PURPOSE is an account-free nutrition journal operated by Ken Isaac Tibio, responsible for the personal information described here. This policy covers the PURPOSE app.
Your journal is stored on your device. Some features use online services when you request them. PURPOSE does not sell your personal information or use your journal for advertising.
1. Information we handle
Your journal. Your profile, nutrition targets, food logs, water, fasting, weight, reflections, photos and preferences are stored locally. Nutrition-label reading, daily guidance and reports run on your device. PURPOSE does not maintain a cloud journal or automatically sync your photos.
Meal analysis. Choosing Analyze sends a smaller copy of your selected meal photo and relevant notes, or the meal description you enter. Opening the camera or a photo preview does not upload it. Requests to clarify an estimate can send the current estimate and your new details; they normally do not resend the photo. You review the result before saving.
Ask PURPOSE. Sending a question shares that question and recent conversation with an AI provider. Personalization is off by default. Turning it on also permits a compact summary of your goal and recent nutrition/progress data, relevant saved memories, and learning new memories from what you share. Reflections, meal photos and progress photos are excluded from this context. Information you type into a question is sent with it.
Purchases. RevenueCat processes store purchase records, subscription status, an app-generated identifier and relevant app/device metadata to manage billing access, restoration and subscription reporting. Apple or Google handles payment. PURPOSE does not receive your payment-card details or send your journal, photos, AI messages or email address to RevenueCat.
Other online features. Barcode lookup sends the barcode to a food database. An enabled iOS update check asks Apple for the latest app version. Online services receive connection information, such as an IP address, when handling requests.
Feedback and support. In-app feedback sends the category and optional comment you choose, app/device version information, time and relevant error or screen codes. It does not automatically attach journal records, health measurements, photos or conversations. Reporting an AI answer sends a report signal, not the question or answer text. If you email us, we receive your address, message and attachments.
2. Why we use information and who receives it
We use information to provide requested features, manage subscriptions, respond to support, prevent abuse, maintain reliable service and meet legal obligations. Where required, we obtain consent before processing personal information, including sensitive information shared with AI. Necessary purchase and service processing supports our agreement with you; security processing protects the service, subject to applicable law.
- Google Gemini processes meal analysis. OpenAI or Google Gemini processes Ask PURPOSE, depending on the configured service.
- Supabase provides the backend for online requests, access verification, feedback and operational records.
- RevenueCat manages purchase and subscription information. Apple and Google handle their stores and payment services.
- Open Food Facts supplies barcode results.
These services may process information outside your country. Their applicable terms describe processing, security and retention. We remain responsible for the information processed on our behalf and for any safeguards required by law. We may also disclose information when legally required or necessary to protect rights and address misuse.
3. Storage and retention
- Local records: kept until you delete them. Losing subscription access does not delete your journal.
- Ask PURPOSE: conversations are temporary and clear when you leave the screen or background the app. Memories and their supporting statements expire seven days after you state them; you can delete them sooner. Turning Personalization off stops future learning and sharing.
- Feedback: unsent feedback expires locally after 30 days. Accepted feedback is scheduled for deletion after 90 days.
- Support email: ordinary correspondence is deleted 90 days after resolution, unless needed for an ongoing dispute or legal duty.
PURPOSE does not keep a server-side journal or AI conversation history. Operational records describe requests, usage, errors and subscription access without recording AI messages, images or recovery keys. Subscription and security records are kept as needed to provide access, prevent abuse, resolve disputes and meet legal duties. AI providers may retain submitted information under their applicable service terms; clearing it from your device does not delete provider-held copies.
Backups are encrypted files you create and save yourself. Keep the file and its recovery key: restoring a purchase cannot recover your journal or a lost key. Backups exclude conversations, memories, subscription access and unfinished scans. Exported PDFs and shared images are ordinary files. Copies saved to another app or cloud drive are handled by that service and remain there until you remove them.
4. Your choices and rights
You control camera, photo and notification permissions in device settings. Reminders are scheduled locally. You choose whether to use AI, enable Personalization, or export and share information. Turning a feature off stops future sharing through it; it cannot recall information already sent.
Use Settings and the app’s record controls to export, back up or delete local data and manage memories. After completing setup, local features remain available if your subscription expires; AI requires verified access. Deleting the app or local data does not cancel a subscription or automatically delete online records.
Depending on applicable law, you may request access, correction, deletion or a copy of information, withdraw consent, or object to processing. Contact us to exercise these rights for information we hold or process through providers. We may request limited details to verify and locate your records; we cannot retrieve a journal that exists only on your device. You may raise a concern with the Philippine National Privacy Commission or your local privacy authority.
PURPOSE is intended for adults aged 18 and over. Contact us if you believe a child has submitted personal information so we can investigate and take appropriate action.
5. Contact and updates
We will update this policy and its effective date when practices change, with any notice or consent required by law. For help or a privacy request, contact PURPOSE support. Please do not send recovery keys, payment details or your full journal.
Support and privacy contact: support@getpurposeapp.com.