Privacy Policy

1. Data we collect

DishCrib may collect account information such as email address, username, language preferences, profile details, recipes, uploads, comments, and activity needed to provide core product features.

2. Controller and contact details

DishCrib is responsible for the processing of personal data described in this policy. For privacy questions or requests, contact support@dishcrib.com.

3. How we use data

We use your data to operate the app, keep your account secure, personalize the experience, support recipe creation and discovery flows, and improve reliability and usability over time.

4. Legal bases

Depending on the feature involved, we process personal data to provide the service you requested, comply with legal obligations, protect the security and integrity of DishCrib, and pursue legitimate interests such as preventing abuse, maintaining reliability, and improving the product.

5. Public content

Recipes and profile activity remain private unless you explicitly publish or share them. Public content can be visible to other users inside DishCrib.

6. Sharing data with service providers

We may share personal data with service providers that help us operate DishCrib. At this stage, this includes Namecheap for hosting and database infrastructure, Resend for transactional email delivery, OpenAI for AI-assisted recipe features, and Google for Google Analytics website measurement after consent. These providers may access data only as needed to perform services for DishCrib.

7. AI and processing

When you use AI-assisted features, uploaded inputs and recipe data may be processed to generate structured recipe results, imports, and suggestions.

8. International transfers

Some service providers may process data outside your country, including outside the European Economic Area. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards for international transfers.

9. Security and retention

We aim to protect account and recipe data using reasonable technical and organizational safeguards. Data may be retained for as long as needed to operate the service, meet legal obligations, and maintain account continuity.

In general, account data is kept while your account remains active. Recipes, uploads, and profile content are kept while they remain associated with your account or until deletion is requested. Security logs and technical records may be kept for limited periods where needed for abuse prevention, troubleshooting, and legal compliance.

10. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, object to, or request portability of your personal data. You may also have the right to complain to your local data protection authority.

You can update profile details, preferences, and recipe visibility in the app. For privacy-related questions or requests, contact support@dishcrib.com.

To exercise your rights, contact us at support@dishcrib.com. We may ask for information necessary to verify your identity before completing your request.

If you believe your data protection rights have been infringed, you may lodge a complaint with the Portuguese data protection authority, the CNPD, or with the supervisory authority in the country where you live.

11. Automated decision-making

DishCrib uses AI-assisted features to help generate and structure recipe content, but does not use solely automated decision-making that produces legal or similarly significant effects on users.

12. Website cookies and analytics

DishCrib's public website can use Google Analytics to understand pageviews and key navigation actions such as CTA clicks. Google Analytics is only enabled after you accept the analytics banner on the website. If you reject analytics, those measurements remain disabled. We do not use website analytics to collect the contents of your DishCrib account or recipe data.