Privacy Policy

Effective Date: April 3, 2026 | Developer: Josean | Contact: joseanralat49@gmail.com

Account info (email, name) through Firebase Authentication
Body stats (weight, height, age, sex, activity level) you enter during onboarding
Body weight history — dates and weight entries you log in the Progress tab
Location (city/region) to estimate local grocery pricing
Food preferences, dietary restrictions, and weekly budget
Meal plans you generate and save
Custom grocery items you manually add to your grocery list — stored locally on your device only
Plan adherence data — days you mark as followed each week, meal completion checkmarks, and daily streak count (all stored locally on your device only)
Notification preferences (enabled/disabled)
Photos you optionally take or select when using the Fridge Scan feature (processed immediately and never stored)
Barcode numbers when you use the Barcode Scanner — only the numeric barcode is sent to the OpenFoodFacts public database for product lookup; no camera images are transmitted or stored
Subscription status through RevenueCat
Advertising identifiers (IDFA/GAID) used by Google AdMob to show relevant ads to free users
Feedback you voluntarily submit through the in-app feedback form — including your message, account email, and user ID — stored in Firestore and accessible only to the developer

To generate personalized AI meal plans via the Anthropic Claude API
To estimate grocery costs based on your location
To save your preferences and meal plan history
To display your weight progress over time in the Progress tab
To send weekly meal plan and grocery reminders (only if you enable notifications)
To manage your subscription
To show relevant ads to free-tier users via Google AdMob
To review feedback you submit in order to improve the app

We do NOT sell your data to third parties

Free users see banner ads served by Google AdMob, and a full-screen interstitial ad approximately every 3rd app launch
AdMob may collect your advertising identifier (IDFA on iOS, GAID on Android) to serve relevant ads
You can limit ad tracking in your device Settings under Privacy
Pro subscribers see no ads of any kind

With your permission, we send local weekly reminders: a Sunday plan reminder and a Wednesday grocery reminder
Notifications are scheduled on your device — no data is sent to our servers to deliver them
You can enable or disable notifications at any time from Profile → Preferences
Revoking permission in your device Settings will also stop all notifications

Firebase (Google) — authentication and cloud data storage
Firebase Remote Config (Google) — used to deliver app configuration such as minimum required version; no personal data is collected or transmitted
Anthropic Claude API — meal plan generation, fridge photo analysis, and Fit a Treat adjustments (your preferences, meal data, and any fridge photos are sent to generate plans; no data is stored by Anthropic beyond the API call)
OpenFoodFacts — free open food database for barcode product lookups; only the scanned barcode number is sent, no personal information
Google AdMob — banner advertising for free users
RevenueCat — subscription management
Apple/Google — payment processing

Your data is stored in Google Cloud Firestore with industry-standard encryption
Weight progress entries are stored in a private subcollection accessible only to your account
Custom grocery items are stored locally in your device's SharedPreferences and are never uploaded to our servers
iOS home screen widget data (today's meals) is written to an App Group shared container on your device only — it is never transmitted externally
Barcode scan results are displayed temporarily and not saved unless you explicitly choose to add them to your grocery list or Fit a Treat flow
We do not store payment information — this is handled by Apple/Google
Your meal plans are stored securely in the cloud via Firestore
Feedback submissions are stored in Firestore and are only accessible to the developer — they are never shared with third parties

You can delete your account and all associated data at any time from the Profile screen
Deleting your account permanently removes all data including weight entries and meal plans
An account is required to use PrepMeal AI
You can request a copy of your data by contacting us

PrepMeal AI is not intended for users under 13. We do not knowingly collect data from children.

We may update this policy. Continued use of the app after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.