Ahara

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 2, 2026  ·  Last updated: August 2, 2026

Alpha Intel Labs ("we", "us", or "our") operates the Ahara mobile application and website (the "Service"). Ahara is an AI-powered product label analyzer: it uses large language models to read the labels of food, beverages, supplements, skincare and cosmetics, toothpaste, medicine and other consumer products, and returns informational analysis of their ingredients — including, if you choose to set them, an assessment of how well a product fits your own health and dietary goals. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our Service.

1. Information We Collect

Account Information

When you create an account, we collect your email address and, if you sign in with a third-party identity provider, your name and profile information provided by that service.

Health & Dietary Goals

Ahara lets you tell the app what you are working toward, so that each scan can be assessed against your goals. This feature is entirely optional — the app works fully without it.

The goals you can select include dietary patterns (for example ketogenic, vegan, halal, low-FODMAP), allergies and intolerances, ingredients you wish to avoid, and health conditions and circumstances — for example PCOS, type 2 diabetes, thyroid conditions, gout, kidney conditions, migraine, ADHD, coeliac disease, pregnancy and breastfeeding, and fertility. There is also a free-text field in which you may describe your situation in your own words.

We treat this as health information. If you choose to provide it:

• It is stored on your device.
• It is sent to our AI service provider with each scan, as part of the analysis request, so the model can judge whether a product fits your goals.
• If you are signed in to an account, it is also stored in our database so that your goals follow you if you reinstall the app or use another device. Database security rules restrict this record to your account only.
• If you are not signed in, or are using the app anonymously, your goals are never uploaded and remain on your device.
• It is never included in a shared link (see “Shared Analyses” below). Sharing a product analysis does not reveal your goals or health conditions to the recipient.
• You can delete it at any time with “Clear all goals” on the Goals screen, or by deleting your account.

Product Images

When you scan a product label, Ahara captures a photo using your device camera. These images are:

• Sent to our servers for AI-powered text extraction and ingredient analysis.
• Processed by a third-party AI service provider to read the label and analyze the ingredients.
• Not stored on our servers after analysis is complete. Full-resolution images are processed in real time and discarded, and are never uploaded to your account.
• Stored locally on your device as part of your scan history, which you control and can delete at any time.
• A small thumbnail (approximately 200 pixels) is stored in our database in two cases only: if you save a scan to your Favorites while signed in, and if you create a share link. See the two sections below.

Scan Results & Chat History

Analysis results (ingredient lists, scores, and AI-generated commentary) are generated server-side and returned to your device. By default they are stored only on your device, along with any chat conversation you have about a scanned product.

Two optional actions upload some of this to our servers:

Favorites (saved to your account)

If you are signed in and mark a scan as a favorite, that scan is stored in our database against your account so it survives reinstalling the app or switching devices. What is stored: the product name and brand, the scores, the analysis text, the ingredient list, a small thumbnail image, and any chat conversation you had about that product. Full-resolution photos are not uploaded. Database security rules restrict these records to your account only.

Removing a favorite in the app deletes the stored copy. Scans you have not favorited are never uploaded. If you are not signed in, nothing is uploaded.

Shared Analyses (public links)

If you choose to share an analysis, we create a web page for it at a link with a long, randomly generated address. Anyone who has that link can view the page — no account or sign-in is required. Please treat a share link as public and only send it to people you intend to see it.

• The shared page contains the product name and brand, the scores, the analysis summary, the ingredient list, listed risks and recommendations, and a small thumbnail of the label.
• It does not contain your name, email address, account identifier, device identifier, or your health and dietary goals.
• Share links are automatically deleted 90 days after they are created.
• The link address is not published, indexed, or listed anywhere by us, and the collection cannot be browsed — but it is not password protected. Anyone the link is forwarded to can open it.
• To have a share link removed before it expires, email us with the link.

Usage Data

We collect basic usage information such as scan counts, subscription tier, and account creation date to manage service limits and improve the app.

Device Information

We collect a device identifier (native device ID on mobile, or a generated browser fingerprint on web) to enforce free trial limits and link trial scans to user accounts. This identifier is stored in our database alongside your scan count.

2. How We Use Your Information

• Provide the Service: Process product label images, extract ingredient text using AI, and return informational analysis results.
• Personalize your analysis: If you set goals, include them in the analysis request so results are assessed against what you are trying to achieve.
• Sync your account: Store your goals and favorited scans so they are available after a reinstall or on another device.
• Sharing: Publish an analysis to a link when you explicitly choose to share it.
• Account Management: Authenticate your identity, manage subscription status, and enforce scan limits.
• Trial Enforcement: Use device identifiers to manage free trial scan allowances.
• Improve the Service: Understand usage patterns to fix bugs and improve features.
• Communications: Send password reset emails and essential account notifications. We do not send marketing emails.

We do not sell your data. We do not use it for advertising. We do not use your data to train AI models. We do not use your health and dietary goals for any purpose other than personalizing your own analysis results.

3. Service Providers

We rely on a small number of third-party service providers to operate the Service. We name them by the function they perform rather than by brand, because providers may be changed over time as the Service evolves. In every case, providers act on our instructions, may use the data only to deliver their service to us, and are bound by their agreements with us and by applicable data protection law.

• AI analysis providers — Product label images, and your health and dietary goals if you have set any, are sent to a third-party provider of large language models for text extraction and ingredient analysis. Data is processed in real time to generate your result. Our agreements with these providers prohibit the use of your data to train their models.
• Authentication and database providers — Account sign-in, the storage of your account record, goals, favorites and shared analyses, and the server functions that run the app.
• Cloud infrastructure providers — The backend computing and hosting on which the Service runs.
• App store billing — If you purchase a subscription or a scan pack, your payment is processed by the app store you purchased through (Apple App Store or Google Play). We do not receive or have access to your payment card details.

Some of these providers process data outside your country of residence, including in the United States. Where required, transfers are made under appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. We do not share your personal information with any third party for that party's own marketing or advertising purposes.

You may request the current list of service provider categories and their locations by emailing us.

4. Data Retention

• Account data (email, subscription tier, scan count) is retained in our database until you delete your account.
• Full-resolution product images are stored only on your device and are never retained on our servers after processing.
• Scan results and chat history are stored on your device. Copies are retained in our database only for scans you favorite while signed in, and are deleted when you remove the favorite or delete your account.
• Health and dietary goals are retained in our database, if you are signed in, until you clear them in the app or delete your account.
• Shared analyses are automatically deleted 90 days after the share link is created, or sooner on request.
• Device trial records (device ID, scan count) are retained to prevent trial abuse and are deleted when you delete your account.

5. Your Rights

• Delete your account: You can permanently delete your account from the Settings screen in the app. This removes your account record, your stored goals, and your saved favorites, and is irreversible.
• Delete your goals: “Clear all goals” on the Goals screen removes them from your device and from your account.
• Remove a favorite: Un-favoriting a scan deletes the copy stored against your account.
• Delete local data: You can clear your scan history, saved images, and chat history from within the app at any time.
• Revoke a share link: Email us the link and we will delete it. Otherwise it expires automatically after 90 days.
• Signing out: When you sign out, your goals and favorites are cleared from that device. They remain in your account and return when you sign back in.
• Data export: You may request a copy of your data by emailing us.
• Opt out: You can stop using the Service at any time. Uninstalling the app removes all locally stored data.

6. Data Security

We use industry-standard security measures to protect your data, including encrypted connections (HTTPS/TLS), database security rules that restrict each account's records to that account, server-side token verification for all API requests, and per-user rate limiting. All AI analysis instructions are stored server-side and are not included in the client application. Data is encrypted at rest by our database provider.

The one deliberate exception is a shared analysis, which is readable by anyone holding its link — that is the purpose of the feature. Shared pages exclude your identity and your health and dietary goals.

No method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Children's Privacy

Ahara is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected such information, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the effective date. Your continued use of the Service after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at:

Alpha Intel Labs
Email: alphaintellabs@gmail.com