Privacy Policy

Last Updated: April 16, 2026

1. Information We Collect

Nomrade collects the following information to provide and improve our services:

1.1 Account Information

• Registration Data: Email address, username, password (securely hashed), and optional full name
• Profile Information: Avatar customization, dietary preferences, allergies, cooking skill level, and food goals
• Authentication Data: Session tokens and refresh tokens for maintaining your login state

1.2 Content and Activity Data

• Meal Logs: Meal names, dates, times, calories, macronutrients (protein, carbs, fat), images, notes, and cuisine types
• Saved Content: Recipes, restaurant information, and content saved from external social platforms including URLs, titles, descriptions, and images
• User-Generated Content: Photos, notes, trails (collections), and quest participation
• Water and Nutrition Tracking: Daily water intake and nutritional goal progress

1.3 Location Data

• GPS Location: Real-time location data (with your permission) for discovering nearby restaurants and completing location-based quests
• Saved Places: Restaurant names, addresses, coordinates, cuisine types, and your notes about locations
• Location History: Aggregate visit counts and timestamps when you log meals at specific locations

1.4 Social and Community Data

• Friend Connections: Your friend list, friend requests, and social interactions within the app
• Shared Content: Trails and content you choose to share with friends or make public
• Quest Data: Quest participation and completion status

1.5 Third-Party Platform Data

When you save content from social media platforms, we store:

• The content URL and embed data (title, description, images)
• Creator handle or username
• Any recipes or location information extracted from the content

1.6 Voice and Media Data

• Voice Input: With your permission, we process voice recordings to enable voice-based meal logging and AI assistant interactions. Voice data is transcribed and processed in real time and is not permanently stored in audio form.
• Photos: With your permission, we access your camera and photo library for meal photo logging and AI-powered food recognition. Photos you submit may be uploaded to our servers and processed by AI services to identify foods and estimate nutritional information.
• Barcodes: With your permission, we access your camera to scan barcodes on packaged food products. Barcodes are read on-device and the numeric barcode is sent to the Open Food Facts database to look up nutrition information (see Section 6.4). No image is stored or transmitted for barcode scans.

1.7 Device and Usage Data

• App Usage: Features accessed, actions taken, and interaction patterns to improve the experience
• Technical Data: Device type, operating system, and crash reports for troubleshooting
• Activity Timestamps: When you log meals, save content, complete quests, and interact with the app

2. How We Use Your Information

2.1 Core Functionality

• Provide meal tracking, calorie counting, and nutritional analysis
• Save and organize recipes from various sources including social platforms
• Provide AI-powered food recognition from photos and receipt scanning
• Help you discover restaurants and food experiences based on your location and preferences
• Enable quest-based food exploration and gamification features

2.2 Personalization

• Customize recipe recommendations based on your dietary preferences and restrictions
• Suggest restaurants based on your cuisine preferences and location
• Provide AI-powered recipe extraction and meal suggestions
• Tailor your dashboard and avatar based on your activity

2.3 Social Features

• Connect you with friends and enable content sharing
• Display activity feeds and social interactions
• Enable collaborative trails and shared food discoveries

2.4 Service Improvement

• Analyze usage patterns to improve features and fix issues
• Maintain security and prevent abuse
• Send important service updates and notifications

3. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We only share data:

• With third-party services you explicitly choose to connect
• With friends you choose to connect with in the app
• When required by law

4. Data Security

We use industry-standard security measures to protect your data. All API tokens are encrypted, and we use secure connections for all data transfers.

5. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access your personal data
• Delete your account and data
• Disconnect third-party platforms

6. Third-Party Services and APIs

Nomrade integrates with various third-party services to provide our features. When you use these integrations, the respective platforms' privacy policies also apply.

6.1 Social Platform Content

When you save content from third-party social platforms, we store the URL and retrieve publicly available metadata (including images, captions, and creator information). Content is displayed according to each platform's terms. We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any platforms whose content you save.

6.2 Location and Business Data

We use third-party mapping and location services to search for restaurants, retrieve business information, and provide location suggestions. Your search queries and location data may be processed by these services in accordance with their respective privacy policies.

6.3 AI and Content Processing

Nomrade uses third-party AI services to power features such as the AI chef assistant, meal photo analysis, receipt scanning, recipe generation, food suggestions, and pixel art icon generation. These features are only active after you grant explicit consent within the app.

Data shared with OpenAI (GPT-4o):

• Chat messages you send to the AI assistant
• Meal photos you take or upload for analysis
• Receipt images you scan
• Voice message transcriptions
• Your general location (city-level, for restaurant suggestions)
• Saved recipe and food content (captions, URLs) for AI generation

Data shared with Replicate:

• Cuisine and dish names (for generating pixel art dish icons)

Important: Your data is not used to train AI models. It is processed solely to deliver the requested app feature and is not sold or shared with any other third parties. Both OpenAI and Replicate process data under our data processing agreements.

6.3.1 In-App Consent and Revocation

Before any data is sent to the AI providers listed above, Nomrade asks for your explicit permission through an in-app consent screen. You may revoke this consent at any time by going to Settings > AI & Data and toggling off "AI Data Sharing." When consent is revoked, all AI-powered features are disabled and no data is sent to third-party AI providers.

6.4 Packaged Food Nutrition Database

When you use the in-app barcode scanner to log a packaged product, Nomrade sends the scanned barcode number (UPC/EAN) to Open Food Facts, a free, collaborative, open-source food products database, to retrieve the product's name, brand, image, and nutrition facts.

Data shared with Open Food Facts:

• The numeric barcode of the product you scan

No personal information, account identifier, image, or location is sent with the request. Open Food Facts is an independent non-profit and is not an AI provider; this feature does not require AI data sharing consent to function. Please review the Open Food Facts privacy policy for details on how they handle requests.

6.5 Subscription and Payment Processing

Premium subscriptions are processed through the Apple App Store. We do not directly collect or store payment information. Subscription status is managed through a third-party subscription management service. Please refer to Apple's privacy policy for details on payment processing.

6.6 Infrastructure

Our backend infrastructure, database, and authentication services are hosted on third-party cloud platforms. Your data is stored securely using industry-standard encryption and access controls.

6.7 In-App Ads, Analytics, and User Metric Tracking

The free tier of Nomrade displays in-app advertisements and uses analytics and user metric tracking to understand how the app is used and to measure ad performance. This may involve sharing your device's advertising identifier (IDFA on iOS, Advertising ID on Android), basic device information, and product usage events with third-party ad and analytics providers.

On iOS, Nomrade will ask for your permission via the Apple App Tracking Transparency prompt before your device's advertising identifier is shared with any third party. If you decline, ads will still be shown on the free tier but will be non-personalized. Premium subscribers do not see ads and are not subject to ad-related data sharing.

You can reset or limit your advertising identifier at any time via iOS Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking or Android Settings > Privacy > Ads.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any third-party services you interact with through our app.

7. Advertising, Cookies, and Tracking

Nomrade does not use website cookies in the mobile app. The free tier of the app displays in-app advertisements, and the app uses analytics and user metric tracking to deliver and measure those ads and to improve the product. These features may use your device's advertising identifier (IDFA on iOS, Advertising ID on Android).

In accordance with Apple's App Tracking Transparency framework, Nomrade will request your explicit permission on iOS before sharing your advertising identifier with any third party. You may grant or deny this permission, and you may change your choice at any time in iOS Settings > Nomrade > Allow Tracking.

If you decline tracking, Nomrade will still function normally and you will still see ads on the free tier, but those ads will be non-personalized. Premium subscribers do not see any advertisements.

We do not sell your personal data to data brokers.

8. Children's Privacy

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

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify users of significant changes via email or app notification.

10. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary to provide you with our services and as described in this Privacy Policy.

10.1 Active Account Data

• Account Information: Retained while your account is active
• Meal Logs and Nutrition Data: Retained indefinitely while your account is active to provide historical tracking
• Saved Content: Retained while your account is active or until you delete the content
• Location Data: Saved places retained until deleted; real-time GPS data is not permanently stored
• Social Connections: Friend lists and interactions retained while your account is active

10.2 Third-Party Platform Data

• Social Platform Content: URLs and metadata are retained while the content remains saved in your account. If the original content is deleted by the creator or platform, we retain only our cached metadata.
• Cached Location Data: Location and business data from third-party services may be cached for up to 30 days to improve performance

10.3 Account Deletion

• Personal Data: Permanently deleted within 30 days of account deletion
• Audit Logs: Administrative audit logs are retained for security and legal compliance purposes
• Backup Data: May persist in encrypted backups for up to 90 days

10.4 Legal Requirements

We may retain certain data longer if required by law, legal proceedings, or to protect our legal rights.

11. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws.

12. Your Privacy Rights

12.1 General Rights

• Access: Request a copy of your personal data
• Rectification: Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
• Deletion: Request deletion of your data
• Objection: Object to processing of your data
• Restriction: Request restriction of processing

12.2 California Residents (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

• Right to know what personal information is collected
• Right to know if personal information is sold or disclosed
• Right to opt-out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell your data)
• Right to deletion of personal information
• Right to non-discrimination for exercising your rights

12.3 European Union Residents (GDPR)

If you are in the European Union, you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including the rights listed above and the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.

13. Analytics and Performance

We use analytics and user metric tracking tools to understand how users interact with our app and to measure advertising performance. These tools collect information such as how often you use the app, which features you use, sign-up and subscription events, and crash reports. Some of this information is associated with your Nomrade user account so we can analyze user journeys, while aggregate reports are used to guide product decisions. See Section 6.6 for details.

14. Push Notifications

With your permission, we may send you push notifications. You can disable these at any time through your device settings.

15. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify users of significant changes via email or app notification. Your continued use of the Service after changes are made constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

16. Contact Us

For privacy concerns, data requests, or to exercise your privacy rights, contact us at: support@nomrade.com

For GDPR-related inquiries, please include "GDPR Request" in your email subject line.