Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 8, 2026

Cooking Scientist ("we", "the app") teaches people how cooking works. This policy explains what we collect, why, and the choices you have. We keep it short because we collect little.

What we collect

• Account and progress. An anonymous account ID, your lesson progress, XP, streak and preferences from setup. If you later sign in with Apple, we store the identifier Apple gives us for you.
• Coach and Snap messages. The text you send to the coach and the replies are saved with your account so a conversation can continue. Photos you attach are resized on your device and sent once, through our servers, to OpenAI to produce a reply. We do not save the photo itself; we only save a note that a photo was attached. Snap results are shown to you and are not saved on our servers.
• Purchases. Subscriptions are handled by Apple and our subscription provider (RevenueCat). We receive your subscription status, not your payment details.
• Diagnostics. The app does not currently include third-party analytics or crash-reporting tools. Apple may give us anonymous crash and usage statistics if you have chosen to share them with developers in your device settings. If we add analytics or crash reporting later, we will update this page first.

We do not sell personal data. We do not use it for advertising and we do not track you across other companies' apps or sites.

How the AI features work

Coach and Snap send your message and optional photo through our servers to OpenAI, our AI provider, which writes the reply. The app asks for your agreement before the first send. We use the content only to answer your request. Calorie and nutrition numbers are estimates and are not medical or dietary advice. You can report any coach reply from the chat screen.

Service providers

We use Supabase (database and authentication), OpenAI (to generate coach and Snap replies) and RevenueCat (subscriptions). They process data only to provide their service to us.

Your choices

• Delete your account in the app (Profile, Delete account) or follow the steps on our deletion page. This erases your progress, streak and chats.
• You can decline camera, photo library and notification permissions and still use the app.
• You can manage or cancel a subscription in your Apple ID settings.

Retention

We keep account data, coach chats and any coach reports you send until you delete your account, which erases them. Our database provider's backups roll off on its normal schedule after deletion. OpenAI handles the content we send it under its own terms and retention rules.

Children

The app is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect their data.

Contact

Questions or requests: hello@rideaustudio.ca.