CrispAI – Airfryer Chef

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 23 August 2026

1. Controller

Raphael Kläring
Hermannsberger Weg 8
92260 Ammerthal, Germany
Phone: 096287409824
Email: apprakg@icloud.com

The controller is a natural person (indie developer) operating the mobile app CrispAI – Airfryer Chef.

2. Principles

Your recipes and chats belong to you. Personal inputs and saved recipes are stored primarily on your device. We do not sell your personal data and do not use it for third-party advertising.

3. What CrispAI does

CrispAI provides air-fryer recipe suggestions via chat, ingredient photos, recipe photos and a curated library. Optional Premium is offered through the Apple App Store and Google Play (billing by the stores; subscription status via RevenueCat).

4. AI processing (Groq)

When you use the AI chef, the text you enter and any photos you select are transmitted to Groq, a technical service provider based in the United States, to process your request and provide the requested AI feature (air-fryer recipe). Processing may take place in the USA or on other infrastructure used by Groq. A backend proxy may be used in the future between the app and Groq; the purpose remains fulfilling the request you started.

For the Groq Inference APIs used by CrispAI, Zero Data Retention (ZDR) is enabled. As a result, customer inputs and outputs are not stored for system reliability or abuse monitoring. Without ZDR, Groq may in certain cases temporarily retain inference data for up to 30 days for those purposes. CrispAI uses the standard Inference APIs for AI recipes (not the Batch API). Groq may still process technical usage metadata for service activity and system performance.

Legal basis: performance of the contract / steps at your request (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR). For required transfers outside the EEA, Groq’s current Data Processing Addendum provides in particular for EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs). Chat and photo content are not sent as analytics parameters.

Please do not submit special-category data (e.g. health data) unless needed for your cooking request. AI output can be wrong or incomplete and does not replace food-safety rules or manufacturer instructions.

5. Firebase Crashlytics

We use Firebase Crashlytics for app stability: technical data such as app version, OS version, device class and stack traces. No chat content or recipe text is attached as crash parameters. Legal basis: legitimate interest in a stable and secure app (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

6. Firebase Analytics (only with consent)

Firebase Analytics runs only if you consent (consent form / banner where required). We may log aggregated product events (e.g. app open, AI recipe created, paywall shown) — not chat text, not photos, not full recipes.

Without consent, analytics collection remains off. You may withdraw consent at any time where the app or system settings allow. Legal basis: consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).

7. Subscriptions (Apple, Google, RevenueCat)

Purchases are processed exclusively by Apple or Google. RevenueCat receives what is required to manage entitlements (e.g. subscription status). We do not receive your full payment card or bank details.

8. Photos & camera

Photos are sent to the AI service only for the feature you start (ingredients or recipe conversion). The purpose is to carry out that request. For possible temporary retention by the AI provider, see section 4. We do not operate a public gallery of your images.

9. Notifications

Optional local recipe tips are scheduled on your device if you enable them. The OS notification permission is requested only when you opt in. You can disable tips at any time in Settings.

10. No advertising

CrispAI does not display third-party ads and does not use ad networks for advertising. Google’s User Messaging Platform (UMP) may be used solely to collect and record consent for analytics where required by law — not to serve advertisements.

11. Legal bases (summary)

12. Recipients / processors & international transfers

Providers may process data outside the EU/EEA, in particular in the United States. For Groq, AI-related transfers are made to provide the feature you request (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and, where required, with safeguards under Groq’s Data Processing Addendum, in particular EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).

13. Retention

Data stored only on your device remains until you clear app data or uninstall the app. Diagnostics and (if consented) analytics on provider systems are kept according to the providers’ configuration and only as long as needed for the purposes above. Regarding Groq Inference and ZDR, see section 4.

14. Your rights (GDPR) & how to delete your data

Depending on applicable law you may have rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection, and withdrawal of consent. Contact: apprakg@icloud.com. You may lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (in Germany: the data protection authority of your federal state).

CrispAI does not create user accounts on our own external servers. Your chats, saved recipes and settings are stored primarily on your device. You can delete this data at any time by clearing the app’s data in your device or app settings or by uninstalling the app. To cancel a subscription, use the subscription management of your Apple ID or Google account (App Store / Google Play).

15. Children

CrispAI is not directed at children under 13 (or the higher minimum age required in your country).

16. Food safety

The app provides suggestions only. Cooking times and temperatures vary. Always ensure food is fully cooked. Not medical advice; does not replace manufacturer instructions.

17. Changes

We may update this policy when the app or legal requirements change. The date at the top will be revised.

18. United States (including California)

If you use CrispAI from the United States, the same practices apply: we do not sell personal information and do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. Categories of data we may process include identifiers and device/app diagnostics, usage events (only if you consent to analytics), purchase/entitlement status via Apple/Google/RevenueCat, and content you submit for AI features (text/photos sent to Groq, which may process data in the USA).

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) / CPRA, California residents may have the right to know, delete and correct personal information, and to opt out of “sale” or “sharing” of personal information. We do not sell personal information. To exercise rights, email apprakg@icloud.com. We will not discriminate against you for exercising privacy rights.

CrispAI is not directed at children under 13 (COPPA). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided such data, contact us and we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

Apple App Store and Google Play billing, privacy labels and permission prompts also apply according to those platforms.