Last Updated: October 27, 2024
TL;DR: Nutritheous is open-source and self-hostable. When you self-host, you have complete control over your data. For the public instance, we collect minimal data necessary for app functionality and use third-party services (OpenAI, Google Cloud) for AI analysis and image storage.
Welcome to Nutritheous. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our nutrition tracking application.
Nutritheous is an open-source project licensed under the MIT License. The entire source code is available at github.com/vishnugt/nutritheous.
You have the option to:
If you self-host, this privacy policy does not apply to your instance. You are responsible for your own data handling and privacy practices.
When you create an account, we collect:
When you track meals, we collect:
We may collect:
We use your information to:
When you upload a meal photo or provide a text description, we send this data to OpenAI's API for nutrition analysis. OpenAI's privacy policy applies to this data processing. Learn more at openai.com/policies/privacy-policy.
Meal photos are stored in Google Cloud Storage. We generate signed URLs with 24-hour expiration for secure access. Google's privacy policy applies to stored images. Learn more at cloud.google.com/privacy.
We take security seriously:
We retain your data as long as your account is active. When you delete your account:
You have the right to:
Nutritheous is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us.
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by:
If you are accessing Nutritheous from outside the country where our servers are located, your data may be transferred internationally. We take appropriate measures to ensure your data is protected in accordance with this privacy policy.
If you have questions about this privacy policy or your data, you can:
Remember: Nutritheous is open source. You can audit the entire codebase, contribute improvements, or self-host for complete privacy and control over your nutrition data.