Information we collect

Depending on how you use WebChef, we may collect the following categories of information:

• Account information, such as your name, email address, username, and authentication details when you sign in.
• Content you submit, including recipe prompts, chat messages, saved recipes, grocery lists, groups, and settings you configure in the app.
• Usage information, such as pages viewed, features used, actions taken in the app, and diagnostic event data used to understand and improve the product.
• Device and technical information, such as browser type, operating system, approximate IP-derived location, and other standard log data sent when you access the service.
• Cookie and similar technology data used to keep you signed in, remember preferences, and measure product performance.

How we use information

• To operate the website and provide core features such as user accounts, recipe assistance, grocery list management, and shared group functionality.
• To personalize your experience, including remembering your saved content and settings.
• To monitor usage, troubleshoot issues, detect abuse, and improve the reliability, safety, and usefulness of the service.
• To communicate with you about updates, support issues, and changes to the service or this policy.
• To comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms when necessary.

Authentication, analytics, and service providers

We use third-party service providers to help run WebChef. For example, the app currently relies on services for authentication and user management, product analytics and error monitoring, and hosted application data. These providers may process personal information on our behalf only as needed to deliver their services to us.

In practice, this may include providers such as Clerk for sign-in and account management, PostHog for analytics and diagnostics, and backend infrastructure providers that store application data like recipes, lists, and groups.

Sharing of information

We may share information in the following limited circumstances:

• With service providers that help us operate, secure, analyze, and support the service.
• With other users when you intentionally use collaborative or sharing features, such as shared groups or lists.
• If required by law, legal process, or to protect the rights, safety, and integrity of WebChef, our users, or others.
• As part of a merger, acquisition, financing, or similar business transaction, subject to appropriate confidentiality protections.

Data retention

We keep information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the service, maintain your account, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and whether it is needed for security, legal, or operational purposes.

Your choices

• You can choose what content you submit to the app and whether you use optional sharing features.
• You may be able to manage cookies or similar technologies through your browser settings, though disabling them can affect how the service works.
• If you want to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your information, you can contact us using the information below.

Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal information. No method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children's privacy

WebChef is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so we can review and remove it if appropriate.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will update the date at the top of this page and may provide additional notice when appropriate.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact us through our public profile at https://x.com/TheRealWebChef.