Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 2025-05-24

At Plan My Plate, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our app. By using the app, you agree to the practices described here.

1. Information We Collect

When you use Plan My Plate, we collect the following information:

• Camera and Photos: We request access to your device’s camera or photos if you choose to add photos to your recipes. These photos are stored locally on your device unless you opt to sync them to the cloud.
• Account Information: If you create an account (using Google sign-in or email/password), we collect your authentication information to manage your account and enable syncing.
• Payment Data: If you subscribe to our paid features, payment details are handled securely via third-party payment providers and are not stored directly by us.
• Analytics and Ads Data: We use third-party services (such as Google Analytics and Google AdMob) to collect anonymized usage data and serve personalized ads.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information for the following purposes:

• Recipe Photos: To allow you to add photos to your recipes, stored locally or synced if you choose.
• Account Management and Syncing: To provide account authentication and enable recipe synchronization across devices for paying users.
• Personalization and Analytics: To improve your app experience and serve relevant ads.

3. Data Storage

Recipes and photos are stored locally on your device by default. Cloud syncing and backup occur only if you subscribe and enable the feature. Analytics and advertising data are collected and processed by third-party services.

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell or rent your personal information. Third-party services like analytics providers and ad networks may collect anonymized data as described below.

5. Third-Party Services

Plan My Plate uses the following third-party services:

• Google AdMob Privacy Policy
• Firebase Privacy Policy
• Google Account Privacy

6. Opting Out of Analytics and Personalized Ads

You can opt out of analytics and personalized ads via:

• Device Settings
  • Android: Settings > Google > Ads > Opt out of personalized ads
  • iOS: Settings > Privacy > Advertising > Enable “Limit Ad Tracking”
• Contact us at planmyplate.customer.service@gmail.com with the subject "Opt-Out Request" to disable analytics and personalized ads.

7. Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your information. However, no system is completely secure and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Your Rights

You may update or delete your account and data by contacting us. Locally stored data can be deleted by uninstalling the app or clearing app data on your device.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Updates will be reflected by changing the "Effective Date" above. Please review periodically.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

• Email: planmyplate.customer.service@gmail.com