📜 Privacy Policy – RecipeNotes

Effective Date: September 20, 2025

Thank you for using RecipeNotes (“we,” “our,” “us”). Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how your data is collected, stored, and used when you use the RecipeNotes mobile application (“App”).

1. Information We Collect

a) User-Provided Information

• Recipes, notes, photos, and videos you add are created and stored locally on your device.

• If you choose to use iCloud, these items may be synced across your personal devices through Apple’s iCloud service.

b) Automatically Collected Information

• We use Google AdMob to display advertisements. AdMob may collect certain anonymous data, such as device type, interactions with ads, and approximate location, to serve relevant ads.

• This data is collected and processed by Google according to their privacy policy: Google Privacy Policy.

2. How We Use Your Information

• To allow you to create, organize, and manage recipes.

• To display ads through AdMob (helping us keep the app free).

• To improve the overall app experience and fix errors or crashes.

We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties.

3. Data Storage and Security

• Your recipes, images, and videos are stored locally on your device.

• If iCloud sync is enabled, your data is stored on Apple’s secure iCloud servers.

• We take reasonable measures to protect your information, but please note that no system is 100% secure.

4. Third-Party Services

Our app integrates with the following third-party services:

• Google AdMob – advertising services.

• Apple iCloud – secure cloud backup and synchronization (if enabled by you).

Each third-party provider has its own privacy policy governing data use.

5. Children’s Privacy

RecipeNotes is not directed to children under the age of 13.

• We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

• If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us immediately and we will delete it.

6. User Rights

Depending on your country or region (GDPR, CCPA, etc.), you may have the following rights:

• The right to access the data stored about you.

• The right to request correction or deletion of your data.

• The right to opt out of personalized advertising.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at support@yourdomain.com.

7. Data Retention

• Data you add (recipes, photos, videos) remains on your device until you delete it.

• AdMob data is retained according to Google’s policies.

8. Privacy Policy Updates

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

• Any changes will be posted here with an updated “Effective Date.”

• Significant changes may also be announced in the app.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your data, you may contact us at:

📧 akkavakmehmetqgmail.com

We aim to respond within 48 hours.