Privacy Policy

Who we are

MealFromFridge ("we", "us", "our") is a free online recipe generator available at mealfromfridge.com. Our tool helps you find recipes based on ingredients you already have at home.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding that information.

Information we collect

We collect minimal information to operate our service:

• Ingredients you type — when you use the recipe generator, the ingredients you enter are sent to our recipe generation service to create your recipe. We do not store these after your session ends.
• Usage data — we may collect anonymous data such as pages visited, time spent on site, and general location (country level) via Google Analytics to understand how people use our site.
• Cookies — we use essential cookies to operate the site and advertising cookies if you have consented to Google AdSense ads.

We do not collect your name, email address, phone number, or any other personally identifiable information unless you voluntarily contact us.

How we use your information

The information we collect is used only to:

• Generate recipes based on your ingredients
• Improve and maintain the website
• Understand how visitors use our site (anonymous analytics only)
• Display relevant advertising via Google AdSense

We never sell, rent, or share your data with third parties for marketing purposes.

Google AdSense and advertising

MealFromFridge uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense may use cookies to show ads based on your previous visits to our site and other websites.

You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting google.com/settings/ads or by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

For more information about how Google uses your data, visit policies.google.com/privacy.

Cookies

We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential cookies — required for the website to function. Cannot be disabled.
• Analytics cookies — help us understand how visitors interact with our website (Google Analytics).
• Advertising cookies — used by Google AdSense to show relevant advertisements.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect how the website functions.

Third party services

We use the following third party services which may process data on our behalf:

• Anthropic API — powers the recipe generation feature. Ingredients you enter are processed by Anthropic's systems. See their privacy policy at anthropic.com/privacy.
• Google Analytics — anonymous website usage statistics.
• Google AdSense — advertising platform.

Data retention

We do not store the ingredients you enter into our recipe generator beyond the time needed to generate your recipe. Anonymous analytics data is retained for up to 26 months as per Google Analytics default settings.

Your rights

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

• The right to access data we hold about you
• The right to correct inaccurate data
• The right to request deletion of your data
• The right to object to processing of your data
• The right to data portability

Since we collect minimal data, most of these rights will not be applicable in practice. To exercise any rights, please contact us using the details below.

Children's privacy

MealFromFridge is not directed at children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us immediately.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of MealFromFridge after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.