Ate-bit

Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 21, 2026

What is Ate-bit?

Ate-bit is a household food management app for tracking pantry inventory, planning meals, and organizing recipes. You can sign in with a Google or Microsoft account, or create an account with just an email address and password.

Information We Collect

When you create an account, Ate-bit collects the following information:

  • Email address - used to identify you and match you to your household
  • Display name - shown within the app for context

When you sign in with Google or Microsoft, we do not request access to your files, email, contacts, or any other services from that provider, and we do not receive your provider password. If you separately choose to enable Gmail receipt import, we request read-only permission to your Gmail so you can bring in receipts, and we store the resulting access token in encrypted form. This is optional, is never requested during normal sign-in, and you can decline it or disconnect it later.

Within the app, we store data you enter, such as household food inventory, meal plans, recipes, and product information, in Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB on your behalf.

When you join the waitlist

If you join the waitlist on our public pages, we store the email address and optional first name you give us, together with basic campaign information about how you found us (such as UTM parameters and the referring page), in our Azure Cosmos DB database. We use this to send you a one-time confirmation email from [email protected] (sent through Azure Communication Services), to email you about Ate-bit's launch and your spot opening up, and to connect your waitlist signup to your account if you later create one. The form is protected by Cloudflare Turnstile to filter out bots. If you want off the list, contact us or use the unsubscribe option in any email we send.

How We Use Your Information

  • To authenticate you and verify household membership
  • To associate your activity with the correct household
  • To display your name within the app
  • To attribute usage events (such as adding a recipe or updating inventory) to you by a non-identifying account identifier for household analytics

We do not sell, share, or disclose your information to third parties for any purpose.

Data Storage

Your data is stored in Microsoft Azure services (Cosmos DB and Blob Storage) located in the United States. Application performance and usage data is collected via Azure Application Insights. This includes diagnostic telemetry (errors, page load times) as well as custom usage events, such as viewing a recipe or adding a meal plan item. These events are tagged with a non-identifying account identifier, not your name or email address, and some include the name of the recipe involved, so household usage patterns are visible to the household administrator.

Data Retention

Your account and household data are kept for as long as your account exists. You may request deletion at any time from Settings, or by contacting the administrator listed below. When you delete your account or cancel your household, your data is retained for 90 days so you can restore it, then permanently removed. Items you delete within the app (such as recipes, pantry items, and cook history) stay in the Recycle Bin for 30 days so you can restore them, then are permanently removed.

Third-Party Services

Ate-bit uses the following third-party services:

  • Google OAuth - for sign-in, and optionally for Gmail receipt import if you enable it
  • Microsoft Azure - for sign-in, data storage, and hosting
  • Cloudflare - for network routing and access control
  • Google Analytics - for anonymous product usage analytics, so we can understand which features are used and improve the app. We send a non-identifying account ID for this purpose and never share your email or personal details.

Cookies and your analytics choice

Some cookies are needed for Ate-bit to work at all: they keep you signed in, remember your language, and protect forms from tampering. Those are always on. Two are optional: analytics cookies, which tell us which features get used, and a marketing cookie that records how you first found us. If you're in the EU or the UK we ask before switching those on. Elsewhere they're on by default and you can turn them off at any time, here or in Settings, and we honour the Global Privacy Control signal if your browser sends one.

Your Rights

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data at any time from Settings, or by contacting the administrator below.

Account Access for Support

To provide support and troubleshoot problems, Ate-bit platform administrators may access your account and view the information stored in it. This access is limited to support and maintenance purposes, and every instance is recorded in an audit log.

Contact

For privacy questions or data requests, contact the app administrator directly.

Changes to This Policy

If this policy changes materially, users will be notified. The "last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision.