My AI Food Buddy

Last updated: 3/22/2026

My AI Food Buddy ("us", "we", or "our") operates the My AI Food Buddy website and mobile application (the "Service"). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.

Information Collection and Use

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you. Types of data collected include:

Personal Data: While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). This may include, but is not limited to, your email address, name, and household information.
Usage Data: We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or when you access the Service by or through a mobile device ("Usage Data").
Pantry Data: We collect and store the data you provide about your pantry items, including product names, expiration dates, and quantities. This data is essential for the core functionality of the app.

Data Storage

All personal and pantry data is securely stored on servers located within the United States. We use industry-standard security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access.

Use of Data

My AI Food Buddy uses the collected data for various purposes:

To provide and maintain the Service
To notify you about changes to our Service
To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
To provide customer care and support
To provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the Service
To monitor the usage of the Service
To detect, prevent and address technical issues

Data Deletion

You have the right to delete your account and all associated data at any time. This can be done from the "Settings" page within the application. Once you confirm the deletion, all your data will be permanently erased from our systems.

Advertising and Privacy Rights

We use Google AdMob to display advertisements in our Service. Depending on your location, you may have specific privacy rights regarding how your data is used for personalized advertising:

European Economic Area (EEA) and UK (GDPR): If you are located in the EEA or the UK, we use Google's User Messaging Platform (UMP) to gather your consent for personalized and non-personalized ads. You can review, revoke, or change your consent choices at any time by navigating to the "Settings" page in the mobile application and selecting "Ad Privacy Options".
United States (CCPA/CPRA and other state laws): If you are a resident of applicable US states, you may be presented with options and rights regarding the sale or sharing of your personal information for targeted advertising. You can manage your preferences at any time in the app's "Settings" page under "Ad Privacy Options".

Service Providers

We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service ("Service Providers"), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services, or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "effective date" at the top of this Privacy Policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.