Privacy Policy

Overview

Gratin is a personal recipe manager available as a web app, desktop app (macOS & Windows), mobile app (iOS & Android), and Chrome extension. Your privacy is important to us. This policy explains what data Gratin collects and how it is used.

Local-first architecture

Gratin is a local-first application. All your data — recipes, collections, grocery lists, and meal plans — is stored on your device. There is no account, no server, and no email address to provide. Gratin does not collect any personal information.

Sync

By default, Gratin syncs your data across devices using the free Evolu relay. The relay only transfers end-to-end encrypted data between your devices — it cannot read your recipes or any other content. No personal information is stored on the relay.

You may also configure Gratin to use a self-hosted relay hosted by us in the Asia-Pacific (Sydney) region on Amazon Web Services (AWS), or any other Evolu-compatible relay of your choosing.

You can disable sync entirely at any time. Your data remains fully functional on your device without any relay connection.

Chrome extension

The Gratin Recipe Clipper Chrome extension reads the content of web pages you visit to detect structured recipe data (such as JSON-LD and Microdata). This processing happens entirely within your browser. No page content is sent to our servers.

When you choose to save a recipe, the extension temporarily stores the recipe data in local browser storage to transfer it to the Gratin web app. This temporary data is automatically deleted after use.

The extension also fetches recipe images from their original hosts to convert them to a portable format. No browsing history or page content is collected, stored, or transmitted beyond what is needed to clip the specific recipe you choose to save.

Desktop & mobile apps

The desktop and mobile apps may periodically check for available updates by contacting our update server. These requests include your current app version and platform. No personal data is sent during update checks.

Analytics & tracking

Gratin does not use third-party analytics services, advertising trackers, or cookies for tracking purposes.

Data security

All sync communication uses encrypted connections (HTTPS/WSS). Data transferred through a relay is end-to-end encrypted and cannot be read by the relay operator.

Your rights

Since your data lives on your device, you are always in full control. You can delete your data at any time from within the app. You can switch or remove relays at will. There is no account to delete.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, contact us at consult@reb.nz.