Privacy Policy

BeetEat (“BeetEat,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, process, store, and protect your information when you use the BeetEat mobile application and related services (the “Service”).

1. Data Controller

BeetEat is the data controller responsible for processing your personal data.

• Controller Name: BeetEat
• Address: Istanbul, Turkey
• Email: support@beeteat.com

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Account Information

When you create an account, we collect:

• Name and surname
• Email address
• Authentication provider (Email, Apple, Google)
• Apple or Google account identifier (if using social login)

If you use Apple or Google login, we receive basic profile information authorized by you.

2.2 Profile Information (Health & Nutrition Data)

When creating eater profiles, we may collect:

• Birthday
• Gender
• Height
• Weight
• Activity level
• Target calories per meal
• Macronutrient targets (protein, carbs, fat)
• Allergies and dislikes

This information may qualify as health-related data under GDPR and KVKK.

We process this data solely to:

• Generate personalized recipes
• Calculate nutritional estimates
• Improve personalization accuracy

2.3 Recipe Inputs

When generating recipes, we process:

• Meal type
• Cuisine preferences
• Taste preferences
• Ingredients you provide
• Additional request text

These inputs are sent to our AI provider in anonymized form (see Section 6).

2.4 Usage & Analytics Data

We may collect:

• Device type
• App version
• Crash logs
• Feature usage statistics
• Subscription status

We may use:

• Cloud-based analytics tools, OR
• Local, privacy-preserving analytics tools

Analytics data is used only to:

• Improve product performance
• Understand feature usage
• Monitor technical stability

3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are located in the EU: We process your personal data under the following legal bases:

3.1 Performance of a Contract

Processing necessary to:

• Provide recipe generation
• Manage accounts
• Deliver subscription services

3.2 Explicit Consent (Health Data)

Health-related data (e.g., weight, calorie targets, allergies) is processed based on your explicit consent provided during onboarding.

You may withdraw consent at any time by:

• Deleting your profile
• Deleting your account

3.3 Legitimate Interests

We process limited technical and analytics data to:

• Improve system reliability
• Prevent abuse
• Ensure service functionality

4. How We Use Your Data

We use your data to:

• Create and manage your account
• Generate personalized recipes
• Provide nutritional estimates
• Save recipe history and favorites
• Manage subscriptions
• Improve product quality
• Prevent fraud or abuse

5. Data Retention

5.1 Account Deletion

When you delete your account:

• Your account data is permanently deleted within one (1) month.
• Associated profile data is deleted.
• Recipe history is deleted.

Certain minimal data may be retained longer if required by law (e.g., billing compliance).

5.2 Profile Deletion

You may delete individual profiles at any time. When a profile is deleted:

• All associated health and personalization data is permanently removed from active systems.

5.3 Analytics Data

Aggregated analytics data may be retained longer in anonymized form for product improvement.

6. AI Processing (Gemini / AI Providers)

To generate recipes, we send structured request data to an AI service provider (e.g., Google Gemini).

Important Safeguards:

• Requests are processed in anonymized form.
• We do not send direct identifiers such as your name or email.
• Profile data is linked only via internal identifiers.
• AI providers process data according to their own privacy and security standards.

7. International Data Transfers

Your data may be processed in countries outside your residence, including:

• Cloud infrastructure regions
• AI service provider infrastructure

Where required by law, we ensure appropriate safeguards such as:

• Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
• Adequacy decisions
• Provider compliance certifications

8. Your Rights

If you are in the EU or Turkey, you have the right to:

• Access your personal data
• Correct inaccurate data
• Delete your data
• Withdraw consent
• Restrict processing
• Request data portability
• Object to processing

To exercise your rights, you may contact us. We respond within legally required timeframes.

9. Security Measures

We implement appropriate technical and organizational safeguards including:

• Encrypted data transmission (HTTPS)
• Secure authentication mechanisms
• Access control restrictions
• Backend infrastructure protections

10. Children’s Privacy

BeetEat is not intended for individuals under 16 years old. We do not knowingly collect personal data from users under 16. If we discover such data, we will delete it.

11. Third-Party Services

BeetEat integrates with:

• Apple (In-App Purchases, Sign in with Apple)
• Google (Sign in with Google, Gemini AI)
• Cloud infrastructure providers
• Analytics providers (if enabled)

Each provider processes data according to its own privacy policy.

12. Subscription & Payment Data

Subscription payments are processed via Apple’s In-App Purchase system. We do not store full payment card information. We may store subscription status and receipt validation data.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Material changes will be:

• Posted in the app
• Updated with a new effective date

Continued use of the Service constitutes acceptance of changes.

14. Contact

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy: