Privacy Policy
Last updated: April 11, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Corwood Labs, LLC collects, uses, stores, and discloses information when you use ChefMate.
What we collect
Depending on how you use ChefMate, we may collect:
- account information such as email address, display name, authentication identifiers, and account settings
- recipes, cook logs, comments, grocery items, follows, blocks, reports, support requests, and other content you create or submit
- photos you choose to import, including cookbook-page images and handwritten recipe-card images
- basic device, app, request, and error information needed to operate the service and investigate failures
- copyright, safety, abuse, and support case records when you contact us or another user reports content
What we do not claim for this launch build
The current launch build does not use advertising SDKs, marketing pixels, or push notifications. In-app activity alerts exist, but push notifications remain post-v1 work.
How we use information
We use information to:
- operate accounts, sync content, and render recipes, timelines, grocery lists, and social surfaces
- process recipe imports, moderation checks, and other backend workflows needed to run the product
- respond to support requests, copyright notices, reports, and abuse investigations
- protect users, enforce our policies, and keep records needed for legal or operational compliance
- diagnose failures and improve reliability
When content is private and when it is shared
- Private drafts and original handwritten recipe-card images are intended to stay private unless you choose a feature that shares content with others.
- Shared recipe links, comments, and any cook-log entry you mark as shared may be visible to other users or recipients of the link.
- Reports, moderation records, and support case data are private operational records and are not public community content.
Permissions and device access
On iOS, ChefMate currently requests camera and photo-library access so you can capture or import cookbook and handwritten recipe pages or cards. If you deny those permissions, the related import features may not work.
Service providers and infrastructure
ChefMate relies on the following launch infrastructure:
- Firebase and Google Cloud for authentication, database, file storage, backend functions, and related product infrastructure
- Google Gemini, through ChefMate's backend, for some recipe-processing and moderation workflows
- Sentry, when configured for the active environment, for crash and error diagnostics
- Apple or Google sign-in providers if you choose those sign-in options on an eligible launch surface
Retention and deletion
Deleting your account in the current launch build removes the sign-in profile and signs you out on that device. It does not promise immediate or complete purge of every recipe, draft, handwritten original, cook log, grocery item, shared link, or compliance record associated with prior activity. We may retain records when needed for operational, legal, security, abuse-prevention, or dispute-handling reasons.
How we disclose information
We may disclose information to our infrastructure providers, to recipients of content you choose to share, and when required to comply with law, protect users, investigate abuse, or respond to copyright complaints. We do not sell personal information in this launch build.
Children
ChefMate is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly design the service for use by children under 13.
Contact
For privacy questions or general support, contact support@mychefmate.app. For copyright complaints, use the instructions on our Copyright & DMCA page.
Currentity
Publication host: https://www.mychefmate.app
Currentity date: 2026-04-11