Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 13, 2026

1. Data Controller

This application is developed by Mustafa Zafer.

Contact: support@nareapp.com

2. Data We Collect

Nare collects and processes the following data:

2.1 Account Information

• Email address and display name (via Firebase Auth, using Google, Apple, or email sign-in)
• Username (so friends can find you in the Together feature)
• Profile photo (if you add one)

2.2 Meal Data

• Food photographs (for AI analysis)
• Food descriptions, calorie and macronutrient values
• Portion information and date/time

2.3 Profile Information

• Age, gender, height, weight
• Activity level and nutrition goal
• Daily calorie target

2.4 Health Data (Optional)

• Step count (via Apple HealthKit or Google Health Connect, only with your permission)

2.5 Device and Usage Data

• Crash reports (Firebase Crashlytics — anonymous, contains no personal information)

3. How We Use Your Data

Collected data is used solely for the following purposes:

• Core functionality: Meal tracking, calorie calculation, statistics, and reports
• AI analysis: Your food photos are sent to the Anthropic AI service to estimate nutritional values. Photos are not retained by Anthropic after analysis.
• Together (social) feature: Described in detail in Section 4 below.
• Personal reports: Weekly nutrition analyses and suggestions
• Error detection: Anonymous crash reports to improve app stability

4. The Together (Social) Feature and Data Sharing

Together is an optional feature that lets you share your nutrition progress with friends:

• User search: Your display name, username, and profile photo are visible to other registered users who want to add you as a friend.
• Room members: Members of rooms you join can see your daily total calories and progress.
• Meal sharing: If the "Share my meals" setting is on, room members can see your meal entries and photos, and can leave likes and comments. You can turn this off at any time in Settings > Privacy — when off, members only see your total calories.
• Your data is never shared with or sold to third parties outside the app.

5. Third-Party Services

Nare uses the following third-party services:

These services are subject to their own privacy policies.

6. Data Retention

• Your data is retained as long as your account is active.
• Meal photos uploaded to the cloud (for Together sharing) are automatically deleted from our servers within 1 day; copies on your device remain yours.
• When you delete your account, all of your data is permanently deleted within 30 days.
• Crash reports are anonymous and automatically deleted after 90 days.

7. Your Rights (GDPR / Turkish KVKK)

You have the following rights:

• Access: Learn what data of yours is stored
• Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
• Erasure: Request deletion of all your data (via Settings > "Delete My Account")
• Objection: Object to data processing
• Portability: Request a copy of your data

To exercise these rights, write to support@nareapp.com.

8. Cookies

The Nare mobile app does not use cookies.

9. Data Security

• All data transfer is encrypted with HTTPS (TLS)
• Firebase data is stored encrypted at rest
• API keys are protected server-side; analysis requests are authenticated
• Code obfuscation (ProGuard/R8) is enabled in Android releases

10. Children's Privacy

Nare is not designed for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from individuals under 13. If you become aware of such a case, please contact us.

11. Changes

This privacy policy may be updated. Significant changes will be announced via an in-app notice. You can always read the current version in the app or at nareapp.com.

12. Contact

For questions: support@nareapp.com