Calories Club
Last Updated: 26 Aug 2025
Table of Contents
Introduction
Calories Club is an AI-powered calorie and nutrition tracking app that helps you monitor your diet through photos, voice notes, barcode scanning, and text input. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you use our mobile application and services.
Information We Collect
Personal Information You Provide
Account Information:
- Email address (required for account creation)
- Authentication credentials (encrypted passwords or OAuth tokens)
- Profile information you choose to add
Nutrition Data You Create:
- Food photos you capture
- Voice recordings of meals
- Text descriptions of food
- Barcode scans
- Extracted nutritional data (calories, macros)
Device Information:
- Device identifier for syncing your data across devices
- Timezone information for accurate meal timing
- Language preferences for localization
Automatically Collected Information
Usage Analytics:
- Screen views and navigation patterns
- Feature usage statistics
- App performance metrics and crash reports
- Authentication events
Technical Information:
- IP address and general location
- Browser type and version
- Operating system and device type
- App version and device specifications
How We Use Your Information
Primary Purposes
Core Functionality:
- Process your food photos, voice notes, and text to extract nutritional data
- Calculate and display calories, protein, carbs, and fat content
- Provide personalized dietary insights and guidance
- Enable AI-powered chat queries about your nutrition
- Sync your data across your devices
Service Improvement:
- Analyze usage patterns to improve app features
- Monitor system performance and reliability
- Provide customer support and troubleshooting
- Develop new features and enhancements
AI Processing
Content Analysis:
- Your photos, audio, and text are processed by AI services (Google Gemini) to extract nutritional data
- Processing happens on secure servers and content is immediately deleted after analysis
- AI models help identify foods, estimate portions, and calculate nutritional values
- All AI processing is scoped to your personal data only
Data Storage and Security
Where Your Data is Stored
Local Device Storage:
- Original photos and audio recordings remain on your device
- Draft entries and temporary files are stored locally
- App preferences and cached data
Cloud Storage:
- Nutritional data and meal history
- User account information (encrypted)
- AI-extracted insights and analytics
- Usage tracking for service improvement
Security Measures
Data Protection:
- All data transmission uses HTTPS encryption
- Database connections are encrypted and secured
- User authentication through industry-standard protocols
- Row-level security ensures you can only access your own data
Media File Handling:
- Photos and audio are temporarily uploaded for AI processing only
- Files are immediately deleted from servers after processing
- No permanent storage of your media files on our servers
Data Sharing and Third Parties
Service Providers
AI Processing:
- Google Gemini AI service processes your content for nutritional analysis
- Processing is temporary and content is not retained by AI providers
- No personal data is used to train AI models
Analytics:
- PostHog for product analytics and usage insights
- Analytics data is anonymized and aggregated
- No personal content or nutritional data is shared
Data Not Shared
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with:
- Advertisers or marketing companies
- Data brokers or aggregation services
- Social media platforms (beyond authentication)
- Any third parties for commercial purposes
Your Privacy Rights
Access and Control
Data Access:
- View all your stored meal entries and nutritional data
- Download your data in standard formats
- Review your account information and preferences
Data Modification:
- Edit or delete any meal entries or extracted data
- Update your profile and preferences
- Correct inaccuracies in your information
Data Deletion:
- Delete individual entries or all your data
- Close your account and remove all associated data
- Request complete data deletion within 30 days
Data Retention
Retention Periods
Active Account Data:
- Meal entries and nutritional data: Retained while your account is active
- Account information: Retained for the life of your account
- Usage analytics: Retained for up to 2 years for service improvement
Automatic Cleanup:
- AI processing files: Deleted immediately after processing
- Draft entries: Cleaned up after 30 days of inactivity
- Session data: Expired according to security policies
- Daily AI usage tracking: Cleaned up after 7 days
International Data Transfers
Data Location: Your data may be processed and stored in data centers globally. All transfers comply with applicable data protection laws with appropriate safeguards in place.
Compliance: GDPR compliance for European users, CCPA compliance for California residents, SOC 2 Type II certified infrastructure providers.
Children's Privacy
Calories Club is not intended for users under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected such information, we will take steps to delete it promptly.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We will notify you of material changes by:
- Sending an email notification to your registered email address
- Displaying a prominent notice in the app
- Updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy
Contact Information
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
- Email: privacy@caloriesclub.app
- Support: contact@caloriesclub.app
- Response Time: We aim to respond to privacy inquiries within 30 days
Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
For users in the European Economic Area, our legal basis for processing personal data includes:
- Contract Performance: Processing necessary to provide Calories Club services
- Legitimate Interests: Analytics for service improvement and security
- Consent: Optional features and marketing communications
- Legal Obligations: Compliance with applicable laws and regulations
Your Rights Under GDPR
If you are located in the EEA, you have additional rights including:
- Right to access your personal data
- Right to rectification of inaccurate data
- Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
- Right to restrict processing
- Right to data portability
- Right to object to processing
- Right to withdraw consent