Privacy Policy

Wood & Spoon AI (“we”, “our”, or “us”) operates woodandspoonai.com(the “Service”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our Service. By using Wood & Spoon AI, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly to us and information generated through your use of the Service:

• Account information: Your name and email address when you create an account.
• Profile information: Optional username and profile details you choose to add.
• Recipe data: Recipes you create, import, or generate using our AI tools, including ingredients, instructions, and notes.
• Photos: Food photos you upload, as well as AI-generated images created for your recipes.
• Social data: Friend connections, recipe reactions, and shared content within the platform.
• Cooking history: Records of recipes you have cooked and meal plans you have created.
• Usage data: How you interact with the Service, including pages visited and features used, to help us improve the product.

2. How We Use Your Information

• To provide, operate, and maintain the Service.
• To personalize your experience and surface relevant recipes.
• To send transactional emails such as account verification, password resets, and friend invitations.
• To process your text and image inputs through AI services to generate recipe content.
• To improve our Service based on how users interact with it.
• To respond to your support requests and communications.
• To detect and prevent abuse, fraud, or other harmful activity.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We do not use your recipe data or personal information to train AI models.

3. AI-Generated Content

Wood & Spoon AI uses artificial intelligence to generate recipes and food photos on your behalf. When you use our AI features, your text prompts and uploaded images are sent to third-party AI providers (see Section 5) to generate content. These prompts may be retained by those providers subject to their own privacy policies. We recommend avoiding including sensitive personal information in AI prompts.

4. Data Storage

Your data is stored on servers located in the United States, managed by our database and authentication provider. We use industry-standard encryption in transit (TLS) and at rest. We retain your data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we will delete your personal information within 30 days, except where we are required to retain it for legal purposes.

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to operate Wood & Spoon AI. Each is subject to its own privacy policy:

• Database and authentication provider — database, authentication, and file storage
• AI processing provider — AI recipe generation
• Image generation provider — AI food photo generation
• Email delivery provider — transactional email delivery
• Hosting provider — web hosting and content delivery

6. Cookies

We use minimal cookies strictly necessary to operate the Service. These include session cookies used for authentication so you remain logged in. We do not use advertising cookies or third-party tracking cookies. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but this will prevent you from logging in to the Service.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Correction: Request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Deletion: Request that we delete your account and associated data.
• Portability: Request an export of your recipes and personal data in a machine-readable format.
• Opt-out: Unsubscribe from non-essential communications at any time.

GDPR (EU/UK residents): You have the right to object to processing, restrict processing, and lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.

CCPA (California residents): You have the right to know what personal information we collect, to request deletion, and to opt out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell your data).

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at hello@woodandspoonai.com.

8. Children's Privacy

Wood & Spoon AI is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated policy on this page with a revised “Last updated” date. Your continued use of the Service after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at: