Privacy Policy

Introduction

ShelfLifeGuide ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

When you use ShelfLifeGuide, you may provide us with search queries and food-related questions. This information is used solely to provide you with food storage guidance and is not personally identifiable.

Automatically Collected Information

We may automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. This information is used to improve our services and analyze usage patterns.

How We Use Your Information

• To provide and maintain our service
• To improve and personalize your experience
• To analyze usage patterns and trends
• To generate aggregated, non-identifiable statistics

Data Storage and Security

Search queries and food item information are stored in our database to improve search functionality and provide faster responses. This data is aggregated and anonymized. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your information.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and store certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.

We use both session cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent cookies (which stay on your device until you delete them) to provide you with a more personalized experience on our website.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our website.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how users use our website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of our website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of our website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators, and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf.

We have implemented IP anonymization in Google Analytics, which means your IP address will be truncated/anonymized by Google within member states of the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to Google's servers.

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of our website. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

For more information about Google Analytics, please visit Google Analytics Terms of Service and Google's Privacy Policy.

Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense, an advertising service provided by Google, Inc. Google AdSense uses cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and other websites. This allows Google and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.

Personalized Advertising: Google AdSense may use your browsing history across websites to show you personalized advertisements. This means that ads you see may be based on your previous visits to this website and other websites.

Non-Personalized Advertising: We may also serve non-personalized ads, which are ads that are not based on your past behavior. These ads are based on the content of the page you're viewing, your current search terms, or your general location.

Opt-Out: You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings or by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices to opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising.

Please note that opting out of personalized advertising does not mean you will not see ads. You will still see ads, but they may be less relevant to your interests.

For more information about Google AdSense, please visit How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps and Google's Privacy Policy.

Third-Party Services

We use third-party services to provide and improve our website:

• Google Gemini AI: Used to provide food storage information. Google's privacy policy applies to data processed by this service.
• Google Analytics: Used for website analytics and usage tracking (see Google Analytics section above).
• Google AdSense: Used to display advertisements (see Google AdSense section above).

These third-party services have their own privacy policies regarding how they handle information. We encourage you to review their privacy policies to understand how they collect, use, and share your information.

Your Rights

You have the right to access, update, or delete any personal information we may have collected. Since we do not collect personally identifiable information, most interactions with our service are anonymous.

Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through our website.