Effective Date: May 19, 2026
Minimate (“Minimate”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) is operated by Kyriakos Alexander Giannatakis, located in Australia.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, store, and protect information when you use the Minimate mobile application, website, and related services (“Services”).
Minimate is designed to help users manage household food usage, reduce waste, track pantry items, receive recipe recommendations, and improve food planning habits.
By using Minimate, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
We may collect the following categories of information:
When you create an account, we may collect:
email address
authentication credentials (2-Factor-Authentication)
account preferences
subscription status
app settings
Authentication and account management may be provided through third-party services such as Google Firebase Authentication.
When using Minimate, users may provide:
Receipt scans
Food item information
Expiry dates
Pantry inventories
Meal logs
Shopping lists
Food usage information
Food waste tracking information
Manually entered content
Minimate currently stores text-based extracted information and processed scan results. Original uploaded images or receipt photos are not intentionally retained long-term unless required for temporary processing, debugging, security, or future user-requested functionality.
Users may upload or submit:
Freeform text
Food-related images
Receipts
Dictations
Comments
Meal information
Other user-generated content
Users are responsible for ensuring that uploaded content does not violate applicable laws or third-party rights.
We may collect limited analytics and technical information to improve app performance and reliability, including:
Device type
Operating system
App version
Feature usage
Crash diagnostics
Session activity
Approximate region/location
Performance metrics
We may use services including:
Google Firebase
Firebase Analytics
Firebase Crashlytics
other analytics or infrastructure providers
Minimate does not currently use invasive third-party behavioural advertising tracking.
If enabled, Minimate may send notifications relating to:
Expiring food
Pantry reminders
Scheduled counts
Recipe suggestions
Meal planning
Subscription updates
App announcements
Users can manage notification permissions through device settings.
We use collected information to:
Operate and maintain Minimate
Personalise pantry and recipe experiences
Generate food insights and recommendations
Estimate expiry timelines
Improve AI systems and app functionality
Provide customer support
Monitor analytics and reliability
Manage subscriptions and app features
Improve sustainability insights and waste reduction tools
Comply with legal obligations
Minimate may use AI-powered systems and automated processing to:
Interpret receipts
Identify food items
Estimate quantities
Estimate expiry timelines
Generate recipes
Provide pantry recommendations
Suggest food usage ideas
AI-generated outputs are provided for informational purposes only and may not always be accurate.
Users should independently assess:
Food safety
Expiry conditions
Allergies
Dietary suitability
Cooking requirements
Minimate does not provide medical, nutritional, or food safety guarantees.
Minimate may use aggregated and de-identified data insights to:
Analyse food waste trends
Understand product usage patterns
Improve sustainability initiatives
Develop research insights
Support retailers, supermarkets, or commercial partners
We do not sell personally identifiable information.
Any shared data insights are intended to be aggregated and designed not to identify individual users.
Subscriptions and purchases may be processed through:
Apple App Store
Google Play
We do not directly store full payment card information.
Billing, renewals, cancellations, and refunds are managed according to the policies of the relevant platform provider.
We use commercially reasonable security measures and cloud infrastructure providers to protect information.
Information may be processed or stored using services provided by:
Google Firebase
Google Cloud Platform
analytics and infrastructure providers
While we take extensive precautions, no electronic transmission or storage method is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Minimate operates from Australia, but some service providers and cloud infrastructure may process or store information in countries outside Australia.
By using Minimate, you acknowledge that your information may be transferred, processed, or stored internationally where permitted by applicable law.
Where required, we take reasonable steps to ensure that international data transfers are handled using appropriate safeguards and protections.
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights relating to your personal information, including the right to:
Access your information
Correct inaccurate information
Request deletion of your information
Withdraw consent where applicable
Object to certain processing activities
Request portability of certain information
Lodge a complaint with a relevant privacy authority
To exercise privacy-related requests, contact:
mini.m8te@gmail.com
Users may request account deletion and associated data removal at any time.
Deletion requests may be completed:
through in-app deletion tools (if available)
Some limited information may be temporarily retained where reasonably necessary for:
Legal compliance
Fraud prevention
Security purposes
Dispute resolution
Backup restoration processes
Inactive or deleted account data may remain in temporary backups for a limited period before permanent deletion.
Minimate is intended for users aged 13 years and older.
Users under the age of majority in their jurisdiction should use Minimate with parental or guardian supervision where required.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable laws.
If a parent or guardian believes a child has improperly provided personal information, they may contact us to request review or removal.
Minimate may rely on third-party providers and infrastructure services including:
Google Firebase
Google Cloud Platform
Firebase Analytics
Apple
Google Play
AI or OCR processing providers
These providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and terms.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
If material changes are made, we will notify users through:
The app
Push notifications
Updated policy dates
Onboarding or account notices
Continued use of Minimate after updates constitutes acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.
If you have questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or your information, contact:
Minimate
Email: mini.m8te@gmail.com