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Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 14, 2026

1. Who We Are

Ghostflation is operated by Emoria Inc., a company registered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Our app helps Canadians and Americans track grocery prices and personal inflation rates.

2. Information We Collect

Account data: Email address, password (hashed), country, and optional display name when you create an account.

Receipt data: Photos of receipts you upload are processed via OCR to extract store names, item names, prices, and dates. Receipt images are temporarily stored for processing and then deleted.

Price data: Item prices, quantities, and store information extracted from your receipts.

Usage data: We may collect anonymized analytics data such as page views, feature usage, and device type to improve our service.

Payment data: Subscription payments are processed by Stripe. We do not store your credit card details — Stripe handles this securely.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your data to:

  • Calculate your personal inflation rate
  • Track price changes on items you buy
  • Detect shrinkflation (product size decreases)
  • Show you the best grocery deals near you
  • Generate your monthly Ghost Report
  • Improve our service and fix bugs

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We share data only with:

  • Supabase (database hosting)
  • Google Cloud Vision (receipt OCR processing)
  • Anthropic (AI receipt parsing)
  • Stripe (payment processing)
  • Cloudflare (DNS, security, storage)
  • Vercel (app hosting)

Aggregated, anonymized price data may be used to generate community-level inflation statistics.

5. Data Retention

We retain your data for as long as your account is active. Receipt images are deleted after processing (typically within 24 hours). If you delete your account, we will delete all your personal data within 30 days.

6. Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access the data we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Request deletion of your account and data
  • Export your data in a portable format
  • Withdraw consent at any time

To exercise these rights, email us at matthew@emoria.ca.

7. Security

We use industry-standard security measures including HTTPS/TLS encryption, hashed passwords, row-level security policies, and Cloudflare bot protection. However, no system is 100% secure.

8. Cookies

We use essential cookies for authentication (session management). We may use analytics cookies with your consent. We do not use advertising cookies.

9. Children

Ghostflation is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect data from children.

10. Changes

We may update this policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes via email or in-app notification.

11. Contact

For privacy questions, contact us at matthew@emoria.ca.

Emoria Inc., Calgary, Alberta, Canada