Privacy policy
How we protect your recipe data.
Last updated: November 7, 2026
Your privacy is important to us. Learn how we collect, use, and protect your information.
Privacy overview
At Chomp Shopper, we believe in transparency and your fundamental right to privacy. This comprehensive policy explains how we handle your information when you use our recipe aggregation and shopping list service, including what data we collect during recipe parsing, how we protect your meal planning preferences, and what rights you have as our user. We are committed to protecting your personal data and being completely transparent about our data practices. Unlike many cooking and meal planning apps that collect extensive personal information, we follow a privacy-first approach, collecting only the minimum data necessary to provide our recipe parsing and shopping list generation services. Your recipe choices, dietary preferences, and shopping habits remain private and are never shared with third parties for marketing purposes.
Information we collect
Information you provide
- Recipe URLs you submit for parsing (see our supported recipe sites)
- Email addresses when you choose to email shopping lists
- Contact information when you reach out to support
- Manually entered recipe data and ingredients
Automatically collected information
- Basic usage analytics (page views, feature usage)
- Chomp Shopper uses Microsoft Clarity for usage analytics. Microsoft privacy statement
- Technical information (browser type, device type)
- IP address and general location information
- Session data for app functionality
- Recipe photo and file reads are counted each day to apply the free limits: by account, or for guests by a browser cookie and a scrambled (hashed) form of the IP address. The photo or file itself isn't kept.
Information we don't collect
- Personal dietary restrictions or health information
- Payment information (our service is free)
- Social media account information
- Precise location tracking
How we use your information
Primary uses
- Parse recipes from URLs you provide
- Generate and organize shopping lists
- Send shopping lists via email when requested
- Provide customer support and respond to inquiries
Service improvement
- Analyze usage patterns to improve our parsing algorithms
- Identify and fix technical issues
- Understand which recipe sites are most popular
- Optimize app performance and user experience
What we show publicly
Our Supported sites page lists the recipe sites people have read recipes from, how many recipes were read from each, and whether the site lets us read its pages directly (worked out from our own record of reads, never who did them). Under a site, "See the recipes" shows up to 10 of its most-read recipes, each with its title and a link to the original recipe page.
The rules we follow
- A recipe link is shown only after at least 2 different signed-in people have read it. Guest reads don't count.
- We never show who read a recipe, when, how many times, or what else they cooked.
- We only show public recipe pages. Tracking codes are removed from links, and we never show links with other personal parts, links to personal files or documents (like Google Docs or Dropbox), or recipes you typed in or added from a photo or file.
- A site's list appears only once it has at least 3 recipes that meet these rules.
Removing a recipe
Deleting a recipe from your account, or deleting your account, removes your read from these lists. The lists update within about 10 minutes. To ask us to take a recipe link down, email privacy@chompshopper.com.
The Chomp Shopper browser button
Our optional browser extension adds the recipe you're looking at to your list.
- It reads a page only when you click its button on that page, and only that page. It doesn't watch or record your browsing.
- It sends us the recipe's name, its web address and its ingredient lines, and which version of the extension read them. Never the rest of the page.
- It keeps the recipe in your browser only until Chomp Shopper has it (at most 10 minutes).
- It has standing access to chompshopper.com only, to hand over the recipe you chose.
- Recipes added with it are treated like links you paste, including the rules in "What we show publicly" above.
How we protect your data
Security measures
- Encrypted data transmission using HTTPS
- Secure server infrastructure with regular updates
- Limited access to personal data on a need-to-know basis
- Regular security audits and monitoring
Data retention
Recipe and shopping list data is stored securely and temporarily for your session and account access. For registered users, favorite recipes and shopping lists are stored indefinitely to provide seamless access across devices and sessions. Email addresses used for sending lists are processed in real-time and not permanently stored unless you create an account. All user data is encrypted both in transit and at rest using industry-standard encryption protocols. Support communications are retained for up to 2 years to assist with ongoing issues and provide better customer service. We regularly audit our data retention practices to ensure we only keep information necessary for service operation.
Your rights and choices
You have the right to:
- Access any personal data we have about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your personal data
- Opt out of non-essential communications
- Object to certain types of data processing
How to exercise your rights
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@chompshopper.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days and may ask you to verify your identity to protect your personal information.
Third-party services
We use minimal third-party services to operate Chomp Shopper. Learn more about our technology and approach:
- Email Service: For sending shopping lists via email
- Hosting Provider: For reliable service delivery
- AI Service (OpenAI): For advanced recipe parsing and ingredient extraction from photos
- Analytics: Basic usage statistics (anonymized)
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes. Any third-party services we use are bound by strict data protection agreements.
Contact us about privacy
If you have questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your data, please don't hesitate to reach out:
Email: privacy@chompshopper.com
General Contact: support@chompshopper.com
Related resources
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new policy on this page with an updated date.