-in or opt-out signals from users in our Services, since they provide only non-personalized ads in our Services.

Privacy Policy: https://www.is.com/privacy-policy/

Liftoff

Liftoff is an advertising service provided by Liftoff, Inc. (US)

Privacy Policy: https://liftoff.io/privacy-policy/

LINE

https://line.me/en/terms/policy/

Mintegral

https://www.mintegral.com/en/privacy/

Mobilefuse

https://mobilefuse.com/privacy-policy

Mytarget

https://legal.my.com/us/mytarget/privacy/

Ogury

https://ogury.com/privacy-policy/

OpenX

OpenX is an advertising service provided by OpenX Software Ltd (US) and does not require opt-in or opt-out signals from users in our Services. Relevant signals are collected directly from Amazon for the users who have or create an account in such service.

Privacy Policy: https://www.openx.com/legal/privacy-policy/

Pangle

https://www.pangleglobal.com/privacy/enduser-en

PubMatic

PubMatic is an advertising service provided by PubMatic,Inc. (US) and does not require opt-in or opt-out signals from users in our Services. Relevant signals are collected directly from Amazon for the users who have or create an account in such service.

Privacy Policy: https://pubmatic.com/legal/privacy-policy/

Opt-out: https://pubmatic.com/legal/opt-out/

PubNative

PubNative is an advertising service provided by PubNative GmbH (Germany)

Privacy Policy: https://pubnative.net/privacy-policy/

Smaato and their vendors

Smaato is an advertising service provided by Smaato, Inc. (US)

Privacy Policy: https://www.smaato.com/privacy/

For more information on the Smaato Vendors, please visit: https://www.smaato.com/partner-list/

Tapjoy

https://dev.tapjoy.com/en/legal/Privacy-Policy

Unity Ads

Unity Ads is an advertising service provided by Unity Ads Inc. (US)

Privacy Policy: https://unity3d.com/legal/privacy-policy

Verizon Media and their vendors

Verizon Media, previously known as Oath, provides advertising services under their AOL, Yahoo and other brands.

Privacy Policy: https://www.verizonmedia.com/policies/ie/en/verizonmedia/privacy/index.html

For more information on VerizonAOL (OATH) Vendors, please visit: https://www.verizonmedia.com/policies/ie/en/verizonmedia/privacy/topics/thirdparties/index.html

Verve

https://verve.com/product-privacy-policies/

Yahoo

https://legal.yahoo.com/us/en/yahoo/privacy/index.html

Yandex

https://yandex.com/legal/confidential/

APPENDIX B - Analytics and other service providers

We use your information to perform our own analytics and to enable analytics provided by third parties and other essential functions. We use analytical information for supporting business analysis and operations, business intelligence, product development, improving the Services, personalizing content, providing advertising, and making recommendations. In order to learn about how your information is used by our analytics service providers, you can follow the hyperlinks in the list below to each provider’s privacy notice.

Adjust

Adjust is analytics service provided by Adjust GmbH (Germany)

Privacy Policy: https://www.adjust.com/privacy-policy/

AWS

AWS is cloud computing services provided by Amazon Web Services, Inc. (US).

Privacy Policy: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/

Fabric

Fabric is an analytics service provided by Google Inc. (US)

Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Facebook Ads conversion

Facebook Ads conversion tracking is an analytics service provided by Facebook, Inc. (US) that connects data from the Facebook advertising network with actions performed on the Services.

Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/

Facebook Analytics

Facebook Analytics is an analytics tool provided by Facebook, Inc. (US) that may collect or receive information from our apps and other apps and use that information to provide measurement services.

Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/

Firebase

Firebase is an analytics service provided by Google Inc. (US)

You may opt-out of certain Firebase features through your mobile device settings, such as your device advertising settings or by following the instructions provided by Google in their Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/

Google reCAPTCHA

Google reCAPTCHA is a spam protection service provided by Google LLC. (US)

It is primarily used to distinguish whether an input is made by a natural person or abusive by automated processing. The service includes sending data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google. Additional information about Google reCAPTCHA and Google's privacy policy can be found at https://policies.google.com/privacy.