Privacy Policy
Last updated: 7 August 2026
Melibri is a recipe app. This policy explains what we collect, why, who else sees it, and how to get rid of it.
The short version. We store the recipes, photos and profile details you put in, so we can sync them across your devices and show them to the people you choose. We do not sell your data, we do not show ads, and there is no analytics or tracking software in the app. You can delete your account from Settings at any time.
Who we are
Melibri is operated by the developer of the Melibri app. For any privacy question, or to exercise any right described below, contact privacy@melibri.app.
What we collect
Account information
You sign in with Google. We receive your email address, your name and your Google profile picture. We never receive your Google password, and we do not request access to your Gmail, Drive, contacts or any other Google service.
Profile information
Whatever you choose to add: a username, a short bio, a profile photo, and your privacy settings (whether your profile is public, and whether you accept friend requests).
Content you create
Recipes, ingredients, instructions, personal notes, tags, cookbooks, recipe photos, grocery lists, and meal plans.
Preferences
Your dietary preferences and allergen settings, so the app can flag recipes that conflict with them.
Limited usage records
- A count of how often you search by each tag, used only to put your most-used tags first in your own tag list.
- A count of AI recipe scans you have run, used to enforce the scan limits described in the Terms.
- Records of content flagged by our moderation systems, or reported by another user.
What we do not collect
There is no analytics SDK, no advertising SDK, no crash-reporting service, and no third-party tracker of any kind in the Melibri app. We do not collect your location, your contacts, your device identifiers for advertising, or your browsing activity. We do not build advertising profiles and we do not sell or rent personal information to anyone.
Why we use it
- To run the app - storing your recipes and syncing them across your devices.
- To provide social features - showing your profile and shared recipes to friends and, if your profile is public, to other users.
- To keep the service safe - automatically checking uploaded photos and text for harmful content, and acting on reports.
- To support you - answering emails you send us.
- To meet legal obligations - where the law requires it.
Who else processes your data
We use a small number of service providers. They process data on our instructions and for no purpose of their own.
| Provider | What it receives | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Supabase | All account data, recipes and photos | Database, file storage and authentication |
| Sign-in details | Google Sign-In authentication | |
| Google (Gemini) | Photos you submit to the AI scan feature | Reading recipe text out of a photo |
| Sightengine | Photos you upload | Detecting inappropriate images |
| OpenAI | Recipe text, usernames and cookbook names | Detecting harmful text |
| Discord | Moderation alerts (internal identifiers only) | Notifying us of reports so we can review them |
These providers operate internationally, so your information may be processed outside your country, including in the United States.
What other people can see
Melibri has social features, so some information is visible to others by design:
- Your username, bio and profile photo are visible to other users. If your profile is set to public, they are visible to anyone using the app.
- Recipes you make public, or share with a friend, are visible to those people.
- Recipes you keep private, along with your notes, grocery lists, meal plans and dietary settings, are visible only to you.
Deleting your account
You can delete your account at any time from Settings → Delete My Account.
- Your account is deactivated immediately and your profile stops appearing to other users.
- Your data is kept for 30 days, so you can change your mind. Signing back in during that window restores everything.
- After 30 days, your account, recipes, photos, profile and settings are permanently deleted. This cannot be undone.
One exception, so there are no surprises. When you share a recipe and another user saves it, they hold their own copy. Those copies remain in their cookbooks after your account is deleted, no longer attributed to you. We cannot remove a recipe from someone else's collection any more than we could unsend a recipe card you had handed to a friend.
If you would rather not use the in-app option, email privacy@melibri.app and we will process the deletion for you.
How long we keep things
We keep your account data for as long as your account exists, and delete it on the schedule above. Moderation records relating to content that violated our rules may be kept longer where we need them to enforce the Terms or to comply with the law.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access a copy of your data, correct it, delete it, restrict or object to how we use it, or receive it in a portable format. Most of these are available directly in the app: you can edit your profile and recipes at any time, export a full backup from Settings → Backup & Restore, and delete your account from Settings.
For anything not covered in the app, email privacy@melibri.app. We will not treat you differently for exercising any of these rights.
Children
Melibri is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has created an account, contact privacy@melibri.app and we will delete it.
Security
Data is transmitted over encrypted connections and stored with our hosting provider under access controls that restrict each account to its own data. API keys for our service providers are held server-side and are never embedded in the app. No system is perfectly secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Changes to this policy
If we change this policy we will update the date at the top of this page. If a change materially affects how we handle your information, we will give notice in the app before it takes effect.
Contact
Privacy questions: privacy@melibri.app
General support: hello@melibri.app