Privacy Policy

Who we are

NaijaEats is a recipe and meal-planning app for Nigerian and African cooking. If you have any question about this policy, email us at naijaeats90@gmail.com.

What stays on your phone (and never leaves it)

• Your profile. The name and email you type in Settings are stored only on your device. We do not have user accounts and we never receive or store this information on any server.
• Your cooking life. Favourites, meal plans, shopping lists, imported recipes, ratings, cooking history, calorie targets and app settings are all stored locally on your device.

Deleting the app deletes all of this data. We never receive it, so we have no copy of it.

What is sent to our server, and why

• Photos you choose to scan or import. When you use "What's that dish?", that image is sent to our server and processed by OpenAI to recognise the dish. When you import a recipe from a screenshot, or send a meal photo to the Kcal Coach, the image is processed by Anthropic to read the recipe or log the meal. Images are used only to answer your request. We do not build a library of your photos.
• Recipe links and text you import. The web address is fetched by our server, and the recipe on the page (or the text you paste) is processed by Anthropic to turn it into a recipe.
• Kcal Coach messages. What you type to the Coach, plus that day's food log and calorie target, is sent to our server and processed by Anthropic to log your meals and reply. Your name is never sent.
• Your location, only if you allow it, and only for the store finder. When you search for nearby African food stores, your precise location is sent to our server and used to query OpenStreetMap services (Nominatim and Overpass) for shops near you. Your location is used for that single search and is not stored or tracked.

The few small things that are kept

• A random install number. The app makes up a random number when it is installed. It is not your name, email or phone number. Our server uses it to count how many free AI scans and imports you have used. Those counts are deleted after 7 days.
• Your subscription. If you buy Premium, RevenueCat keeps a record of the purchase against that install number so Premium keeps working on your phone.
• Crash reports. If the app crashes, a report of what went wrong is sent to Sentry so we can fix it. It does not include your name or email, and it is deleted within 90 days.

Delete your data

NaijaEats has no accounts, so there is no account to close. To delete your data:

1. On your phone: open Settings, tap Account, then Delete account. Or simply delete the app. Either one removes everything NaijaEats stored on your phone: your profile, favourites, meal plans, shopping lists, imported recipes and calorie log.
2. Our records too: email naijaeats90@gmail.com with the subject "Delete my data". We will delete any usage counts and crash reports we can link to you within 30 days.

Even if you do nothing, usage counts are deleted after 7 days and crash reports within 90 days. Purchase records are kept by Apple, Google and RevenueCat for as long as the law requires for tax and refunds. Photos, recipe text, Coach messages and your location are never stored, so there is nothing of them to delete.

Payments

Premium subscriptions are processed entirely by Apple (App Store) or Google (Google Play), with subscription status managed by RevenueCat. We never see or store your card details. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store or Google Play account settings.

What we don't do

• We don't sell, rent, or share your personal data with anyone for marketing.
• We don't show third-party ads or use advertising trackers.
• We don't track you across other apps or websites.

Children

NaijaEats is a general-audience cooking app and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to this policy

If we change how the app handles data (for example, if we ever add real user accounts), we will update this page and change the effective date at the top.

Contact

Questions or concerns: naijaeats90@gmail.com