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Effective Date: February 10, 2026
CreateMeals.org ("CrEATe Meals," "we," "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains what we collect, how we use it, the third-party services involved, and the choices you have. By using this site, you agree to this policy.
When you use CreateMeals.org, you may choose to provide information such as:
You are not required to provide information to browse the public areas of the site.
When you visit CreateMeals.org, we may collect technical information such as:
This information is used to improve site performance, enforce geographic availability (see Section 10), maintain security, and improve user experience.
We use cookies to provide functionality and improve your experience. You can manage your cookie preferences at any time using the "Cookie Preferences" link in our footer.
Required for the website to function properly:
Help us understand how visitors interact with our site:
Allow us to record and replay browsing sessions to improve user experience:
You can manage these preferences or withdraw consent at any time by clicking "Cookie Preferences" in the footer of any page.
We use the information we collect to:
CrEATe Meals uses artificial intelligence to power several features, including menu generation, compliance checking, and the "Ask CrEATe" chat assistant. When you use these features:
We do not send your personal account information (name, email, password) to AI providers. Only the content of your queries and related program data is shared for processing.
We use Resend as our email delivery service. If you choose to opt in, we may send you emails that include:
We track email delivery metrics such as opens and clicks to improve our communications. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any email or by contacting us directly.
Transactional emails (account verification, password resets, billing receipts) are sent regardless of marketing preferences as they are necessary for account operation.
CreateMeals.org does not currently sell ads or share information with advertisers.
We may partner with advertisers or sponsors in the future. If we do, this Privacy Policy will be updated to explain how information is collected, used, and shared. Users will be given any required opt-out choices as required by law.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We use the following categories of third-party services to operate the platform:
Stripe handles all payment processing. When you subscribe to a paid plan, your payment information (credit card details) is collected directly by Stripe and never touches our servers. We receive subscription status, plan details, and billing history from Stripe. See Stripe's Privacy Policy.
OpenAI and Anthropic process user queries, menu data, and compliance questions to power our AI features. See Section 3 for details.
To provide crediting information, nutrition data, and product lookups, we send food-related search queries to:
These services receive food search queries and product identifiers, not personal user information.
Product pricing and availability data may be retrieved from Kroger and Walmart APIs using product identifiers. No personal user information is shared with these services.
When you upload product labels or documents for scanning, images are processed by Google Cloud Vision for optical character recognition (OCR). Uploaded images are sent to Google's servers for text extraction and are not retained by Google after processing.
Menu text may be sent to LibreTranslate for multilingual translation. Only menu content is shared, not personal information.
Vercel provides hosting and edge network services. Supabase provides authentication, database, and file storage. Both maintain SOC 2 Type II compliance.
hCaptcha is used on authentication pages to prevent automated abuse. hCaptcha collects interaction data to distinguish humans from bots.
Upstash Redis stores IP addresses and request metadata temporarily to enforce rate limits and protect the platform from abuse.
All third-party service providers are contractually obligated to protect your data and may not use it for purposes unrelated to operating our platform.
We keep your information only as long as needed to operate the site, provide your membership, comply with legal obligations, or for other legitimate purposes such as improving the site.
If you request deletion of your account, we will delete your personal information and associated data unless we are required to retain it for legal, billing, or security reasons. Anonymized or aggregated data may be retained for analytics purposes.
We use reasonable technical and administrative measures to protect your information, including:
While no system is perfectly secure, we work to safeguard data against unauthorized access, disclosure, or loss.
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
To make a request, contact us using the information below.
CreateMeals.org is currently available to users in the United States. We use IP-based geolocation to determine your country. Users outside the United States may be redirected to an unavailability page. IP addresses of blocked requests are logged temporarily for security purposes.
CreateMeals.org is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe information has been collected from a child, contact us and we will remove it.
CreateMeals.org may link to external websites, including USDA resources, manufacturer websites, and state agency portals. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those sites. We encourage you to review their policies.
We may update this Privacy Policy as needed. When changes are made, the date at the top of this page will be updated. For significant changes, we will notify registered users via email. Continued use of the site means you accept the revised policy.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or need to submit a data access, correction, or deletion request, please contact us using the form available on our website.