Privacy policy

Last updated: 30 October 2026 · Version française

In short: no account, no ads, no selling of data. Your meals stay on your phone. Photos are used only for the analysis and are not kept by FODMAP Scanner.

1. Who we are

FODMAP Scanner is an independent app that helps estimate the FODMAP load of a meal. The publisher is shown on the app's page on Google Play and the App Store. For any question about your data, use the “A mistake, an idea?” button in the app or the contact email shown on the app's store page (Google Play or App Store).

2. Data we process

Photos of labels and food. When you take a photo, it is sent to our server and then to our artificial intelligence provider (Anthropic), only to read the ingredient list or recognise the food. FODMAP Scanner does not keep your photos. The provider processes them on our behalf and does not use them to train its models.

Barcodes. The barcode number is sent to the open database Open Food Facts to find the product's ingredients. No other information is sent.

Your meals and saved products. They are stored only on your phone (local storage of the browser or the app). They are not sent to our server. If you uninstall the app or clear its data, they are deleted.

Your feedback. If you use the “A mistake, an idea?” button, we keep your message (and any rating given in an earlier version), any contact details you choose to give, the names of the products in your current meal, the device type and the date. Feedback is used only to improve the app.

Waiting list. If you sign up to be told about the launch, we keep your email address and the page you came from. It is used only to tell you about the launch.

Shared product database. When a barcode is not yet known and you then photograph the ingredient list, the barcode, the product name and the ingredient list read from the photo are saved so that the next users get the result without a new photo. This is product data only: neither the photo nor any personal or device identifier is kept. Products found on Open Food Facts (ODbL licence) are cached for 30 days to speed up scans.

Website visit statistics. To know which pages of fodmapscanner.org are viewed, we use Cloudflare Web Analytics, which sets no cookies, does not track visitors across sites and collects no personal data (number of visits, pages viewed, country, device type).

Usage statistics. For each AI analysis or barcode scan, we record the date, the type of use (photo, text, barcode), the platform (iPhone app, Android app or website) and the name of the recognised product. These statistics contain no personal or device identifier; they are used only to monitor and improve the service and are deleted automatically after 90 days.

Subscription (iPhone and Android apps). Payment is handled entirely by Apple or Google Play: we do not receive your name, email address or bank details. To know whether your subscription (or free trial) is active, the app uses an anonymous identifier created on your phone and sent to our provider RevenueCat, which receives the subscription status from Apple or Google (plan, dates, renewal). This identifier is not linked to any other data about you. You manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple account settings or in Google Play.

Technical data. To prevent abuse, your IP address is used to count the number of analyses per day. These counters are deleted automatically within 36 hours. Our host (Cloudflare) may process technical logs to keep the service secure.

3. What we don't do

No account or sign-up required.
No advertising, no ad trackers.
No selling or sharing of your data for commercial purposes.
No collection of your location, contacts or files.

4. Camera

The app asks for camera access only when you choose to scan a product. You can also pick an existing photo. You can withdraw this permission at any time in your phone's settings.

5. How long we keep data

Photos: not kept by FODMAP Scanner.
Anti-abuse counters linked to the IP address or subscription identifier: 36 hours at most.
Subscription status at RevenueCat: for the duration of the subscription, then as required by accounting rules.
Feedback: while the app is being developed, 3 years at most.
Usage statistics: 90 days. Waiting-list addresses: until launch, then 1 year at most, unless you unsubscribe.

6. Your rights

Under the GDPR (and similar laws such as the UK GDPR), you can ask to access, correct or delete data about you (feedback, waiting-list address, subscription identifier) by contacting us at the address shown on the app's store page (Google Play or App Store). You can also lodge a complaint with a data protection authority (in France, the CNIL: cnil.fr; in the UK, the ICO: ico.org.uk).

7. Health

FODMAP Scanner is an information tool. It does not diagnose anything and does not replace advice from a doctor or dietitian. Information about your meals stays on your device.

8. Audience

The app is intended for adults. It is not intended for children under 16.

9. Changes

This policy may change as the app evolves. The date of the last update is shown at the top of this page.