Summary
The Simplest Calorie Tracker is built to help you log food without requiring a separate account. The nutrition data and settings you enter are stored securely on your device and are not accessible to us. When you enable iCloud backup, Apple may securely include that data in your private iCloud backup, which we also cannot access. We do not sell your personal information.
We use limited, anonymous or pseudonymous product analytics to understand which app features are useful and to improve reliability. PostHog events do not include the details of what you eat. Our food-search service separately records search terms, as explained below.
Information we collect
Information you enter
Foods, calories, macro goals, water entries, exercise, weight entries, recipes, reminders, and other tracking settings are used to provide the app’s features and are stored securely on your device. We do not have access to this data. If you turn on iCloud backup, Apple may store a protected copy in your private iCloud account; that backup is managed by Apple and is not accessible to us.
Food searches
When you search our food database, the query is sent to our search service. We store the search term, result count, response time, and a randomly generated installation identifier in our Supabase database to operate and improve search. Search terms can reveal food interests or habits. They are not added to your diary automatically and are not sent to PostHog.
Support messages
If you contact us, we receive the email address you use and the contents of your message so we can respond and resolve your request. Support messages are retained only as long as reasonably needed.
Apple services
If you enable iCloud backup or HealthKit features, Apple processes information under Apple’s terms and privacy policy. The app does not send HealthKit samples to our analytics provider.
Meal Scan photos and notes
If you choose to use Meal Scan, the app removes photo metadata on your device and sends the meal photo and any optional note through our Supabase function to OpenAI to generate editable nutrition estimates. The request also includes purchase and device-integrity information to verify Premium access and prevent abuse. Meal Scan is an optional Premium feature.
We do not store the photo or note in our own database, CloudKit or iCloud backup, Supabase Storage, or PostHog. Meal Scan is not covered by Zero Data Retention. Under OpenAI’s standard API processing, abuse-monitoring logs may retain submitted content for up to 30 days, or longer if required by law or reasonably necessary to protect its services. OpenAI does not use API data to train or improve its models unless a customer explicitly opts in.
We send only privacy-safe operational events to PostHog for Meal Scan, such as whether a scan started, completed, failed, or reached a limit. We do not send meal photos, notes, food names, portions, or nutrition values to PostHog.
PostHog product analytics
We use PostHog, a product analytics service, at us.i.posthog.com to understand high-level app usage. PostHog may process a pseudonymous device or installation identifier, app version and build, platform, debug-build status, screen names, and broad event properties.
Examples of events include opening the app, viewing a screen, logging food, completing a search, using barcode scanning, changing a setting, viewing a Premium screen, and completing or cancelling a purchase. Search telemetry uses coarse buckets such as query length and result-count ranges.
We intentionally do not send food names, search terms, nutrition amounts, barcode values, HealthKit samples, or free-form text to PostHog. The app also disables automatic application lifecycle capture, automatic screen views, element-interaction capture, session replay, feature-flag preloading, swizzling, and rage-click tracking.
PostHog processes analytics according to its privacy policy. We use the information to measure feature usage, diagnose reliability issues, and improve the app—not to sell or advertise based on your food or health data.
How we use information
- Provide calorie, macro, water, history, and reminder features.
- Keep the app reliable and understand broad feature usage.
- Respond to support requests.
- Process optional Premium purchases through Apple.
Storage, sharing, and retention
We do not sell or rent your information. Diary entries and tracking settings are stored securely on your device and are not accessible to us. If you enable iCloud backup, Apple manages the secure backup in your private iCloud account; we cannot access that backup. Food-search records are stored in our Supabase database. Analytics and support information may be processed by the service providers described above only to provide their respective services.
We keep search records, support communications, and analytics only for as long as reasonably necessary for search quality, support, security, reliability, and product-improvement purposes.
Your choices
- Manage Apple permissions, iCloud, HealthKit, and notifications in iOS Settings.
- Contact us with questions or a request about support information.
Children’s privacy
The app is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes and contact
We may update this policy as the app or its services change. When we do, we will update the effective date on this page.
Questions about privacy? Email support@thesimplestcalorietracker.com.