Plain English summary of what data Recipe Developer collects, where it goes, and the choices you have.
Effective 14 May 2026
Recipe Developer (the "app", "we", "us") publishes the Recipe Developer iOS app. We are the data controller for any personal data processed through the app. You can reach us at support@recipedeveloper.co.uk.
Recipe Developer is designed to keep your content on your device. The categories below describe everything the app touches, where it goes, and why.
The following data is stored locally on your iPhone or iPad. If you have iCloud Drive enabled, iOS syncs it to your private iCloud account using Apple's CloudKit — we don't have access to it.
Recipe Developer uses AI to turn a TikTok video, a cookbook photo, a web link, or a voice note into a structured recipe, and to help you create new recipes from a prompt. We do not run any AI models ourselves. Instead, you bring your own API key from one of three providers:
When an AI feature runs, the app calls that provider's API directly from your device using your API key. The data sent to the provider includes:
That data is then governed by the AI provider's own privacy policy and terms, not by this policy. Their policies are linked from the Data & Privacy section inside the app's AI Settings screen:
You can disable AI features entirely by clearing your API key in Settings. Without a key, the app's AI features are inactive but the rest of the app continues to work.
We run a small server on Cloudflare Workers that powers four features. None of it requires you to create an account.
When you tap "Share recipe", the app sends the recipe payload (title, ingredients, method, hero image) to our server and we generate a short URL. Anyone who has the URL can open the recipe in a browser preview and tap through to the app. Shared payloads are stored in Cloudflare KV and auto-expire after 90 days.
Audio you dictate or audio extracted from a video you import is uploaded to our server, which proxies it to OpenAI's Whisper API for transcription. The audio is processed in-memory and not stored. The resulting transcript is returned to your device and then sent to your chosen AI provider for recipe extraction (see above).
Whisper is OpenAI's speech-to-text service. Audio sent through it is governed by OpenAI's API data usage policy. We do not use a custom key for this — we operate a shared transcription endpoint.
When you share a TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Shorts, or similar video URL into the app, our server fetches the public metadata and the video's audio track so the audio can be transcribed (step 2). We do not store the video or its audio after processing.
If you pair the optional browser extension with the app, the extension drops recipe URLs into a per-pairing inbox on our server. The app polls the inbox and removes items once imported. Inbox tokens and items are stored in Cloudflare KV and removed when you unpair or when the app deletes them after import.
Cloudflare, as our hosting provider, logs basic request metadata (IP address, timestamp, request path, user-agent) for the purpose of operating the service and mitigating abuse. This is described in Cloudflare's privacy documentation. We do not connect this metadata to any in-app identifier.
We use Google's Firebase Analytics and Firebase Crashlytics to understand which features people use and to detect crashes.
tiktok.com) — never the URL itself or its content.20-49). We don't record exact counts and we don't record any recipe content.Firebase is operated by Google. Data is processed in line with Firebase's privacy and security policy.
Recipe Developer is a one-time paid app sold through Apple's App Store. We don't process payments ourselves. Apple handles the purchase, refunds, and any subscription-style mechanics under Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions. We receive aggregate sales reports from Apple but no payment details and no personally identifying customer information.
If you are in the UK, the EU, or another jurisdiction with similar laws, you have rights over personal data we hold about you, including:
Because the app is built so that we hold as little of your data as possible, most of these rights you can exercise yourself from inside the app: delete a recipe, clear an API key, unpair the extension, uninstall the app. If you want us to delete a specific shared-recipe link or you have any other request, email support@recipedeveloper.co.uk and we will action it within 30 days.
Our lawful basis for the limited processing we do is your consent (analytics, when enabled) and our legitimate interest in operating and improving the app (sharing, transcription, crash reports).
Recipe Developer is rated 4+ on the App Store and is suitable for general audiences, but the app is not directed at children under 13 and we don't knowingly collect personal data from them. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, contact us and we will delete it.
We will update this page when we change how we handle data — for example, if we add a new AI provider, change retention windows, or replace a third-party service. The "Effective" date at the top of the page reflects the most recent update. For substantive changes we will also notify you in the app on next launch.
Privacy questions, data requests, or anything else legal: support@recipedeveloper.co.uk.