Privacy Policy

The Weekly Plate (“we”, “us”, or “our”) is a weekly meal-planning application. This policy explains what personal information we collect when you use our website and mobile app, how we use it, and the choices you have.

When you create an account and use the app, we may collect:

• Account information — email address, display name, and profile image provided through our authentication provider (Clerk). If you sign in with Google, Clerk receives basic profile details from Google on your behalf.
• Meal and planning data — meals you add or import (names, ingredients, recipes, photos, diet tags, cuisine, meal types), weekly meal plans, and household size preferences.
• Group data — group names, membership, and email addresses you invite to a shared household workspace.
• Collection activity — if you browse or import from published meal collections, we record which items you imported. Creators with a special role may publish collections that other signed-in users can view.
• Import links — when you share or paste a TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube URL to import a recipe, we process that link and related metadata to extract recipe details.

We do not intentionally collect precise location, contacts, or payment information. The app is free and does not show third-party advertising.

We use the information above to:

• Create and secure your account
• Store and sync your meal library and weekly plans
• Enable shared planning with people you invite
• Import recipes from links you provide
• Suggest meal details or images when you use optional autofill features
• Operate, maintain, and improve the service
• Respond to support requests and legal obligations

We use trusted providers to run the app. They process data on our behalf only as needed to provide the service:

• Clerk — authentication and session management
• MongoDB Atlas — database hosting for profiles, meals, plans, groups, and collections
• Vercel — application hosting and delivery
• Vercel Blob — optional storage for meal images you upload
• Google (Gemini) — optional AI processing when you import a recipe from YouTube
• Unsplash — optional photo suggestions when you use meal autofill
• Spoonacular — optional recipe suggestions when you use meal autofill
• YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram — when you import from a video link, we fetch public metadata or captions from those platforms

Each provider has its own privacy policy governing how they handle data. We do not sell your personal information.

Your personal meal library and weekly plans are private to your account unless you join or create a group workspace, in which case other members of that group can see the shared library and plans.

Published collections are visible to signed-in users. We may also disclose information if required by law or to protect the rights, safety, and security of our users and the service.

We keep your account and app data while your account is active. Deleting your account closes your sign-in account immediately and removes the rest of that data shortly afterwards, except where we must retain information for legal or security reasons, and except for encrypted backups, which age out within 30 days and are never restored into the live service.

We use HTTPS in transit and industry-standard hosting practices. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, but we work to protect your information against unauthorised access, alteration, or destruction.

You can update most of your meal and planning data directly in the app. You can leave a group or revoke pending invites from the Group page.

You can delete your account yourself from the Account page in the app. Your sign-in account closes as you confirm it, and your personal meal library and plans, meal photos you uploaded, your group membership, invitations addressed to you, and any collections you published are removed shortly after. It cannot be undone.

If you can no longer sign in, email theweeklyplateinfo@gmail.com from the address linked to your account and we will delete it for you. We may ask you to verify ownership first.

Meals and plans in a shared group library stay with the members who remain, and meals other people imported stay in their own libraries. Our account deletion page sets out exactly what is deleted, what is kept, and how long it takes.

The Weekly Plate is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

Your information may be processed in countries where our service providers operate, including the United States. By using the app, you consent to this processing subject to applicable law.

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date above. Continued use of the app after changes take effect means you accept the updated policy.

Questions about this policy or your data? Email theweeklyplateinfo@gmail.com.