Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 2, 2026
Forq turns a photo of a paper menu into a clean, app-style digital menu — with dish photos and calorie estimates. This policy explains exactly what we collect, why, and the choices you have. We collect as little as possible.
Forq is an independent app developed by Aleksei Artemev (“we”, “us”, “Forq”). If you have any questions about this policy or your data, contact us at forq@appto.you.
When you photograph a paper menu, the image is sent to our backend, which uses a third-party AI service (Google Gemini) to read the text and structure it into a digital menu. These photos are used solely to produce your menu. We do not associate them with your identity, and we do not use them to build a profile of you.
To show a photo for a dish, Forq requests an image from our service based on the dish name. Generated dish images may be cached on our servers (keyed by the dish name, not by you) so the app loads faster for everyone.
Subscriptions are processed by Apple through your App Store account — we never see or store your payment details. We use Apphud, a subscription-management provider, to validate your subscription status and manage entitlements. Apphud receives a non-identifying app-install identifier and your subscription state.
Our subscription provider may process limited technical data (such as device type, OS version, app version, country, and an anonymous install identifier) to operate purchases and basic analytics. This is not linked to your name or email.
If you enable notifications, Apple issues a push token for your device. We pass this token to our subscription provider so we can send you relevant messages (for example, about your subscription). You can turn notifications off at any time in iOS Settings.
Your scanned menus, favorites, history, and food preferences are stored locally on your device. If you enable iCloud sync, this data is synchronized through your own private iCloud account using Apple CloudKit — we cannot access the contents of your iCloud.
| Data | Why | Linked to you? |
|---|---|---|
| Menu photos | Recognize & structure the menu | No |
| Dish names | Fetch matching dish photos | No |
| Subscription status | Unlock paid features, restore purchases | Pseudonymous |
| Push token | Send notifications you opt into | Pseudonymous |
| Menus, favorites, preferences | Run the app | On your device / your iCloud |
We do not sell your personal data, and we do not use your menu photos for advertising.
Forq relies on a small number of trusted providers, each governed by its own privacy policy:
On-device data stays until you delete it or uninstall the app. Menu images sent for recognition are retained only as long as needed to process them and are not tied to your identity. Cached dish images are stored by dish name to serve all users efficiently.
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, or delete your personal data, and to object to certain processing. We honor these requests where applicable.
Forq is not directed to children under 13 (or the minimum age in your country), and we do not knowingly collect their personal data.
Data is transmitted over encrypted HTTPS connections. No method of transmission or storage is perfectly secure, but we take reasonable measures to protect your information.
We may update this policy from time to time. We'll revise the “Last updated” date above, and significant changes will be reflected in the app.
Questions about your privacy? Email forq@appto.you.