Cookbook / Privacy
Your recipes.
Your choices.
This notice covers Cookbook and its optional Pro in-app purchase, published by Opewell.
What Cookbook stores
Recipes, cookbooks, ingredients, instructions, notes, photos, source links, favorites and import drafts are stored locally. Free and unlocked Pro use the same local library. The app and Share Extension use an App Group container. Automatic cloud synchronization and an Opewell account service are not implemented.
Importing links and shared content
A link import contacts the website or directly linked media host you specify and may follow its redirects. That service receives ordinary request information, including your IP address and the requested URL, and may keep its own logs. Cookbook does not use your Instagram account or bypass logins. Selecting a photo or file can involve an iOS provider, which may download the content under its own settings.
On-device analysis
Text recognition, sampled video analysis and supported speech transcription use Apple frameworks on-device. Recipe interpretation uses Apple’s on-device Foundation Models when available. The app does not upload recipe contents, captured media, transcripts or extracted text to a cloud AI service. Automatic results remain editable and require review.
Temporary files and retention
Captured imports and drafts remain available after a failure so you can retry or edit. Successful saving cleans up temporary source media and keeps selected recipe photos. Cancelling and discarding an import removes its captured files; pausing or keeping a draft retains them. Interrupted cleanup is retried later. Temporary exports are pruned after 24 hours on a later export, rather than by a guaranteed background timer.
The upgrade migration copies legacy data and leaves the original files intact. Existing shared records are not overwritten by legacy copies. Removing a photo from a recipe does not erase copies in the original photo library, retained legacy data, another recipe, a kept draft, or an external backup.
Camera and photos
Camera access is requested when you choose to photograph a recipe. Captures enter the local recipe-review flow and are not automatically saved to your photo library. Selected cookbook covers and recipe photos are stored with the local collection. Original files in Photos or Files are not deleted by Cookbook.
Exports and outside services
Archives, text and PDF exports are not encrypted by Cookbook. Files, AirDrop, mail and other sharing destinations receive what you choose to send, and may retain or synchronize copies. Device backups and cloud-backed Files locations follow Apple’s and the provider’s settings. Cookbook 0.2.0 can read selected Cookbook archives on-device after a preview. Imported records are added without overwriting existing records. Cloud-backed Files providers may download the selected archive.
Removing data
You can delete a cookbook and its recipes after confirmation; export first to keep a copy. Individual saved-recipe deletion and recoverable Trash are not included. No account is created. You can discard unfinished imports and remove content/photos through editing. Legacy test installations may still share local data; manage those installations and external backups separately. Offloading an app retains data. Opewell cannot remotely erase local data, backups or copies already shared. Contact support if you need help.
Purchases and diagnostics
Apple StoreKit handles the optional one-time Pro in-app purchase, signed transactions and restoration. Cookbook reads verified entitlement information to unlock capacity; it does not store payment-card details or send recipe content for purchase verification. No subscription is implemented. Opewell does not receive payment-card details. The app includes no advertising or third-party analytics SDKs. Apple diagnostics, App Store information, dictation and system services follow Apple’s privacy settings and policies.
Support and privacy requests
Opewell is the independent publisher responsible for this notice. Contact [email protected] with privacy questions or requests about information you have sent us.
If you contact us, we receive your email address, message, and any attachments you choose to include. We use this information to respond, troubleshoot, and maintain relevant support records. Our support mailbox uses Gmail, so Google and your email provider also process correspondence. Please do not send passwords, private documents, or vault files.
Retention and your choices
We retain support correspondence while needed to address the request, maintain relevant records, or meet applicable legal obligations. Retention depends on the purpose and any unresolved issue; this notice does not promise an automatic deletion date. You may ask us to access, correct, or delete information you have provided. We may need to verify the request and retain information where required by law.
We cannot access or delete content held only on your device or in backups you control. Manage that content through the app, iOS settings, and the storage providers you use. Depending on where you live, additional privacy rights or the right to complain to your local data-protection authority may apply.
Service providers and disclosure
We use service providers to operate the website and handle email. They may process information in countries other than yours under their own applicable terms and safeguards. We may disclose information we hold when required by law or necessary to protect people, investigate abuse, or secure our services. The website and apps do not include advertising networks or tools for selling your app content.
Changes to this notice
We will update this page and its date when relevant practices change. Material changes will be explained through the website or app as appropriate. This notice describes the app features and website practices covered above.
Website privacy covers this website separately.