Updated 2026-10-01
Raw Dog Food — Privacy Policy
This policy covers the Raw Dog Food app (raw dog and cat food calculator, BARF & PMR) for iOS and Android, package com.gig.rawfeedcalc.
No account. No server of ours. Your pets, portions, meal ticks, weights and prices stay on your phone. The only things that leave the device are anonymous usage statistics, a small settings fetch and, if ads are ever switched on, ad requests. All of these are described below, and each one can be turned off.
1. What stays on your device
There is no account and no sign-in. Pet profiles (name, species, weight, life stage, activity, goal, ratio, bone cut), daily meal ticks, other foods you log, weight history, food prices, prep lists and settings are kept in the app's own storage on your phone. The app never uploads them. Uninstalling the app deletes them.
Reminders (thaw tonight, prep day, meal times) are local notifications scheduled on the device. They do not pass through any server and work without internet.
Backup (Settings › Back up data) writes a .json file and hands it to the system share sheet. Where it goes (Files, iCloud Drive, Google Drive, email) is your choice and is governed by that service's terms. Restoring reads a file you pick. We never see the file.
Pet photos are optional. When you choose "Pick from library", the system photo picker opens and the picture you select is kept on your device only.
2. Anonymous usage statistics (Google Analytics for Firebase)
The app sends anonymous events to Google Analytics for Firebase: which screen was opened, and events such as "pet created", "calculation done", "ratio changed", "prep list shared", "thaw reminder set", "weight logged", "backup exported", with coarse parameters (life stage, unit, ratio model, number of days). It never includes pet names, photos, weights you enter, prices or anything that identifies you.
Along with the events, the Firebase SDK collects technical identifiers (a random app-instance ID and, where the operating system allows it, the device advertising ID), plus device model, OS version, app version and coarse location (country/region) that Google derives from the IP address. Google processes this data under the Google Privacy Policy.
Turn it off: Settings › Privacy › Send anonymous stats. It is on by default.
3. Settings fetch (Firebase Remote Config)
On launch the app asks Firebase Remote Config for a few switches, such as whether ads are enabled and the minimum supported app version. This is one-way: the request carries the same technical identifiers as Analytics (app-instance ID, app version, device info) and none of your content.
4. Ads (Google AdMob)
The current version shows no ads. Ads can later be switched on remotely. If they are, they appear only as a banner on secondary screens, never on the Today screen, and the app requests non-personalized ads only. To serve and measure ads, Google's SDK receives your IP address and device information, and may receive the device advertising ID. How Google uses that data is described at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
Where required (for example in the EEA and UK), the app shows Google's consent form, and you can change your choice at any time in Settings › Ads privacy. You can also reset or limit the advertising ID in iOS Settings › Privacy & Security › Apple Advertising, or Android Settings › Google › Ads.
5. Purchases
Every feature is free. The app currently offers no in-app purchases and collects no payment information.
6. Permissions
- Notifications: to deliver thaw, prep-day and meal-time reminders.
- Photos (optional): only when you pick a pet photo from your library.
- Internet: for statistics, the settings fetch and ads. Every calculation and every reminder works offline.
The app does not request location, contacts, camera, microphone, exact alarms or any other permission.
7. Children
Raw Dog Food is not directed to children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
8. Your choices and deleting data
- Everything in the app: delete a pet in My pets › pet › Delete pet (this also deletes its meal log and weight history), or uninstall to delete all of it.
- Statistics: switch off Settings › Privacy › Send anonymous stats.
- Ads: change your choice in Settings › Ads privacy, or reset the advertising ID in device settings.
- Data we hold: nothing that identifies you. Statistics are tied to random IDs, not to your name or email. If you have a question about them, email us and we will help.
We do not sell your personal information.
9. Not veterinary advice
Portions are common raw-feeding rules of thumb. They are not veterinary advice, and the app does not collect any health or medical data about you or your pet.
10. Changes
If this policy changes, the new version is published here with the date at the top updated. Material changes are also noted in the app's release notes.
11. Contact
Privacy questions or requests: hoanganhnguyen1712@gmail.com