Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 2026

TapCook ("we," "us") is operated by testmaxx LLC. TapCook plans a week of dinners and builds a grocery list priced for the store you shop at. This policy explains what the app handles and what it doesn't.

What stays on your device

The following is stored locally on your iPhone and is not uploaded to us:

• Your plan and grocery list — the dinners for each week, the items on your list, and which ones you've ticked off.
• Your kitchen — the staples you've told us you already own.
• Your setup answers — household size, which nights you cook, budget, diet, appliances, foods you won't eat, and the store you picked.
• Your ZIP code.

Because this lives on your phone, we cannot see it, and deleting the app deletes it. It also means it is not backed up by us — if you change phones, your plan does not follow you.

What leaves your device

Your ZIP code, to find stores near you

When you enter a ZIP code, the app asks Apple's location services to turn it into a location and to search for nearby grocery stores. That request goes to Apple and is handled under Apple's privacy policy. We do not receive the result, and the app does not ask for or use your device's GPS location — only the ZIP you type.

Anonymous product analytics

To see which parts of the app people use and where they get stuck, TapCook records usage events — for example, which setup step you reached, or that a week was built. These are tied to a randomly generated install identifier and a per-session identifier, stored on our backend (Supabase). They are not tied to your name, and they are never used for advertising or shared with advertisers. The install identifier resets if you delete and reinstall the app.

Feedback you choose to send

If you use the in-app feedback form, we receive the message and category you submit along with the app version, so we can act on it. Stored on Supabase.

Optional account

TapCook works fully without an account. If you choose to sign in, our authentication provider (Supabase) receives an account identifier and, depending on the method, your email address. With Sign in with Apple you can hide your email. We use this only to secure and restore access — not for marketing. Signing in does not currently sync your plan to our servers.

Subscriptions

If you subscribe, our subscription provider (RevenueCat) receives a randomly generated app user ID and your purchase and entitlement information, so premium features unlock and purchases can be restored. Apple handles all payment. We never see your card number.

Advertising measurement

We run ads (for example on TikTok) to reach new people, and we measure which ads actually lead to installs so we don't waste money. We use the TikTok Business SDK together with Apple's SKAdNetwork. If you allow tracking through Apple's App Tracking Transparency prompt, this may include your device's advertising identifier (IDFA). If you decline — which is the default — measurement falls back to SKAdNetwork, which does not identify you. This is limited to measuring our own advertising. We do not show third-party ads inside TapCook.

Diagnostics

The app may report anonymous crash and performance diagnostics through Apple's standard tools. This is not linked to your identity.

Notifications

TapCook's reminders — a nudge at the time you chose, and a heads-up before a free trial ends — are scheduled locally on your device. There is no push server and no push token, so we do not learn whether or when you received one. You can turn them off in iOS Settings.

What we do not do

• We do not sell or rent your personal information.
• We do not show third-party ads inside the app, and we do not share your data with advertisers or data brokers. The only ad-related activity is measuring our own ads.
• We do not use your GPS location or track your movements.
• We do not send your plan, grocery list, kitchen or answers to any AI service. Meal planning and pricing run entirely on your device against data shipped inside the app.
• We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Service providers

TapCook relies on the following, each governed by its own privacy policy:

• Apple — ZIP-to-location lookup and nearby-store search; App Store payments; SKAdNetwork ad measurement; crash diagnostics.
• Supabase — optional accounts, anonymous product analytics, and in-app feedback.
• RevenueCat — subscription and entitlement management.
• TikTok — measuring the performance of our own ads.

Data retention

Anything on your device is removed when you delete it in the app or delete the app. Analytics events, feedback, account records and subscription records are retained by us or our providers as long as needed to run and improve the service.

Your choices

• Your data: your plan, list, kitchen and answers are on your phone — edit or delete them in the app, or delete the app.
• Tracking: decline the App Tracking Transparency prompt, or change it in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking.
• Notifications: iOS Settings → Notifications → TapCook.
• Subscription: manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings.
• Account, feedback or analytics deletion: email us and we will handle it.

Changes

We may update this policy as TapCook changes. Material changes will appear here with a new "last updated" date.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email support@tapcook.co.