Last updated: 2026-09-10
This Privacy Policy explains how Simmer ("Simmer", "we", "us") collects, uses, and protects your information when you use the Simmer mobile app and related services (the "Service").
When you create an account we collect your email address and display name. If you sign in with Apple or Google, we receive a unique identifier and the email address associated with that sign-in (which may be a private relay address). We store an authentication identifier to recognize you on future sign-ins.
We store the recipes, cookbooks, meal plans, shopping lists, ratings, notes, images, and preferences you create in the app. When you import a recipe from a URL (including websites, Pinterest, and YouTube), we fetch publicly available content from that link — such as the page text, description, captions, and thumbnail image — to build the recipe for you.
If you ask us to tell you when Simmer launches, we store the email address you give us, together with your browser's language and, where present, the campaign or site that referred you — so we can tell which pre-launch announcements reached people. This list is used for one thing: to email you when Simmer is available. It does not sign you up for any other mail, and you can ask us to remove your address at any time by writing to support@getsimmer.org. We delete the list once the launch announcement has been sent.
We collect basic technical information needed to operate the Service, such as app version, device type, language/locale, and log data (for example, error reports and request timestamps).
If you choose "Sign in with Apple" or "Sign in with Google", those providers authenticate you and share a limited profile (a stable user identifier and an email address) with us. We do not receive your password. Your use of those providers is governed by their own privacy policies.
We rely on service providers to run Simmer, including cloud hosting, nutrition data sources (such as the USDA FoodData Central database), and AI/language-model providers used to structure imported recipe text. These providers process data on our behalf under their respective terms.
We do not sell your personal information. We share content only as you direct — for example, recipes you explicitly share via a public link, or content within a household you join. We may disclose information if required by law or to protect the rights, safety, and security of our users and the Service.
We keep your information for as long as your account is active. You can delete your account at any time from within the app (Settings → Delete Account), or request deletion by email. See our Data Deletion page for details on what is removed and how household-shared content is handled.
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
The Service is not directed to children under 13 (or the minimum age required in your country), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.
Your information may be processed in countries other than your own. Where required, we take steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, export, or delete your personal information, and to object to or restrict certain processing. To exercise these rights, contact us at support@getsimmer.org.
We may update this Policy from time to time. We will revise the "Last updated" date above and, where appropriate, notify you in the app.
Questions about this Policy? Email support@getsimmer.org.