Privacy Policy

1) Summary (Plain English)

• You control what content you put into the app (e.g., recipes, notes, photos).
• We use your data only to provide the app’s features.
• You are responsible for the content you upload, store, or share using the app.
• The app may be temporarily unavailable or discontinued; you should keep your own backup copies of your content outside the app.
• To the maximum extent permitted by law, we limit our liability as described below.

2) Information We Collect

The app may process the following categories of information, depending on which features you use and the permissions you grant:

• User content: information you create, upload, or store in the app, such as recipes, notes, categories, and images/photos.
• Account information (if sign-in is used): identifiers such as an email address, display name, and a unique account ID provided by your sign-in provider.
• Device and usage data: basic diagnostics such as crash logs, app version, device model, and operating system version to help us maintain and improve the app.
• Optional features: if you use features like image processing or OCR, the app may send the selected images to a service provider to perform the requested function.

3) How We Use Information

We use information to:

• Provide core functionality (saving, syncing, and displaying your content).
• Authenticate you (if sign-in is enabled) and secure access to your data.
• Operate, maintain, and improve the app (including debugging and performance).
• Comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms and policies.

4) Legal Bases (EEA/UK Users)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, we rely on the following legal bases under the GDPR/UK GDPR:

• Contract: to provide the app and its features you request.
• Legitimate interests: to maintain, secure, and improve the app (e.g., preventing fraud, diagnosing issues).
• Consent: where required, for optional permissions (e.g., camera/photos) and optional processing features.
• Legal obligation: to comply with applicable laws and lawful requests.

5) Sharing of Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information only as follows:

• Service providers: vendors who help us operate the app (e.g., hosting, storage, authentication, analytics, crash reporting, or OCR/image processing). They may process data on our behalf and under contractual safeguards.
• Legal and safety: if required by law, subpoena, or court order, or if we reasonably believe sharing is necessary to protect rights, safety, and security, or to investigate fraud or abuse.
• Business transfers: if we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, or sale of assets, information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.

6) User Content and Responsibility

You retain all rights to the content you create or upload (“User Content”). You are solely responsible for:

• The accuracy, legality, and appropriateness of your User Content.
• Ensuring you have all rights and permissions to upload or store User Content (including photos and any third-party material).
• Not uploading content that violates any laws, infringes intellectual property rights, or violates the rights of others.

We are not responsible for User Content stored or shared through the app. We may remove or restrict access to content if required by law or if we believe it violates our policies or the rights of others.

7) Data Storage, Transfers, and Security

Your data may be stored and processed in countries other than your own. Where required, we use appropriate safeguards for international transfers.

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect information. However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8) Data Retention

We retain information for as long as needed to provide the app, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements. You can request deletion as described below, and you can also delete content within the app where available.

9) Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have rights such as:

• Accessing, correcting, or deleting your personal data.
• Objecting to or restricting certain processing.
• Data portability.
• Withdrawing consent (where processing is based on consent).

To exercise these rights, contact us at sugarlabs2020@gmail.com. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests.

10) Children’s Privacy

The app is not directed to children under the age of 13 (or the minimum age required in your jurisdiction), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us and we will take appropriate steps to delete it.

11) Third-Party Services and Links

The app may integrate with third-party services (for example, sign-in providers, cloud storage, analytics, crash reporting, or OCR services). Those services may collect and process information under their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for third-party practices.

12) Disclaimer of Warranties

The app is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the app will be uninterrupted, error-free, or completely secure.

13) Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event will we be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from (a) your use of or inability to use the app; (b) any user content; (c) any unauthorized access to or use of our servers and/or any personal information stored therein; or (d) any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from the app.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any downtime, service interruption, or discontinuation of the app, or for any resulting loss of data. You are responsible for maintaining your own backup copies of your User Content.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total liability for any claim relating to the app will not exceed the amount you paid (if any) to use the app in the twelve (12) months before the event giving rise to the claim, or EUR 10 if you paid nothing. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so some of the above may not apply to you.

14) Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will take reasonable steps to notify you (for example, by posting the updated policy in the app or on our website). The “Effective date” at the top indicates when it was last updated.

15) Contact Us

If you have questions or requests about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, contact:

sugarlabs2020@gmail.com