Privacy Policy

Last updated 14 October 2026

BiteHunt is an early pilot that suggests packaged foods that fit what you ask for and the profile you set up. This policy explains what we collect, why, who else handles it, and how to delete it. Questions: lunou@bitehunt.app.

The short version

No accounts, no real names, no last names. A nickname is optional.
Allergies, diet and foods to avoid are stored only to filter suggestions, and only after you agree.
We don't sell your data, share it for advertising, or use it to profile you for anything else.
You can delete your profile and history yourself, at any time, with "Delete my data" in the app.

What we collect

Data	Where it comes from	Why
Profile, for each person you add: nickname, age band, allergies, diet, foods to leave out. For the household: nut-free need, "may contain" setting, favorite flavors, foods that are a hard no, preferred store	You, in the profile form	To filter and rank suggestions
Searches you type, how the app read them, and which products it showed	Your use of the app	To improve the app and the catalog during the pilot
"Liked it", "Didn't like it", "Save to try", and notes you send ("not what I wanted", "report a problem")	You	To improve rankings for you, and fix wrong product information
A random anonymous ID for your browser, the invite code in your link, and the date of the catalog you used	Created by the app	To keep your data separate from everyone else's
Email address, who you shop for, and whether you want to join the pilot	The sign-up form on the home page	To contact you about BiteHunt
Email address, and the plan or store you were interested in	"Tell me" forms in the app (BiteHunt Plus, stores not covered yet)	To tell you when that feature or store is available
Email address and which situation describes you (for example "diagnosed in the last 3 months")	The "Help shape BiteHunt" form	To invite you to a feedback call
Answers to a short feedback survey	The survey shown to people who have used BiteHunt on more than one day	To improve BiteHunt
That you shared a list (not who you shared it with)	The "Share this list" button	To see whether lists get shared. A shared link contains the search and the allergies, diet and "leave out" choices it was checked for, never names
Clicks on features that aren't built yet (for example a BiteHunt Plus price)	Your use of the app	To decide what to build next

Your profile and history are also kept in your browser's storage on your device.

Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy

Some of what you enter can be "consumer health data" under laws such as Washington's My Health My Data Act: allergies, diet, foods to avoid, and age band, and searches or notes that mention them.

Categories collected: allergies and intolerances; diet (vegetarian, pescatarian, vegan); ingredients you avoid; age band; searches and notes that reveal any of these.
Purpose: only to show you foods that fit, to rank them, and to fix catalog errors. Not for advertising, and never sold.
Sources: directly from you.
Shared with: the service providers below, only to run the app. We share nothing with anyone else unless the law requires it.
Consent: we collect it only after you tick the consent box in the profile form. You can withdraw consent at any time by deleting your data.
Your rights: you can confirm what we hold, get a copy, delete it, and withdraw consent. Deleting is built into the app; for anything else, email lunou@bitehunt.app. We answer within 45 days. If we decline, you can appeal by replying to that email, and we will answer the appeal within 45 days.

Who else handles your data

Provider	What it does	What it sees
Google Firebase (Firestore, Hosting, Authentication, App Check)	Stores profiles and history, serves the site, issues the anonymous ID, checks requests come from the real site	Everything listed above
Google Gemini, through Firebase AI Logic	Reads a search the app's own rules can't understand and turns it into search filters	The text of that search only. Not your profile.
Google reCAPTCHA	Part of App Check; helps tell people from bots	Technical information about your browser, under Google's privacy policy
Kroger (product images)	Product photos are loaded from Kroger's website	That your browser loaded the image, as with any website

Data is stored in the United States.

How long we keep it

Until you delete it, or until the pilot ends. When the pilot ends we will delete pilot profiles and history within 90 days, or tell you beforehand if we want to keep anything, and why. Sign-up emails are kept until you ask us to remove them.

Deleting your data

In the app, open "Edit profile" and choose "Delete my data". This deletes your profile, your searches, your feedback, notes and "Tell me" emails from our database, and clears them from your browser, straight away. To remove a sign-up email, email lunou@bitehunt.app.

Children

BiteHunt is meant to be used by adults, including adults shopping for children. It is not directed to children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect information from them.

Security

Each browser can read and change only its own profile and history. No system is perfectly secure; please don't put anything in a nickname or note that you wouldn't want stored.

Changes

If we change this policy in a way that matters, we will update the date above and ask for your consent again before using health data in a new way.