Privacy Policy

Last updated: 6 July 2026

Savr is built to keep your recipes on your phone. We collect as little as possible, we don't sell your data, and we never show you ads. This policy explains exactly what happens to the information you give us.

1. Who we are

"Savr", "we", "us" and "our" refer to the makers of the Savr mobile app. If you have any questions about this policy or your data, contact us at carbonstroke@gmail.com.

2. What we collect

Stored on your device

The following stay on your phone and are not sent to us, except as needed for the extraction step described below:

• Your recipes and folders — titles, ingredients, steps, servings, macros, notes, source links and photos, stored in a local database and image cache.
• Your profile & preferences — the display name you choose, plus your theme (System / Light / Dark) and unit (Metric / Imperial) settings.

Sent to our service when you save a recipe

• The link you paste. When you add a recipe, the URL (an Instagram/TikTok post or a recipe blog/website) is sent to our extraction service so it can fetch and read that page's recipe content.
• The extracted page content. The recipe text and images found at that link are processed to produce structured recipe data and macro estimates, which are returned to your device.

What we do not collect

• We do not require an account, email or password to use the app.
• We do not sell, rent or share your data with advertisers.
• We do not track you across other apps or websites.

3. Third-party services we use

To turn a pasted link into a saved recipe, our extraction service relies on a few specialised providers. Only the data needed for that task is shared with them:

• Apify — used to fetch the content of Instagram links.
• Google (Gemini) — used to convert scraped page content into structured recipe data and estimate macros.
• Pexels — used to find a relevant stock photo when a recipe has no image of its own.
• USDA FoodData Central — used, only if you opt in, to cross-check macros against public nutrition data.

These providers process the recipe link and content solely to perform the extraction, and each handles data under its own privacy policy.

4. How we use your information

• To extract recipe details and estimate macros from the links you save.
• To backfill a photo when a recipe doesn't include one.
• To let you organise, search, scale, convert and cook your saved recipes.
• To remember your display name and preferences on your device.

We do not use your recipes or links to build advertising profiles, and we do not use your personal recipe library to train models.

5. Data retention

Your recipes, folders, profile and preferences remain on your device until you delete them or uninstall the app. Links and page content sent for extraction are processed transiently to fulfil your request and are not kept as a personal profile of you. Deleting a recipe removes it, and its cached image, from your device.

6. Your choices & rights

• Delete anything, anytime. Remove individual recipes or folders in the app, or uninstall to remove everything stored locally.
• Opt-in features. The USDA macro cross-check runs only when you choose to use it.
• Offline use. Once saved, recipes can be browsed and cooked with no network connection at all.
• Access & questions. Email carbonstroke@gmail.com and we'll help with any privacy request.

7. Children's privacy

Savr is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.

8. Security

Recipe extraction happens on a backend so that provider API keys stay off your device. Data sent to and from that service is transmitted over encrypted connections. No method of storage or transmission is ever 100% secure, but we design Savr to minimise the data at risk in the first place.

9. Changes to this policy

If we make material changes to this policy, we'll update the date at the top and, where appropriate, notify you in the app. Continued use of Savr after a change means you accept the updated policy.

10. Contact

Questions about your privacy? We'd genuinely like to hear from you at carbonstroke@gmail.com or through the contact form.

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