Kinfolk Kitchen Privacy Policy
What the app is
Kinfolk Kitchen helps families keep recipes, stories, photos and shopping plans together.
Information we collect
- Account details: your email address and a display name. Your password is handled by our sign-in provider and is not readable by us.
- Content you create: recipes, family stories, photos, videos, voice memories, shopping lists, kitchen inventory, meal plans, and the households or Family Kitchens you belong to.
- Technical data: the services that host the app may keep routine logs such as IP address and request time.
The app does not contain advertising or analytics software, and it does not use your location or your contacts.
Where your information is stored
Your content is kept on your device. If you sign in and use cloud features, it is also stored in our cloud database and file storage, which are provided by Supabase. The app's server functions are hosted by Netlify. These providers process information on our behalf to run the app.
AI features and your permission
Some features send what you choose to submit to OpenAI, an outside AI provider, so it can produce a result. The app asks for your permission the first time you use each feature, tells you what will be sent and why, and lets you say no. If you say no, nothing is sent. You can turn a permission off at any time under Privacy & Ownership.
| Feature | What is sent | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Recipe reader | The photo, PDF, file, typed or dictated text, or web page you chose, and any clues you typed | To turn it into an editable recipe |
| Nutrition estimate | The recipe's name, servings and ingredients | To estimate nutrition per serving |
| Kitchen scan | The fridge, freezer or cabinet photos you chose | To list the foods it can see |
| Ask Heirloom | Your question and the open recipe (name, servings, ingredients, steps, notes, variations and equipment) | To answer your cooking question |
| AI artwork | The recipe's name, cuisine and main ingredients; for a cookbook cover, the book title and recipe names; for a vintage card, the app's own card artwork | To create a food photo or card artwork |
Your account email and password are not sent to the AI provider. OpenAI handles the content you send under its own terms. Please do not submit photos or text you do not have the right to share.
Other sharing
- People you invite to a household or Family Kitchen can see the content you share with it. Recipes you mark private stay private.
- If you tap to create an Instacart list, the ingredient names and quantities in that list are sent to Instacart.
- Hosting and storage providers (Netlify and Supabase) process information for us as described above.
- We do not sell your information, and we do not use it to track you across other companies' apps or websites.
Device permissions
The camera and photo library are used to scan recipes and add photos. The microphone is used for voice memories and spoken recipes. Speech recognition is used for hands-free cooking commands. Each is used only for that feature, and you can change them in your device settings.
Your choices
- Export a backup of your data from the app at any time.
- Delete your account under Privacy & Ownership. Deleting removes your account and the recipes you own. Files you uploaded are removed first. If you own a shared Family Kitchen, hand it to another member before deleting. Photos that other members uploaded to a shared kitchen stay with that kitchen.
- Email Thelocke31@gmail.com with questions or requests about your information.
Children
Kinfolk Kitchen is not directed to children under 13.
Changes
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted here with a new effective date.