Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 6, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how The Carter AI Bartender Assistant (the "Service," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and protects your information.

1. Information We Collect

We collect a minimal amount of information to run the Service:

  • Account Credentials: When you register, we collect your email address, your name, and a password (which is stored in a hashed format).
  • Application Data: We store the ingredients you mark as in-stock and the recipes you mark as favorites inside an isolated database file associated with your account.
  • No Sensitive PII: Aside from your email address and name, we do not collect or store any Personally Identifiable Information (PII) or sensitive personal data.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information strictly for the following purposes:

  • To log you into your account and maintain your session.
  • To save and retrieve your custom inventory of ingredients and favorite recipes.
  • Breach Notification: We store your email address so that we can contact and alert you if we become aware of a security breach involving the Service's data.

3. Marketing & Third-Party Sharing

No Marketing: We do not send marketing messages, promotional emails, or newsletters.

No Third-Party Sharing: We do not sell, rent, or share your email address or personal data with third-party advertisers or marketers.

4. Compliance & Certifications

Given the hobbyist nature of this Service and the fact that we store minimal, non-sensitive personal data, we do not hold any formal security or privacy certifications (such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, or CCPA/GDPR verified compliance). We implement standard development practices, but users should understand that this Service does not carry enterprise-grade security assurances.

5. Your Rights & Deletion

If you wish to delete your account and all associated data, you may contact the operator, and we will purge your user directory.