Privacy Policy - Ai Food Scanner

Our Commitment to Privacy

Ai Food Scanner is designed with privacy as a core principle. We believe your food data is personal, and we've built our service to respect that belief.

What We Don't Collect

Photos: Images you take for label scanning are processed locally in your browser and never uploaded to our servers
Ingredient Lists: The text you enter or extract from photos stays on your device
Scan Results: Your analysis results are not stored or transmitted
Personal Information: No account creation required, no personal details collected
Location Data: We don't track or store your location
Device Information: No device fingerprinting or detailed device data collection

What We Do Collect

Basic Analytics

We use privacy-focused analytics to understand general usage patterns, such as:

Page views and session duration (anonymized)
General geographic regions (country/state level only)
Browser type and device category (mobile/desktop)
Referral sources (how you found our site)

This data is aggregated and cannot be traced back to individual users.

Local Storage

We use your browser's local storage to:

Remember your dietary preferences between visits
Track daily scan count (20 scans per day limit)
Store your safe food list (if created)

This data never leaves your device and can be cleared anytime through your browser settings.

How We Process Your Data

Browser-Only Processing

All ingredient analysis happens locally in your web browser using client-side JavaScript. Your ingredient lists and scan results never leave your device.

Photo OCR

When you take photos of ingredient labels, the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) processing occurs entirely in your browser. Photos are never uploaded, stored, or transmitted.

Third-Party Services

Educational Links

Our service includes links to educational resources (FDA, Mayo Clinic, USDA). When you click these links, you'll be subject to those sites' privacy policies.

Analytics

We use privacy-focused analytics services that don't use cookies or track individual users. No personal data is shared with analytics providers.

Your Rights and Choices

No Account Required: Use our service without creating an account
Clear Local Data: Delete stored preferences through your browser settings
Disable Analytics: Use ad blockers or privacy tools to prevent analytics
Offline Use: Many features work without an internet connection

Future Features

As we add new features like user accounts and cloud sync, we will:

Update this privacy policy with clear notice
Make all data sharing explicitly opt-in
Provide data export and deletion options
Maintain end-to-end encryption for sensitive data

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Email: canieatthischecker@gmail.com

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date above.