SipIt

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 13, 2026

SipIt (“SipIt,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is a beverage recipe-sharing application operated by an independent developer based in Michigan, United States.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, store, and otherwise process information when you access or use the SipIt mobile application and its related services, collectively referred to as the “Service.”

By accessing or using SipIt, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Account and Authentication Information

Some parts of SipIt may be available without a registered account or through a limited guest account. However, you must sign in to use certain features, including:

• uploading recipes;
• uploading recipe photos;
• liking recipes;
• saving recipes;
• creating and managing a profile; and
• accessing certain personalized features.

SipIt uses Firebase Authentication, a service provided by Google LLC, to create and manage user accounts and authentication sessions.

SipIt may support the following sign-in methods:

• Google Sign-In;
• Sign in with Apple;
• Facebook Login;
• X/Twitter Login; and
• anonymous guest sign-in.

Depending on the sign-in method you select and the information you authorize the provider to share, we may receive or process:

• a Firebase user identifier, also known as a Firebase UID;
• a third-party authentication provider identifier;
• your email address;
• your name or display name;
• your profile photo URL;
• authentication tokens;
• sign-in status;
• session information; and
• information necessary to maintain account security.

We generally do not receive or store the password associated with your Google, Apple, Facebook, or X/Twitter account.

Third-party sign-in providers may independently collect and process information in accordance with their own privacy policies and terms.

1.2 Guest Accounts

SipIt may allow you to access limited portions of the Service through an anonymous guest account.

Guest accounts may not have access to every SipIt feature. Certain posting, liking, saving, profile, or account-recovery features may be unavailable or restricted.

Information associated with a guest account may be lost if you:

• delete the application;
• clear the application’s data;
• change devices;
• lose access to the guest account identifier; or
• fail to link the guest account to a permanent sign-in method.

We cannot guarantee that information associated with a guest account can be recovered.

1.3 Profile Information

When you create or update a SipIt profile, we may collect:

• username or display name;
• profile photo;
• biography;
• age or age range;
• sex or gender;
• beverage preferences;
• flavor preferences;
• ingredient preferences;
• dietary preferences; and
• other profile information you voluntarily provide.

Unless a field is clearly identified as required, information such as your age, sex, gender, and preferences is optional.

Your username, profile photo, biography, posted recipes, and certain activity associated with your public content may be visible to other SipIt users.

You should not include sensitive personal information in publicly visible profile fields or content.

1.4 Recipes and User-Generated Content

When you create, upload, publish, or interact with content through SipIt, we may collect and store:

• homemade beverage recipes;
• franchise beverage recipes and customizations;
• recipe titles;
• recipe descriptions;
• ingredient names and quantities;
• preparation instructions;
• recipe notes;
• beverage categories;
• franchise brand selections;
• selected franchise menu items;
• selected customization options;
• recipe photos;
• thumbnail images;
• likes;
• saved recipes;
• recipe reports;
• user reports;
• content creation and modification dates; and
• other information you choose to submit.

Content that you publish may be visible to other users.

Other users may be able to view, share, screenshot, or otherwise retain copies of content that you make publicly available. We cannot control copies of your content that another person saves or shares outside SipIt.

Do not upload private, confidential, or personally identifying information that you do not want others to see.

1.5 Photos and Images

SipIt may request access to your device’s camera or photo library so that you can select, take, and upload images.

We access your camera or photo library only after you grant the applicable device permission. You may change or withdraw these permissions through your device settings.

Images uploaded through SipIt may include:

• recipe photos;
• recipe thumbnail images; and
• profile photos.

Uploaded images are stored and served through Firebase Cloud Storage.

Information associated with an uploaded image may include:

• the image file;
• file name;
• file size and format;
• storage path;
• download URL;
• upload time; and
• technical file metadata.

SipIt does not send user-uploaded images to OpenAI or Google Gemini. OpenAI moderation and Gemini metadata-generation features process text only.

Although SipIt may compress, resize, or process images before or after uploading them, we cannot guarantee that every type of embedded image metadata will always be removed.

1.6 Likes, Saves, Searches, and Other Activity

We may collect information about how you interact with SipIt, including:

• recipes you view;
• recipes you like;
• recipes you save;
• recipes you upload;
• recipes or user accounts you report;
• searches you perform;
• categories and filters you select;
• recommendations you view or interact with; and
• other use of SipIt features.

We use this information to provide requested features, maintain your account, organize content, personalize recommendations, prevent abuse, and improve SipIt.

1.7 Recipe and User Reports

SipIt allows users to report recipes and user accounts that they reasonably believe violate SipIt’s Terms of Service, Community Guidelines, or applicable law.

When you submit a report, we may collect:

• your account identifier;
• the identifier of the reported recipe or user account;
• the selected report reason;
• any additional explanation you provide;
• the date and time of the report;
• information about the reported content or account; and
• other information necessary to review the report.

Reports are reviewed by SipIt. A submitted report may be used to investigate possible violations and determine whether enforcement action is appropriate.

Submitting a report does not guarantee that content will be removed or that an account will be restricted.

We may not provide the reporting user with detailed information about our investigation or actions taken against another user.

1.8 Preferences and Personalization

If you choose to provide beverage or profile preferences, we may use those preferences together with your activity to personalize your SipIt experience.

This information may include:

• preferred beverage types;
• preferred flavors;
• preferred ingredients;
• dietary preferences;
• saved recipes;
• liked recipes;
• selected interests; and
• search and browsing activity within SipIt.

Recommendations are automated suggestions and may not always accurately reflect your preferences.

1.9 Device, Log, and Technical Information

We and our service providers may automatically process limited technical information necessary to operate, secure, maintain, and troubleshoot the Service, including:

• device type;
• operating system;
• application version;
• language and regional settings;
• IP address;
• request timestamps;
• sign-in and authentication logs;
• installation or device identifiers;
• network request information;
• error information;
• server logs; and
• security-related information.

The specific information processed may depend on your device, operating system, authentication provider, and the services used by SipIt.

1.10 Communications and Support Requests

If you contact us, request support, appeal a moderation decision, or request account deletion, we may collect:

• your name;
• email address;
• account information;
• the contents of your message;
• screenshots or attachments you submit; and
• other information necessary to investigate and respond to your request.

2. How We Use Information

We may use information to:

• create and manage user accounts;
• authenticate users;
• support anonymous guest sessions;
• maintain login sessions;
• provide profiles and personalized features;
• allow users to create and share recipes;
• store and display uploaded images;
• allow users to like and save recipes;
• operate search, filtering, and content-discovery features;
• provide franchise menu items and customization options;
• generate recipe categories, tags, and metadata;
• personalize recipe recommendations;
• moderate user-submitted text;
• receive and review recipe and user reports;
• determine whether content or account enforcement is appropriate;
• enforce our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines;
• detect, prevent, and investigate spam, fraud, abuse, unauthorized access, and security incidents;
• respond to questions, privacy requests, and support requests;
• maintain and improve the Service;
• troubleshoot technical issues;
• protect the rights, safety, and property of SipIt, our users, and others;
• comply with legal obligations; and
• establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

SipIt does not currently provide paid subscriptions, paid features, or in-app purchases.

SipIt does not currently use personal information for third-party targeted advertising.

3. Firebase Services

SipIt uses limited Firebase services provided by Google LLC.

3.1 Firebase Authentication

Firebase Authentication is used to:

• create and manage SipIt accounts;
• process sign-in;
• support Google, Apple, Facebook, and X/Twitter authentication;
• support anonymous guest sign-in;
• maintain authenticated sessions; and
• help protect accounts against unauthorized access and abuse.

Information processed through Firebase Authentication may include:

• Firebase UID;
• authentication provider information;
• email address;
• name or display name;
• profile photo URL;
• authentication tokens;
• session information;
• IP address;
• user-agent information; and
• security and sign-in logs.

3.2 Firebase Cloud Storage

Firebase Cloud Storage is used to store and serve user-uploaded images, including:

• recipe photos;
• recipe thumbnails;
• profile photos;
• image file paths;
• image download URLs; and
• image file metadata.

Uploaded images may remain stored until you delete the applicable content or account, subject to the retention practices described in this Privacy Policy.

3.3 Firebase Core SDK

SipIt uses the Firebase Core SDK to initialize and configure Firebase Authentication and Firebase Cloud Storage within the application.

Firebase Core serves as the foundational software needed to connect SipIt to these Firebase services. SipIt does not use Firebase Core as a separate analytics or advertising service.

3.4 Firebase Services Not Currently Used

SipIt does not currently use:

• Firebase Analytics;
• Cloud Firestore;
• Firebase Realtime Database;
• Firebase Crashlytics;
• Firebase Cloud Messaging;
• Firebase Remote Config;
• Firebase Performance Monitoring;
• Firebase App Check; or
• Google AdMob.

If SipIt begins using additional Firebase services, we may update this Privacy Policy as appropriate.

4. Third-Party Sign-In Providers

4.1 Google Sign-In

When you use Google Sign-In, Google may provide SipIt with information authorized by you, such as:

• your Google account identifier;
• email address;
• name; and
• profile photo URL.

Google separately processes information relating to your Google account and sign-in activity under its own privacy policy.

4.2 Sign in with Apple

When you use Sign in with Apple, Apple may provide SipIt with:

• an Apple account identifier;
• your name; and
• your email address.

If you use Apple’s Hide My Email feature, SipIt may receive an Apple-generated relay email address instead of your personal email address.

Apple separately processes information relating to your Apple Account and sign-in activity under its own privacy policy.

4.3 Facebook Login

When you use Facebook Login, Meta may provide SipIt with basic account information authorized by you, such as:

• your Facebook account identifier;
• name;
• email address; and
• profile photo URL.

Meta separately processes information relating to your Facebook account and sign-in activity under its own privacy policy.

4.4 X/Twitter Login

When you use X/Twitter Login, X may provide SipIt with basic account information authorized by you, such as:

• your X account identifier;
• username;
• display name;
• email address, where available; and
• profile photo URL.

X separately processes information relating to your X account and sign-in activity under its own privacy policy.

5. Amazon Web Services

SipIt uses cloud infrastructure provided by Amazon Web Services, Inc. (“AWS”) to host and operate portions of the Service.

AWS may be used for:

• hosting SipIt’s backend application and APIs;
• operating SipIt’s databases;
• storing and processing account, profile, recipe, and activity information;
• processing requests submitted through the application;
• maintaining server and security logs;
• maintaining backups;
• monitoring service availability and security; and
• delivering information between SipIt and its service providers.

Information stored or processed through AWS may include:

• Firebase UID and internal account identifiers;
• usernames and profile information;
• optional age, sex, gender, and preference information;
• recipe titles, descriptions, ingredients, instructions, and notes;
• franchise brand, menu item, and customization selections;
• likes and saved-recipe records;
• recipe reports and user reports;
• image file paths and download URLs;
• IP addresses;
• request timestamps;
• authentication and security records;
• server logs;
• support requests; and
• account-deletion requests.

Recipe photos, thumbnail images, and profile photos are stored through Firebase Cloud Storage rather than AWS unless this Privacy Policy states otherwise. SipIt’s AWS-hosted systems may store references to those images, including file paths and download URLs.

Information hosted through AWS may be stored or processed in the United States or another AWS region selected for SipIt’s infrastructure.

6. OpenAI Text Moderation

SipIt may use services provided by OpenAI to review text submitted through the Service for potentially harmful, abusive, unsafe, fraudulent, or otherwise prohibited content.

Text submitted for moderation may include:

• usernames;
• profile biographies;
• recipe titles;
• recipe descriptions;
• ingredient names;
• preparation instructions;
• recipe notes;
• report descriptions; and
• other user-submitted text.

SipIt does not send user-uploaded images to OpenAI for moderation.

Moderation results may be used to:

• allow or reject submitted text;
• flag content for manual review;
• limit the publication or visibility of content;
• support review of recipe and user reports;
• enforce SipIt’s rules;
• prevent spam and abuse; and
• protect users and the Service.

Automated moderation systems may make mistakes. Moderation results do not necessarily represent a final determination about a user or their content.

When appropriate, SipIt may consider automated moderation results together with contextual information and manual review.

7. Google Gemini Metadata Generation

SipIt may use Google Gemini or related Google artificial intelligence services to generate, organize, or improve text-based metadata associated with beverage recipes.

SipIt does not send user-uploaded images to Gemini. Only text-based recipe information is submitted for metadata generation.

Text processed by Gemini may include:

• recipe titles;
• recipe descriptions;
• ingredient names;
• ingredient quantities;
• preparation instructions;
• recipe notes;
• beverage categories;
• selected franchise brands;
• selected franchise menu items;
• selected customization options; and
• other text necessary to generate recipe metadata.

Generated metadata may include:

• recipe categories;
• flavor descriptions;
• tags;
• search keywords;
• ingredient summaries;
• beverage attributes; and
• other descriptive information used to organize, search, recommend, or display recipes.

AI-generated metadata may be inaccurate, incomplete, or inappropriate. SipIt may modify, reject, regenerate, or remove generated metadata.

SipIt does not use Gemini metadata generation to make decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning users.

8. How We Disclose Information

SipIt does not sell your personal information.

We may disclose information in the following circumstances.

8.1 Public Content

Information you intentionally publish may be visible to other SipIt users or the public, depending on the applicable feature.

Public information may include:

• username;
• profile photo;
• profile biography;
• recipes;
• recipe photos;
• recipe descriptions;
• ingredient lists;
• preparation instructions;
• engagement counts; and
• other content you choose to publish.

8.2 Service Providers

We may disclose information to service providers that help us operate SipIt, including providers of:

• authentication and image storage, including Firebase;
• backend hosting, databases, backups, and cloud infrastructure, including AWS;
• text-based content moderation, including OpenAI;
• text-based recipe metadata generation, including Google Gemini;
• security and fraud prevention; and
• technical support.

These providers may process information as necessary to provide services to SipIt and in accordance with their applicable terms and data-processing practices.

8.3 Authentication Providers

When you use a third-party login method, SipIt and the selected provider may exchange information necessary to authenticate you and maintain the connection between your SipIt account and the provider.

8.4 Legal and Safety Disclosures

We may disclose information if we reasonably believe that disclosure is necessary to:

• comply with applicable law, regulation, court order, subpoena, or legal process;
• respond to a lawful governmental request;
• investigate a possible violation of our rules;
• detect or prevent fraud, abuse, unauthorized access, or security incidents;
• prevent serious harm;
• protect the rights, safety, or property of SipIt, our users, or others; or
• establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

8.5 Business Transfers

If SipIt or assets associated with SipIt are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, sale, or similar transaction, information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

8.6 With Your Direction or Consent

We may disclose information when you direct us to do so or otherwise provide your consent.

9. Data Retention

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to:

• provide the Service;
• maintain your account;
• display content you choose to publish;
• fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy;
• review reports and maintain enforcement records;
• protect the security and integrity of SipIt;
• prevent fraud and abuse;
• resolve disputes;
• enforce our agreements; and
• comply with legal obligations.

Account and profile information is generally retained while your account remains active.

Recipes, photos, and other content are generally retained until you delete the applicable content or delete your account.

Recipe reports, user reports, and enforcement records may be retained for a reasonable period to investigate repeated violations, protect users, prevent abuse, and resolve disputes.

We may retain certain information for longer where reasonably necessary for:

• security investigations;
• fraud prevention;
• legal compliance;
• legal claims;
• dispute resolution;
• enforcement records; or
• backup and disaster-recovery systems.

Backup copies may remain for a limited period before being overwritten or deleted.

We may retain aggregated or de-identified information that can no longer reasonably be linked to you.

10. Account and Content Deletion

You may delete individual recipes through the features provided in SipIt, where available.

You may initiate deletion of your SipIt account through the account settings in the application or by following our Data Deletion instructions.

When your SipIt account is deleted, we will delete or de-identify personal information associated with the account, including user-generated content such as recipes and uploaded photos, unless retaining certain information is reasonably necessary or legally required.

Certain information may remain temporarily or in limited form for:

• legal compliance;
• security purposes;
• fraud and abuse prevention;
• investigation of serious or repeated violations;
• dispute resolution;
• enforcement of our agreements; or
• backup-system operation.

Deleting your SipIt account does not automatically delete your account with Google, Apple, Facebook, X, or another third-party provider.

Content that another person has copied, screenshotted, downloaded, or shared outside SipIt may remain outside our control after deletion.

Guest account deletion may require access to the same guest session or sufficient information for us to identify the account.

11. Your Choices and Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and the features available through SipIt, you may have the ability or right to:

• access your account information;
• update or correct profile information;
• delete recipes and uploaded images;
• change your preferences;
• withdraw camera or photo-library permission;
• manage third-party sign-in permissions;
• request a copy of certain personal information;
• request correction of inaccurate information;
• request deletion of personal information;
• object to or restrict certain processing;
• report recipes or user accounts; and
• delete your SipIt account.

To submit a privacy request, contact: sipit.app.official@gmail.com

We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.

We may deny or limit a request where permitted by applicable law, including where necessary to protect another person’s rights, prevent fraud, maintain security, or comply with legal obligations.

12. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, and disclosure.

These measures may include:

• authentication controls;
• access restrictions;
• secure network communications;
• account authorization checks;
• storage security rules;
• server-side validation; and
• monitoring for suspicious or abusive behavior.

However, no application, server, database, storage system, or internet transmission is completely secure. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.

You are responsible for protecting your device and third-party login accounts and for promptly contacting us if you suspect unauthorized access to your SipIt account.

13. Children’s Privacy

SipIt is not directed to children under 13 years of age.

Children under 13 may not create a SipIt account, submit personal information, or upload content through the Service.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that personal information has been collected from a child under 13 without legally valid authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

A parent or guardian who believes that a child under 13 has provided personal information to SipIt may contact: sipit.app.official@gmail.com

Users who are at least 13 but have not reached the age of legal majority where they live should use SipIt only with the permission and supervision of a parent or legal guardian.

14. International Users

SipIt is operated from Michigan, United States.

If you access SipIt from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in the United States or other countries in which our service providers operate.

Those countries may have privacy and data-protection laws that differ from the laws in your jurisdiction.

Where required by applicable law, we will take appropriate steps regarding international data transfers and user privacy rights.

15. Franchise Brands and Menu Information

SipIt may include references to third-party beverage brands, menus, products, and customization options, including Starbucks and Dunkin’.

These references are provided to help users identify beverages and share customized beverage recipes.

Menu information may be based on publicly available information, user submissions, or other sources. Menus, ingredients, product names, availability, customization options, and preparation methods may change or vary by location.

Starbucks and related names, menu items, logos, and trademarks are owned by Starbucks Corporation or its affiliates.

Dunkin’ and related names, menu items, logos, and trademarks are owned by their respective owners.

SipIt is an independent application and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, endorsed by, or officially connected with Starbucks, Dunkin’, or their respective owners.

16. Third-Party Services and Links

SipIt may contain links or connections to third-party websites, applications, or services.

We are not responsible for the privacy, security, availability, content, or practices of third-party services.

You should review a third party’s privacy policy and terms before providing information to that service.

17. No Sale of Personal Information or Targeted Advertising

SipIt does not currently sell personal information.

SipIt does not currently use personal information to provide third-party targeted advertising.

SipIt does not currently use Google AdMob or another in-app advertising network.

If our advertising or data-sharing practices change, we will update this Privacy Policy and provide any notice or choices required by applicable law.

18. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to:

• SipIt’s features;
• our information practices;
• our service providers;
• applicable law; or
• security and operational needs.

When we update this Privacy Policy, we will revise the Effective Date at the top.

If a change is material, we may provide additional notice through SipIt or another reasonable method.

Your continued use of SipIt after the updated Privacy Policy becomes effective means that the updated policy applies to your subsequent use of the Service.

19. Contact Us

For questions, privacy requests, account-deletion requests, or concerns about this Privacy Policy, contact:

SipIt
Independent Developer
Michigan, United States
Email: sipit.app.official@gmail.com