privacy policy
At Preserves, your privacy is a top priority. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you use our recipe management application (the "App"). We are committed to complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable privacy laws.
1. Data Controller Preserves is the Data Controller responsible for your personal data. If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your data, you can contact us at:
Email: hello@preserves.ai
2. Data Collection and Usage We collect and process personal data in order to provide and improve our recipe storage and management services. The types of data we collect include:
2.1 Personal Data Usage Data: We collect data on how the App is
accessed and used, such as device type, operating system, and
interactions with the App. Location Data: With your consent, we may
collect location data to enhance certain features of the App.
2.2 Automatically Collected Data When you use our App, we may
automatically collect certain information from your device, including:
IP address Mobile device unique ID Browser type Time and date of your
access App usage data We use this information for analytical purposes
and improving user experience. We do not serve advertisements in our app.
5. User Rights Under GDPR As a user in the EEA, you have the following rights regarding your personal data: Right to Access: You can request access to the data we hold about you. Right to Rectification: You can request that inaccurate or incomplete data be corrected. Right to Erasure: You can request the deletion of your data under certain conditions. Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we limit the processing of your data. Right to Data Portability: You can request a copy of your data in a commonly used format. Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your data for certain purposes, such as direct marketing. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@preserves.ai
3. No Advertising Preserves does not serve advertisements within the App. We are committed to providing a clean, ad-free user experience focused on recipe storage and management.
4. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data (GDPR) We process personal data under the following legal bases: Consent: You have given clear consent for us to process your personal data for specific purposes (e.g., recipe synchronization). Legitimate Interests: We process your data to provide and improve our recipe management services, prevent fraud, and protect the security of our App.
5. Waitlist Data When you join our waitlist, we collect your email address to notify you when Preserves launches. We may also collect your first name (if provided) to personalize our communications. This data is stored securely and used only for waitlist notifications and optional recipe updates.
5.1 Analytics We use OpenPanel, an open-source and privacy-first analytics platform, to understand how visitors interact with our website. OpenPanel collects anonymous usage data such as page views and user interactions without using cookies or storing personally identifiable information. For more information about OpenPanel's privacy practices, visit: https://openpanel.dev/docs
Data Processed Your waitlist data may be processed by email marketing services (e.g., MailerLite, ConvertKit, Mailchimp, or others) to send notifications. We also use OpenPanel, an open-source and privacy-first analytics platform, to understand how visitors interact with our website. OpenPanel collects anonymous usage data without using cookies or storing personally identifiable information. These services operate under GDPR-compliant data processing agreements. When you join our waitlist, you consent to receive notifications from these services.
GDPR Rights (Waitlist) For your waitlist data, you have the following GDPR rights: Right to Access: Request a copy of your waitlist data. Right to Rectification: Correct inaccurate email or other information. Right to Erasure: Delete your waitlist data by unsubscribing or emailing us. Right to Object: Stop receiving waitlist notifications by unsubscribing. Right to Data Portability: Export your data from your email marketing service or request it from us. Right to Withdraw Consent: Revoke consent by unsubscribing. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@preserves.ai.
Waitlist Unsubscribe Every email sent through our waitlist service includes an unsubscribe link. You can remove yourself from waitlist at any time by clicking unsubscribe in any email, or by emailing us at hello@preserves.ai. You can also opt-out of analytics tracking through OpenPanel's privacy controls.
5. User Rights Under GDPR As a user in the EEA, you have the following rights regarding your personal data: Right to Access: You can request access to the data we hold about you. Right to Rectification: You can request that inaccurate or incomplete data be corrected. Right to Erasure: You can request the deletion of your data under certain conditions. Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we limit the processing of your data. Right to Data Portability: You can request a copy of your data in a commonly used format. Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your data for certain purposes, such as direct marketing. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@preserves.ai
6. Data Retention We retain personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or to comply with legal obligations. You can request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us.
7. Data Security We take appropriate security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of data transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Third-Party Services We may use third-party services for authentication, data storage, and other functionality that collect, store, and process personal data in accordance with their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review their privacy policies for more information on how they handle your data.
9. Children’s Privacy Our App is not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If we become aware that we have collected data from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete such information. 10. Changes to this Privacy Policy We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with the updated "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy regularly. 11. Contact Us If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at:
Email: hello@preserves.ai
Last updated: 06/01/2025