⚠️ Trademark & Independence Notice: Ninja® and Ninja Creami® are registered trademarks of SharkNinja Operating LLC. Creami Cravings is an independent recipe companion and pantry management tool created by culinary enthusiasts. Creami Cravings is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or associated with SharkNinja Operating LLC.
1. Introduction & Overview
Creami Cravings ("we", "us", or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how our web application, Progressive Web App (PWA), and Android Trusted Web Activity (TWA) collect, use, and safeguard your information.
2. Information We Collect
Creami Cravings collects only minimal data necessary to provide a personalized, responsive recipe companion experience:
- Local Kitchen Data (Device-Only): Your pantry inventory, ingredient in-stock toggles, freezer pints tracker, grocery shopping lists, and active ingredient substitutions are stored primarily inside your browser's local storage (
localStorage) and Cache Storage.
- Google Account Information (Optional): When you choose to authenticate using Google Sign-In, we receive your verified Google account email address, display name, and avatar picture provided by Google Identity Services. This allows you to securely sync your personal recipes, favorites, and freezer inventory across multiple devices.
- Tasting Notes & Ratings: Recipe ratings (1 to 5 stars), personal custom recipes, and tasting notes you submit are associated with your account or stored locally on your device.
3. How We Use Your Information
Your data is strictly used for the following legitimate purposes:
- Matching the ingredients currently in your pantry against the 243+ Ninja Creami cookbook recipes.
- Tracking the 16-hour freezing countdown and triggering native notifications when your pints are ready to spin.
- Syncing your custom recipes, favorite bookmarks, and made batch counts to your Google account when signed in.
- Calculating community aggregate rating averages without disclosing private personal tasting notes.
4. Cookies, Analytics & Advertising Partners
Creami Cravings utilizes local storage and optional third-party cookies to provide a reliable, free recipe companion experience:
- Strictly Necessary Storage: We use browser
localStorage and Cache Storage to save your in-stock pantry ingredients, custom recipe creations, freeze countdown timers, and theme choices. This data remains on your device (or securely synced to your private account if signed in) and is essential for offline operation.
- Performance & Google Analytics: With your consent, we use Google Analytics (GA4) to collect anonymized usage telemetry, such as recipe popularity, search queries, and error diagnostics. This helps us optimize search speeds and add the community's most-requested Ninja Creami flavors.
- Advertising & Google AdSense: To support server costs and keep the companion cookbook 100% free, we partner with Google AdSense. With your consent, Google may place cookies to serve relevant contextual and personalized advertisements based on your prior browsing history.
- Google Consent Mode v2 & User Controls: We adhere to Google Consent Mode v2 and European GDPR / ePrivacy standards. Analytics and advertising cookies remain strictly
denied by default until you grant permission. You can review, update, or revoke your consent anytime by clicking "🍪 Cookie Preferences" in the app footer.
We never sell or broker your personal information. Your private tasting notes, pantry inventory, and personal recipe tweaks are never sold to data brokers or advertising exchanges.
5. Device Notifications & Service Worker
Creami Cravings uses a background Service Worker to provide 100% offline access and schedule optional 16-hour freeze timer alerts. Notification permission is requested exclusively when you choose to enable freeze alerts, and you may revoke this permission at any time directly through your browser or Android system settings.
6. Data Retention & Account Deletion
You have complete control over your data at all times:
- Local Data: You may clear your pantry and local storage at any time through your browser's "Clear Site Data" settings or by utilizing our local Data Backup/Reset tool.
- Cloud Account Deletion: If you signed in with Google, you may request complete deletion of your account and all associated personal data by contacting our administrator at
admin@creamicravings.com or using the account management portal.
7. Children's Privacy
Creami Cravings is intended for general audiences and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.
8. Contact Us
If you have questions, feedback, or data privacy requests concerning Creami Cravings, please reach out via email:
Email: admin@creamicravings.com / ahumpo7@gmail.com
Project URL: https://creami-cravings.onrender.com