Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how Elixxia ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and shares information about you when you use our recipe management application and related services (collectively, the "Service").

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

When you create an account and use Elixxia, we collect:

• Account information: Your email address, name, and profile picture when you sign up via email, Google, or Apple authentication.
• Recipe content: The recipes you create, import, or upload, including titles, descriptions, ingredients, instructions, images, and nutritional information.
• Collections and organization: How you organize recipes into collections, tags, and preferences.
• AI feature inputs: URLs, text, images, or instructions you provide when using AI-powered features.

Information Collected Automatically

When you use the Service, we automatically collect:

• Usage data: Pages visited, features used, and interactions with the Service.
• Device information: Browser type, operating system, and device identifiers.
• Log data: IP address, access times, and referring URLs.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve the Service
• Process your recipe imports using AI technology
• Enable sharing and collaboration features
• Send you important notifications about your account
• Respond to your questions and support requests
• Analyze usage patterns to improve user experience
• Protect against fraud and abuse

AI-Powered Features

Our AI-powered features use third-party AI services to help you manage your recipes. This includes importing recipes from URLs, text, or images, modifying recipes based on your instructions, and other AI-assisted functionality. When you use these features:

• The content you submit is processed by AI models to perform the requested action.
• We do not use your recipe content to train AI models.
• AI-generated or AI-modified content is stored in your account and subject to this Privacy Policy.

Information Sharing

We share your information only in the following circumstances:

With Your Consent

When you share collections with others or accept invitations to collaborate, your shared recipes become visible to those users.

Service Providers

We work with trusted third-party services that help us operate the Service:

• Clerk: Authentication and user management
• Convex: Database and file storage
• OpenRouter: AI model access for recipe extraction
• Vercel: Hosting and analytics
• Resend: Transactional email delivery

Legal Requirements

We may disclose information if required by law, regulation, or legal process, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Elixxia, our users, or others.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.

Data Retention

We retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide the Service. You can request deletion of your account and associated data at any time by contacting us.

Your Rights

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

• Access and receive a copy of your personal data
• Correct inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your data
• Object to or restrict processing of your data
• Data portability (export your recipes)
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information below.

International Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your information in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

Children's Privacy

The Service is not directed to children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have collected information from a child, please contact us immediately.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. Your continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Email: support@faden.cloud