In short: we collect only what the app needs to track your meals. Meal photos are analyzed and then discarded. Your health data (steps, active calories) stays on your phone. We don't sell your data, show ads, or use tracking.
Last updated: October 15, 2026. This policy explains how BiteWise ("we"), operated by Jumpstart Creatives Inc, handles your information when you use the BiteWise app.
What we collect
- Account: your email address, used to sign you in with a one-time code.
- Profile: sex, birth date, height, activity level, goal and pace, units, and your calorie and macro targets — used to calculate targets.
- Your logs: meals and foods you log (names, amounts, calories, protein, carbs, fat), custom foods, saved meals, favorites, weight and water entries.
- AI usage counts: how many AI scans you use per day and their estimated cost, to enforce free limits and our monthly budget.
- Invites: your invite code and, if you used one, who invited you.
What stays on your phone
- Health data: if you connect Apple Health or Health Connect, BiteWise reads your steps and active calories on your device to show your activity and optionally adjust your daily target. This data is not sent to our servers, not shared, and never used for advertising. BiteWise does not write to Apple Health or Health Connect.
- Your own API key (if you choose "use my own key"): stored in your phone's secure storage and sent only to the AI provider you chose.
- Reminders, your profile picture, the Face ID / fingerprint lock setting, and app preferences.
Photos and AI
When you scan a meal or describe it in words, the photo or text is sent to an AI provider (Anthropic or OpenAI) to estimate nutrition, then discarded — we don't store your photos. With free AI, requests go through our server; with your own key, they go directly from your phone to the provider. Providers process requests under their API terms, which don't use API data to train their models by default.
Service providers
- Supabase — sign-in, database and server functions where your account and logs are stored.
- Anthropic / OpenAI — meal photo and text analysis.
- USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts — food search and barcode lookups (we send the search term or barcode, not your identity).
- Our email provider — to deliver sign-in codes.
We don't sell or rent your information, and we don't use advertising or analytics trackers.
Sharing you choose
Share cards (your day, week, streak or invite) are created on your phone and only shared when you tap Share.
Your choices and rights
- Edit your profile, logs and targets in the app at any time.
- Delete your account in Settings → Delete account. This permanently removes your profile, logs and custom foods. Aggregate AI cost records are kept without any link to you.
- Disconnect health data any time in Settings or in your phone's health settings.
- You can request a copy of your data or ask questions at bitewise@jumpstartcreatives.com. We respect your rights under the Philippine Data Privacy Act of 2012 and similar laws where you live.
Security and retention
Data is sent over encrypted connections, and each account can only access its own data. We keep your data while your account is active and delete it when you delete your account.
Children
BiteWise isn't directed to children under 13. Users under 18 only get maintenance-style targets.
Health disclaimer
BiteWise gives estimates for general information. It is not medical advice. Talk to a doctor or registered dietitian before major diet changes.
Changes
We'll update this page if our practices change and show the new date above.