Mantel privacy policy
Last updated: 1 November 2026
Mantel is an app for planning weekly menus, recipes and the shopping list. This policy explains what data it handles.
Data the app stores
- Menus, recipes, ingredients, shopping list, ratings ("I cooked it") and settings.
- Profiles: name, calorie and macro goals and, if you log it, your weight. These are health and fitness data.
Everything is stored only on your phone. Mantel has no servers of its own, no accounts, no ads and no analytics, and does not
share data with third parties.
Google Drive backup (optional)
If you connect Google Drive, Mantel saves a copy of your data in the app's hidden folder in your own Drive (drive.appdata
permission: the app cannot see the rest of your Drive). Google uses your email address to sign you in. The backup is encrypted in
transit (HTTPS). You can disconnect it in Settings and delete the backup from Google Drive → Settings → Manage apps, or remove the
app's access in your Google Account.
Android backup
If enabled on your phone, Android may include Mantel's data in your encrypted Google backup, according to your Android settings.
AI features
Mantel does not send anything to any AI service. It prepares text (and, if you choose, shares a photo) that you decide to paste or
send to the AI app of your choice; that use is governed by that app's policy. Voice input uses the system speech recognition
(Google) and Mantel only receives the resulting text.
Permissions
Notifications and alarms (timers and the evening-before reminder) and Internet (only for the Drive backup).
Deleting your data
Clear the app's data in Android settings or uninstall it. The Drive backup is deleted as described above.
Health
Calories, macros and goals are estimates and are not a substitute for advice from a doctor or dietitian.