Credenza Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 2026

Overview

Credenza is built by Derek Lund (Less Than Latte). Your recipes, pantry, meal plans, and shopping lists live on your device and in your own iCloud account. Credenza has no user accounts, no advertising, and no analytics or tracking.

What We Collect

Nothing that identifies you. Specifically:

• Recipes, photos, pantry items, meal plans, shopping lists, family members, and ratings are stored on your device.
• iCloud sync and household sharing use your personal Apple iCloud account. We never see or access that data.
• No analytics, advertising SDKs, tracking, or telemetry.
• We do not sell or share your data.

Third-Party Services

Credenza contacts outside services only when you use the related feature:

• Recipe import: when you import a recipe from a web address, Credenza downloads that page directly from the website you chose.
• Barcode lookup (Open Food Facts): the barcode number you scan is sent to world.openfoodfacts.org to identify the product. No account or personal information is sent.
• AI image scanning (xAI): if you use Scan Image, the photo you select is sent to xAI (api.x.ai) to identify its contents. Credenza does not keep a copy on any server. If you enter your own API key, it is stored in the iOS Keychain.
• Voice dictation: speech you dictate is processed by Apple's speech recognition service. The microphone is used only while you are dictating.
• Recipe discovery: the Explore feed is downloaded from our server (credenza-api.lessthanlatte.com). The request carries no information about you or your recipes.
• Grocery stores: if you connect a store account (for example Kroger), you sign in on that store's own website. Our server passes the sign-in exchange through to the store and does not keep your store password or your order history. Cart links for other stores open that store's website or app.
• Subscriptions: purchases are handled by Apple. We never see your payment details.

Like any web server, ours sees the IP address of each request. We do not use it to identify anyone.

Roost

If you also use Roost on the same device, the two apps exchange harvest and egg counts through a shared on-device container. That hand-off never leaves your device.

Camera, Photos & Microphone

The camera is used to scan barcodes and capture recipes or pantry shelves. Photos you attach are stored with your recipes. The microphone and speech recognition are used only for recipe dictation.

Notifications

Reminders (defrost, start cooking, expiring items) are scheduled on your device. Credenza also receives silent background notifications from Apple iCloud so your devices and household stay in sync; these come from Apple, not from us.

Children's Privacy

Credenza is a family app but is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children. Family member profiles (names and preferences) stay in your device and iCloud storage.

Your Choices

• Delete: delete any item in the app, or uninstall Credenza to remove all local data. To remove synced data, use iOS Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Manage Account Storage > Credenza.
• Export: Settings > Backup & Restore produces a copy of your recipes.
• Control: every outside connection above is optional and tied to a feature you choose to use.

Changes

We may update this policy as features are added. The current version is always available in the app and at lessthanlatte.com/credenza/privacy.

Contact

Questions? Contact Derek Lund through the contact on lessthanlatte.com