Privacy Policy
Effective Date: July 27, 2026
At Bite AI ("we", "our", or "us"), protecting your personal information and your right to privacy is paramount. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our mobile application, website, and related AI-powered nutrition tracking services (collectively, the "Service").
Summary: Bite AI uses artificial intelligence to help you log food, track nutrition, and reach health goals. We never sell your personal data. You retain full ownership and control of your data, including the right to delete your account and associated records at any time.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us when using the Service, as well as data collected automatically through mobile interactions:
- Account Information: Name, email address, profile avatar, and authentication details (via Email, Apple Sign-In, or Google Sign-In).
- Health & Fitness Goals: Age, gender, height, current weight, target weight, activity levels, and daily nutritional goals (calories, protein, carbs, fats).
- Meal & Image Data: Photos of food/meals uploaded or captured with your camera for AI visual analysis, nutritional logs, timestamps, and dietary notes.
- Technical & Device Information: Device model, operating system version, unique device identifiers, time zones, and mobile analytics performance data.
2. How We Use Your Information
We process your data strictly to deliver, optimize, and secure our AI nutrition services:
- To perform AI computer vision processing on food images to calculate caloric and macronutrient estimates.
- To personalize your daily meal recommendations, calorie targets, and progress tracking dashboard.
- To manage your account, authenticate user sessions, and maintain cloud sync across your devices.
- To communicate critical app updates, security alerts, and respond to your customer support inquiries.
- To detect, prevent, and debug technical issues and unauthorized app usage.
3. AI Image Recognition & Camera Usage
When you grant Bite AI camera or photo gallery permissions, images are processed securely using high-grade encryption. Images uploaded for nutrition estimation are processed strictly for nutritional value extraction and are not stored permanently for public view or sold to third parties.
4. Third-Party Services & Integrations
We may share essential data with trusted infrastructure providers who assist in operating our Service under strict confidentiality agreements:
- Authentication & Database: Google Firebase & Supabase for secure data storage and authentication.
- AI Services: Secure AI processing partners for computational image classification and natural language meal parsing.
- Analytics & Crash Reporting: Privacy-focused crash reporting and analytics tools to ensure app stability.
5. Data Retention & Security
We implement industry-standard encryption (in transit using HTTPS/TLS and at rest) to safeguard your personal data. We retain your health logs and account data for as long as your account remains active. You may request account deletion at any time.
6. Your Privacy Rights & Account Deletion
Depending on your jurisdiction, you have the right to access, export, update, or delete your personal data. You can delete your profile and all associated data directly inside the Bite AI application settings, or submit an explicit deletion request via our Support Page.
7. Children's Privacy
Bite AI is not intended for use by children under 13 years of age (or 16 in certain jurisdictions). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Effective Date". Continued use of Bite AI following notice of changes indicates your acceptance.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us at:
Email: support@biteai.app