Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 29, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains what personal information is collected when you use the Spencly iOS application (the “App”), how we use it, and with whom we share it. It also explains your privacy rights and the choices available to you.

1. Personal Data We Collect

We collect personal information that you provide directly, information generated through your use of the App, and information received from third-party services that help us operate the App.

1.1. Account Information

When you create an account, we collect information provided through your sign-in method, such as your name and email address through Sign in with Apple or Google Sign-In.

1.2. Content You Add to the App

We collect the information and content you add to Spencly, including:

1.3. Receipt and Recipe Images

When you upload photos of receipts or recipes, we process those images to extract items, quantities, prices, ingredients, or other information needed to provide the feature you requested.

Receipts may contain additional information, such as a store address or the last digits of a payment card. Please avoid uploading receipts containing information you do not want processed.

1.4. Product Barcode Information

When you scan a product barcode, we may collect the barcode number to identify the product and retrieve information such as its name and brand from the Open Food Facts database.

1.5. Purchase and Subscription Information

Spencly is a subscription-based application. We process information related to your subscription, including subscription status, entitlement information, and subscription-related events.

Payments are handled by Apple, and subscription management is supported by RevenueCat. We do not receive or store your full payment card details.

1.6. Device and Technical Information

When you use the App, we may automatically collect technical information needed to operate, secure, and improve the App, including:

We do not collect your precise GPS location.

1.7. Usage and Analytics Information

We may collect information about how you use the App, including how frequently you use it, which features and sections you access, interactions with features, and certain subscription-related events.

1.8. Diagnostic Information

We use Sentry and other technical tools to receive automatic error and crash reports when the App crashes or does not function properly. These reports may contain technical information about your device and App session that helps us diagnose and fix problems.

1.9. Information Received from Third Parties

We may receive account, subscription, technical, advertising, attribution, and analytics information from third-party services that help us operate the App, process subscriptions, measure advertising performance, and understand how users discover and interact with Spencly.

2. How We Use Personal Data

We use personal information for the following purposes:

2.1. To Provide and Operate the App

We process account information, user-provided content, and technical information to provide the App’s core features, including fridge tracking, recipe recommendations, meal planning, shopping lists, and spending insights.

2.2. To Process Receipts and Recipes

We process receipt and recipe images to extract relevant information and provide the features you request.

2.3. To Identify Products

We use product barcode numbers to retrieve product information, such as product names and brands, from the Open Food Facts database.

2.4. To Manage Subscriptions

We process subscription-related information to verify your subscription status, provide access to paid features, and maintain subscription functionality.

2.5. To Maintain Security and Reliability

We use technical and diagnostic information to detect fraud and abuse, diagnose errors, maintain security, and fix technical problems.

2.6. To Analyze and Improve the App

We analyze usage and technical information to understand how users interact with the App, identify usage patterns, evaluate feature performance, and improve existing features and develop new ones.

2.7. To Measure Advertising and Attribution

We use advertising, attribution, technical, and usage information to measure advertising performance, attribute app installations and in-app events to marketing campaigns, understand how users discover Spencly, and evaluate our advertising activities.

2.8. To Communicate with You

We may use your contact information and account-related information to communicate with you about your account, subscription, the App, security matters, or material changes to our services and policies.

2.9. To Comply with Legal Obligations

We may process personal information when necessary to comply with applicable laws, enforce our Terms of Use, protect our rights, and prevent fraud or abuse.

3. Who We Share Personal Data With

We share personal information with third-party service providers when necessary to operate the App, provide its features, manage subscriptions, process data, analyze usage, and measure advertising performance.

We do not sell your personal information for money. We do not share the content you add to Spencly with advertising partners for their own marketing purposes.

3.1. Google Firebase and Google Cloud

We use Google Firebase and related Google Cloud services for functions such as account authentication, database storage, backend operations, analytics, and storage of usage events.

Depending on the services used, information processed may include account information, App content, technical information, and usage events.

3.2. OpenAI

We use OpenAI to process receipt and recipe images and extract information needed to provide the requested features, such as items, quantities, prices, and ingredients.

The images and related information submitted for these features are processed on our behalf. We do not use this content to train third-party AI models.

3.3. RevenueCat

We use RevenueCat to manage subscriptions and related entitlement information. Information shared with RevenueCat may include app user identifiers, subscription status, and subscription-related events needed to manage access to paid features.

3.4. Sentry

We use Sentry for crash reporting and error diagnostics. Technical information and App session details may be processed to identify, investigate, and fix errors.

3.5. Apple

Apple processes App Store purchases and supports Sign in with Apple. Information handled by Apple is subject to Apple’s own privacy terms and the settings you select when using its services.

3.6. Meta

We may share certain technical, advertising, attribution, and App activity information with Meta for advertising measurement, attribution, and related advertising purposes, subject to applicable law and required permissions.

3.7. TikTok

We may share certain technical, advertising, attribution, and App activity information with TikTok for advertising measurement, attribution, and related advertising purposes, subject to applicable law and required permissions.

3.8. Airbridge

We use Airbridge as a mobile measurement and attribution service. We may share App installation events, App activity, technical identifiers, and advertising attribution information with Airbridge to measure advertising performance, attribute installations and in-app events to marketing campaigns, and analyze user acquisition.

3.9. Open Food Facts

When you scan a product barcode, we send the barcode number to Open Food Facts to search its database for the product name, brand, and other available product information.

Open Food Facts returns matching product information to help identify products in the App. The use of its database and any information it processes is subject to the applicable Open Food Facts terms and policies.

3.10. Other Disclosures

We may disclose personal information when required by law, in response to valid legal requests, to protect our rights or the safety of others, to investigate fraud or abuse, or in connection with a business transaction such as a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

4. Advertising, Attribution and Tracking

We may use advertising and attribution services, including Meta, TikTok, and Airbridge, to promote Spencly, measure advertising performance, understand how users discover the App, and attribute installations and in-app events to marketing campaigns.

With your consent where required by applicable law, we may collect and share certain technical, advertising, attribution, and usage information with these services.

Depending on your device, settings, integration, and the permissions you provide, this information may include:

We do not share receipt contents, fridge contents, recipes, meal plans, shopping lists, or spending information with Meta or TikTok for advertising purposes.

4.1. Firebase

We may use Google Firebase and related Google services to operate the App, analyze usage, diagnose technical issues, and improve our services. Firebase may process technical information and usage events for analytics and other functions described in this Policy.

4.2. Your Choices

You can manage App Tracking Transparency permissions through your iOS device’s Settings under Privacy & Security > Tracking.

You may also manage certain advertising preferences through settings or controls provided by Meta, TikTok, Apple, and other applicable providers.

Turning off ATT tracking permission prevents us from accessing the IDFA for tracking purposes covered by that permission. It does not necessarily prevent all technical data collection or all forms of attribution.

Meta, TikTok, Airbridge, and other providers process information under their own applicable privacy policies.

5. Data Retention and Deletion

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the App, fulfill the purposes described in this Policy, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

5.1. Account and Content Data

We retain account information and App content until you delete your account. After account deletion, we delete account and content data within 30 days, except for records we must retain for legal or accounting reasons.

5.2. Diagnostic Data

Crash reports and error diagnostics are retained for up to 90 days.

5.3. Inactive Accounts

If your subscription has lapsed and you have not opened the App for 24 months, we delete your account and associated data, subject to applicable legal retention requirements.

5.4. Data Shared with Third Parties

Information already shared with third-party service providers is subject to their respective retention practices and policies.

6. Your Privacy Rights and Choices

6.1. Managing Your Information in the App

You can edit or delete most of the content you add directly in the App. You can also delete your account through the App’s settings.

You can manage tracking permissions through iOS Settings and control push notifications through your device settings.

6.2. Privacy Rights

Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to:

We provide these rights to users in the United States as described above, subject to applicable law. Additional rights may apply depending on your location.

We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal information such as precise location, health information, or government identifiers as part of the App’s intended functionality. If we introduce features requiring additional categories of sensitive information, we will update this Policy as appropriate.

6.3. How to Make a Request

To request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information, email us at privacy@spencly.app from the email address associated with your account. You can also delete your account through the App’s settings.

To protect your information, we may verify your identity before acting on a request, usually by matching the request to your account.

6.4. Appeals

If we decline your privacy request, you may appeal by emailing privacy@spencly.app with “Appeal” in the subject line.

7. Children’s Privacy

Spencly may be accessible to users younger than 16, but we do not knowingly collect or process personal information from users under 16.

If you believe a user under 16 has provided personal information to Spencly, please contact us at privacy@spencly.app.

8. Data Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational safeguards, including encrypted connections and access controls provided by our infrastructure providers, to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

If we make material changes, we will update the “Last updated” date above and, where appropriate, notify you within the App or through other available means.

10. Contact Us

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

Email: privacy@spencly.app