Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy describes how Plate collects, uses, and protects your personal information. Plate is a calorie tracking app that helps you monitor your food intake and activity.

2. Data Controller

Cedema ApS is the data controller for the processing of your personal information in connection with the Plate app.

3. Information We Collect

Plate collects and processes the following types of information:

• Health Data: Food intake, calories, nutrients, weight, goals, and activity data
• Images: Photos of your food for analysis (temporarily only)
• App Usage Data: How you use the app to improve functionality
• Device Data: Technical information about your device and app version

4. How We Use Your Information

We process your information for the following purposes:

• Core Functionality: To provide calorie counting and food tracking features
• Food Analysis: To analyze images of your food to identify ingredients and calorie content
• Personalization: To provide you with personalized recommendations based on your preferences
• App Improvement: To enhance the app's functionality and user experience

5. Third-Party Services

OpenAI Integration: When you choose to analyze a meal, the image is temporarily sent to OpenAI for processing. The analysis takes place in real-time, and neither Plate nor OpenAI stores the images afterwards.

OpenAI has their own privacy policy, which you can read on their website. We do not share your personal information with other third parties.

6. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal information on the basis of:

• Consent: You give your explicit consent to the processing of health data
• Contract Performance: Processing is necessary to deliver the app's services
• Legitimate Interest: To improve our services and prevent misuse

7. Your Rights

As a user of Plate, you have the following rights:

• Right to Information: Get information about what data we process about you
• Right to Access: Get a copy of the personal information we have about you
• Right to Rectification: Correct inaccurate information
• Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your information ("right to be forgotten")
• Right to Restriction: Request restriction of the processing of your data
• Right to Data Portability: Get your data in a structured format
• Right to Withdraw Consent: You can withdraw your consent at any time

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your information:

• Automatic encryption of data on your device
• No server-side storage of your personal data
• Secure communication with third-party services

9. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the stated purposes. You can delete all your data at any time by uninstalling the app.

10. Children

Plate is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years of age. If you become aware that a child under 13 has submitted personal information to us, please contact us.

11. International Data Transfers

When you use the food analysis feature, your images may be temporarily transferred to OpenAI in the USA. This only happens with your consent, and the images are deleted immediately after analysis.

12. Complaints

If you have complaints about our processing of your personal information, you can complain to the Danish Data Protection Agency (datatilsynet.dk).

13. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your rights, you can contact us:

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will inform you of significant changes by publishing the new policy on this page and in the app.