Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-05-31

Yummylogy (“we,” “us,” “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit our website at yummylogy.com (the “Site”) or use our YummyLogy Scanner mobile application (the “App”), how we use it, and the choices you have.

This policy covers both the Site and the App. App-specific disclosures begin in the “YummyLogy Scanner mobile app” section below.

What this site is

Yummylogy is an editorial site that features kitchen tools and gadgets sold on Amazon.com. We do not sell products directly — clicking “Buy on Amazon” redirects you to Amazon, where any purchase is governed by Amazon’s own terms and privacy policy. See our Affiliate Disclosure for details on our relationship with Amazon.

Information we collect

Automatically when you visit

When you load a page on Yummylogy.com, our hosting provider (Shopify) and our content delivery network (Cloudflare) automatically log standard technical information including:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and operating system
  • The pages you view and the time/date of your visit
  • The referring URL (the site that sent you to ours, if any)

This information is collected via server logs and standard cookies. Shopify also collects information necessary to operate the site (e.g., session cookies). Shopify’s data practices are governed by Shopify’s own privacy policy.

When you contact us

If you email us, fill out a contact form, or subscribe to a newsletter, we collect the information you provide — typically your name and email address. We use it only to respond to you or to send updates you’ve explicitly opted into.

We do not process payments

All purchases happen on Amazon, not on Yummylogy. We never receive, see, or store your payment information.

How we use information

  • To operate, secure, and improve the site
  • To understand which products and pages interest visitors (in aggregate)
  • To respond to inquiries you send us
  • To send communications you’ve explicitly opted into
  • To comply with legal obligations

Third parties

The following third parties may receive limited information about your visit:

  • Shopify — our website platform. Shopify processes the data needed to render pages and operate built-in features. See Shopify’s privacy policy.
  • Cloudflare — our image and asset CDN. Cloudflare processes standard request metadata to serve content. See Cloudflare’s privacy policy.
  • Amazon — when you click a “Buy on Amazon” link, you are redirected to Amazon, which collects information per its own privacy policy. Amazon’s affiliate program uses tracking parameters in the link to attribute referrals to us.

We do not sell or share your personal information with advertisers or data brokers.

Cookies

We use the following types of cookies:

  • Essential cookies — required for Shopify to operate (session, security, preferences). These cannot be disabled without breaking site functionality.
  • Analytics cookies — Shopify may set cookies to aggregate visit information.

You can disable or block cookies in your browser settings; some site features may not work correctly if you do.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you have certain rights regarding your personal information.

California residents (CCPA / CPRA)

You have the right to:

  • Know what categories of personal information we collect about you
  • Request deletion of your personal information
  • Opt out of any “sale” or “sharing” of personal information (we do not sell or share)
  • Be free from discrimination for exercising your rights

European Economic Area and UK residents (GDPR / UK GDPR)

You have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you
  • Request correction or deletion
  • Object to or restrict processing
  • Data portability
  • Lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority

To exercise any of these rights, email us at info@yummylogy.com and identify which right you are exercising.

YummyLogy Scanner mobile app

The App lets you scan UPC barcodes and photograph food labels to see ingredient-based verdicts, international regulatory flags, and quality scores. This section explains what data the App collects, what it sends to our servers, and what stays on your device.

What stays on your device

  • Scan history — the list of barcodes you’ve scanned and the verdicts you’ve seen is stored locally on your device. We do not upload your scan history to our servers.
  • Photos used for on-device OCR — when you take or pick a photo of an ingredient label so the App can read it via Apple Vision, the image is processed on your device. The photo is not transmitted to our servers, Apple, or any third party.
  • Anonymous device identifier — an opaque UUID generated on first launch is stored in the iOS Keychain. It is sent with submissions (see below) so we can rate-limit abuse without requiring sign-in. It is not linked to your Apple ID, name, email, or any other personal information, and it does not persist if you reset your device.
  • Your API key — if you enter a personal Rules API key in Settings, it is stored only in the iOS Keychain on your device.

What we collect when you use the App

The App sends data to our backend in three situations:

  • Verdict requests — when you scan a barcode or submit an ingredient list, the App sends the UPC and/or the ingredient text to our Rules API. We use this data to compute the verdict and to maintain an internal database of scanned products so future scans of the same product return faster results. Verdict requests carry your anonymous device identifier and the UPC; they do not carry your name, email, or location.
  • Unknown-barcode submissions — if you tap “Help us add this product” when a scan fails, the App uploads the UPC and (optionally) a photo of the ingredient label to our backend. We store these submissions in our private database so our editors can add the product.
  • Reviews — if you submit a photo or video review using “Share your experience,” the watermarked media file plus your optional caption is uploaded to our backend and stored in a Cloudflare R2 bucket. Reviews are reviewed by our editorial team before being shown publicly. Videos are automatically trimmed to 15 seconds and watermarked on your device before upload.

Permissions the App requests

  • Camera — used to scan UPC barcodes and (optionally) photograph ingredient labels and review media. The camera feed is never streamed to our servers; only the still photo or trimmed video you explicitly submit is uploaded.
  • Photo Library — used only when you tap “Photo library” to pick an existing photo. The App uses Apple’s PhotosPicker, which gives the App access to only the images you select — we never see the rest of your library.

Third-party services used by the App

  • Open Food Facts (openfoodfacts.org) — an open public database of ~3 million food products. When you scan a barcode, our backend queries Open Food Facts to look up the product’s ingredient list. Open Food Facts data is licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0; we attribute the source in the App whenever product data originated there.
  • USDA FoodData Central (fdc.nal.usda.gov) — US public-domain food database used as a fallback when Open Food Facts has no data for a barcode.
  • Cloudflare — hosts our backend (Workers, D1 database, R2 storage for review media) and provides standard request-metadata logging.
  • Apple — the App is distributed via the App Store and uses Apple frameworks (Vision for OCR, AVFoundation for camera, PhotosUI for media selection). Apple may collect technical information per its own privacy policy.
  • Amazon — when you tap an affiliate product in the “Shop from your favorite store” section, the App opens the Amazon product page in an in-app Safari sheet with our Amazon Associates tracking parameters. Amazon’s data practices govern that interaction. See our Affiliate Disclosure for details.
  • Anthropic — we use Anthropic’s Claude API on the server side for optional fuzzy ingredient extraction from product images submitted through unknown-barcode flows. Submitted images are sent to Anthropic for this analysis. We do not send your scan history or routine verdict requests to Anthropic.

Analytics & tracking

The App does not currently include third-party analytics SDKs (no Google Analytics, no Facebook Pixel, no advertising SDKs). We do log request metadata on our own backend (timestamp, endpoint, status code, anonymous device identifier) to monitor uptime and abuse. We do not use Apple’s App Tracking Transparency framework because we do not track users across apps or websites owned by other companies.

Your rights for App data

Because the App identifies you only by an anonymous device identifier and we do not collect your name or email, the data we hold for you is limited. To exercise rights regarding App data:

  • Delete a review — email us at info@yummylogy.com with the device identifier shown in the App’s Settings > Developer section and we will remove your reviews.
  • Delete unknown-barcode submissions — same process.
  • Local data — you can clear all App data by deleting the App from your device. This removes your scan history, anonymous device identifier, and locally stored API key.

Children’s privacy

Yummylogy is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 13, we will delete it.

Data security

We rely on Shopify and Cloudflare to implement industry-standard security measures including encryption in transit (HTTPS) and at rest. No system is completely secure, however, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the site after changes means you accept the revised policy.

Contact us

Questions about this policy or your information? Email info@yummylogy.com.