PineOS

Privacy Policy

Effective July 23, 2026

PineOS respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how PineOS collects, uses, stores, and protects your information when you use the PineOS mobile application, website, and related services.

By using PineOS, you agree to the collection and use of information described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly, information created through your use of the app, and information you choose to connect from third-party services such as Apple Health.

Information you provide may include:

Information collected automatically may include:

We do not collect precise location data unless you choose to provide it.

2. Nutrition and Food Data

PineOS allows you to log meals, scan food photos, scan barcodes, search foods, save meals, and track calories, protein, carbohydrates, fats, water, weight, and progress.

Food photos, food descriptions, barcode information, and related nutrition information may be processed to estimate meal contents and nutrition values.

Nutrition estimates may not always be accurate. You are responsible for reviewing, editing, and confirming meal information before relying on it.

3. Apple Health Data

With your permission, PineOS may read selected data from Apple Health, including:

With your permission, PineOS may write body weight entries to Apple Health.

PineOS does not write steps, calories burned, active energy, workouts, meals, dietary energy, calories consumed, protein, carbohydrates, fats, or other nutrition data to Apple Health.

Apple Health data is used to provide activity, heart-rate trend, weight, progress, and optional nutrition-target features. Heart-rate trends are informational and are not a medical assessment.

If you connect Apple Health and use the AI Coach, a summary of your activity is sent to our AI provider so the Coach can answer using your real numbers. That summary contains your step count and Active Energy for the day you are asking about, your 7-day averages for both, and your latest recorded weight. It never includes heart-rate readings. If you do not connect Apple Health, no Health data is sent. If you connect Apple Health but do not use the Coach, no Health data is sent.

We do not use Apple Health data for advertising. We do not sell Apple Health data. We do not share Apple Health data with data brokers. We do not permit our AI provider to use it to train their models.

You can manage Apple Health permissions at any time in the Apple Health app or in your device settings.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

We do not sell your personal information.

5. Food Photos and Uploaded Content

When you upload a food photo, PineOS may process that image to estimate meal contents and nutrition information.

Uploaded images may be processed by trusted service providers only as needed to provide app functionality, maintain reliability, and improve the service.

You should not upload sensitive images, private documents, or content unrelated to food tracking.

6. Third-Party Service Providers

We may use trusted third-party service providers to help operate PineOS, including providers for:

These providers may process information only as needed to provide services to PineOS.

We do not allow service providers to sell your personal information.

6.1 AI Processing

PineOS uses a third-party AI provider for the features that estimate or explain your food. What is sent depends on which feature you use:

Your photos, recordings and health information are sent for the sole purpose of returning that result to you. They are not used for advertising, sold, or used to train the provider’s models.

You can use PineOS without these features. Barcode scanning, food search and manual entry do not send anything to the AI provider.

7. Payments and Subscriptions

If PineOS offers paid subscriptions or purchases, payments are processed by Apple through the App Store.

We do not receive or store your full payment card details.

Apple may provide us with limited purchase and subscription information, such as subscription status, purchase status, renewal status, transaction identifiers, and refund status, so we can manage access to paid features.

8. Account Deletion

You may request deletion of your account inside the app or by contacting us at support@pineos.co.

When your account is deleted, we will delete or de-identify personal information associated with your account, unless we are required or permitted to keep certain information for legal, security, fraud prevention, billing, dispute resolution, or legitimate business purposes.

Some data may remain in backups for a limited period before being deleted according to our normal backup practices.

9. Data Retention

We keep your information only for as long as needed to provide PineOS, maintain your account, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, prevent misuse, enforce our terms, and operate the service.

If you delete your account, we will delete or de-identify your personal information within a reasonable period, unless retention is required or permitted by law.

10. Data Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your information from unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no method of transmission or electronic storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Your Choices and Controls

You may:

You can contact us at support@pineos.co.

12. App Permissions

PineOS may request access to device permissions, including:

You can change permissions at any time in your device settings.

13. Children’s Privacy

PineOS is not intended for children under 13 years old.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

If you are under the age required to use digital services in your country, you may only use PineOS with permission from a parent or guardian.

14. Health and Nutrition Disclaimer

PineOS is designed for general wellness, nutrition tracking, and personal progress monitoring.

PineOS is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or professional health services.

You should consult a qualified health professional before making major changes to your diet, exercise, weight loss plan, or health routine, especially if you have a medical condition, are pregnant, have a history of disordered eating, or are taking medication.

Nutrition values, calorie estimates, activity estimates, and progress information may be inaccurate or incomplete. You are responsible for reviewing your information and making decisions that are appropriate for your personal circumstances.

15. International Data Processing

Your information may be processed and stored in countries outside your country of residence. These countries may have different data protection laws.

Where required, we take reasonable steps to protect your information in accordance with applicable privacy laws.

16. Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to the use of your personal information.

You may also have the right to request a copy of certain personal information we hold about you.

To make a privacy request, contact us at support@pineos.co.

We may need to verify your identity before responding to your request.

17. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

If we make material changes, we may notify you through the app, by email, or by other reasonable means.

The updated Privacy Policy will be effective when posted in the app or on our website.

18. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, your personal information, or your privacy rights, contact us at:

PineOS Support
support@pineos.co