Last updated: June 26, 2026
ShelfWise (“we”, “the app”) helps you track your kitchen inventory, manage shopping lists, plan meals, and log receipts. This policy explains what data the app collects, why, and the choices you have. We do not track you across other apps or websites, and we do not sell your data.
ShelfWise is an independent iOS app. For any privacy question, contact us at support@shelfwise.au.
The data below is linked to your account and used to provide app functionality. With one exception — store location, which is off by default and described below — none of it is used for advertising. We never track you across other apps or websites, never share your data with third-party advertisers, and never sell your data.
| Data | Why |
|---|---|
| Email address | To create and sign in to your account. |
| Photos you choose (fridge, pantry, receipts, review photos) | To scan items into your inventory and attach photos to reviews. Photos used for AI meal suggestions are processed in memory and are not stored. |
| Food, dietary & nutrition preferences | To personalize meal planning and suggestions. You enter these yourself; they are private to your account. |
| Account & device identifiers | To keep your data in sync and secure across your sessions. |
| Approximate store location | We read approximate store location from receipts you scan to improve ShelfWise and its local offers. It is never shared with advertisers, never used to track you across other apps, and never sold. In the EU/EEA, UK, and United States it is off by default (opt-in); elsewhere it is on by default. You can change “Share store location” any time in Settings. |
| Crash & error diagnostics | To find and fix bugs. This data is not linked to your identity. |
Your account data (inventory, shopping lists, receipts, meal plans, reviews) is stored on our backend provider, Supabase. Access is enforced per-account and per-household with row-level security, so your data is only visible to you and the household members you share with.
Some features (item recognition, meal suggestions, receipt parsing) send the relevant text or image to an AI processing service to generate a result. AI suggestions are always shown as reviewable proposals you can accept or reject — nothing is changed without your action. Images sent for meal suggestions are processed transiently and are not retained.
These providers process data only to deliver their service to ShelfWise and are bound by their own privacy terms.
The app asks for the following only when a feature needs it, and each is optional: Camera (scan fridge/pantry/receipts), Photo Library (choose photos), Microphone & Speech Recognition (voice inventory updates), Location While Using the App (store matching), and Face ID (unlock a saved session). You can change these any time in iOS Settings.
Your data is kept while your account is active. You can delete your account and its associated data from within the app, or by emailing support@shelfwise.au. Deletion removes your account data from our active systems.
ShelfWise is not directed to children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect data from them.
We may update this policy as the app evolves. Material changes will be reflected here with a new “Last updated” date.