FreshScan Privacy Policy
FreshScan: Food Expiration ("FreshScan", "the app") is an iPhone app that reads printed expiration dates with your camera and reminds you before food is forgotten. This policy explains what the app does with information, which is very little: everything stays on your iPhone.
The short version
- FreshScan does not collect, transmit, sell or share any personal data.
- There is no account, no sign-in and no server operated by us.
- The app contains no analytics, advertising, crash-reporting or tracking software of any kind.
- All items, dates, photos and settings are stored only on your device.
- You can delete everything at any time from Settings → Delete All Data, or by deleting the app.
Information stored on your device
When you use FreshScan, the following is saved in the app's private storage on your iPhone:
- The name, date, date type (use by, best by, sell by, expiration), optional value, status and timestamps for each item you save.
- The photo the app takes of a product when you scan it, plus a small thumbnail of that photo.
- Your preferences, such as reminder timing, badge setting and date-format preference.
This information never leaves your device unless you choose to include the app's data in your own device backup (iCloud Backup or a computer backup), which is handled entirely by Apple under Apple's terms and is not accessible to us.
Camera
FreshScan asks for camera access the first time you open the scanner. The camera is used only to recognize the date printed on packaging and to take a quick photo of the product. Recognition happens on the device using Apple's built-in text-recognition frameworks. No camera frames or photos are uploaded anywhere.
If you decline camera access, the app still works: you can enter dates by hand or choose an existing photo. Choosing a photo uses Apple's system photo picker, which does not give the app access to your photo library.
Notifications
If you allow notifications, FreshScan schedules local reminders on your device before and on an item's date. These are local notifications created by the app on your iPhone; no push notification service or server is involved. You can turn reminders off in the app's Settings or in iOS Settings at any time.
Purchases
FreshScan Pro is an optional auto-renewable subscription sold through Apple's App Store. Apple processes the payment and manages the subscription. The app only receives confirmation from Apple that a subscription is active; we never see your name, payment details or Apple ID. Apple's handling of purchase data is described in Apple's privacy policy.
Data we do not collect
FreshScan does not collect or process:
- Contact information, identifiers, location, usage data, diagnostics or any other data category listed in Apple's App Privacy questionnaire.
- Anything from third-party SDKs, because the app includes none.
The app's privacy manifest declares no tracking and no collected data types.
Network access
FreshScan works fully offline. The only network activity is Apple's StoreKit framework communicating with the App Store to load subscription prices and verify purchases.
Children
FreshScan is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect information from anyone, including children.
Deleting your data
- In the app: Settings → Delete All Data removes every item, photo, reminder and preference immediately.
- Deleting the app removes everything the app stored on your device.
Because we hold no copy of your data, there is nothing for us to delete on our side.
Changes to this policy
If the app ever changes in a way that affects your privacy, this page will be updated and the effective date changed. Continued use of the app after a change means you accept the updated policy.
Contact
Questions about privacy? See the Support page for how to reach us.