Last updated: March 30, 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how Rico collects, uses, and protects your personal information.
| Data Type | Examples | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Account information | Email, name, authentication provider | Account creation, login |
| Dietary preferences | Vegetarian, keto, low-carb | Recipe personalization |
| Allergy/restriction data | Peanuts, gluten, dairy | Allergen avoidance in recipes |
| Cooking activity | Recipes generated, cooked, rated | Personalization, recommendations |
| Photos | Recipe photos uploaded for import | AI recipe extraction |
| Usage analytics | Feature usage, session data | Product improvement |
Rico collects dietary restriction, allergy, and nutritional preference data that may be classified as health-related information under certain state laws (including the Washington My Health My Data Act and California Consumer Privacy Act). This data is collected solely to personalize your cooking experience and is never sold to third parties.
You have the right to: access your health-adjacent data; request deletion of this data; withdraw consent for its collection. To exercise these rights, contact us at support@cookwithrico.com or delete your account through the app.
Rico uses the following third-party services that may process your data:
Your recipe requests and cooking questions are sent to Anthropic and/or OpenAI for AI processing. These providers have their own privacy policies governing data handling. We do not share your personal identity with these providers - requests are made through our server-side proxy.
If you are a California resident, you have the right to:
To exercise these rights, contact us at support@cookwithrico.com or delete your account through the app.
We retain your data for as long as your account is active. When you delete your account, your personal data is deleted within 30 days. Anonymized analytics data may be retained for product improvement.
We use industry-standard security measures including encrypted data transmission (TLS), Firebase security rules, and server-side API key management. No method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure.
Rico is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected data from a child under 13, we will delete it promptly.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes through the app or by email.
For privacy questions or to exercise your data rights, contact us at support@cookwithrico.com.