Privacy Policy
Effective date: February 25, 2026
EverShelf ("we", "us", "our") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your choices regarding your data.
1. Information We Collect
| Category |
Data |
Purpose |
| Account info |
Name, email, password (hashed) |
Account creation and authentication |
| Food data |
Storage items, expiration dates, locations |
Core app functionality |
| Recipes & meals |
Saved recipes, meal plans |
Meal planning features |
| Photos |
Food item images |
Item identification and display |
| Social data |
Friend connections, shared items, chat messages |
Community sharing features |
| Preferences |
Dietary needs, food preferences, notification settings |
Personalization |
| Shopping lists |
Items and quantities |
Shopping list feature |
| Subscription data |
Subscription tier, billing period, AI feature usage counts |
Subscription management and usage tracking |
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
- Provide, maintain, and improve the Service.
- Send account-related communications (confirmation emails, security alerts).
- Send push notifications for expiring items and community activity (if enabled).
- Generate AI-powered recipe suggestions and meal plans based on your stored items and preferences.
- Facilitate food sharing between friends through the community features.
- Detect and prevent fraud or abuse.
3. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share limited data in the following cases:
- With your friends: When you use community sharing features, friends can see items you list, your name, and chat messages.
- Service providers: We use third-party services for hosting, email delivery, image storage, and AI features. These providers process data on our behalf and are bound by contractual obligations to protect your data.
- Legal compliance: We may disclose information if required by law or to protect the rights, safety, or property of EverShelf or its users.
4. AI Features
EverShelf uses artificial intelligence to provide recipe suggestions, meal plan generation, and food item detection from photos. When you use these features:
- Your food data and preferences may be sent to AI service providers to generate suggestions.
- Photos uploaded for item detection are processed by AI services and are not retained by those services after processing.
- AI-generated content is for convenience only and should not be relied upon for dietary or medical decisions.
5. Subscriptions and Payment Data
EverShelf offers auto-renewable Premium subscriptions processed through the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. Regarding payment data:
- We do not directly collect or store your credit card or payment information. All payment processing is handled by Apple or Google.
- We use RevenueCat as a subscription management platform to verify purchase status and manage entitlements. RevenueCat receives your anonymized subscriber ID and purchase status from the app stores.
- We store your subscription tier, billing period, expiration date, and AI feature usage counts on our servers to enforce usage limits and provide Premium features.
- For more information about how RevenueCat handles data, see their privacy policy.
6. Data Storage and Security
- Your data is stored on secure servers hosted by Render.
- Passwords are hashed using bcrypt and are never stored in plain text.
- API communication is encrypted via HTTPS/TLS.
- Authentication uses JSON Web Tokens (JWT) with expiration.
While we take reasonable measures to protect your data, no system is completely secure. You use the Service at your own risk.
7. Data Retention
- Account data is retained as long as your account is active.
- If you delete your account, we will delete your personal data within 30 days, except where retention is required by law.
- Anonymized or aggregated data may be retained for analytics purposes.
8. Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate data.
- Request deletion of your data.
- Export your data in a portable format.
- Withdraw consent for data processing where consent is the legal basis.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at support@joshumi.com.
9. Children's Privacy
EverShelf is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected such information, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.
10. Push Notifications
EverShelf may send push notifications for expiring food items, community activity, and other updates. You can manage notification preferences in the app's Profile settings or through your device settings at any time.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify users of material changes via the app or email. Continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
12. Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, contact us at support@joshumi.com.