Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

FoodJinn is a nutrition and sustainability assistant that helps you analyze your meals using photos. We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information.

FoodJinn is developed by Bianco's Labs, Morges, Switzerland, which is responsible for the processing of your data. We comply with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (revised FADP) and apply the principles of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to all users.

2. Data We Collect

When you use FoodJinn, you may take or upload photos of your meals. These images are stored privately and securely in your own user account. We do not make them public or share them with third parties for advertising or marketing purposes.

We also store the information needed to run your account: your email address, the name and preferences you enter (such as your daily calorie target, language and appearance), and the analyses of your meals.

3. Where Your Data Is Stored

Your account, meal photos and analyses are stored on servers in Zurich, Switzerland, with our hosting provider Supabase (data centre region eu-central-2, Zurich).

Switzerland offers a high level of data protection: the European Commission recognises Swiss law as providing protection equivalent to the GDPR.

4. Use of AI for Analysis

The uploaded photos are temporarily sent to an artificial intelligence system solely for recognizing food items and estimating their nutritional, health, and ecological impact. The AI processing is automated and no human reviews your images.

This AI system is provided by OpenAI. To analyze a meal, OpenAI receives a private link to the photo that expires after two minutes. OpenAI does not use data sent through its API to train its models. The request is handled by our analysis service, hosted by Vercel, which only relays the request and the result.

5. Data Retention and Control

You remain the owner of your data. You can download or delete all your stored data at any time directly from the FoodJinn app. Deleted data is permanently removed from our servers. See how to delete your account for details on backups and retention.

6. Your Rights

Under the revised FADP and the GDPR, you have the right to access, correct, download (portability) and delete your personal data, and to object to or restrict its processing. To exercise these rights, contact us at the address below. You may also lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, such as the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC).

7. Data Security

We use encrypted connections (HTTPS/TLS) and secure cloud storage to protect your photos and personal information against unauthorized access or disclosure.

8. Payments and Subscriptions

Purchases and subscriptions in FoodJinn are processed securely through Google Play Billing. FoodJinn and its provider Adapty do not store or have access to your credit card or banking information. Only technical identifiers (such as product IDs and purchase tokens) are used to verify and manage subscriptions.

9. Advertising ID and Attribution

The FoodJinn app integrates the Adapty SDK, which may use the device's Advertising ID (or similar identifier) for attribution purposes only. This means it helps measure where users discovered the app (e.g., Google Play campaign) and does not track users across other apps or show personalized ads.

The Advertising ID is never linked to personal data such as your name, email, or photos, and is used in accordance with Google Play privacy and attribution policies.

10. No Sale or Sharing of Data

FoodJinn does not sell, rent, or share your data with third parties. The data is used only to provide the app's analysis and reporting functions.

11. This Website

This website does not use cookies, analytics or trackers, and loads no external fonts or scripts. Your choice of light or dark theme is saved only in your own browser (local storage). The website is hosted by Infomaniak in Switzerland.

12. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to request deletion or download of your data, please contact us using the details below.