Last updated: May 2026
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.
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.
Your search queries and ingredient inputs are sent to the following services to generate results:
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.
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.
The Plateful is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect any information from children.
We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be reflected on this page with an updated revision date.