GourmoPrivacy Policy
In short: no account, no ads, no tracking. The menu photo you scan is sent to an AI service (Anthropic) only to read the menu and is not stored by us. Your scan history stays on your iPhone.
Who we are
Gourmo (“we”) is an iPhone app developed by Vitalii Iesmanskyi. Contact: support@gourmo.app.
What we process and why
| Data | Why | How long |
|---|---|---|
| Menu photos you take or choose | Sent over an encrypted connection to our server and to Anthropic’s Claude API to read and explain the menu. Before upload the app reduces the photo and removes its metadata (including location). | Not stored by us. Anthropic processes API data under its commercial terms, does not use it to train models and deletes it after a limited period. |
| Random device identifier created by the app (stored in your iPhone’s Keychain) | Counting free and purchased scans without an account. | Up to 24 months after last use. |
| Apple DeviceCheck token | Confirms requests come from a genuine iPhone and prevents abuse of free scans. Apple keeps two anonymous bits for our app per device; no personal data. | The token is not stored. |
| Purchase records from Apple (product, date, price, currency, store country, transaction IDs) | Granting what you bought, restoring purchases, handling refunds, accounting. | As long as needed for support and legal obligations. |
| Scan metadata (time, interface language, menu language, number of dishes, processing time, AI usage) | Scan limits, reliability and cost monitoring. | Up to 24 months. |
| IP address | Needed to deliver the service; we store only a salted one-way hash to limit abuse. | The hash is kept with scan metadata. |
We do not collect your name, email, contacts, location or photo library. We do not sell data, show ads, use third-party analytics or track you across apps and websites.
Data that stays on your iPhone
Your scanned menus (dish lists and a small preview of the photo), language and currency settings are stored only on your device. Deleting a menu from History, using “Clear history” in Settings or deleting the app removes them.
Services we use
- Anthropic (Claude API) — reads menu photos and writes dish explanations.
- Cloudflare — hosts our server and database.
- Apple — App Store purchases, DeviceCheck.
- Wikimedia Commons and Pexels — dish photos. Your device loads these images directly from their servers, which see your IP address as with any website.
- Frankfurter and ExchangeRate-API — exchange rates (no data about you is sent).
Your rights
You can ask us to access or delete data related to your device by writing to support@gourmo.app. Because we have no accounts, we may ask you to send the request from the app (Settings → Contact us) so we can identify your device. If you are in the EU/EEA or UK you also have the right to object, to restrict processing and to complain to your data protection authority.
Children
Gourmo is not directed to children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect their data.
Changes
We will post any changes on this page and update the date above.