Privacy Policy

Last Updated: December 17, 2025

NutriValue ("the App") is a service provided by IAEngineering. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring a transparent experience when using our nutritional database application.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information to provide better services to our users:

• Account Information: If you sign up using Firebase Authentication, we collect your email address and profile information.
• User-Generated Content: Information submitted via the "Report Issues" or "Price Updates" features is stored in our database (Firestore) to improve data accuracy for the community.
• Usage Data: We may collect non-personal data regarding app interactions (e.g., search frequency, feature usage) to optimize the user interface.

2. Third-Party Services

The App utilizes the following third-party services which may process data according to their own privacy policies:

• Google Firebase: Used for user authentication, cloud storage, and hosting the nutritional database.
• Google Gemini (AI): Used for automated translations of food product names. No personal identifying information is shared with the AI models.
• Expo: The framework used to build and deploy the application.

3. Data Usage

Your data is used specifically to:

• Personalize your experience and maintain your account.
• Facilitate multi-language translations.
• Calculate price-to-nutrition ratios and provide advanced filtering.
• Improve the global database through your reported corrections.

4. Data Retention and Deletion

We retain your information as long as your account is active. You may request the deletion of your account and associated data at any time through the App settings or by contacting us directly.

5. Security

We prioritize the security of your data by using industry-standard encryption provided by Google Firebase. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

6. Changes to This Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. You are advised to review this page periodically for any changes.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at:

Email: [Your-Email-Here]
Website: iaengineering.dev