Privacy Policy & Terms

Last updated: July 11, 2026

FoodieCalc is a production-ready iOS nutrition tracker for food logging, calorie and macro tracking, custom foods, recipes, saved meals, barcode lookup, widgets, goal setting, weight tracking, and optional AI-assisted nutrition helpers. This page combines the Privacy Policy and Terms so users can understand the product in one place.

By using FoodieCalc, you agree to these terms and to the way FoodieCalc handles data as described below. If you do not agree, you should stop using the app.

What FoodieCalc Stores

FoodieCalc stores the nutrition and preference data you choose to create in the app. This may include food log entries, custom foods, recipes, saved meals, goal targets, calorie and macro settings, weight entries, profile information used for goal calculation, onboarding state, theme preferences, and app settings.

The app is built with SwiftData. Your FoodieCalc data is stored on your device and, when iCloud syncing is enabled for your Apple account and device, may sync through Apple's CloudKit/iCloud infrastructure so your data can be available across your personal Apple devices.

FoodieCalc does not operate its own user-account system for core app usage. Your iCloud account is handled by Apple, not by FoodieCalc.

iCloud and CloudKit Sync

If iCloud sync is available and enabled, Apple may process and store your synced FoodieCalc data under your Apple ID and iCloud account. That sync is provided by Apple CloudKit. FoodieCalc does not receive your Apple ID password, does not operate Apple's servers, and does not control Apple's iCloud privacy practices.

You can manage iCloud behavior through iOS settings. If iCloud is disabled, FoodieCalc can continue storing supported app data locally on the device.

Apple Health

FoodieCalc may request permission to read selected body metrics from Apple Health during goal setup, such as values useful for calorie and macro calculations. Health import is optional. FoodieCalc only receives Health data you explicitly allow through the iOS Health permission sheet.

FoodieCalc does not sell Health data. Health-derived values are used to help calculate goals and improve your app experience.

Food Search, Barcode Lookup, FatSecret, and Open Food Facts

FoodieCalc uses external nutrition data services to make food logging useful. Food search, barcode lookup, and nutrition lookup may send a search term, barcode, or related request data to third-party services in order to return food names, serving sizes, calories, macros, micronutrients, product details, or other nutrition information.

FoodieCalc uses the fatsecret Platform API for nutrition search and food data. Powered by fatsecret nutrition API. Nutrition information provided through FatSecret is displayed with FatSecret attribution where required. FoodieCalc is grateful to FatSecret for making a Premier Free tier available to eligible startups, non-profits, and students; that tier helps independent apps build serious nutrition experiences while providing proper attribution.

Nutrition information provided by FatSecret remains subject to the fatsecret Platform API Terms of Use and the fatsecret Platform API Attribution Policy. By using FoodieCalc features that display FatSecret-powered nutrition content, you acknowledge that this third-party nutrition content is also governed by FatSecret's applicable terms.

FoodieCalc may also use Open Food Facts for barcode and packaged-product lookup. Open Food Facts is a collaborative open database. Its database is available under the Open Database License (ODbL), the database contents are available under the Database Contents License, and product images may be available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike terms. FoodieCalc provides attribution when Open Food Facts-powered product data is used.

Open Food Facts data remains subject to the Open Food Facts terms of use, contribution, and reuse. If FoodieCalc or its users reuse, adapt, export, or combine Open Food Facts database content outside the app, ODbL attribution and share-alike obligations may apply.

Data from external food databases can be incomplete, out of date, or different from product packaging. Always review labels and important nutrition values before relying on them.

Nutrition data attribution

FatSecret nutrition data is used to power supported search and nutrition lookup features in FoodieCalc.

Packaged-product and barcode data may also be provided by Open Food Facts, used under its open-data terms and license requirements.

On-Device AI

FoodieCalc includes optional AI-assisted features built with Apple's local Foundation Models framework when available on the device. These features may help parse food descriptions, estimate rough nutrition values, summarize progress, or generate short nutrition insights.

FoodieCalc's Apple Foundation Models features run locally on the device. FoodieCalc does not send your food logs, profile, weight entries, or AI prompts to an online AI provider for these local AI features. Network requests can still occur for separate features such as nutrition database search, barcode lookup, and iCloud/CloudKit sync.

AI output can be wrong. Review all AI-generated food entries, nutrition estimates, and insights before saving or acting on them.

Widgets and App Groups

FoodieCalc widgets use App Groups shared storage to display compact snapshots such as daily calorie progress, macro progress, streak status, quick-log shortcuts, or Lock Screen summaries. Widgets are designed to read the small snapshot data they need instead of directly opening the full SwiftData store.

Notifications and Deep Links

FoodieCalc may use local app routing and deep links to open the correct screen from widgets or app actions. If notification features are added or enabled, iOS permission prompts will control whether notifications can be delivered.

Analytics, Advertising, and Tracking

FoodieCalc does not need advertising tracking to provide its core nutrition tracking experience. If analytics, crash reporting, advertising SDKs, or additional tracking services are added in the future, this page should be updated before those services are used in production.

Children

FoodieCalc is intended for users who are old enough to manage their own nutrition information under the laws and platform rules that apply in their region. FoodieCalc is not designed to knowingly collect personal information from children without appropriate consent.

Your Responsibilities

You are responsible for the information you enter into FoodieCalc and for reviewing nutrition values before relying on them. FoodieCalc is a tracking and calculation tool, not a medical provider, dietitian, or emergency service.

You agree not to misuse the app, interfere with the app's services, attempt to reverse engineer protected services, abuse third-party API access, or use FoodieCalc in a way that violates law, platform rules, or third-party service terms.

Nutrition and Medical Disclaimer

FoodieCalc is provided for general information, personal tracking, and convenience. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or professional dietary guidance. Nutrition data from external databases, packaging, user-created entries, and AI-assisted estimates may be inaccurate or incomplete.

For medical conditions, eating disorders, allergies, pregnancy, athletic programs, clinical nutrition plans, or any serious dietary decision, consult a qualified healthcare professional. In an emergency, contact local emergency services.

Third-Party Services

Third-party services used by FoodieCalc may operate under their own terms and privacy policies. This includes Apple services such as iCloud, CloudKit, HealthKit, and system frameworks, as well as nutrition data services such as FatSecret and Open Food Facts.

FoodieCalc is not endorsed by FatSecret, Apple, or Open Food Facts unless explicitly stated by those parties. Trademarks belong to their respective owners.

Availability and Changes

FoodieCalc may change over time. Features can be added, modified, paused, or removed. External APIs can change, become unavailable, rate limit requests, or return different data. The app is provided without a guarantee that every feature will always be available or error-free.

This Privacy Policy & Terms page may be updated as the app evolves, legal requirements change, or third-party integrations change. Material updates should be reflected on this page with a new last updated date.

Contact

Questions about FoodieCalc privacy, terms, or third-party attribution can be sent through the contact page.