1. Scope
This policy applies to Tessa’s Pantry websites, accounts, memberships and related kitchen-inventory and meal-planning services.
2. Our privacy-first commitments
- No selling: we do not sell, rent, license or trade personal information.
- No advertising data sharing: we do not disclose personal information to advertisers, data brokers or unrelated marketers, and we do not use it for cross-context behavioral advertising.
- No quiet repurposing: kitchen activity, dietary preferences and private media are used only to provide features you request, secure the service and meet legal obligations—not to build unrelated commercial profiles.
- No promotional spam: creating an account does not enroll you in marketing. We send necessary account, security, billing and service messages. Any future promotional newsletter requires a separate choice and an easy unsubscribe.
- Device-first media: private label and kitchen images remain in storage controlled by your browser or personal device.
A secure account still requires a limited online record—such as your email, one-way password record or social-login identifier, session, membership, and any pantry text you choose to synchronize. We explain those records clearly instead of pretending sign-in and multi-device synchronization can work without them.
3. Information we handle
| CATEGORY | EXAMPLES | WHERE IT LIVES |
|---|---|---|
| Private images | Receipts, food labels and pantry or refrigerator snapshots | Your browser/device storage unless you deliberately choose a receipt for one-time processing |
| Account details | Name, email, secure password record, sessions and membership status | Secure account database |
| Pantry metadata | Ingredient names, quantities, storage zones, dates and notes | Device and, when signed in, account database |
| Planning data | Grocery lists, favorites, household preferences and meal plans | Device and, when signed in, account database |
| Payments | Stripe customer references, subscription status and invoices | Stripe and limited account records |
| Technical data | Browser, device, security and error records | Service and infrastructure logs |
4. Device-first images
Private kitchen images use browser-controlled device storage. Clearing site data, deleting the installed app, changing devices or using private browsing may remove them. We cannot restore images we never possessed.
Receipt reading is an optional exception. Nothing is sent merely because you open Scan. When you deliberately photograph or choose a receipt, that selected image is transmitted through a protected endpoint to the identified AI provider for that request. Tessa’s Pantry does not add the receipt image to your account; only the ingredient details you review and approve are saved.
5. How information is used
- Provide accounts, optional pantry synchronization, meal matching and grocery tools.
- Personalize suggestions for you using household preferences and available ingredients.
- Process memberships and requested paid features.
- Send requested or necessary account, security, billing and service messages.
- Secure, troubleshoot and improve the service.
- Comply with law and respond to valid requests.
We do not sell personal information, use it for third-party behavioral advertising, or use private kitchen photos to train a Tessa’s Pantry model.
6. Optional AI processing
Advanced AI help is optional. When you deliberately request it, the text or selected inputs shown for that request may be transmitted through a protected endpoint to the identified provider. Transmission for one requested task is different from adding content to a permanent photo library.
Do not submit another person’s private information without permission. Review AI-extracted receipt items before saving because product names, quantities and dates can be incorrect.
7. Google and ChatGPT sign-in
If you choose Google or ChatGPT sign-in, that provider confirms your identity and shares the name, email or provider identifier shown during sign-in. Tessa’s Pantry does not receive the provider password. ChatGPT sign-in does not independently share conversations, memory, files, tokens or billing information.
A matching authenticated email may be linked to the same Tessa’s Pantry member so records remain together.
9. Retention and deletion
Account and optional synchronized information is retained while the account is active and as needed to provide the service. Private images already on your device are not remotely erased.
Billing, fraud, tax and security records may be retained longer when legally required or reasonably necessary.
10. Your choices
You may edit or delete pantry records, clear device images, manage billing, sign out, or request access, correction or deletion by emailing us. Reasonable identity verification may be required.
Because we do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, there is no advertising-data sale to opt out of. We will honor applicable privacy preference signals and provide legally required controls if our practices ever materially change.
11. Food-safety data
Ingredient dates, freshness cues and meal suggestions are planning information, not food-safety guarantees. Tessa’s Pantry does not verify storage conditions, recalls, contamination, allergies or whether a food is safe to eat.
12. Security and international use
We use reasonable administrative, technical and organizational safeguards, including protected account sessions and server-side credentials, but no internet service is perfectly secure. The service is operated from the United States. If you use it elsewhere, information processed online may be transferred to and handled in the United States.
13. Children
Tessa’s Pantry is for adults and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child provided information, contact us so we can review and delete it as appropriate.
14. Updates and contact
We may update this policy as features and laws change. We will post the revised effective date and provide additional notice when required.
Privacy or deletion request?
Email support@moderntvaudio.com with “Tessa’s Pantry Privacy Request” in the subject line. Include the email used for the account and whether you want a social-login connection removed or the entire account deleted.