Effective date: October 27, 2026
No account needed
WorldMeals works without an account, a name or a password. When you first open the app, it creates a random app ID (for example "anon_k3x9…") and keeps it in your browser's storage. This ID lets us save your favorites, count free AI recipes and keep feedback together. You do not need to provide your name, email address or phone number to use WorldMeals. Information you choose to submit in feedback or support messages may include contact details.
What we collect, and where it goes
Kept only on your device
- Your meal plan, cooked dishes, country badges, grocery list, plan settings and other preferences, stored in your browser.
- Your Kids choices, such as your child's age group and foods to leave out. These are only used while the app is open; they are not saved on our servers and are not sent to us.
Sent to our servers
- Favorites: the dishes you save and your app ID, so they can be restored. Removing a favorite in the app also deletes its saved record from our database; contact us if you need help requesting deletion.
- Feedback: what you write and choose in the feedback form, plus your app ID, your plan, the dish and page it is about, and the time.
- Chef AI and recipes: the dish, the ingredients you type and your request are sent to our AI provider to create the answer.
- Fridge Scan and Food Rescue: the photo you take or choose is sent to our AI provider to find the food in it. WorldMeals does not intentionally save your photos in its favorites or feedback database; the AI provider and hosting services may process them under their own retention policies. The camera is used only when you open these features.
- Usage limits: to keep free and paid limits fair and stop abuse, we count AI recipes and scans per app ID and per IP address.
- Purchases: to confirm which plan is active, we check your purchase with Google Play or Apple and keep the plan, its status and renewal date.
- Messages: your email address and message when you contact us.
Service providers we use
- Vercel hosts the website and app, and runs our server code.
- Anthropic (Claude) powers Chef AI, recipe generation, Fridge Scan and Food Rescue.
- Supabase stores favorites and feedback.
- Upstash stores the usage counters.
- Google Play and the Apple App Store handle payments and confirm purchases.
- Unsplash and TheMealDB may be asked for a dish photo by dish name only; no personal information is sent.
These providers process information in connection with the services they provide, subject to their applicable terms and privacy practices. We do not use advertising or analytics trackers.
Payments
Paid plans are bought only through the Apple App Store or Google Play; the WorldMeals website does not take payments. Apple and Google process your payment, and WorldMeals never receives your card details.
How long we keep information
- Short-term usage counters (which may include IP addresses): set to expire automatically after about 2 days.
- The count of free AI recipes used: kept so the free limit works; it holds only your app ID and a number.
- Favorites: until you remove them or ask us to delete them.
- Feedback and messages: until they are no longer needed to improve WorldMeals or answer you, or until you ask us to delete them.
- Fridge photos: used to provide scan results; service-provider processing and technical retention may apply.
- Our providers may keep technical logs for a limited time under their own policies.
Deleting your information
On your device: clearing the site data for worldmeals.app in your browser deletes everything WorldMeals stored on your device, including your app ID. On Android, the app uses Chrome's storage, so clear it in Chrome's site settings; uninstalling the app alone may not remove it.
On our servers: clearing your browser does not delete favorites or feedback already on our servers. To delete them, remove your favorites in the app first, or email us at support@worldmeals.app before clearing your browser. If you have already cleared it, share any details you remember about the submission. We will make reasonable efforts to locate the relevant records, but may not be able to identify them without your app ID.
Your rights, wherever you live
Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR in Europe, UK law or US state laws such as California's), you may have the right to access, correct, delete or receive a copy of your information, and to object to or limit how it is used. Email support@worldmeals.app with your request. We may ask for details to find your information, and we aim to reply within 30 days. You can also complain to your local data protection authority.
Security
We use reasonable safeguards, such as encrypted connections and limited access to our providers. No online service can guarantee absolute security, so please don't send highly sensitive or unnecessary personal information to Chef AI or in feedback.
Children
WorldMeals Kids is made for parents and caregivers planning meals for children; it is not designed for children to use on their own. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.
Changes to this policy
If we change how WorldMeals uses information, we will update this page and its effective date.