Last updated: February 28, 2026
Ingredient Guard (“Ingredient Guard,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it. This Privacy Policy explains how information is handled when you use the Ingredient Guard mobile application, website, and related services (collectively, the “Service”).
By using Ingredient Guard, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Overview
Ingredient Guard is designed to be a privacy-first food scanning app. Our goal is to help users quickly identify seed oils, artificial food dyes, and related additives in packaged foods without collecting or monetizing personal data.
Ingredient Guard is completely free to use.
We do not collect, sell, or share personal information.
2. Information We Do Not Collect
Ingredient Guard does not collect:
- Names, email addresses, or phone numbers
- Account credentials (no accounts are required)
- Location data
- Contact lists
- Photos or media from your device
- Payment information
- Advertising identifiers
- Health records or medical data
- Ingredient history or product scan history
We do not create user profiles, track users across apps, or sell data to third parties.
3. Barcode Scanning and Ingredient Analysis
Ingredient Guard allows users to scan product barcodes and analyze ingredient lists.
Unless explicitly stated otherwise:
- Ingredient analysis occurs locally on your device
- We do not store scanned products
- We do not transmit ingredient lists to our servers
- We do not maintain user scan history
We cannot view, access, or recover any data from your device.
You are responsible for safeguarding your device and any information stored on it.
4. Analytics and Tracking
Ingredient Guard does not use:
- Advertising SDKs
- Behavioral tracking technologies
- Cross-app tracking
- Third-party data brokers
If anonymous, non-personal analytics are added in the future for app performance monitoring, this Privacy Policy will be updated accordingly.
5. Payments and Monetization
Ingredient Guard is a free application.
- We do not process payments.
- We do not use subscription services such as Adapty.
- We do not collect billing information.
All app downloads and updates are handled through the Apple App Store and Google Play Store under their respective privacy policies.
6. Data Sharing
We do not share user data with third parties.
We do not sell, rent, or trade personal information for any purpose.
7. Children’s Privacy
Ingredient Guard is not intended for children under the age of 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has used the Service and provided personal information, please contact us so we can address the issue.
8. Data Security
While no system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, Ingredient Guard is designed to minimize risk by avoiding the collection and storage of personal data.
You acknowledge that you use the Service at your own risk and are responsible for securing your device.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, the updated version will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.
Continued use of the Service after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.
10. Governing Law
This Privacy Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict of law principles.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or Ingredient Guard’s privacy practices, please contact us at:
Email: support@ingredientguard.com
By using Ingredient Guard, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.