Privacy Policy

App: Caffeine Mog
Provider: CaffeineMog ("we," "us," or "our")
Effective date: June 13, 2026
Contact: support@caffeinemog.com
Website: https://caffeinemog.com

This Privacy Policy explains what information Caffeine Mog (the "App") collects, why we collect it, who we share it with, and the choices and rights you have. We've tried to keep it short and plain. If anything is unclear, email us at support@caffeinemog.com.

The short version

Here's the gist. The full details are below — this summary doesn't replace them.

What we collect: your account info, the drinks you scan and log, the tier lists and collections you build, how you use the App, and basic device/diagnostic info.
Why: to run the App, power your ranks and streaks, fix bugs, keep things safe, and improve the experience.
Selling your data: We never sell or share your individual, identifiable information for anyone else to use. We may share or sell anonymous, combined, de-identified trends (for example, "energy-drink scans went up 20% this month") that cannot be traced back to you.
Age: Caffeine Mog is for people 13 and older. We don't knowingly collect data from children under 13.
Your rights: You can ask to see your data, correct it, or delete it. Email support@caffeinemog.com.

1. Who this policy covers

This policy applies to the Caffeine Mog iOS app and any related services we provide. It does not cover third-party services that have their own privacy policies (like Apple and the caffeine-data providers we rely on). We link to those below.

2. What we collect and why

We only collect what we need to run the App and improve it. Here's the breakdown.

What we collect	Examples	Why we collect it
Account information	Email address, username/display name, profile photo, and an account ID from our sign-in/authentication provider	To create and secure your account, sign you in, and let you appear to friends
Your scans and logs	Energy drinks you scan or log, product identifiers/barcodes, quantities, timestamps, and any photos you choose to attach	To build your collection, show your history, and power your stats
Your created content	Tier lists, rankings, collections, and notes you make	To save and display the things you create
Gameplay / progress data	Streaks, ranks, caffeine-rank progression, achievements	To run the gamified rank system
Social data	Friends you add, friend comparisons, and leaderboard standing	To power the friends and head-to-head features (only if you use them)
Usage & activity analytics	Screens viewed, features used, taps, session length, in-app events	To understand what's working, fix problems, and improve the App
Device & diagnostic data	Device model, operating-system version, app version, language/region, crash logs, and performance data	To keep the App stable, diagnose crashes, and prevent abuse
Crowdsource submissions	Corrections or new caffeine/product info you submit to our crowdsource queue	To improve the accuracy of the caffeine data we show everyone
Purchase information	A confirmation that you made an in-app purchase, and what you bought	To deliver what you bought and provide support. Apple processes the payment — we do not receive your full card number.

Camera and photos. Scanning uses your device camera to read a product or barcode. If you attach a photo to a drink, the App accesses the photo you pick. We only use the camera and photos for the features you trigger. iOS controls these permissions, and you can change them anytime in Settings.

We do not ask for sensitive information (like health records, precise location, or government IDs), and please don't send it to us.

3. How we use your information

We use the information above to:

Provide, maintain, and run the App and your account.
Power your scans, collections, tier lists, ranks, streaks, and friends features.
Show caffeine and product information (sourced from third parties — see Section 6).
Improve the App, build new features, and understand how people use it.
Keep the App secure, prevent fraud and abuse, and enforce our terms.
Respond to your support requests.
Comply with the law and protect our legal rights.

4. Do we sell or share your data?

This section matters, so we're spelling it out clearly. An attorney should review this section closely.

What we never do

We do not sell your individual, identifiable personal information for money.
We do not share your individual, identifiable information with third parties (like beverage brands) for them to use on their own.
We do not give any third party the ability to identify you from the trend data we share.

What we may do: anonymous, aggregated trends

We may create aggregated, de-identified statistics about how people use the App and what they scan — for example, "the most-scanned energy drink in [region] this month" or "average number of scans per user." We may share or sell this aggregated, anonymized trend data to third parties, such as beverage brands and market researchers.

This data is:

Aggregated — combined across many users, never about one person.
De-identified — stripped of information that identifies you.
Not reversible — built so that no third party can re-identify you or single you out.

We contractually require recipients not to attempt to re-identify anyone.

Advertising

Caffeine Mog does not currently show third-party ads, and we do not use your information for cross-app or cross-context advertising. The only data we ever share or sell is the aggregated, de-identified trend data described above — which is not personal information and cannot identify you.

Other times we may disclose information

Service providers who work for us (hosting, analytics, crash reporting, customer support) — only to do their job for us.
Apple, which processes purchases.
Legal reasons — if required by law, subpoena, or to protect rights, safety, or prevent fraud.
Business transfers — if we're involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may transfer as part of that deal (we'll notify you if so).

5. Advertising and tracking

Caffeine Mog does not currently display third-party ads, and it does not track you across other companies' apps and websites for advertising.

We do not use Apple's Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA) for ad targeting.
If we add advertising in the future, we'll update this policy first, and on iOS we'll request your permission through Apple's App Tracking Transparency prompt before any such tracking. You'll always be able to decline.

6. Caffeine and product data sources

The caffeine and product information shown in the App comes from third-party and crowdsourced sources, including Open Food Facts, Nutritionix, our own curated lookup table, and submissions from users in our crowdsource queue.

When you scan or look up a product, the App may send a product identifier or barcode (not your personal identity) to these providers to retrieve information.
These providers handle that request under their own privacy policies.
This data may be incomplete or inaccurate and is for information only — it is not a substitute for the product label or professional medical advice. (See our Terms of Service and in-app safety notice.)

7. Third-party services we use

We rely on trusted third parties to run the App. Each has its own privacy policy:

Apple — app distribution and in-app purchase processing.
Clerk — account creation, sign-in, and authentication.
Supabase — backend hosting and storage for your account and content.
Apple on-device diagnostics (OSLog) — usage analytics and crash/stability data; we do not use a third-party analytics SDK.
Open Food Facts and Nutritionix — caffeine and product data.

8. Children's privacy

Caffeine Mog is for people 13 and older. It is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If you are under 13, please do not use the App or send us any information.
If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will delete that account and its data promptly.
In the United States, this is governed by the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child under 13 has given us information, contact us at support@caffeinemog.com and we will delete it.

For teens 13 and older, some laws give extra protection to your data (for example, the CCPA/CPRA requires opt-in consent before "selling" or "sharing" the personal information of users under 16). See Section 9.

9. Your privacy rights by region

Depending on where you live, you may have specific rights. We honor these rights and won't discriminate against you for using them.

California (CCPA/CPRA)

If you're a California resident, you have the right to:

Know what personal information we collect, use, and disclose.
Delete the personal information we hold about you.
Correct inaccurate personal information.
Opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of your personal information.
Limit the use of sensitive personal information (note: we aim not to collect sensitive personal information).
Non-discrimination for exercising your rights.

For users under 16, we will not "sell" or "share" personal information without opt-in consent (and for users under 13, without verifiable parental consent).

Other US states (Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon, and more)

If you live in a US state with a comprehensive privacy law, you generally have rights to access, correct, delete, and obtain a copy of your personal data, and to opt out of any "sale" of your data. To exercise these rights, contact us at support@caffeinemog.com.

Europe, UK, and EEA (GDPR / UK GDPR)

If you are in the EU, UK, or EEA, you have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, and port your data, to object to certain processing, and to withdraw consent at any time. You may also lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

We process your data under these legal bases:

To perform our contract with you (running your account and the App).
Your consent (where we ask for it).
Our legitimate interests (improving the App, security, and fraud prevention), balanced against your rights.
Legal obligations.

10. How to exercise your rights

To make any request — access, correction, deletion, or to opt out of the "sale/share" of your information — you can:

Email us at support@caffeinemog.com, or
Use the in-app controls in Settings (for example, account deletion).

We will verify your request (to protect your account) and respond within the time required by the law that applies to you. You may use an authorized agent where the law allows it.

11. Data retention

We keep your personal information only as long as we need it to provide the App and for the purposes described in this policy, or as long as the law requires.

When you delete your account, we delete or de-identify your personal information within a reasonable period, except where we must keep some records (for example, for legal, security, or accounting reasons).
Aggregated, de-identified data is not personal information and may be kept indefinitely.

12. Data security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information. No method of storage or transmission is 100% secure, so we can't guarantee absolute security. Please use a strong, unique password and keep your device secure.

13. International users

We are based in New York, USA, United States. If you use the App from outside the United States, your information will be processed in the United States and other countries that may have different data-protection laws than your own. Where required, we use appropriate safeguards for international transfers.

14. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we'll update the "Effective date" above and notify you in the App or by other reasonable means. Your continued use of the App after an update means you accept the revised policy.

15. Contact us

Questions, requests, or concerns about your privacy?

CaffeineMog
Email: support@caffeinemog.com
Website: https://caffeinemog.com