Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 10, 2026

4Cal (Calorie AI Tracker) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what data the app collects, why, and who it is shared with.

1. Information We Collect

• Meal photos: photos of food that you choose to capture or select in the app.
• Meal logs: the meals you save (name, calories, protein, carbohydrates, fat, fiber, time) and the photo attached to each meal.
• Device ID: an anonymous identifier generated for your device. It is used instead of an account to keep your meal history, scan credits and subscription status.
• Purchase information: your subscription and scan-credit status, provided by the App Store through our purchase provider. We never see your payment details.
• Advertising data (free users only): if you choose to watch a rewarded ad, our ad provider collects device and ad-interaction data as described in section 4.

Your profile (age, height, weight, goals) and app preferences are stored only on your device.

2. How We Use Your Data

• Meal photos are sent securely to our server and analyzed with Google's Gemini AI service to estimate calories and nutrition.
• Photos and meal logs are stored on our servers (hosted on Amazon Web Services) under your anonymous device ID so your meal history can be shown and restored.
• We do not use your photos to train AI models, and we do not sell your data.

3. Data Retention and Deletion

Meal photos and logs are kept for as long as you use the app. You can request deletion of all data linked to your device at any time by emailing us (see section 9); we will delete it within 30 days.

4. Advertising and Tracking

Free users can choose to watch a rewarded ad to earn a free scan credit. Ads are only shown when you tap the "watch an ad" option; subscribers never see ads. Ads are provided by Google AdMob, which may collect device information, approximate location (derived from IP address) and ad-interaction data to deliver and measure ads.

On iOS, your advertising identifier (IDFA) is only accessed if you allow tracking in the App Tracking Transparency prompt. If you decline, you will still see ads, but they will not be personalized. In the EEA and UK, you are asked for consent through Google's consent form before any ad is requested. You can change these choices at any time in your device settings.

We may also use AppsFlyer to measure which marketing campaigns bring users to the app.

5. Service Providers

• Google (Gemini API) – AI analysis of meal photos.
• Amazon Web Services – storage of meal photos and logs.
• RevenueCat – management of subscriptions and in-app purchases.
• Google AdMob – rewarded ads for free users.
• AppsFlyer – install attribution.

Each provider processes data under its own privacy policy and only for the purposes above.

6. In-App Purchases

The app offers an optional subscription and one-time scan-credit packs. All transactions are processed by the App Store or Google Play; we do not have access to your payment or billing information.

7. Security

Data is transmitted over encrypted connections (HTTPS) and stored with access controls on our servers.

8. Children's Privacy

The app is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has used the app, contact us and we will delete the related data.

9. Changes and Contact

We may update this Privacy Policy and will change the "Last updated" date when we do. If you have any questions or want your data deleted, contact us at:
scancetinbas@icloud.com

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