This Privacy Policy explains what personal information Minuka (“Minuka”, “we”, “us”, “our”) collects, how we use it, who we share it with, and the choices and rights you have. Minuka is a food-label companion app that helps parents and caregivers understand packaged foods for children aged 0–12. It is made for adults, not for use by children directly.
By creating an account or using Minuka, you agree to this Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the app.
The controller responsible for your personal information is:
Maoz Group
Contact us at the address below and we will provide our registered postal address on request.
Email: minuka.app@gmail.com · Support: minuka.app@gmail.com
We collect only what we need to run Minuka. This falls into the following categories:
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| Account details | Your name, email address, and password (passwords are handled by our authentication provider and stored only in hashed form — we never see your plain password). |
| Child profile | Your child’s first name, date of birth or age band, and any foods or allergens you ask Minu to watch for. You provide this — it helps tune answers to your child’s age. |
| Scans & food log | Products you scan (barcodes, typed ingredients, or photos of labels/products you take), the results Minu shows, items you mark as “eaten”, and timestamps. |
| Questions to Minu | The questions you type in the in-app chat, so Minu can answer them. |
| Preferences | Your goals (“what brings you”) and notification settings. |
| Feedback | If you cancel, we may store the reason you select. This is stored without your identity attached. |
Subscriptions are processed by Apple or Google through their in-app purchase systems. We receive your subscription status (active / expired) so we can unlock the app. We never receive or store your card or bank details — those stay with Apple or Google.
Where the EU/UK GDPR applies, we rely on the legal bases shown below.
| Why we use it | Legal basis (GDPR) |
|---|---|
| To create and run your account and provide the app’s features | Performance of a contract |
| To tune answers to your child’s age and flag the allergens you set | Performance of a contract; and your explicit consent for information about your child and any allergy/health details (which may be “special-category” or “sensitive” data), which you can withdraw at any time |
| To send account emails (e.g. email verification) | Performance of a contract |
| To send optional weekly reminders/notifications | Your consent (you can turn these off at any time) |
| To keep the app secure, prevent abuse, fix bugs, and improve features | Our legitimate interests |
| To meet legal obligations | Compliance with a legal obligation |
Providing account and child information is optional, but the app cannot personalise its answers without it. You can withdraw consent at any time by editing or deleting the information in the app (this does not affect processing that already took place).
Minuka uses automated processing to produce its results — for example, turning label information into an age-based summary and highlighting things to watch. These results are informational only: they do not produce legal effects or similarly significant effects concerning you, and we do not make solely automated decisions about you within the meaning of Article 22 of the GDPR. You remain in control of every choice about your child’s food.
We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for advertising. We share it only with service providers who help us run Minuka, under contracts that require them to protect it and use it only on our instructions (“sub-processors”):
| Provider | What it does | What it may process |
|---|---|---|
| Supabase | Account sign-in and secure database hosting | Account details, child profile, scans and food log |
| OpenAI | Turns scan findings into Minu’s plain-language answers, reads text from label photos, and powers the chat | Your child’s first name, the ingredient findings, label text/photos, and your typed questions — we send only what is needed for the answer |
| Apple / Google | App distribution, payments, and push notifications | Subscription status; device push token |
| Resend | Sends account emails such as verification | Your email address |
| Vercel | Hosts the website and app services | Technical/connection data |
| Expo | Delivers push notifications (such as the optional weekly reminder) | Device push token |
We may also disclose information if required by law, to protect our rights or the safety of others, or as part of a business transfer (e.g. a merger), with notice where required.
Some of our providers (for example, OpenAI) are based in the United States, so your information may be processed outside your country, including outside the EU/UK. Where we transfer personal data internationally, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses (and the UK Addendum), or another lawful transfer mechanism.
We use technical and organisational measures to protect your information, including encryption in transit, access controls, and storing data in secured accounts. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
You have the right to: access your information; correct it; delete it; restrict or object to how we use it; receive a copy in a portable format; and withdraw consent at any time. You can do much of this directly in the app (edit or delete your profile, children, and account). To make any other request, email minuka.app@gmail.com. You also have the right to complain to your local data protection authority.
You have the right to know what personal information we collect and how we use it; to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your information; and to not be discriminated against for exercising these rights. We do not sell or “share” your personal information (as those terms are defined under California law), and we do not process it for cross-context behavioural advertising. To exercise a right, use the in-app controls or email minuka.app@gmail.com. We will verify your request through your account before acting on it.
Minuka is designed for parents and caregivers (adults). It is not directed to children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information directly from a child. Information about a child (their first name, age, and allergens) is provided by the parent or caregiver to personalise the app, and the parent controls it — you can view, edit, or delete it at any time in the app.
If you believe a child has created an account or provided us personal information directly, please contact minuka.app@gmail.com and we will delete it. We comply with the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and applicable children’s-data rules such as the UK Age Appropriate Design Code.
The minuka.app website is informational. It does not use advertising or third-party tracking cookies.
We may update this Policy from time to time. If we make a material change, we will update the “Last updated” date and, where appropriate, notify you in the app or by email. Your continued use of Minuka after an update means you accept the revised Policy.
Questions or requests about this Policy or your information: minuka.app@gmail.com.