Privacy policy

1. On-device data

Your scan history, favorites, avoid list, custom ingredients and preferences stay on your device. The app does not require an account, has no server of ours behind it, and we do not receive your content.

2. Camera and label photos

The camera is used only to scan barcodes and photograph ingredient labels.

Label photos are read on your device with Apple's on-device text recognition. Photos are not uploaded and are not kept; if you save a label scan, the app keeps the recognized text and the result, not the photo.

3. Product lookups

When you scan or type a barcode, your device sends the barcode number to Open Food Facts or Open Beauty Facts (openfoodfacts.org), public product databases, to fetch the product's name and ingredients. These services receive the request directly from your device and handle it under their own privacy policies. Product data from them is available under the Open Database License.

4. Advertising

The free version shows ads from Google AdMob. Google may process device identifiers, IP address, coarse location, ad interactions, and diagnostics to provide, secure, measure, or personalize ads where permitted. Where required, a consent message from Google is shown before ads load, and the app asks for tracking permission before personalized ads are used. Declining changes no feature.

5. Purchases

Pro is an optional one-time purchase processed by Apple. Apple provides us with transaction status so the app can unlock Pro; we do not receive your payment-card details.

6. Sharing and legal disclosures

We do not sell the content you create in Avoidly. Information may be processed by the providers described above only as needed to operate a feature, process a purchase, provide advertising where applicable, secure the service, or comply with law. We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to respond to lawful requests, protect rights or safety, or prevent fraud and abuse.

7. Retention and security

Local data remains on your device until you delete it or uninstall the app, subject to device backups. Service providers retain information according to their policies and only as long as needed for their stated purpose, security, fraud prevention, dispute resolution, or legal obligations. We use reasonable safeguards, but no storage or transmission method is completely secure.

8. International processing

Service providers may process information in countries other than yours. Where required, they are responsible for applying appropriate safeguards under applicable law.

9. Children’s privacy

The app is not directed to children below the age at which they may consent to data processing in their jurisdiction. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable law. Contact us if you believe a child has provided personal information inappropriately.

10. Your choices

You can deny or revoke camera and tracking permission in device Settings, update your ad consent choices from Settings in the app where offered, buy Pro to remove ads, delete scans in the app, and uninstall the app to delete its local data, subject to device backups.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when the app, its providers, or legal requirements change. The effective date identifies the latest version. Material changes will be communicated where required by law.