Last Updated: October 10, 2025
Welcome to DishCircle. We are committed to protecting your privacy and personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our website, mobile application, and services (collectively, the "Service").
By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
We collect information that you voluntarily provide when using the Service:
When you use the Service, we automatically collect certain information:
If you sign in using third-party authentication (e.g., Google), we receive basic profile information including your name, email address, and profile picture from those services.
We use the collected information for the following purposes:
When you upload a dish photo, we use AI vision technology to automatically extract information such as dish name, cuisine type, ingredients, and dietary attributes. This analysis helps build your personal food library.
We use AI algorithms to analyze your dish library, preferences, and usage patterns to generate personalized meal suggestions and weekly meal plans. This processing is performed to enhance your experience and reduce decision fatigue.
We build a "taste profile" based on the dishes in your library to better understand your preferences and provide more relevant suggestions. This profile is stored securely and used solely for personalization purposes.
Certain information is shared with other users based on your privacy settings:
We share information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, including:
These providers are bound by confidentiality obligations and may only use your information to provide services to us.
We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., court orders, subpoenas, or government agencies).
If DishCircle is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your information may be transferred. We will provide notice before your information is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
We may share your information for any other purpose with your explicit consent.
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:
However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
We retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with the Service. We will retain and use your information to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
When you delete your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal information within a reasonable timeframe, except where we are required to retain it for legal purposes.
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided in Section 14.
Our Service may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by DishCircle. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services.
We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit.
Our Service is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you become aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we discover that we have collected personal information from children under 13 without parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information.
Your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.
By using the Service, you consent to the transfer of your information to our facilities and to the third parties with whom we share it as described in this Privacy Policy.
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top.
We will also notify you via email or through a prominent notice on the Service prior to the change becoming effective. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
DishCircle
Email: privacy@dishcircle.app
Website: joindishcircle.com
If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):
Note: DishCircle does not sell your personal information to third parties.
If you are located in the European Union or European Economic Area, you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including: