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Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 2026

Data We Collect

The Plateful does not directly collect, store, or retain any personal data. There are no user accounts, no sign-ups, and no login required. However, third-party services used by the app (such as Google AdSense) may collect data as described below.

Data Stored on Your Device

All recipe searches, ingredient lists, and meal plans exist only in your browser's memory during your session. When you close or refresh the page, this data is gone. Nothing is saved to your device's local storage or sent to our servers for storage.

Data Sent to Third Parties

Your search queries and ingredient inputs are sent to the following services to generate results:

  • Cerebras AI — Your recipe queries are sent to the Cerebras API to generate AI-powered recipe suggestions, nutrition estimates, and meal plans. Cerebras processes your request and returns a response. We do not send any identifying information — only the text of your query.
  • TheMealDB— Your search terms are sent to TheMealDB's public API to find matching real-world recipes. This is a free, open recipe database. No personal data is included in these requests.
  • Google Fonts — The app loads typefaces (Playfair Display and DM Sans) from Google Fonts. Google may log standard request data (IP address, browser info) as described in their privacy policy.
  • Google AdSense— The app displays ads served by Google AdSense. Google may use cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your browsing activity. Google's advertising cookies enable it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. For more information, see Google's Privacy Policy.

Cookies

The Plateful itself does not set any cookies. However, Google AdSense and Google Fonts may set cookies on your device to serve and measure advertisements and load fonts. These are third-party cookies governed by Google's privacy policies. You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings.

Rate Limiting

To prevent abuse, we temporarily track IP addresses in server memory for rate limiting purposes (max 10 requests per minute). This data is not logged, stored, or shared, and is automatically discarded when the server instance resets.

Children's Privacy

The Plateful is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect any information from children.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be reflected on this page with an updated revision date.